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More Age Division Nationals photos. Not my best total, no PRs, but definitely my best meet to date.

This year has presented multiple challenges layered one on top of another, some planned, some unexpected. Went into this year’s Nationals with low expectations and mostly just grateful I could be there at all.

This competition gave me opportunities I’ve never experienced and it released an energy I’ve never felt. I felt so alive, feeling a competitive beast that was new and exciting and thrilling.

So often setbacks and challenging life events send our minds spinning and convince us the only outcomes are negative outcomes.

I am so glad I didn’t back out of this meet or come into it with a defeatist attitude. The outcome was anything but negative.

Thank you and my family for holding me up at my lowest, riding this crazy life train with me, and celebrating the many wins along the way.

Shout out to .media for the storytelling photos.

Age Division Nationals in Corpus Christi, TX. The most exhilarating meet to date.

I went in with low expectations and grateful I could compete at all. Missing around 8 weeks of lower body training after tearing my hamstring, didn’t leave a whole lot of time to train with normal meet prep intensity.

And while recovering from a serious injury, I was packing up 30 years of life in Portland to move to New York.

The Masters 2 63kg class was stacked with strong women this year. I was preparing to come in last but still wanted to do my best.

The meet started. Squats went really well and those who know me, know how big that was (squats and I agreed a long time ago to tolerate each other).

My teammates were crushing it and the energy was high. It motivated me to push hard, it was contagious. My love was handling me and there is no one I trust more to get me through a meet. was in my ear at the right times.

My bench is respectable which often gives me the edge I need. But this time, everyone had an impressive bench. I failed my 2nd attempt, not because of strength, but because I got complacent and lost focus. With a master pep talk from on staying focused and not letting ego make me lazy, I smashed my third attempt.

It was then that we realized a podium finish was a real possibility.

It came down to the last deadlift. Crazy math was being done behind the scenes to figure out what I needed to place 3rd. The attempt weight was changed three times.

And we did it!

Can’t wait for the official videos and photos for a full meet recap!

Shout out to title sponsor for showing up for the competitors in such a personal and meaningful way.

Lifting heavy complements every sport.

Builds overall strength. Builds muscle. Builds strong joints. Builds strong connective tissue. Builds mobility. Builds resiliency. Builds work capacity. Builds agency. Builds focus. Builds discipline. Builds self-efficacy.

Why would you not lift heavy?

This is the shift we’ve been building toward all along.

Away from isolation, where everything depends on your own willpower, and toward community, where showing up is shared, supported, and sustainable.

I am committed to supporting you in moving away from pressure.

That’s how you end up burning out.

In order to stay consistent, you need support.

Not someone yelling at you to push harder. 

My mission for my clients is to help them become someone stronger, steadier, and more capable over time.

That’s what growth looks like at Made4More.

We use the barbell as the tool, but the work goes far beyond that.

Strength training allows you to build self-trust, resilience, and confidence you can actually carry into every other aspect of your life outside the gym.

Community is the foundation that makes it last. Through community, we can find accountability, connection, and belonging.

And our people? They don’t disappear when things get hard. They double down...for each other.

When we lift more, we can live more. And that’s how we become strong for LIFE.

If you’re ready to experience the difference we can’t wait to welcome you.

18 months. Two major injuries. One massive lesson: An injury is a detour, not a dead end.

My journey started with a bad nerve block that left my left leg and foot numb from the knee down. Because I couldn’t feel my leg, I unknowingly changed my squat form to compensate. That led to hip instability and deep joint pain that made training challenging, difficult, and frustrating for a good chunk of 2025.

I spent an entire year in the trenches of rehab. I rebuilt my squat, found my confidence, and signed up to compete on 1/31/26. I felt ready and excited.

Then, on Dec 27th, I tore my hamstring deadlifting.

I’ll be honest: I was crushed. I spent that first week grieving the prep I thought I was having. After a year of fighting back from hip and back issues, a serious acute injury felt too much. But as the pain subsided and the “bench only” option became a reality, my perspective shifted.

I am an athlete mindset nerd. I love reading books, listening to podcasts and interviews, following mindset coaches accounts, and reposting their words of wisdom and quotes. I dug in and applied a lot of this knowledge to my situation.

Watching the grit, poise, and resiliency of the Olympians these last few weeks reminded me that the “perfect” path to the podium rarely exists. Most of the time, greatness is just the result of refusing to quit when the plan changes.

Here are a few things this 18-month “masterclass” in injury has taught me:

* Grief is part of the process. It’s okay to be upset. Give yourself a week to feel it, then look for the next move.
* Modify, don’t abandon. If you can’t squat, bench. If you can’t run, swim. There is almost always a way to keep your momentum if you’re willing to be flexible.
* Commit to the “boring” work. Rehab isn’t sexy, but it’s where the comeback is built. Patience is a performance metric.
* Focus on the “can.” It’s easy to obsess over what you lost. It’s much more productive to find gratitude for what your body is still capable of doing.
* Believe in the return. Injuries change how you move, but they don’t change who you are. You can—and will—come back stronger.

People don’t come here just to train.

They come because they don’t want to start this journey solo.

Let me put it this way…

👉 Some of our clients have never lifted a weight before. Some of them have never stepped foot in a gym.

👉 For others? It’s been a long time.

👉 Still more have lifted weights but are ready to level up and learn barbell squats, bench, and deadlifts.

I firmly believe the best way to see the lasting results, the lifelong shifts you crave, is to build strength in proximity to other people who are showing up, trying, learning, and staying when things get hard.

There’s something powerful about being coached as an individual while training alongside others who are also investing in themselves.

It creates accountability without pressure, support without comparison, and progress that doesn’t rely on willpower alone.

My clients are people who spend their lives giving: to families, clients, communities. 

Here with us and with each other, they get to be held, supported, and challenged in return.

Not with gimmicks or quick fixes, but with thoughtful coaching, clear communication, and a process designed for real lives.

Strength is the tool, but community is the driving force.

And together, that’s what turns “I don’t know if I can” into “I’m doing it!”

So that’s why I’m not “just” a personal trainer. 

I’m here to bring people together to shift themselves into a forward gear, to achieve the things they once only dreamed of doing or never thought they could.

I set the tone. I cultivate true connections. I ensure that everyone FEELS the most important aspect of the Made4More ethos:

You. Are. Welcome. Here.