Today we’d like to introduce you to Kenny Mejia and Jared Atkins.
Kenny and Jared, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
It all started when I got bored of just typical weight training and I wanted to incorporate something fun and challenging to my regular routine. I saw these guys on YouTube doing what is called calisthenics and soon I was intrigued to want to learn how to do these super human strength movements. At the time there wasn’t much tutorial videos on how to start but I put my mind to work to figure out ideas to get started. Eventually I recorded my progressions and through social media is where I met my partner Jared. He then reached out to me and suggested we should meet up one day for a session. We finally met and started doing calisthenics Bootcamps at the parks till eventually we established our Bootcamp at a gym. In the process we created a clothing brand to help with promoting the Barfreakz brand. We hosted Texas first calisthenics bar competition at the “Houston’s American Fitness Expo” everyone there was amazed at all the skills and strength being displayed by the athletes. From there on, we continued to do monthly park meets to keep the calisthenics movement growing.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Some of the struggles we had were getting people to join because they believed they wouldn’t be able to learn or that this sport is meant for a specific body type or weight. Little did they know is that anyone can do this, it’s just a matter of putting in the work and staying consistent.
Barfreakz – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
Barfreakz is a Street workout brand focusing on calisthenics movements and workouts. We’re known for doing “street gymnastics” and also gym apparel. We’re most proud of being one of the first to introduce these movements in Texas and the first to host “Masters of the Bar”. A competition that brings Texas athletes together to compete to become the best calisthenics athlete in Texas. We’re different from other fitness industries because we master our body weight to combine strength and creativity to show a different style of Strength and art.
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
The proudest moment of our career is for sure the success of growing the calisthenics community in Texas and being able to call this community a family.
Contact Info:
- Website: Www.barfreakzfitness.com
- Phone: 508-450-0816 / 281-702-7271
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: @tooockzzz_barfreakz / @mr_barfreakz / @houstoncalisthenics / @barfreakz.apparel
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