Body
Train With Discipline
We help people build strength, consistency, confidence, endurance, and healthier habits through intentional training.
Our Story
One obedient step became 1:27 Strong.
1:27 Strong was born from faith, weakness, obedience, and the belief that true strength comes from God. We are a Christ-centered faith and fitness brand helping people train the body, renew the mind, and strengthen the spirit.
The Beginning
It started with one obedient step.
My story with 1:27 Strong started with one obedient step — literally.
In my mid-forties, I experienced a season of rebuilding strength and confidence. I was in the gym consistently, building muscle, learning how to fuel my body, and feeling better than I had in a long time. When people asked me my secret, my answer was simple: Jesus.
At that time, if you had asked me whether I would ever consider opening a faith and fitness gym, I would have said yes without hesitation. I loved the gym, and I loved my Jesus. But that was not when He called me.
The Valley
God did not call me from my strongest moment.
Very shortly after our honeymoon in the summer of 2023, I entered a difficult two-year battle with medical issues, the aftermath of injuries, weight gain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety. I cried out to God often — sometimes wavering, but still trusting and hoping.
Then, on July 30, 2025, Jesus met me where I was. On a very low day, at work, He asked me to take one step of obedience for Him. That step became the seed of 1:27 Strong.
This is why 1 Corinthians 1:27 matters to us. God does not wait for us to look strong enough, feel ready enough, or have everything figured out. He chooses what the world calls weak to reveal His strength.
Not A Before + After
A testimony of strength, weakness, and obedience.
These photos are not here to shame the past or glorify a body. They are here to tell the truth: God was present when I felt strong, and He was still present when I felt weak. 1:27 Strong exists for the person who is willing to take the next obedient step, even before they feel ready.
A season of strength
Training consistently, rebuilding confidence, and learning to care for the body God gave me.
A step of obedience
Still rebuilding, still trusting, and still choosing to follow where God leads.
“God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.”1 Corinthians 1:27
Our Mission
Strength comes from God.
At 1:27 Strong, we believe true strength is not just physical. It is forged when faith, discipline, and community work together — training the whole person for the life God has called them to live.
Mind
Renew With Truth
We believe transformation requires renewing the mind through Scripture, encouragement, accountability, and daily obedience.
Spirit
Stand In Christ
We point every person back to the source of true strength: Jesus Christ.
What We Do
Faith + fitness for real transformation.
1:27 Strong is more than a brand. It is a growing movement built around training, discipleship, apparel, community, and the belief that God can build strength in places the world overlooked.
Programs
8-Week Faith + Fitness Transformation
Our transformation program combines personal training, accountability, Bible studies, daily devotionals, worship, encouragement, and community.
Apparel
Wear The Reminder
Our apparel is designed to carry truth — bold enough for the gym, meaningful enough to start a conversation, and rooted in Scripture.
The Cofounders
Rick + Anne Marie Caceres
Rick and Anne Marie co-lead the 1:27 Strong mission together. Rick leads personal training, strength development, mobility, conditioning, and fitness accountability. Together, they lead the discipleship side through Bible studies, daily devotionals, worship sessions, encouragement, and faith-based accountability.
Rick Caceres
CoFounder + Trainer
Rick helps lead the fitness side of 1:27 Strong through training, coaching, encouragement, and accountability.
Anne Marie Caceres
CoFounder + Discipleship Leader
Anne Marie helps lead the faith and discipleship side through Scripture, devotionals, worship, encouragement, and testimony.
Join The Movement
Start where you are. Take the next obedient step.
Whether you are rebuilding strength, renewing your faith, joining a program, or wearing the mission, 1:27 Strong is here to remind you that God can use what the world calls weak to display His strength.