A coached group squatting at their racks under tall warehouse windows

Six squat racks loaded with plates in morning light

Next class with room6:30 AM Strength Club 2 of 6 racks free

Coached barbell strength on 30th Street in North Park. Six lifters to a coach, prices on the page, and a free one-on-one intro.

Book a free intro

Six lifters,one coach.

Three taps: your goal, your experience and how many days you can train. You get a program, a coach and this week's classes with racks still free.

Find your program

Pick a class on the schedule, or call or text (619) 555-0148 and a coach will book your free intro.

The board by the chalk bowl lists every member who said yes, by first initials, with the first weight they logged and the best since.

The record book

Sample lifts, first logged and best since
Lifter, age	Program	Lift	First logged	Best since, lb	Time
D.M., 58	Strong at 40+	Trap bar deadlift	135 lb	255	30 weeks
K.L., 34	Strength Club	Back squat	95 lb	205	22 weeks
T.H., 41	Recomp	Deadlift	185 lb	315	24 weeks
A.P., 27	Athlete	Power clean	95 lb	165	18 weeks
R.S., 46	Strength Club	Bench press	115 lb	175	26 weeks
J.N., 63	Strong at 40+	Box squat	65 lb	135	20 weeks

The gym floor with a mural wall, plants and a bench in morning light

These are sample numbers for this concept, not results from real members.

On a live site only members who opt in appear, with initials, never photos without consent. Progress depends on training history, attendance, sleep and age: new lifters usually add weight quickly at first, then more slowly. No one here is promised a number.

A coached group squatting at their racks

Programs

Strength Club

Squat, press, deadlift and bench in groups of six, with a little more weight every week you show up.

Led by Marcus Delgado, CSCS, Starting Strength Coach. For anyone who can already move a barbell, or has finished Foundations. Most members are here.

Book a free intro See all five programs

A coach's hour at Ironhouse is shared by six lifters, so you pay about a sixth of a private session and still have a coach on every set.

The price of a coached hour

Coached sessions a week3 A trainer's hourly rate you've been quoted$95

$421

a month for a $10 gym plus a personal trainer, $97 a coached session

$229

a month at Ironhouse on 3 a week, $17.63 a coached session

Same coached hours, $192 less a month.

How it's worked out: a month is 4.33 weeks. The $10 gym line is $10 plus the trainer's rate for each coached session. Ironhouse uses the plan that covers your sessions: 2 a week $179, 3 a week $229, Unlimited $279. A comparison for planning, not a quote.

The head coach

CSCS, USAW Level 2
Coaching since 2013
Runs Athlete and Saturday Strength Club

Rae Okafor, head coach at Ironhouse, coaching a lifter Rae Okafor coached strength for a college track and field team for six years before she opened Ironhouse on 30th Street in 2019. She runs Athlete and the Saturday Strength Club, and she writes every program on the board. Her rule for the floor: nobody adds weight until the last set looks like the first.

She holds the NSCA's CSCS and USA Weightlifting's Level 2 coaching licence, and she still competes in masters weightlifting.

What you can check

Coaches hold
CSCS, three of four coaches
USA Weightlifting Level 1 and 2
Starting Strength Coach
Doctor of Physical Therapy
NSCA Certified Personal Trainer
Precision Nutrition Level 1
CPR and AED, renewed every two years

The gym has
Six racks, six platforms
Calibrated competition plates
Trap bars and safety squat bars
A paper log for every lifter
Two showers and day lockers
Bike racks at the door

The rules
Six lifters per coach, always
Free intro, no card needed
Month to month, no contract
Cancel online, any day
Freeze up to two months a year
Prices on the page

Your first month

Most people arrive with years of random workouts. The first month narrows it to five lifts, then turns them into numbers you can read.

ScreenYour coach watches you squat, hinge, push and pull, and notes what to work around.
LearnFive lifts, one at a time, with an empty bar or lighter. No class moves on without you.
LogEvery set goes in your paper log. The weight goes up in small steps, every week you come.

Questions

I've never touched a barbell.

Most members hadn't. Foundations teaches the five lifts over four weeks, two sessions a week, with an empty bar or a lighter one.

Do I have to sign a contract?

No. Memberships are month to month. Cancel online any day, and billing stops at the end of the month you've paid for.

What happens at the free intro?

Forty-five minutes: a short readiness questionnaire on paper, a movement screen, then you train the class with your coach beside you. You leave with your plan in writing.

I'm 55 with a cranky knee.

Talk to Dana. Strong at 40+ uses trap bar deadlifts, box squats and longer warm-ups. If your doctor has given you limits, bring them and we train inside them.

Where do I park?

Street parking on Upas and 30th, two-hour limit, and bike racks at the door. The 7 bus stops at University and 30th, a four-minute walk.

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