Heavy Breathing Foundation

Heavy Breathing Foundation Heavy Breathing Foundation provides a space for mental and physical conditioning by building a structure that empowers at-risk individuals.

Founded by Mike Delgado of The True MDSM

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY!We’re locking in the details, medals, and comp tees.Link in bio and stories to sign...
06/15/2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY!

We’re locking in the details, medals, and comp tees.

Link in bio and stories to sign up.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY!We're locking in the details, medals, and comp tees.Link in bio and stories to sign...
06/15/2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY!

We're locking in the details, medals, and comp tees.

Link in bio and stories to sign up.

We're staying salty at Heavy Breathing Standard V, thanks to our partners at .Catch some salt at our meet happening at  ...
06/10/2026

We're staying salty at Heavy Breathing Standard V, thanks to our partners at .

Catch some salt at our meet happening at on July 12th.

Spots are still available to register! Link in bio.

Sponsors like this make it possible to deliver an incredible experience for every lifter on the platform and directly fund the programs we run year-round for underserved youth and young adults in North County San Diego.

If you're interested in sponsoring Heavy Breathing Standard V, send us a DM or email us at [email protected].

06/09/2026

Hosting a meet with 120 lifters, everything running smooth, no complaints, all love; that feeling is hard to beat. But you know what gives the exact same feeling?

Walking into a school at 4 o’clock, putting a bar in a kid’s hands, teaching them how to deadlift for the first time and watching them smile.

Same feeling. Way less setup.

The work isn’t easy. There are meetings, pitches, community relationships to build, people to convince. There’s a lot that happens before we ever walk through that school door. But when 4 o’clock comes and the kids are there, that’s where we want to be.

That’s what Heavy Breathing Foundation is built on. Delivering and receiving smiles. Every single day.

06/09/2026

Hosting a meet with 120 lifters, everything running smooth, no complaints, all love; that feeling is hard to beat. But you know what gives the exact same feeling?

Walking into a school at 4 o'clock, putting a bar in a kid's hands, teaching them how to deadlift for the first time and watching them smile.

Same feeling. Way less setup.

The work isn't easy. There are meetings, pitches, community relationships to build, people to convince. There's a lot that happens before we ever walk through that school door. But when 4 o'clock comes and the kids are there, that's where we want to be.

That's what Heavy Breathing Foundation is built on. Delivering and receiving smiles. Every single day.

Welcome to  as a sponsor for the Heavy Breathing Standard V!🥇 They will be providing $50 gift cards to our male and fema...
06/03/2026

Welcome to as a sponsor for the Heavy Breathing Standard V!

🥇 They will be providing $50 gift cards to our male and female best lifters!

Catch them at our meet happening at on July 12th.

Spots are still available to register! Link in bio.

Sponsors like this make it possible to deliver an incredible experience for every lifter on the platform and directly fund the programs we run year-round for underserved youth and young adults in North County San Diego.

If you're interested in sponsoring Heavy Breathing Standard V, send us a DM or email us at [email protected].

06/02/2026

There are kids out there who learn differently. And because of that, they can't maintain the GPA required to stay in athletics. So they lose access — to the gym, to coaching, to positive mentorship, to community. And when kids lose that, they go looking for attention and influence wherever they can find it. Sometimes that leads somewhere dark.

We don't care what your GPA is. Above average, below average — doesn't matter. Heavy Breathing Foundation exists to make sure that doesn't become a barrier.

When you gain access to HBF, you gain access to coaching. You gain access to a facility. You gain access to community. And you gain access to the love.



Want to support the work? Donate at the link in our bio. Every dollar goes directly to our programs.

Since day one,  has been all in with us and we are stoked to continue that tradition.They will have a booth AND will be ...
05/27/2026

Since day one, has been all in with us and we are stoked to continue that tradition.

They will have a booth AND will be providing a tee shirt to the male and female best lifters.

Catch them at our meet happening at on July 12th.

Spots are still available to register! Link in bio.

Sponsors like this make it possible to deliver an incredible experience for every lifter on the platform and directly fund the programs we run year-round for underserved youth and young adults in North County San Diego.

If you're interested in sponsoring Heavy Breathing Standard V, send us a DM or email us at [email protected].

05/26/2026

Movement is healing. Not just physically, but mentally.

There's real science behind it: when your body isn't producing serotonin and dopamine naturally, physical activity starts doing that for you. You start getting those natural highs just from lifting things. That's why we do this.

We lean into strength sports specifically because strength is performance-based. It's not about how you look. It's about showing up, putting weight on the bar, and being willing to try something you've never done before. And if you can't get it off the floor? Good. Now you know where to start. You humble yourself, identify the weakness, and you grow past it.

That's a life philosophy.



Want to support the work? Donate at the link in our bio. Every dollar goes directly to our programs.

Heavy Breathing Standard V is almost here and we want to see you on the platform.📅 July 12, 2026🏋️ Tested | Open | 60 Li...
05/20/2026

Heavy Breathing Standard V is almost here and we want to see you on the platform.

📅 July 12, 2026
🏋️ Tested | Open | 60 Lifters
📋 Register at USPA.net

HBS V is our flagship fundraiser — every registration directly funds the programs we run year-round for underserved youth and young adults across North County San Diego.

You lift. They benefit.

Spots are limited. Don't sleep on it.

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