Before NEWDAWN TRAINING existed, I was living a very

different life, serving in the United States Marine Corps.

Discipline, grit, and pushing limits were part of my daily routine. But everything changed when I suffered a devastating injury: a shattered tibial plateau. In one moment, the path I had trained for and committed to was gone.

 

The recovery wasn’t just physical but it was emotional and mental. I had to learn how to walk again, how to train again, and most importantly, how to rebuild myself when everything I identified with had been stripped away. That process taught me something powerful: strength isn’t built in perfect conditions. It’s built in the dark, painful moments, when no one’s watching, when you want to quit, and when you choose to rise anyway.

 

NEWDAWN TRAINING was born from that fight. This isn’t just about fitness or aesthetics. It’s about resilience, ownership, and transformation. I know what it’s like to start from the bottom. I know what it feels like to have to earn every inch back. And now, I use that experience to coach others through their own climb, whether they’re youth athletes, everyday adults, or high performers chasing their next level.

 

Rise Above Comfort isn’t just a slogan. It’s a lived truth for me, and for everyone who steps through the door ready to put in the work.

 

- Coach Josh