“Two quotes from Presidents of opposite parties about working together…Sometimes looking back shows us the way forward!” Dreaming of our country coming together, at least a bit better is ambitious but not hopeless! — “The” Trainer 02/26/2026

Started @12 years old… Changed my body (mind as well) from bodybuilder(many shows) to Powerlifter(950 pound squat in competition) to running marathons (several hundred) to ultramarathons(30+) to now(62 years old and continuing to stay in great shape {running mountains} but doing zero competitions) — “The” Trainer 02/26/202602/26/2026

I was pretty “wimpy looking” and people laughed at me when I started training my body as a very young man… but I never gave up! — “The” Trainer 02/26/202602/26/2026

At 12 years of age, I was being bullied (physically by one person) and I decided to start working out to be able to take up for myself but when I started getting bigger the bully stopped “beating me!” Imagine that… — “The” Trainer 02/26/2026

I was 12 years old (now 60!) when I took on my biggest project ever for myself! It was to take care of my body by exercising and diet etc. Now, 48 years later, I still feel like that 12 year old only now I can look back and SEE THAT WHAT I STARTED THEN HAS ACTUALLY COME TRUE! And it continues… 02/26/202402/27/2024