BE:LIFtED (Fullerton, California)
Verna “Alohi” Tan is a wife and mother, and has been a nurse for over 20 years. Alohi is also a bikini and figure competitor, having placed in multiple categories. https://www.instagram.com/p/BzKfqlrpCxt/ In August, Alohi added something new to her resume: gym/dance studio/makeup studio owner. After years of working on her own body, Alohi decided to share her passion for fitness with the community and opened BE:LIFtED in Fullerton,...
Repke Fitness (Millersville, Maryland)
A quote in Repke Fitness owner Louben Repke’s email signature says it all: “Be my client now or my patient later.” Repke is unique to the fitness industry as both a personal trainer and a registered nurse. His entry into the business of fitness began in late 2009 when he saw a need that wasn’t being served. “At the time I was working as a physical tech and realized many of the people that came in wanted...
949 Powerlifting (Lebanon, IL)
Cody Courter was sick of powerlifters like himself being kicked out or mocked at commercial gyms for being too loud, grunting or using chalk. So, Courter took his passion of fitness to the next level and opened 949 Powerlifting in Lebanon, IL. Most reading this will have no idea where Lebanon, IL is and we can’t blame you. For the record, its part of the Greatest St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois and home to...
Brady Stewart Punches Ticket to 2020 IBF World Bench Press Championships
Body-Solid blog readers should know plenty about Brady Stewart, one of the most prolific bench press champions in United States history. Stewart is also an avid user of Body-Solid products including our DLAT-SF Lat & Mid Row Machine and LVIP Leverage Incline Press. Earlier this month, Stewart won his sixth Open US National Championship with a 771 lb (350 kg.) bench press! Watch a video of the lift below:...
How Fitness Drives & Motivates Bobby Allen to Help Others
Bobby Allen began his fitness journey like most as curiosity in fitness eventually evolved into a passion and now a life focused on fitness. “I worked out since middle school and have always been fascinated with the process of transformation,” said Allen. When Allen got married, he surprisingly found a new passion and drive for fitness. “I competed in one bodybuilding show in my early 20s and didn’t do another...