Today we’d like to introduce you to Jennifer Lopez.
Hi Jennifer, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
My life started divided. Two very different family dynamics collided when my parents got married.
My father’s family came from old money. A legacy that is still somewhat alive today. My grandfather is a Hart, which is one part of a suit company that was the leader of the suit industry at one time in the US, Hart Shaffner and Marx. He was also a writer in Hollywood when my father was a child. Rubbing elbows with movie stars. Writing B rated classics, like Giant from the Unknown.
My mother’s family was made up of well to do outlaws and renegades. My mom was mysterious on purpose. There are many things that I still do not know about my mom. We know very little about her family origins. They are up for debate. That was a challenge growing up, because she felt like she had to solve the mystery. We had a lot of hidden pain and trauma because of it.
As I grew into a teen and into my 20s, I allowed that trauma to take me on a rollercoaster ride that I would really not fully understand how to get off of. I was lost. I did drugs. I acted out. I went to jail. It was really hard. One day, I decided to change my life.
I had ended up a stay at home mom in a domestically violent situation. Severe abuse. I was not allowed to communicate with my family, or leave the house without permission. He slapped me once for hanging out with my best friend while I was casually just telling him about my day. God saved me, and my kids- many times. The alternate ending for this situation was death.
God took him to jail for 30 days. I got out.
I began working in bars and restaurants as a server and bartender so that I could support myself. I was able to support myself and my children for 18 years in the service industry.
Although I was able to support myself and my children financially, the nighttime lifestyle is not really a great one for raising kids. I also had tons of unhealed trauma that I continued to medicate with alcohol- as an accepted escape. Since the heroin was a problem, the alcohol wouldn’t be… right? LOL NO.. not right. WTF was my unhealed trauma brain thinking? Nothing. It couldn’t think.
I began to hate bartending. I quit drinking and started exercising. I began to feel like I was dealing death, and wasting my life. I looked like shit, I wasn’t taking care of myself properly and I was allowing dysfunction and dysfunctional people in my life. My consciousness began to evolve in a way that all of it became repugnant. So I decided to make a change.
I was cast on a Canadian TV show on Amazon Prime called Radical Body Transformations, and it changed the trajectory of my life. I made a $250 investment in myself to hire a coach and document my journey. And my coach wasn’t even a great coach- but I thrived anyway. So much so that the producer of Radical Body Transformations paid for me to fly to Atlantic City and I ended up being in a documentary called “From Fat Lolli to 6 Pack Lolli”. I was also featured on an episode of “The Super Lollis” on Youtube eventually which was so fun. We filmed in Chicago.
After that, James Hergott asked me to get educated to become a coach on Radical Body Transformations and he gave me my first opportunity to be an online coach and trainer. It has been remarkable. I have made so many amazing friends and connections along the way. Real estate moguls and biohacking leaders. Radio show hosts and CourTV analysts.
I eventually went on to compete in my own bodybuilding show in 2022, and I won 1st Place- 2x. This time around my coach kicked ass. My sister and friend Lisa Vigliotti.
I have since gotten the opportunity to be coached by the GURU himself George Farah as well.
I have also trained in Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu and Kung Fu. I’m not good. LOL But I have trained.
In 2024, I lost employment due to unforeseen circumstances so I went full time as a personal trainer and online coach. I started my own fitness company, and now I am diligently working on infrastructure to build a gym and community center.
Training and building strength should be at the forefront of people’s lives. It is lifesaving. It saved my life for sure.
It is my desire and hope that, through what I am building, I can help bring the importance of muscle growth and healthy living to the forefront of people’s minds. I am doing this by bringing connection and sustainable knowledge to my clients through my fitness coaching, among other things. I have an entire amazing coaching team.
It is our focus to help people understand how to fight bone loss, sarcopenia, and preventable disease with strength training and learning the proper way to fuel their bodies. We have an entire Academy that can teach people how to navigate all the common problems that come with making a lifestyle change. Mindset struggles, struggles of not feeling ok in your own body, eating on vacation, understanding macros and more. Locally, as an individual- I offer meal prep services and personal training as well.
I want to support as many people as I can to build strength as they age, or just are experiencing weight loss from their GLP-1… because we all watched the lady on TV who said “I have fallen and I can’t get up”. And none of us want to end up like that.
It’s vital that everyone understands this. Not just people who are aging or people on a GLP-1. Building muscle and eating healthy whole foods is preventative care- period. I want this knowledge understood far and wide.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It has definitely not been a smooth road. In 2017 I moved from Texas to Colorado with no money and a dream- and 3 kids and a dog. One of those kids was just 7 months old. I was terrified that if I didn’t move, I would die from alcoholism. When I got to Colordao my A1C was off the charts and my fingers would tingle when I did cardio. I did it anyway. I reset my body with a plant based diet, and began walk 7 miles a day. When I woke up I did crunches and squats everyday- I still do. I created a meditation practice too.
When I got to Colorado, I didn’t have a job. I had to work at VooDoo Doughnut and work started at 4am. I hated it.
I had to live with my friend in Cap Hill in a one bedroom apt with 3 kids. Luckily, she had moved to Denver 1 month before and needed someone to help her get on her feet too. God provided. We called it the women’s shelter. I eventually moved to a cool little flat in Baker as I worked my way up and out of the hole I dug by moving here with nothing. Best choice I ever made.
I got married and divorced. My mom died. I have been stalked. I have had so low of a bank account balance that I had to choose between light bulbs and toilet paper. I have had my heart broken. I wouldn’t change any of it. I have witnessed such beauty. Such growth. I have gotten to come along side others and help them grow and change their lives. It’s all a blessing. It is because of my experience that I can love others well. I have deep empathy for others, but I create balance in that as well.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Investment Warriors Club was started to inspire women to invest in themselves. We help men get healthy through fitness, but our initial idea was to empower women to seek strength and growth. Whether it be through increased physical health, mental, health, spiritual health or financial health… in order to create and cultivate “complete fitness”, in society at large. We specialize in helping people to transform their lives through physical health as a spark to ignite the flame of health and wellness in all mentioned capacities. What sets us a part from others is that we offer coaching through connection. We are not AI- we are here to help you along the way as a friend, leader and confidant. I am most proud of our coaching team as far as our brand goes. Metamorphosis Elite Fitness Coaching is our coaching team. Together, we have grown this company more in just a few months than I was ever able to do on my own and the sky is the limit baby! We are not stopping. The more people we can reach, the more people we inspire to get healthy. Which is what it’s all about. We offer a year course called the Warrior Strength Academy, course work features Creating an Iron Mind, Strength Specific Training and More… We offer basic 1:1 online coaching with a complete macros education system and customized nutrition coaching. We have an amazing community of clients forming that hold each other accountable…. Individually I offer meal prep service for select clients and in person training, as well as nutrition coaching and consulting. We really want to help our clients learn to solve the problems and build the necessary skills that come with a lifestyle change. The benefits to making a change in life and health by hiring a coach are endless, whether you’re in person or online.
Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
Follow me on IG @jennifer_lopez_fitness_ , find me on Facebook under Jennifer Lopez Fitness. Follow my coaching team on IG @metamorphosiselitefc
I also have a podcast called The Rough Diamond Podcast and you can find that anywhere you get your podcasts. And that IG is @theroughdiamondpod
Contact Info:
- Website: https://wewarriors.fit
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer_lopez_fitness_?igsi=dnpuMng1dW5iZWFj&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1F541f5ApT/?mibextid=wwXIfr
