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Strength Gym: Chalk up.Lift heavy.

Coached barbell classes, open platforms and programming that adds weight to the bar every week.

Competition platforms
6
Doors open weekdays
5am
Your first class
$0
A loaded barbell resting on the floor of a dark gym, chalk dust hanging in a beam of light

Load the bar

Every tier adds weight. Start with one session, build to full coaching.

A barbell resting in a squat rack, loaded with 10 kg, 15 kg, 20 kg, 25 kg bumper plates on each side

1 / 410 kg plate

Drop-in

$25per session

One class or one open-platform session, whenever you are in town.

  • Any class or open platform
  • Chalk, belts and bands to borrow
  • No sign-up
Book a free class

2 / 415 kg plate

Monthly

$119per month

Twelve sessions a month for lifters training three times a week.

  • 12 classes or open sessions
  • Book up to 7 days ahead
  • Pause up to 2 months a year
Book a free class

3 / 420 kg plateMost chosen

Unlimited

$169per month

Every class on the board and open platforms from 5am to 10pm.

  • Unlimited classes
  • Open platforms all day
  • Quarterly 1RM test day
  • Pause up to 2 months a year
Book a free class

4 / 425 kg plate

Coaching

$289per month

Unlimited, plus a program written for you and a coach who reviews your lifts.

  • Everything in Unlimited
  • Individual program, rewritten monthly
  • Video review of your top sets
  • Meet-day handling
Book a free class

Sample prices. No joining fee. Monthly plans pause or cancel with 30 days notice.

Five classes, one floor

Every class is coached, capped at twelve and scaled to the lifter in front of the coach.

Barbell Strength

60 min All levels

Squat, bench, deadlift and press on a written cycle. A coach checks every working set and adds weight when you earn it.

Try this class

On the board today

Free spots are the places kept for first-timers. Pick one and a coach meets you at the door.

Gym time
  • 06:00, Barbell Strength with the head coach, 2 free spotsBook
  • 07:15, Conditioning with the conditioning coach, 3 free spotsBook
  • 12:00, Barbell Strength with the head coach, 4 free spotsBook
  • 17:30, Olympic Lifting with the lifting coach, 3 free spotsBook
  • 19:00, Conditioning with the conditioning coach, 2 free spotsBook

Classes take up to twelve. Times are sample data.

Coaches by role

Three coaches, one standard: technique first, then load. Hover a card to see them train.

  • The head coach's hand set on a loaded barbell

    Head coach

    Powerlifting / Barbell strength

    Writes the strength cycles and runs the heavy days. Will fix your setup before adding a single plate.

    12
    years coaching
    240
    kg best deadlift
  • The lifting coach setting up over a barbell on the floor

    Lifting coach

    Snatch / Clean and jerk

    Teaches the Olympic lifts from the hang down. Patient with beginners, picky about bar path.

    9
    years on the platform
    130
    kg best clean
  • The conditioning coach lifting a kettlebell off the gym floor

    Conditioning coach

    Conditioning / Mobility

    Runs the early classes and the Sunday mobility hour. Keeps the engine running for the heavy work.

    7
    years coaching
    5
    classes a week

The PR wall

Written in chalk, every Friday. Sample board: your members' numbers go here.

26
coached classes a week
6
competition platforms
4,800 kg
of bumpers and iron on the floor
3
coaches on the floor
Sample numbers. Replace with your own.
  1. Deadlift220kgMember, 3 years
  2. Back squat165kgMember, 18 months
  3. Clean and jerk102kgMember, 2 years
  4. Bench press110kgMember, 1 year
  5. Snatch71kgMember, 10 months
  6. First deadlift60kgNew member, week 1

Sample numbers. Replace with your own.

Book your free class

Pick a day, pick a class, tell us where you are starting from. A coach confirms within one working day.

  • No card needed
  • Chalk, belts and towels provided
  • A coach meets you at the door
Pick a day
Pick a class
You

Goals, questions, kit. Please leave out medical details; your coach will ask about injuries in person.

The training floor: kettlebell and dumbbell racks, rubber matting and the rig

Find the iron

Hours

Monday to Friday
05:00 to 22:00
Saturday
07:00 to 18:00
Sunday
08:00 to 14:00

120 Sample Street, Unit 3, Sample City, OH 43000

Five minutes from Sample Street station. Free parking behind the building, bike rack by the door.