--- title: Stronger was ALWAYS the Answer. description: Therapy works. Self-help works. But none work without physical action. Angela learned that when she started training. Read ANGELA'S KEY Training Story image: https://drxve.com/hubfs/Angela-drxve-squad-pasadena-tx.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://drxve.com/latest/progress/angela-stronger-was-answer#main-content) [TRAIN 3 DAYS FREE](https://drxve.com/start) [![DRXVE Training Boot Camp & Nutrition Coaching - Houston Pasadena TX](https://drxve.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DRXVE%20TRAINING%20BOOTCAMP%20HOUSTON%20PASDANEA%20-%20WHITE.png?width=200&height=56&name=DRXVE%20TRAINING%20BOOTCAMP%20HOUSTON%20PASDANEA%20-%20WHITE.png)](https://drxve.com/) - [TRAIN](https://drxve.com/train) - [NUTRITION](https://drxve.com/nutrition) - [MINDSET](https://drxve.com/mindset) - [PROGRESS](https://drxve.com/progress) - [SCHEDULE](https://drxve.com/schedule) - [PRICING](https://drxve.com/start#pricing) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [TRAIN](https://drxve.com/train) - [NUTRITION](https://drxve.com/nutrition) - [MINDSET](https://drxve.com/mindset) - [PROGRESS](https://drxve.com/progress) - [SCHEDULE](https://drxve.com/schedule) - [PRICING](https://drxve.com/start#pricing) - [TRAIN 3 DAYS FREE](https://drxve.com/start) [All posts](https://drxve.com/latest/all) October 25, 2026 # Stronger was ALWAYS the Answer. ![Picture of @Alverez.COACH](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/25c99ce83171756c9109490cee0a4cf8) By  [@Alverez.COACH](https://drxve.com/latest/author/alverez)  ·  1 minute read Angela tried Everything. BUT Nothing WORKED LONG-TERM. Therapy. Self-help books. Surgery. Coaches. Cardio classes. Strict diets. She invested time. She invested money. She showed up. Did her part. **And still... she was stuck.**   ## *Angela's Story* Started With NO STRENGTH Training Experience. Only Exercise and Cardio. She had Gastric Sleeve Surgery But NEVER Developed ANY MUSCLE, STRENGTH or TONE. She consistently battled confidence & body images issues daily. In Training...  She couldn't hold a plank for more than 15 seconds. No balance. No core strength. We couldn't even hold a split squat. She felt weak and soft. Loose skin. Always covered up in sessions. Super quiet. As her Coach... I absolutely KNEW what it's like to walk into a gym... and NOT KNOW the FIRST STEP to Getting Stronger. ![Strength Training is safe space for Angela - Personal Trainer Review in Pasadena, TX](https://drxve.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Angela%20-%20DRXVE%20Training%20Review%20-.png?width=700&height=350&name=Angela%20-%20DRXVE%20Training%20Review%20-.png) Therapy gave her tools... but it didn't give her confidence. Gastric Bypass Surgery made her "smaller". But it definitely didn't give her strength. She had to build it. Through physical action. **NOW.....** She LITERALLY became ONE of the STRONGEST in The Savage Lands. 🌴🦾 ###### WATCH HER PROGRESS   ###### By the time she left? Angela was one of the strongest and LOUDEST in the squad. You could always hear her hollering when she was working in [EAT Camp](https://drxve.com/energy). 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