A 300-pound kid who thought he was doing everything right.
By the end of high school, I was 300 pounds and prediabetic. Diabetes runs on my dad's side, and it was coming for me. So I did what most desperate people do: I tried everything.
A short version of a longer story, and why Fuerza exists.
By the end of high school, I was 300 pounds and prediabetic. Diabetes runs on my dad's side, and it was coming for me. So I did what most desperate people do: I tried everything.
Herbalife. Extended fasting. Low-carb everything. Some of it worked for a minute. None of it stuck. On the training side: bodybuilding splits that wrecked me, then powerlifting, where I got genuinely strong but blew out my knee.
That was about 10 years ago. I still manage that knee today.
On nutrition: a calorie deficit and tracking macros were the only things that drove real, sustainable change. Not exotic, just consistent. On training: the goal was never a peak, it was a career. Strong for volleyball, for cycling, for being able to move well into my 60s.
That shift is the reason Fuerza exists.
Training should respect your joints, progress with your readiness, and fit inside the life you already have. Most of my clients are parents and recreational athletes who've tried the extremes and are done.
They want someone who gets it. That's my job.
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