Max Wessell

I started training and lifting weights for wrestling, and my love for the weight room took off immediately. After my collegiate wrestling career, training became how I channeled the intense drive the sport instilled in me from a young age. I’ve competed in powerlifting, continue to coach wrestling, and plan to compete in bodybuilding later this year. Most importantly, I train for my health as a natural athlete with no anabolics or peptides, just hard training, dialed nutrition, and sleep.

Lifting weights, baby. Nothing scratches the training itch like good old-fashioned progressive overload. That said, I mix in high-intensity intervals on the fan bike, wrestle regularly with local kids, and take advantage of where I live in Colorado through skiing and hiking. While being jacked and lifting heavy is my favorite, my athletic background shaped a simple rule: there’s no point in having muscle if you can’t move well, use it, and maintain real aerobic capacity.

My wife and I own one of the only true strength training facilities in the Vail Valley. This $20,000 would go directly toward improving our gym and hosting more community events for people who love lifting weights and building meaningful friendships through a shared passion for training.