Strength for Life. Fitness for All.
Helping real people build serious strength right from their home gyms. Veteran-founded. Family-powered. Gear-tested.
Welcome to Iron and Lime Fitness
Welcome to Iron and Lime Fitness, where we fuse grit and growth into every squat, press, and pull. Whether you’re building your dream garage gym, training for life’s real demands, or trying to stay fit between toddler naps and deployments, we’ve got you covered. We’re here for the military, the parents, the DIY lifters, anyone building strength in the margins.
What We Do
Workout Programs (Civilian & Military)
Smart, structured fitness coaching built by veterans, for real life. Our online strength training programs support long-term health, performance, and sustainability, whether you're balancing a career, family, or 20+ years of service.
Equipment Reviews and Gear Tests
From budget hacks to high-end racks, we break down what’s worth your money, and what’s not. We use everything we review. Real lifts. Real feedback. No corporate fluff. Just honest, hands-on garage gym gear reviews you can trust.
Home Gym Consultation
We offer personalized guidance to help you design, equip, and optimize your home gym, whether it's in a garage, spare room, or tight apartment space. From budget buys to elite gear setups, we help you get the most out of your space. In-person consultations are available in Augusta, GA, and remote support is available worldwide.
Unlock your potential with Iron and Lime Fitness.
From custom workouts and tactical training to nutrition and home gym design, we’re here to help you train smarter, live stronger, and stay consistent. Wherever you're starting from, we’ve got your back.
Welcome to the Iron and Lime family.
Iron and Lime Fitness Youtube Channel
Straightforward, real-world reviews and training discussions from a garage gym that actually gets used. I break down equipment, training decisions, and tradeoffs so you can avoid expensive mistakes and build a setup that fits your life. No hype. No sponsored opinions. Just experience earned the hard way.
Workout Programs (Civilian + Military)
Programs built for people with real schedules, real responsibilities, and long-term goals.
These plans prioritize strength, durability, and sustainability over burnout and ego lifting. Whether you’re active duty, a veteran, or just trying to stay capable for decades, this is training that respects your time.
Focused Training. Build resilience. Repeat.
Home Gym Consultation
Building a home gym shouldn’t feel overwhelming or expensive.
I help you design a setup that fits your space, budget, and training goals. From budget-conscious garages to high-end builds, the focus is always the same: buy once, train well, and don’t regret your choices six months later (Which I have done a few times).
Lift heavy. Spend smart. No regrets.
Be informed. Gain Knowledge. Repeat.
Come for videos. Stay for the community.
Barbells & Balance Blog (Fitness and Lifestyle)
Training is just one piece of the puzzle.
Barbells & Balance covers discipline, recovery, parenting, military life, and the systems that make consistency possible when life is busy. This is long-form thinking for people who want strength to improve their life, not dominate it.
About Iron and Lime Fitness
Meet the Iron and Lime Team
I’m Drew. I’m a dad, an active-duty Army soldier, and part of a fitness-first military family. I train in a garage gym that’s seen more upgrades, mistakes, and hard lessons than I care to admit.
Iron & Lime exists because I got tired of wasting time and money on equipment and programs that looked great online but didn’t hold up in real life.
I’ve owned the racks.
I’ve rotated the barbells.
I’ve tested the attachments, cables, and “must-have” upgrades.
Some were worth it. Plenty weren’t.
Iron & Lime is where I document what actually works when your time is limited, your space matters, and training has to support the rest of your life, not compete with it.
No hype. No paid opinions. Just hard-earned perspective.
Why “Iron and Lime”?
Iron is the work.
The weight. The responsibility. The discipline that doesn’t negotiate.
Lime is the edge.
Energy. Clarity. The reminder that training should sharpen your life, not drain it.
Together, Iron & Lime is a mindset:
Train smart.
Build strength that carries over.
Invest once, cry once, and lift for the long haul.
Our Mission
Iron & Lime Fitness exists to help everyday athletes, parents, and military families:
Build real strength without chasing trends
Design efficient training that fits busy lives
Choose gym equipment that earns its floor space
One rep.
One review.
One smart decision at a time.