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My name is Pedro and I built

 Excalibur Barbell Club

 from the ground up.

I come from a family of migrant workers. My parents are from Matamoros Mexico and when I was born they were working the fields in Saint Paul Minnesota. We moved back south when I was a baby and later to Harlingen when my grandmother needed long term care. My parents did not finish high school both my grandmothers could not read or write and neither of my grandfathers spoke English.

Everything we had came from hard work. Growing up on the border taught me early mornings long days and responsibility. Nothing came easy and that became the foundation of who I am. At 18 I joined the United States Army. I spent several years serving under demanding schedules long field rotations and deployment. The Army taught me discipline structure and how to stay focused no matter what was happening around me. Those lessons shaped the way I train and the way I approach life. When I transitioned out I had to figure out my direction from scratch. I worked different jobs moved where I had to and eventually made the decision to start over in San Antonio. I came here with about two thousand dollars and no guarantees but I was determined to rebuild my life. At first I was not a trainer. I worked at LA Fitness as a personal training counselor but they kept me behind a desk instead of letting me train. I left and moved to TruFit where I became both a Fitness Manager and a Certified Personal Trainer. That is when everything started to come together. I learned how gyms really function and what members were missing. After spending time training in different gyms around the city seeing the strengths and the flaws I realized something important. If the environment I wanted did not exist I needed to build it myself.

Excalibur Barbell Club is the result of that decision.

A hybrid strength facility that blends a clean open front hall with a dedicated iron zone in the back. Built with heavy duty machines intention and a culture that values real training and discipline.

This gym represents my journey and anyone who has had to start from zero and fight their way up. Excalibur is more than a gym. It is purpose resilience and a standard.

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