Kind Rebel Fitness

05/07/2026

She didn't mean to... but I felt it was going to happen today.

‼️NEW PR on her Deadlift
285 #

We are sitting 3 weeks out from Nationals.

04/13/2026

Happy 2-Year GYM ANNIVERSARY, !🥲💍thank you for choosing me as your official butt-kicker and us as your second family!
-KRF CREW🤍🐲

03/26/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our dear Thank you for always being an inspiration to everyone at our gym and being shining beacon of non-judgement, true genuine care for others, and kindness. Pure hearts are rare hearts.🤍

03/21/2026

Breakfast Barbell Club.

02/26/2026

02/17/2026

This is the type of journey only EARNED by those who are willing to play the LONG GAME. knew it, she knew it since then.. And here she is now.
That physique she carries around? She earned it..
She listened. She trusted her trainer. She carried out the plan even when the results didn't seem like they were happening. She put in the hours and the heavy work. She met discomfort with effort.

October 2025 vs. February 2026.

And more yet to come🔥

02/01/2026

FEBRUARY RUNNING CHALLENGE STARTS TODAY! DM ME TO JOIN!!! february is LOVE YOUR HEART month!! (Idk, I just made that up)...
either way, it should be💙💪🏼🙂‍↕️

12/11/2025

Sign-Up Sheet in the Lobby! NO CLASSES ON THE 17th! (we will close for set-up)

12/11/2025

Hello, my name is Ellen Mendoza. I am owner of Kind Rebel Fitness in Ripon, CA. and GymRat Pies. I started this gym originally back in 2019 as an outdoor BootCamp, on the fields of Woodward Park in Manteca. I have clients with me today who have become second family to me, whom met me on those fields. We moved to my garage when fire season started in the fall of 2019. In 2020, we outgrew the garage and we took on our first little studio on Crestwood Ave. also in Manteca, right in the midst of the big Shut-Down mid-pandemic. We were up against the odds. Our gym survived. It actually grew. In 2022, we had outgrown the studio and we had to move again. This time, our new home became what is now the home of KRF in the heart of Ripon.

I enjoy developing and continuously learning everything pertaining to health, nutrition, and fitness.

Former Crossfitter. Olympic Weightlifter. Powerlifter. All these found a way into my heart. But when I decided to enter Bodybuilding, I fell passionately in love. It satiated every need in me, and pretty soon I found myself training to compete. I have competed since 2015, my first show having been the Muscle Contest Excalibur in Anaheim. I started in Bikini and as soon as Wellness was introduced in the USA, I knew that was the route for me. I have done a total of 8 shows, 2 being pro-qualifiers on National Stage. My last show ended with me placing 1st in my class, and competing for the Overall. This coming 2026, my goal is to improve on that last package and shoot for the Overall once again.

I am a mother of 4. 2 Older OG's , and 2 little gangsters. One daughter. Three boys.

I love reading, writing, creating, baking, cooking, nature-dwelling, lifting, dancing, staying home, and training my gym clients.

My favorite color is GREEN. I have a thing for dragons and eagles. I love all genres of music. I live to lift and lift to live some more. You can find me in the gym, in the kitchen, on my front driveway late at night leaning against my car in silence with a cup of HOT clove and cinnamon tea, on the coldest nights, just soaking in the night and reflecting on my day.

✨🐲✨

11/16/2025

KRF 4 LYFE 🐉🏆💯