Athlete stories
Real athletes. Real results.
Fathers, mothers, veterans, first responders, and busy professionals who built serious fitness in their garage gyms. In their own words.
- Coree RountreeThe Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach who has dropped 10 lbs and 13% body fat, gained 70 pounds in max lifts, and seen massive gains in everything metabolic by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Aaron MarchThe 39-year-old husband, father of two, former marine that has added 80lbs to his deadlift, decreased his row, run and Murph times, and his resting heart rate by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Al BrookeThe National Sales Manager for an IT Company who has added over 55 lbs to his deadlift and he’s taken almost 2 minutes off his mile by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Andy GoodbreadThe 34-year-old doctor with a wife and three kids that has lost weight while increasing his barbell lifts and bodyweight strength by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Brian JohnsonA 51-year-old husband, father of two, IT consultant that has come back from heart failure and continues to increase his strength and conditioning by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Jessica MarchThe 40-year-old wife, mother of two, health coach which lost 60lbs in 2019 and increased her barbell lifts by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Brian O'ConnellThe 43-year-old father of four that has increased his front squat and deadlift while decreasing his 1.5-mile time by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Sandy ClarkThe 44-year-old mom of two kids, who has added 100lbs to her back squat, shaved 1:42 off her mile time, and seen a drop in body fat by 10% by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Brian WalshThe 42-year-old husband, father of three who went through a cardiac arrest but has since improved his half marathon and increased his strength by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Sarah TrunkeyThe 38-year-old mom with two kids that has increased all of her lifts while improving her endurance by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Chris BearbThe Education Supervisor for an Ambulance Service, who was pre-diabetic before losing 90 lbs by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Chris DinnelThe IT contractor who added over 100 lbs to his main lifts, 10 pounds of muscle to his bodyweight, and improving his mile and a half time from 12:15 to 11 minutes by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Chris JungThe combat veteran, 30-year-old father of two that lost 40 pounds while increasing his barbell lifts. by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Chris MorganHusband, father of three, sometimes youth wrestling coach, recovering workaholic and powerlifter. Could only do one pull-up, now can do 12 and does Murph weekly, by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Sharon StallsThe Accountant, mom and wife who is now able to do 3 pull ups, added 20 pounds do her deadlift and press, all while losing 13 inches by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Chris MorrisseyThe 44-year-old husband, father of nine, and general surgeon who has decreased his resting heart rate and increased his pull-ups and deadlift by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Stephanie PetersonThe former military, 49-year-old mom, and gym manager that runs races and has increased all of her lifts by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Chris TraderThe 31-year-old veteran and oil field worker that has lost weight while increasing his barbell lifts and decreasing his resting heart rate by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Chuck KaiserThe 46-year-old husband and father that has hit lifetime personal records on his lifts while decreasing his resting heart rateby becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Clint GadburyA 42-year-old husband, father, teacher who has lost over 25 lbs while increasing his strength numbers by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Tiffany O'HearnThe active mother who added over 20 pounds to her clean, went from 0 push ups to 5 all while losing 25 pounds by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Cory SandsHe has a desk job with the Illinois Department of Transportation and he has lost 32 lbs, improved his mile by over 2 minutes, and added 12 pull ups to his max by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Courtney MorseCourtney is a husband, father of two, and Physical Therapist from Sedgwick, KN. He has hit personal bests in his 1 mile, 5k, 10k, and 25k runs and has also completed a 100-mile bike race by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Craig Lewis35-year-old retired rugby player, novice strongman that has hit lifetime highs in all lifts and completed 52 weeks of Murph by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Danile KupecA 33-year-old high school counselor with a wife and two kids that decreased his 1.5-mile run and 5K run times while increasing his squatby becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Dennis BlasuttiThe father of three, husband, and CFO that has increased his back squat, bench press, and his unbroken pull-ups by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Dominic DeckerThe 34-year-old truck driver with a wife and three kids, from New Oxford PA. He added massive confidence and gains by Garage Gym Athlete,
- Donnie MorrowThe Husband and father of two who has trained in his home gym for over 20 years and has increased his squat and dips by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Gabe ByarsA 44-year-old husband, occupational therapist, and professor who has increased his Front Squat while decreasing his 2K row and Murph Times by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Gabriel PagelA husband, and stay at home father of three that has added a lot of weight to his barbell lifts and decreased his 1.5-mile time by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Greg IsenhourGreg is a 54-year-old husband, father, endurance, and End Of Three athlete. All of my lifts have increased numerous times since beginning Hard To Kill. He has maintained body weight while dropping my body fat percentage, by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Jacob ThompsonThe Volleyball Coach who added improved his conditioning metrics across the board and lost 30 pounds by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- James SladeThe Garage Gym Athlete Keto specialist who added over 100 lbs to his