Who Am I?

Year and a half transformation: Age 16 on right, Age 17 on left

I enlisted in the Air Force at age 17 as Security Forces. My fitness journey was relatively straight forward for a bit over a decade. I deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, made my way down to the South Pole. One thing I noticed is how having a strong fit body helped endure these harsh environments. So I’d train regularly and life seemed so simple.

OEF 2008

South Pole Antarctica 2012

In my mid and late 20’s my fitness and life journey continued. I earned my black belt in Krav Maga. I earned my physical fitness ribbon from the military. I got married and also decided after dropping out of college in my teens to go back for computer science.

At age 30 I suffered my first serious set back. I injured my chest and got Lyme Disease. For the next few years I couldn’t lift weights as I slowly recovered from chest injury. I watched my muscle slowly fade and be replaced by fat. The only thing I could really do was walk to try to keep some level of fitness. As one could imagine this was a dark time. The correlation between physical and mental health became abundantly clear to me.

Here is where the word inexorable comes into play. After years of physical therapy I was able to slowly get back into the gym. I was able to start slowly regaining my fitness back. I started to learn what triggered pain, and how to work around my limitations. I was able to get off my waiver and take my PT test and get over a 90 after 2 years off.

Following this I started training like a fanatic. Realizing how much a gift and privilege it is to be able exercise. I started hitting the gym harder than I ever had before. I dirty bulked to regain size and to push myself to the biggest I’d ever been. Then after realizing I had over done it I cut down about 30 lbs. In my mid 30s I was in the best shape of my life, I had just earned my Masters in Cybersecurity and started my Doctor of Technology program at Purdue. In other words things were looking up.

However this was not set to last. Right at this time I herniated my L5-S1 twice within a year. The sciatica was so bad I could barely walk when it flared up. Unfortunately this isn’t the only issue with my back and all three sections of my spine had/have serious issues. Along with other medical issues this ended up with me undergoing a medical board and being medically retired from the Air Force after 18 years. Once again I couldn’t exercise, and in a dark place once again. I gained 40 lbs and didn’t feel good physically or mentally. Just a few years before I had felt invincible smashing PRs, and now at times I had trouble walking. It was at this time that I decided to start teaching cybersecurity.

In situations like this I think you really have two options. To either give up and be miserable (I’ve tried this I don’t recommend it) or be inexorable (10/10 recommend). I realized my days of lifting heavy weights and doing exactly what I used to were over. But that didn’t mean that I should give up (or settle for doing 12 ounce curls). I read, did research, and experimented. I realized that there were solutions to this problem. Slowly I started doing bodyweight movements again. Inexorably I kept on trying, experimenting, and I started losing weight and regaining some size. It didn’t happen overnight but I slowly got back to a place where I wasn’t ashamed of how I looked.

Continuing with this for years I decided to push myself to a new height. I got my arms to the biggest they’ve ever been to over 18 inches in my late 30s. After achieving this I decided to downsize and now I’m currently focused on getting better at golf to play competitively. I started this in the summer of 2025 right when I graduated from Purdue as a Doctor of Technology. In the spring of 2026 I have decided that with how much I love fitness I should start personal training. Working with a coach at golf he’s been invaluable with his knowledge of helping me develop a swing with all of my back issues. It then dawned on me that I could do the same thing for other people with general fitness. Hence my switch from working in tech to personal training.


There’s one thing all of these experiences have told me about achieving what you want. Whether it be lifting, education, travel, or life in general. Figure out what you want and then come up with a plan that you can execute that will allow you to get it. The reason I shared my full story with you is to show you that you too can be inexorable.