FatHead Fred

Member Since 6/5/2026

244 points

I am 55 years old and trying to keep healthy and happy as long as possible. As a young man I religiously trained for years. Back then, I trained in my garage gym we all called FATBOYZ House of Iron Worship. All the equipment was home made. Most of it created using welded bed frames and other free steel. The years rolled by and in 2021, I was a 374 pound, cigarette smoking 50 year old man living an unhealthy lifestyle. One day I was taking out the trash cans and at the top of the hill in my front yard, I had to stand and hold on to a tree. I could not catch my breath. For upwards of 15-20 minutes I just stood there holding the tree thinking I was going to die. Needless to say, that was the last day I smoked cigarettes. I immediately started eating healthier and changing my life. Part of that journey was tapping into the younger me that had trained hard and loved it. So I started building a small gym in my garage. Since that day I have lost over 100 pounds. The gym that started with a bench and some dumbbells kept growing. FATBOYZ was born again. In August, 2025 my lady and I relocated from Central California to Northern California and had no place for my gym. We spent 6 months building a 12x20 building ourselves. The building is now complete. FATBOYS House of Iron Worship is re-established and better than ever. The training methods have changed a little, but the pleasure I get from clanging iron and doing battle with myself daily is beyond anything words could describe.

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