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A movement powered by grit and a shared purpose is growing across South Florida. A culture less focused on looks and more about building community. Athletes are finding their passion through weightlifting, calisthenics and grid competitions.

Team Omnia is a youth weightlifting team led by Olympian coach Paul Behar in Pembroke Pines. Coach Behar has been guiding athletes for at least six years and now leads some of the top-ranked youth athletes in the country.

“What makes me the most proud is when athletes follow the process,” Behar explained.

“They set a goal and do the right things to try to get there.”

Many of the lifters at Team Omnia are in their early teens. Mathias “Mati” Navarrete is 14 years old and has been competing for two years.

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