Our Coach

Luis Garcia’s journey with fitness did not begin with metabolic health, longevity, or even functional fitness. It started much more simply: he wanted to build muscle.

Like many people, his earliest years of training were centered around bodybuilding. He loved lifting weights, getting stronger, and seeing what consistent work could do to the body. Over time, though, his understanding of fitness began to grow beyond what he looked like in the mirror.

During his time in the U.S. Army, including two combat deployments, fitness became much more about performance and capability. Luis became a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer and had the opportunity to help train soldiers, while also competing in long-distance running, CrossFit competitions, and Army soldier events.

Functional fitness completely changed the way he looked at training.

Instead of simply asking, “How much muscle can I build?” he became interested in a different question:

What should the human body actually be capable of doing?

Strength mattered. Conditioning mattered. Running mattered. Mobility mattered. Being able to lift something heavy, move quickly, endure discomfort, and still perform when tired mattered.

But eventually, Luis learned another important lesson:

Being fit and being healthy are not necessarily the same thing.

After leaving the military, he began looking much more closely at his own health. He had dealt with things like persistent acid reflux, joint pain, and stubborn weight that simply training harder was not fixing.

That sent him down another path entirely.

Luis began studying nutrition, insulin resistance, blood glucose, sleep, recovery, fasting, metabolic health, and the lifestyle factors that influence how well the body functions over decades, not just during a workout.

The deeper he went, the more his philosophy changed.

He still loves hard training. He still loves barbells, running, conditioning, competition, and seeing people accomplish things they once thought were impossible.

But today, he believes exercise is only one piece of a much larger picture.

That philosophy ultimately became LionForge Performance & Wellness.

LionForge brings together the different chapters of Luis’ own journey. Bodybuilding taught him the value of strength. The Army taught him capability and resilience. Functional fitness taught him how to train the entire human body. Metabolic health taught him to look beyond performance toward the quality and longevity of a person’s life.

Luis is also a husband, a father, and a Christian. Those roles have shaped the way he thinks about health more than any competition ever could. For him, health is not simply about performing well today. It is about remaining strong, capable, and present for the people God has entrusted to him for as long as possible.

That is the same thing he wants for the people who walk into LionForge.

They do not have to become competitive athletes.

They do not have to look like bodybuilders.

They do not even have to consider themselves “fitness people.”

Luis’ goal is to meet people where they are, help them understand where they want to go, and give them the tools, coaching, and community to keep moving forward.

Build Strength. Restore Health. Live Long.