Maurice Taylor Jr. Detroit. Eight years strong.

I got into training when I was about 25 years old. I'd be working out and reading bodybuilding books and magazines, and people would come up and ask me for advice. After a few weeks or a month, I'd see a difference in their strength and endurance. Then the questions turned into statements: you should train me. You should become a trainer.

The moment I knew this was what I wanted to do was when my mom and a couple friends asked me to train them. Around that time I kept seeing training videos as I scrolled on social media, thinking about different workouts — and I fell in love with working out all over again.

Eight years later, I coach in Detroit, in person and online, for people starting from zero: busy parents, total beginners, guys carrying more weight than they want to carry. I think in seasons — off-season work is where real strength gets built, and game day always comes. My job is making sure you're ready for yours.