Coss Marte · Founder
He lost 70 pounds in six months in a 9×6 cell, bodyweight only. Then he helped fellow inmates lose over 1,000 pounds inside. Then he brought it home.
Coss Marte created CONBODY while incarcerated. No machines. No yard full of iron. A 9×6 cell, a body, and time. He lost 70 pounds in six months. He trained the people around him. Together they put over 1,000 pounds on the ground and left it there.
He came home and put the method on the Lower East Side — not as a costume, as a job. Instructors are formerly incarcerated. The class is the same work: nonstop cardio, calisthenics, partner work. Come ready to move.
Coss’ Story
The studio
Lower East Side, NYC 10002. A black box over the street, red roll-down on the gate, rubber on the floor. Your patch is about the size of the cell this came from. That’s the architecture. Not a nightclub. Not a spa. A room to do the time.
347-251-0423. Show up ten minutes early. Tell them you’re new.
The mission
Destigmatize returning citizens — especially Black and brown returning citizens. Hire them. Train with them. Keep them home. CONBODY has worked with over 100 formerly incarcerated professionals. Recidivism sits at 0%.
People come for the workout and stay because the room is full of people who have actually done time — instructors included. Do the time together.
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