Bray is a NASM certified personal trainer with GoTRIBE Fitness. She has her CPT and WLS certifications, and a background in corrective exercise, nutrition, and bodybuilding. She has been training since 2016, and has lived an active lifestyle since childhood. She played soccer at a national level, participated in track field, and has now taken after her parents doing competitive. Bray's goal is to inspire others to live an active and healthy lifestyle with unwavering resolve.
-Bray Reese, Frost Giant Fitness Athlete
]]>After working for two years at a local casino doing security my life as hometown hero, and state high school power-lifting champion seemed to be drifting away like ripples in a pond. So, I did something drastic, but also probably one of the greatest decisions I have made or ever will make in my life. I joined the U.S. Army it was during these wonderful and challenging years of my life that I learned what my body was truly capable of fitness had become a way of life. It was in the Army I develop the “Warrior” mentality to never give up and never quit on yourself. While in the Army I was given many opportunities including teaching “MACP” Modern Army Combatives Program basically mixed martial arts at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. In the Army fitness is a way of life, but power-lifting is not something the Army really wants you to do. I put that part of my life on the back burner, and focused on just being as fit as possible. I deployed to Iraq in 2009 while there they had a small dead-lifting competition which I ended up winning. It ended up lighting a fire inside me that couldn’t be put out. I left the Army in 2012, and started working at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. While working at the prison I would get asked almost everyday by staff and prisoners “How much do you lift man? You’re huge!” it got old after a while. After hearing these questions countless times I thought maybe I should do something with my size and strength. I began training for power-lifting again, but I didn’t enjoy it I wanted more than just to be strong I wanted to be athletic too. Then I saw a documentary on Netflix call Born Strong. Watching this show I thought I’m the same size as most of these guys I’m close to being as strong too. I should give this a go. In 2018 I decide to start training for Strongman which I really enjoy. In Strongman I’m able to get both strength and conditioning training out of my workouts. Now I have decided that 2019 is going to be the year I start to compete, and see how far I can take this dream to become one of the Elite Strongman in the World. Time will tell I look forward to sharing my experiences with you on my journey to become a Pro Strongman.
-Daniel Pledger, Frost Giant Fitness Athlete
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