From Wrong to Strong – Real Transformation Starts Here
JC Almanza turned pain into purpose. Now he helps others build discipline, mindset, and impact—on the yard, in the gym, or through their voice.
Trusted by Institutions. Proven on the Yard. Respected by the Streets.
Backed by Results. Trusted by Thousands
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Prisons & Correctional Work: 25+ prisons, weekly classes, 1,000+ inmates reached directly
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Youth Camps & Outreach: Over 500 young people mentored across camps, shelters, and community events
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YouTube & Media Reach: 16M+ total views (channel + collabs)
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Speaking & Engagements: 100+ live events in prisons, churches, schools, and police departments
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Programs Built: 6 signature curriculums active in multiple states
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Studio Launch: Biltmore Soundscape Studio opened to democratize media and empower creators
JC’s legacy is built on truth, scars, and structure — forged in darkness, lived in the light. His story is proof that your worst day doesn’t define you. Your decision does.
National Geographic
NatGeo’s global series featured JC’s prison journey across Mexico and the U.S.
A raw look at what led him from survival to rebuilding his life.
Chicago P.D. (NBC)
Casted as a cartel member for an upcoming episode.
JC’s real-life story and experience earned him a role on one of network TV’s top crime dramas.
🎬 LOS SKI MASK BOYZ
In-development docuseries (2024–2025)
JC appears on-camera sharing the realities of gang life, change, and cultural influence
60 Days In (A&E)
Behind-the-scenes advisor for one of the most watched prison reality shows.
JC brought real experience to the production team to keep it authentic.
Bench Off Exhibition (2019)
Featured alongside NDO Champ at Tangible Fitness in Phoenix.
This family event combined strength, community, and purpose — with boxing, lifting, and proceeds supporting local youth through ZapaNiños.
Charity Fundraiser for Youth Support
Reelz – Gangsters: America’s Most Evil
Interviewed in the “La Barbie” episode.
JC shared his firsthand insight into the cartel world and redemption beyond it.
Mesa Police Dept Youth Program
Invited to speak to youth as part of reentry prevention and mentorship.
A respected partner in Arizona’s fight for real youth impact.
He Opened and Operated Two Gyms
Alpha Omega Fitness + FIIT Training Center
These weren’t just gyms—they were reentry sanctuaries built on discipline and second chances.
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Partnered to coach refugees and families on food, nutrition, and rebuilding structure.
JC led community workshops that taught self-sufficiency through routine.
The Dream Center
Partnered on fitness and spiritual development for men and women starting over.
Workshops included structure, mindset, and identity rebuilding.
ASU – Be The Man Program
Helped guide young men in preventing sex trafficking and building purpose.
A partnership with Dominique Handenhahn to stop cycles before they start.
5% Nutrition
Sponsored Athlete under Rich Piana (2016)
JC represented the hardcore lifestyle with discipline, growth, and heart.
Strength Cartel
Partnered with Big Boy and the Strength Cartel crew for YouTube collabs and content.
JC earned respect in the hardcore fitness world, bringing transformation from the streets to the squat rack.
Empower Mental Health
Led reentry workshops focused on mindset, identity, and emotional fitness.
AZ DOC (Arizona Department of Corrections)
USP Max is featured on prison tablets and delivered weekly in-person.
JC teaches inside Perryville, Lewis, Yuma, and more — direct from experience.
Sanctuary Recovery Centers
Provided transformation coaching to men and women in active recovery.
Topics include identity, fitness, nutrition, faith, and future vision.
Summer Gym Class (Refugee Youth Program)
Taught refugee children structure and movement through fitness.
JC made workouts fun, empowering, and confidence-building for kids grades 3–6.
City of Change Youth Camp
Led 60+ inner-city youth through a week of transformation and mentorship.
44 gave their lives to Christ — real impact through faith and structure.
America’s Rehab Campus
Delivered identity, mindset, and fitness coaching to clients in addiction recovery.
JC focused on structure, routine, and long-term purpose.
Chingona Soles (Phoenix Gallery)
JC’s story featured as a custom shoe art piece.
Symbolized the journey from pain to strength, displayed with honor and culture.
Chicanos Por La Causa
Led a food and nutrition workshop for Latino families in Arizona.
JC taught how to shop smart, eat well, and use food as a tool for rebuilding health and structure.
Maricopa Reentry Yard
Led weekend fitness and structure classes for returning citizens.
JC used discipline, movement, and mindset to help men reset their routine after incarceration.
Eagle Point Juvenile Prison
Spoke to incarcerated youth and is scheduled to teach ongoing classes.
JC brings real talk and transformation tools to those trying to break the cycle early.
Colorado Women’s Prison
Guest speaker for incarcerated women working toward new life paths.
JC’s story connects deeply — especially around trauma, strength, and second chances.
Inspired youth and young adults through testimony and truth.
Phoenix College
Spoke to students about transformation, discipline, and rebuilding after trauma.
JC shared his journey from incarceration to entrepreneurship, inspiring future leaders through raw truth.
La Casa Norte (Chicago)
Spoke to youth facing homelessness, violence, and trauma.
