My name's Cody.
Here's why this matters.

I had open-heart surgery when I was 33. Later I got to 494.5 pounds. I didn't have everything figured out, and the changes definitely didn't happen overnight.

I've since lost over 200 pounds. Strength training turned into strongman, which turned into competing, meeting people I never would've met, and learning what I can do when I keep showing up.

I've pulled 625 pounds from the floor, won a novice strongman competition, and helped organize Rhino Rumble here in Arkansas.

I'm not pretending to have every answer. I still work in IT, and I'm working toward my personal-training certification. I've learned from my own experience, my coaches, and the people I've helped train. I built an online coaching app so I can actually follow through with programming and check-ins.

Now I want to use all that for somebody who might be looking at the same impossible first step I once was.

I'd like to take people who want to change their lives but can't afford a coach and help them with training, either remotely or eventually in person. My goal is for content and partnerships to pay for the coaching work and help with equipment or gym access when needed.

When someone wants their experience documented, I want to tell that story properly: the ordinary training days, the setbacks, and what progress looks like for them. Being featured is never a condition of being coached.

We're beginning with one eight-week remote spot. That's the honest starting point.