I came in unable to do a push-up
Three years later I pulled 275 at the club's spring meet. Marcus fixed my hip hinge in one session after two years of YouTube videos had failed.
R
Rachel M.
Barbell Club, 3 years
Train heavy. Eat smart. Stay strong.
Coach-led strength training, nutrition coaching and a 24/7 lifting floor in Northeast Minneapolis. Your first week is free, coaching included.
4.9 from 640+ member reviews
1,900 members since 2014
A real lifting gym with coaches on the floor
Taconite started in a former machine shop on 18th Avenue with six racks and one rule: every member gets coached, even on open-gym days. Twelve years later we have 24 racks, 14 coaches and the same rule.
24 /7
Member access with your key fob
38
Coached classes every week
24
Racks and lifting platforms
$0
Enrollment fee, ever
Pick how you want to train
Most members mix two: classes during the week, a coach session or Barbell Club on the weekend.
All programs
From $85 / session
Personal training
A coach, a written program and check-ins every week. Nutrition coaching included on the Coached plan.
Learn more
Group classes
38 a week, 30 to 75 minutes, every level.
48-Day Transformation
Next group starts January 5.
Nutrition coaching
Plans built around your actual week.
Recovery
Sauna, cold plunge and a mobility room.
Lift · Rest · Repeat · Lift · Rest · Repeat · Lift
Coached · Every · Rep · Coached · Every · Rep · Coached
Train one-on-one with a coach who writes your program
Start with a 60-minute assessment: movement screen, strength baseline and a talk about your schedule. Then your coach writes four weeks at a time and adjusts after every session.
Program updates in the Taconite app after each session
Form review videos between sessions
Monthly retest of your key lifts
On the floor today
Wedday, Oct 28. Members book up to 7 days ahead in the app; free-week guests book by text.
Full schedule
Why members stay
All reviews
The coaches remember your name and your numbers
Every session starts with Dana asking how I slept and what I ate. It sounds small. It's the reason I haven't quit like I did at three other gyms.
D
Devon K.
Coached membership
We lift together twice a week now
Erik got both of us lifting after Pat's knee replacement. He adjusts every movement without making a fuss about it.
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Liz & Pat O.
Strong at 50+
48 days. One coach. Real numbers.
Our small-group challenge: four training days a week, a nutrition plan, and a full retest on day 48.
Join the January group
Simple monthly memberships
Month to month. No enrollment fee. Freeze for up to three months a year.
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Open Gym
For lifters who write their own program.
$59
/ month
24/7 key-fob access
24 racks + platforms
Cardio deck and turf
Sauna and cold plunge
Unlimited classes
Coach sessions
Club
Open gym plus every class on the schedule.
$119
/ month
24/7 key-fob access
24 racks + platforms
Cardio deck and turf
Sauna and cold plunge
Unlimited classes (38 a week)
Coach sessions
Most chosen
Coached
A coach, a plan and nutrition support.
$289
/ month
24/7 key-fob access
24 racks + platforms
Cardio deck and turf
Sauna and cold plunge
Unlimited classes (38 a week)
4 personal sessions + nutrition
Your first week is on us
Seven days of open gym, every class on the schedule and one session with a coach. No card, no contract.