barbell lifts, and lowered his MURPH time by 28 minutes by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Jason JamesA 41-year-old Pharmacist from Kentucky with a wife and our kids that has increased all of his barbell lifts, and bodyweight movements while decr3easing his 5K and bodyfat percent by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Jason WoodThe husband, father of five, who works IT support and has improved his 5K run time, decreased his resting heart rate, and added strength by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Jeremy PuskasThe husband, father, and science teacher that has improved his 50K+ time by two hours and increased his barbell lifts by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- John GThe Flight School Instructor who added improved his Mile Run (9:15 to 7:00) Decreased body fat 4% and increased his Clean (185 to 215) by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Joseph VonDohlenThe Career Enlisted Aviator who has added 100’s of pounds to the barbell, frequently hits sub-6 min miles, and can finish MURPH faster than CrossFit Games Athletes by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Justin PrattThe ex college swimmer who smashed his his 7 minute 2K row goal, ran a sub 20 minute 5K, and turned his previous 1 rep max back squat to his 5 rep max, by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Justin ShinkleA father of two, full-time athletic trainer while working on a Ph.D. that has had major increases to his barbell liftsby becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Keith AThe Kick boxer who added improved his barbell weight across the board, Increased his max pull-ups while maintaining cardio by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Keith FieldsThe 39-year-old father, veteran, and student that has increased his main barbell lifts while lowering his resting heart rate by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Keith StockwellThe OCR competitor, father and husband who has added at least 20 pounds to his barbell lifts, decreased his mile time by nearly a minute and shaved over 10 minutes off of his MURPH time.
- Keith VanceA father of 7 who has increased the weight on his barbell lifts, decreased his run times and decreased his resting heart rate by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Kevin OwenA 35-year-old federal enforcement officer that has improved his mile and 1.5-mile run times while increasing his pull-ups and back squat by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Kris OttenA retired Marine Corps Aviator who has increased all his lifts across the board, lost 8lbs, and reduced his resting heart rate by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Kyle HazekampA father of three, and an Army veteran that has added 150lbs to his barbell lifts and lowering his resting heart rate by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Kyle JohnsonThe husband, father, a corporate manager that has added 120lbs to his back squat and lost 55lbs by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Kyle ShrumThe Youth Minister who has lost over 60 pounds and added 100s of pounds to his max lifts by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Marco Rosa33-year-old former military, now software developer, End Of Three coach, that has improved his Murph and mile times by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Matt SesslinThe 33-year-old married, father, Contract Estimator, fantasy fanatic that has added strength to his barbell lifts and added reps to his dips and pull-ups by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Nick NaborsThe husband, foster father who is an athletic chaplain and has increase his squat strength while decreasing his Murph time by 20 minutes by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Pat RomeroThe Flight School Instructor who added improved his Mile Run (9:15 to 7:00) Decreased body fat 4% and increased his Clean (185 to 215) by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Rob BrownThe Project Manager who increased his back squat 55 lb. while dropping 22 lb. of bodyweight by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Ryan CaswellRyan is 36 years old, married for 12 years with 2 daughters. His deadlift has gone up 75lbs, squats and presses are up 35 and 25 lbs. Mile times has gone down over 3 minutes since becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Ryan KeilerThe 34-year-old husband, and father that has been able to lose 32 lbs while adding 250lbs across his barbell lifts by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Ryan McDanielThe Mechanical Engineer who added over 50 lbs to his squat, 80 to his deadlift, all while lowering his 5K by 3 minutes by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete
- Scott DombroskiThe 30-year-old husband, father of three that has decreased his bodyweight, increased his strength while training for triathlons by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Stephen StineThe 35-year-old father, husband, and bank manager that has increased his strict pull-ups, run times, and vested Murph by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Tim CrockettThe husband, father, and Security Consultant from the UK, that rowed across the Atlantic and has increased his deadlift by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Tim HarperThe husband, and Firefighter that has increased all of his barbell lifts and decreased his mile time to sub 6 minutes by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Tony AllenA Husband of 19 years with three kids that has decreased his conditioning times across the board while increasing his squat and deadlift by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Tony GiordanoThe stay at home father of three who has improved across the board; from taking over 10 minutes off of his vested Murph to sub 30 minutes, adding 45lbs to his back squat, and losing 8% body fat while staying at the same weight
- Trampis BeattyThe 32-year-old and married with two young boys, who has added 25lbs to his back squat, shaved 34 seconds off his mile, and seen a 23min improvement in the Murph workout by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Tyler BrandonThe 34-year-old police officer, husband, and father that increased his main lifts while lowering his mile time by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
- Zach EasonA 33-year-old husband and father who is Active Duty National Guard and has increased his strength while developing his engine by becoming a Garage Gym Athlete.
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