Growing up in small town Iowa, I fell in love with fitness after I graduated high school. I was drawn to body building, but a couple years later I knew it wasn't for me. I love food too much! I transitioned into powerlifting, and though it was a better fit for me stylistically, my workouts felt mundane. Enter strongman, which I discovered during Covid lockdown of 2020 and became obsessed with instantly. To me, it's the perfect blend of strength, physique, food, innovation, and a splash of crazy.
From there, I established a desire to share the sport with friends of mine who were stuck in the same fitness rut I was in. Plateaued, bored, and out of ideas. This eagerness to share my knowledge quickly turned into voluntary coaching, and that's when I had the realization that I LOVE TO COACH.
I moved to Kansas City in the Fall of 2020, and found a much larger strongman base existed, so I decided to chase my dream and entered my first competition. I placed 1st in the Novice Heavyweight division, which qualified me for 2022 Nationals. Shortly after, I became a certified strength coach. Hitting all of your goals is a euphoric feeling and now I want to share this feeling with the world. The sky is the limit.