Before uplifting, I would go to the gym work out in a sense aimlessly. Say I have chest day, leg day etc, yeah I gained I bit of muscle and some strength, but weeks into my POWERLIFTING PROGRAM I have a sense of direction. I noticed my form getting better and lifts moving pretty smoothly. The guidance I get from coach Maritza helps in so many ways! When I don’t understand technical terms she explains it to me in a sense I will understand and in return, she likes my lift.

Overall I never had a coach that helped me so much where other powerlifters have noticed at a commercial gym, which made me feel comfortable with the weights and making progress.

Trust the process, See the progress, and believe in your coach.

— MIGUEL MORALES

Me prior to uplift, honestly, my training was focus on strength and not much on cardio and working out the alternate muscles that would help me in my major lifts.

I honestly think I was at my biggest at least weighting around 315 or probably even more and I know my body mass was beyond the charts. I would lift at times and go through the motions.. there was no intensity or drive behind it. That fire and drive were lost long ago when my grandmother pass away.. That was the start of my downfall. Quite honestly there was a bit of depression involved, a very nasty realm. Until honestly, I meet the coach, then and only then something reignited for me.

I always been a fan of powerlifting and strongman The only problem was, I didn’t know how to start until I meet the coach.

When start this journey, I honestly thought I knew how to lift. Well!!! Humm yeah, not really.. It took time for the coach to break my old habits of mine. Habits that I created for years. It was tuff and I really had to swallow my pride.

Team uplift and with coach made me realize that I have a lot left in the tank and that I have the physical strength to be among the best. I’m down to 275 pounds. My body mass index has dropped a lot. I went from a size 50 in pants to a size 42 (we still working on that). I went from a 5xl in shirts to a 2xl to XL in shirts. Finally, I did my first powerlifting competition on February 9, 2021, under the direction of coach Maritza. Place 1st in my division under the American Powerlifting Federation and place 8th overall.

Uplifting honestly is not just a name or a brand. It is truly about people who care about one another, support one another in their goals, and uplift one another when ther’re down. That level of caring by the people and by the coach is very hard to find. People here communicate with one another and push one another to go beyond their limits. I’m forever grateful for that.

— DIMAR VAZQUEZ