What is the best way to get strong?
Getting stronger can’t stop wrinkles or gray hair, but strength training can give us something even better—a stronger, healthier, and more independent life.
We train for real life by using barbells to build balance, mobility, and resilience. Strength training helps counteract muscle loss, osteoporosis, and even chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. It’s not about lifting the heaviest weights—it’s about lifting your best life.
Our approach is simple and effective, we focus on natural, everyday movement patterns with just four key barbell lifts:
Bench Press
Squat
Press
Deadlift
Why barbells?
Barbells let us train real strength by focusing on normal human movements (Sitting/Standing, Pushing/Pulling, Picking something up, Reaching overhead, Carrying something) rather than isolating individual muscles or joints. They’re adaptable to any fitness level, making them one of the most effective tools for lifelong strength and mobility.
By emphasizing movement over muscles, barbells help us build total-body strength, balance, and resilience—key factors in countering muscle and bone loss and staying active as we age.
- Barbells are scalable: They come in many sizes and can be modified as needed for the trainee.
- Barbells are comprehensive.
- Barbells are specific to our training.
- Barbells are simple and efficient and safe.
- Barbells also help us stay mobile and flexible by allowing us to work through full range of motion.
- Barbells help us with our balance. When we are stronger, our balance improves. We may still trip, but we don’t fall.
- Barbells help us build more muscle and stronger bones.
How often do you need to train?
- We recommend allowing at least 1–2 days between training sessions to give your body the time it needs to recover, rebuild, and come back stronger. Rest is just as important as training—it's when real progress happens!
- For some trainees, we may focus on just two key lifts per session to accommodate restrictions while still ensuring meaningful progress. Quality over quantity is always our priority!
Your Best Reason to Start Training?
The One You Think is Stopping You.
With thanks to Dr. Jonathon Sullivan, author of The Barbell Prescription
As a coach, my job is to help people—especially Athletes of Aging—build strength for the Arena of Life. That might sound intense, but it’s simple: instead of letting time and entropy take over, we train for resilience, mobility, and independence.
If you’re asking yourself, “Can I do this?” My answer is, “Almost certainly, yes.”
Maybe you’re thinking, “I could never do that.” I would tell you that you are almost certainly wrong.
Still think you can’t do this?
