14 yrs coaching
Head Coach, Strength
Marcus Hale
Former D-II thrower who has coached lifters from first deadlift to state-meet podium. Writes every Barbell Club cycle.
Powerlifting
Barbell technique
Return to lifting
View profile
Coaches who lift
Every coach here trains, competes or both. Each one holds a nationally accredited certification and current CPR/AED.
14 coaches
9 specialties
112 combined years
Head coaches
Our six leads run programs and mentor the eight floor coaches.
9 yrs coaching
Nutrition Coach
Dana Okafor
Builds eating plans around real schedules: shift work, kids' hockey, and the Tuesday you forgot lunch. No meal-plan PDFs.
Habit coaching
Fat loss
Performance fueling
View profile
7 yrs coaching
Coach, Hybrid Training
Theo Brandt
Runs the Engine and Iron Circuit classes. Trains for a spring half-marathon and a fall meet every year to keep himself honest.
Conditioning
Hybrid athletes
Kettlebells
View profile
8 yrs coaching
Transformation Lead
Rosa Vang
Leads the 48-Day Transformation groups and checks every member's training log each Sunday night.
Body recomposition
Women's strength
Accountability
Meet the coaches
16 yrs coaching
Coach, Masters & Mobility
Erik Solheim
Specializes in lifters over 45 and anyone coming back from a layoff. Patient about range of motion, stubborn about consistency.
Masters athletes
Mobility
Joint-friendly strength
Meet the coaches
6 yrs coaching
Coach, Fight Conditioning
Jalen Brooks
Amateur boxer turned coach. His Fight Conditioning class is the reason the heavy bags need replacing every spring.
Boxing
Conditioning
Footwork
Meet the coaches
How we match you with a coach
You don't have to pick from a photo. Tell us your goal and schedule and we'll suggest two coaches to try.
01
Tell us your goal
Fill in the free-week form or call. Strength, fat loss, a sport, getting back after an injury.
02
Try two coaches
Your free week includes a session with each. Most people know after one.
03
Switch any time
Coaches share notes, so changing coach never means starting over.
Floor coaches
On the floor during open gym and assisting in classes.
ML
Maya Lindgren
Mornings, Barbell Club
OP
Owen Pham
Evenings, Engine
GN
Grace Nakamura
Weekends, Mobility
TJ
Tyler Johansson
Evenings, Iron Circuit
BH
Bree Halvorsen
Mornings, Kettlebells
SA
Samir Ali
Midday, Strong at 50+
KM
Kendra Moore
Weekends, Fight Conditioning
LO
Luis Ortega
Evenings, Open gym
Not sure who to train with?
Tell us your goal and we'll set up a session with two coaches during your free week.