JC shared tools for resilience and offered real hope through truth.
Utah County Jail
Delivered a full Wrong to Strong class and spoke to inmates on mindset and reentry.
Brought practical, lived experience and emotional power into the room.
Pick Your Program. Build Your Strength. Change Your Life.
🔴 USP Max
Stuck in survival mode? This reentry course gives inmates the tools to rebuild discipline, habits, and purpose—inside and outside the wire.
🔴 Fitness & Mindset Coaching
Feeling lost, unmotivated, or weak? This program teaches real structure through fitness and mindset—built from JC’s experience in and out of the gym.
🔴 From Cell to Channel
Got a story but no platform? Learn how to build a YouTube channel, launch a podcast, and grow your presence using JC’s proven blueprint.
🔴 Podcast Studio – Biltmore Soundscape
Want to create content but don’t know where to start? Book a session in a pro-level studio and walk out with real, ready-to-post recordings
🔴 Wonder Woman Program
Healing from trauma or incarceration? Bethany Savage leads a program designed to rebuild confidence, identity, and purpose for women.
🔴 Spiritual coaching
Carrying pain you can’t talk about? This faith-based coaching walks you through healing, purpose, and peace—without judgment.
🔴 Savage Couples
Your relationship feels stuck? Learn how to build strength, trust, and growth as a couple—using real coaching built on faith and resilience.
🔴 Officer Resilience
The job wears you down? This program is designed to help correctional officers and staff manage trauma, build purpose, and find strength again.
🔴 Our kids are being led by the streets.
Wrong to Strong mentors youth through camps, gym classes, and real-life mindset coaching—so they grow up with strength, not survival instincts.
🔴 Pathways to a Strong Future
This curriculum was built by someone who lived it. Delivered to prisons, churches, shelters, and schools—real transformation, not empty lectures.
🔴 Sleep coach
If you’re not sleeping, you’re not healing.
Based on JC’s lockdown routine, this simple system teaches you how to get real sleep, reduce anxiety, and wake up stronger—without pills.
Before the streets, before the prison gates —
JC’s first prison was inside his own home.
He grew up in a house ruled by fear, where pain wasn’t random — it was routine. As a child, he was locked in dark rooms, beaten, and drowned as punishment. There were no toys. No cartoons. No comfort. Only control. He didn’t just witness abuse — he watched his sisters suffer, and he saw the life drain out of his mother’s eyes day by day.
That fear became a seed — one that would grow into rage, then silence, then survival. JC didn’t become hard in prison. He was already hardened by childhood. But those early years taught him what it means to be voiceless… and what it takes to reclaim your voice.
That’s why he stands now — not just for inmates, but for the scared, the broken, and the ones who grew up thinking pain was normal.
Street & Prison Affiliations
JC was involved in multiple street and prison organizations, including:
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59th Street Satan Disciples
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Guest Boys (57th Street)
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KGBz (79th Street)
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Two-Six (Cicero & Ridgeway)
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Latin Kings (25th Street)
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Ruff Ryders MC – Phoenix Chapter
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Paisas – Mexican Federal Prison Alliance
Over the years, JC served over 17 years in 25+ jails and prisons across the U.S. and Mexico, including:
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Islas Marías (Mexico’s island prison)
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MCC Chicago
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USP Victorville
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Tent City (Phoenix)
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La Tuna (El Paso)
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Old Joliet (Illinois)
His past includes cartel ties, gang wars, addiction, and solitary confinement, but his present is all about faith, discipline, and giving back.
Today, he leads the Wrong to Strong movement, helping others escape destructive cycles through faith, fitness, structure, and transformation. From earning his CDL and leading work crews, to founding his own studio and programs, JC has proven that true leaders rise from the ashes — and serve others with humility.
Featured speaker at the Arizona Second Chance Reentry Program
graduation ceremonies for a full year, inspiring graduates with his story of transformation and actionable advice for staying free and building a better life.
Officially cleared to enter
all Florida prisons — state and federal.
Wrong to Strong: The Book
"An honest, raw story of survival, redemption, and resilience."
🖤 Available Now on Amazon
Long-Term Legacy Projects
Wonder Woman Ranch –
A 4-acre sanctuary in Northern Arizona designed to house women for 4–6 months in peace, away from chaos, to heal from trauma and restart their lives through faith, nature, and support.
Strong Center – Youth
A youth development initiative with ASU and Boys & Girls Club. Offers podcast training, mentorship, and structured activities to replace drugs, gangs, and dead-end choices.
Wrong To Strong Reentry Hope program
A reintegration system built for prisons, rehab centers, and churches—focused on faith, identity, fitness, and discipline. Designed for those starting over after release.
Wrong To Strong Halfway House
A future facility to help men and women coming out of incarceration or rehab reintegrate with structure. Includes housing, job prep, and coaching grounded in real-world discipline.
BOOK PROJECTS (Published & In Progress)
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Wrong to Strong (Memoir)
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JC’s Chronicles (Available on Amazon)
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A Dozen Roses
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How to Die Like a Mexican
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Walking the Dog (in development)
