Why Semi-Private Coaching at Tailored Strength is the Right Choice for You

You show up to your 6pm group class right on time. You grab a set of light dumbbells and go over to your 3x3 “working space” for the morning. You mentally prepare for the coach to bark out some orders to the group, they crank up the music, and you go at it. For the next hour you look around self-consciously to make sure you're doing the movement correctly and try to stay out of eyesight of the drill sergeant. You count the minutes of near-heart failure work, all in pursuit of getting a sweat on and “scorching” those calories mindlessly. You quickly check your HR monitor and make sure you're burning enough calories for that Happy Hour beer or two tomorrow. It's over. You're dead. You wipe down your mat, and you roll out.

Does this sound like a normal group-based workout session? If you said "yes", I have a harsh truth to share with you. You learned nothing and made zero progress on the movement patterns. The coach does not know your name. That feeling that you're just doing the “monkey see, monkey do” is very real because you're not getting any support or advice outside of class. THAT’S NOT COACHING.

Allow me to introduce the semi-private coaching model. At Tailored Strength, these sessions are capped at 6 people MAX. That means you're not competing with 25 other people for space, time with the coach, or training equipment. We offer a very high coach-to-client ratio, allowing for a very special and effective experience. There's more; read on.

Learning and Progression of Movements
Every person has a slightly different starting point. This is due to anything from individual anatomy, past injuries, active range of motion, and experience. That's why every client who comes through our door receives an intake and movement screen BEFORE every hitting the floor. It is very important for us to understand where you're starting so that we can best coach you. We'll offer variations to movements, teach you how to properly perform these movements, and explain WHY these movements are chosen specifically for you and your goals. The more your body does the work and learns the patterns, the more efficient and effective it becomes, amplifying results.

Outside Advice and Support
After the initial screening process, we'll have a pretty clear idea of what you'll need to do to be successful. If there any issues that require additional “homework”, then we'll assign it as part of your “prehab” routine. This is built specifically for you and we'll equip you with everything you need to do it on your own. As you improve, progressions will be added. You'll also get some basic diet and food intake advice. Tackling goals means coming at it from many angles! You can't just sweat like a crazy person a couple times a week and hope for the best.

Not Just Dumbbells and Treadmills
While these are effective tools, there is so much more you can tap into to maximize your workouts. We'll implement barbells, kettlebells, specialty bars, cable towers, belt squats, bands, suspension trainers, sleds, and more into our programming (yes...it's a 16-week program, not some random workout). Not only do you get to use these tools, but you learn how to use them properly.

You Get Results
At the end of the day, week, month...ask yourself: “Did I improve?” We encourage measuring your results: weight/body comp tracking, increasing load, and tempo/sets/reps. Each workout is preparing you for the next workout, which is preparing you for the next program, which is moving you closer to reaching your goals. You'll be able to look over your progress and be proud of how far you have come!

All the Benefits of Personal Training, for a Fraction of the Cost
Individualized screening. Progressive customized programming. High client-to-coach ratio. Community. These are all the perks of having an expensive one-on-one coach, but for a much lower price. By paying that lower price point, you can get an extra session in each week (2 semi-private sessions are about the same cost as 1 personal training session) for more exposure, more practice of execution, and more results.

Everyone Knows Each Other
This is perhaps the most important piece. Health and fitness goals can be deeply personal, and training in a group should make you feel like part of a community; a family with unique needs, distinct goals, and a desire to improve. People who train together develop trust, accountability, and commitment. This is why sports teams work out together; even competitive individual sports athletes (powerlifters, marathon runners, bodybuilders, etc) workout with other individual sports athletes; same goes with the military. The stronger the team, the more comfortable and confident the community, and the harder you're willing to push towards your goals.

This is precisely what we are trying to cultivate at Tailored Strength. We truly are stronger together. So come check it out for yourself and see how much more powerful, strong, and conditioned you can become, all while having a great time and NOT bumping into another sweaty guy less than a foot away from you as you do your 10,000th sorta-good-form-but-my-shoulders-hurt pushup.

So what are you waiting for?