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Justin de la Cruz B.S. Therapy

@jcruzphysique

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Husband | Father | Freedom 🇺🇸
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Coming September 2026

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⚓️ We all start somewhere

Everyone sees me for who and what I am now but there is a lot more to it than meets the surface.

There are a lot of new people in my following so thought this would be a good time to give you a back story and truly introduce myself.

I got in to the fitness world back when I was 20 turning 21, so 2010/2011. I did this during the lowest point in my life that I can personally remember. I had gone through a lot of personal matters which heavily affected my grades. On top of that I stopped caring about pretty much anything and everything.

This went on for roughly 4-5 months of basically extreme depressing and suicidal thoughts, etc until one of my fraternity brothers introduced me to a man named Greg Plitt (RIP).

I started watching and listening to all of his videos and testimonials from where he had come from and what he had gone through. For me, I needed someone of positive influence that I was able to mimic daily in my own way to change the trajectory of my life.

This lead me to paying more attention to my physical health which in return forced me to focus more on my mental. I changed my major from Pre Med to pharmacy to Art Therapy and started to spend everyday in the gym.

My grades came up over time and a few years later I was president of Phi Delta Theta WV Gamma and then graduated with my degree in Art Therapy.

I played therapist for a few years but I knew that wasn’t what I was meant to do. Especially after that first day I had missed maybe a handful of days in the gym.

Fast forward to 2023 and I am opening my own gym @ohiovalleybarbell and ready to give our community the gym and environment that I had envisioned all these years.

I now spend my days helping people through @1stphorm and inside my gym and do not plan on stopping anytime soon.

My most important reason for everything that I do, is my family. I strive everyday to set a good example for my sons and be there for my wife.

By reading this, I hope you understand it’s never too late to start pursing that dream you have. You can do anything you want if you just apply daily action.

Develop a plan.

Apply action.

Aggressive patience.

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My definition of success?

Success to me is creating something that can bring hundreds of people together.

Then watch these people develop and become the best versions of themselves.

This past weekend I took another step in that direction.

A community in strength.

You have one life.

Use it.

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#1ppowerlifting

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archive from sat morning.

Back to a smooth 535lb pull again.

Thankful for having @greysonloweecy25 there on sat mornings, that push has been unreal 🤟🏼

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500x2

Never Settle

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505 ✔️

Keep the foot down. ⛽️

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Mark Your Calendars!

Saturday October 24th

3-5pm is our 2nd Trunk or Treat for the entire Ohio Valley

This also starts FREE open gym and followed directly after our Trunk or Treat is our 3rd annual Death by Deadlifts.

What is Death by Deadlifts?

Live Music 🎵
Heavy Lifts
Costumes

An overall great time!

We hope to see you there.

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Want to thank the man @underthebar for the welcoming hospitality at EliteFTS Training Facility today.

It’s been a while since I’ve been around that type of training environment and that took me back.

See ya next time, maybe hop on the podcast and continue those conversations.

Appreciate ya sir.

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16 days ago

Sooooo this is what 405lb feels like on a bench press 😅

I’m not letting up. 🦶 ⛽️

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21 days ago

500

After dropping the boys off at school I asked @cait.delacruz what I should hit today. Her response was 480lb. I said got it.

After slamming 480 and seeing the guys reactions. I just said load the damn bar. They knew exactly what to do.

I’ve been fighting to get back here for so so long. Almost 2 years. To finally be here feels so good. We still got 8 weeks. I’m 🔒 in

If you want something go after it.

I appreciate @greysonloweecy25 and Donnie for being there for me.

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Lyrics say it all.

No one is coming to save you.

Keep working

Oh. 375x2 at 177lb bw

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435 for a triple.

I would say things are progressing just fine.

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