My story

I went to the gym for my mind

If you are reading this, some part of you wants to change. I know that feeling. I have stood on both sides of it.

I know what it is to not recognize your own body. I gained 50 pounds while I was depressed. Then I lost my grandmother, and the weight came off fast, in the worst way. Neither version of me felt strong. My body felt different, and I knew I needed to turn things around.

The turn was not a program. It was a decision to move. Long power walks. Basketball again. Then a kettlebell I had walked past in the gym a hundred times and never really used.

I learned it properly, technique first, and used it to retrain my body. I learned how to bulletproof joints and tendons and build strength that actually works, not just big muscles. At 39, I am the best athlete I have ever been.

Here is why that matters to you. I was a skinny kid, so I know the hard gainer's wall. I know what it is to carry extra weight and what it is to want your body back. I know how to build strength around an injury instead of through it, and what strength and balance give back as we get older. The program benefits everybody, because it starts with where you are.

I went to the gym for my mind and left with some muscles. If you want real, functional strength that carries into everyday life, the first step is a free call.

Ty training in a wide gym spaceTy doing a dumbbell curl

What I focus on

  • Functional strength
  • Kettlebell training
  • Rotational (transverse-plane) movement
  • Strength and conditioning
  • Group training