Meet Fivex3 Clients: Jesse and Laura Wolcott
Jesse started with us in October of 2016. His wife, Laura, joined us in July of 2017 following the birth of their son, Bryan. They have worked hard to find a balance between their training schedule, work schedule and their new role as parents. It hasn’t been easy, but they make it work. 😉 Jesse […]
Craig Brooks: Older and Stronger
Fivex3 Coach, Craig Brooks, attended the Starting Strength Seminar in May 2016. At that time, he squatted 255lbs for five reps, pressed 135lbs (failed the fifth rep), deadlifted 275lbs, and benched 205lbs. Two weeks ago, he squatted 500lbs for a single. At age 49. You can get stronger as you get older. Here is Craig’s […]
Strength Will Always Come From Within
The other night, one of my new lifters lost his balance when performing the first rep of his work set. He had squatted 285lbs on Saturday for three sets of five, and simply added 5 pounds to his squat the next session. He started his Novice Linear Progression at the end of February of this […]
Meet our 2019 Charm City Strongwoman Sponsors!!
Please make sure to check them out and thank them for their sponsorship!!!! 😉 Charm City Strongwoman Title Sponsor!!! ($2000) East Coast Gold Weightlifting/Mary Hyder Hoffman and Associates Solid System Construction Gold Sponsors ($500) H & S Bakery Teavolve Cafe and Lounge GLW Partners JV Equinox Silver Sponsors ($250) Totten Training Systems Baltimore Tattoo Museum […]
Meet Lydia, Young athlete and Fivex3 member
Lydia was encouraged by her mother and sister to join us last summer for training. Although she was hesitant to try something new at first, after a few sessions, she quickly realized the importance of what she was doing and how it would help her on the field. When she returned to us this summer, […]
Meet Master Athletes, Susan and Deb
Friends for Life: Stronger Together Susan and Deb have been friends since they were 5 years old. They were in kindergarten together, then grade school and through college. At 69 years old, they are still traveling together, sharing laughs and trading stories about their children and their husbands. “No matter what we do, we’re always […]
Meet Diana: Wife, mother, teacher, runner, strength trainee for life
Diana has been a member of Fivex3 Training for the past two and a half years. She began training with us after her second meniscus tear surgery and has not stopped. Originally, she started training to help her get stronger with her running. However, it became quite clear to her that strength training was becoming […]
8th Annual Charm City Strongwoman Contest
The 8th Annual Charm City Strongwoman Contest is here!! This contest is a Memorial Contest for my sister Charlotte Giza who died on February 11, 2015 after a 3 1/2 year battle with colon cancer. She was my inspiration and my other half. She was also as strong as she was beautiful. This contest is […]
Training with depression. You are not alone.
“Depression is a physical illness.” —Terry Bradshaw In June of 2011, I was on top of the world. I had discovered Starting Strength a year ago that month thanks to my husband, Diego. I was out of back pain. I had joined a dance company again. I opened my business, Fivex3 Training, and was slowly gaining […]
Client Profile of the Month: Juliana Molina
Juliana joined us in September of 2018. She started training twice a week, as that was all her schedule would allow at the time. And she stuck with it as best she could. However, in December of 2018, she got pretty sick (it was that time of year for a lot of our members!!) and […]