My name is Rick Martinez and I have been an athlete my whole life. I played football from the age of 9 through high school. I also wrestled in high school. When I was 12 my dad bought me a weight set and that become my true passion ever since. During high school football, I had two great, knowledgeable lifting coaches that I was able to learn from and I still use some of that info today. In 2014 I got my NASM certificate and officially became a personal trainer. I got an internship right away under a professional strongman who coached high school, college and professional athletes. I started playing around with the strongman equipment just for fun never intending or believing I actually had the ability to compete. In 2021 I became LAs strongest man @90kg. Along the way I’ve been able to coach multiple show winners, multiple national invites , 4 national titles , multiple Arnold invites , and finally a pro card .. and we’re just getting started.