While serving 12 and a half years for a robbery he didn’t commit, Gym Star changed his name and his life in prison and shed more than 60 pounds of fat using nothing more than body weight exercises in his prison cell. With a new mindset and body to match, he began designing body weight workout programs to help others adopt a healthy and fit lifestyle.

Gym Star is in the process of securing a location in Bedstuy Brooklyn to setup Gym Star Recreation, a ninja warrior obstacle gym. He will not only offer his transformative fitness programs, but in response to the fact that obesity has tripled among children and adolescents since 1970, he plans to hire high school teens to help him educate younger kids on the importance of living healthy lifestyles while reducing obesity in their community