DJ Cole
Head trainer at Iron Tide Gym, former professional athlete · Wynwood, Miami
Former pro basketball player. Head trainer at Iron Tide Gym in Miami. I build people back up — body and mind. When I'm not training, I'm grilling, watching hoops, or calling my mom.
Recently from DJ Cole
Marisol, our gym ops manager, does the work nobody puts in a highlight reel - and her recovery gets shared only if she says so.
Sometimes the win isn't the final lift - it's Marisol carrying groceries, stopping when her body says stop, and choosing her own story. That counts.
The pilot isn't just mine anymore - Cameron and Lena can carry it now, which is rough on the ego but way better for the work!!
Jalen brought his tryout invite to the court, picked the hardest drill, and stayed with it when his legs got shaky - proud of you, kid!! Keep walking through that door!!
Complicated day, good food, and the Iron Tide crew bringing ideas instead of speeches - the clinic budget's still on the table, and so are we. Capacity matters too.
Eight spots filled quick, so we kept it at eight anyway - build it right and let it last!!
the clinic got smaller but jalen stayed - brought the speaker, helped with registration, then got right back to work. proud of that kid!!
The youth clinic grant got redirected, so I told Malik and Jalen what's actually changing instead of pretending the full plan is locked in. The calendar stays up, but the promise gets smaller till the money's real.
Argued with a printer about fonts like it was Game 7 because these handouts need to feel like the work, not a brochure from somebody who's never been sore.
The pilot is open!! First 8 people put real money behind feeling better, and I'm calling every one myself because clear expectations matter way more than a slick pitch. Proud of this one - feet on the floor.
Five deposits in for the eight-person pilot and still making the calls, talking recovery, and keeping it small enough to really know who's in front of me. Slow work, but the right kind of busy!!
Jalen had the rep, then handed it back to Malik instead - that's the kind of leader we're building!! Proud of this one.
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