Hey there.
My name is Slaine Fullerton, the Gym Sithlord. This blog is kind of a work in progress, much like myself, and at least for the moment, will serve as a record of sorts. The focus of this blog is fitness, training, weight-loss, and health. I’ve had an Instagram account, but it seemed time to expand beyond that format.
My weight-loss and fitness journey has been a long, tough road. In 2014 I weighed nearly 600lbs and needed to make a choice; do I live, or do I die? I chose to live, and started taking the steps to regain control of my life. After losing about 140 lbs from my high weight, I had gastric-bypass surgery. But that was only the start. Massive calorie restriction lead to rapid weight loss in the form of another 120 lbs or so, and gave me the chance I needed to be mobile and reduce my health risks. But it also destroyed my strength and left me at a long plateau where my weight-loss had pretty much halted.
That’s when I started going to the gym. Every day, sometimes more than once. I started with cardio, then simple weight lifting routines recommended by a trainer. In doing this, I found not only a passion for the gym, but in helping others who might feel lost and so heavy and broken they can’t move forward. I decided I needed to help other people in the ways I wished I’d had people to help me. I still bang weights and elliptical machines and all that fun stuff pretty much every day, and I’m still transforming my body and trying to mitigate some of the damage I gave myself through being so large for so long.
Early in 2017 I became a Certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE). Through ACE, I’ve also earned earned an endorsement as a Weight Management Specialist and a Senior Fitness Specialist. Additionally, I’ve taken the TRX Suspension Training Program, and hope to learn a lot more. While I still work a day job in an office, I have taken on a few private clients in my off hours, and would like to see more.