Train with me in person in Morton Grove.
In-person strength training at my fully equipped private garage gym studio in Morton Grove, one on one or in a small group of three or four. Every session is coached by me and built from a real intake. It runs while the weather allows, roughly spring through fall. Online coaching continues year-round. The address is shared when you book.
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Two ways to train here
Private garage gym, address shared on booking. Same coach, same intake as online. Prices per session.
One on one
- Built from a real intake: goals, injuries, schedule
- Coached rep by rep on the main lifts
- Notes carried into your program after each session
- 12-pack: the 13th session is free
Small group
- Groups of 3 to 4, no bigger
- Your own program, shared space and coach
- Bring your own group or ask to join one
- 13th session free when the whole group buys the 12-pack
There is no free first session. The free session comes with the 12-pack: buy a 12-session 1-on-1 pack and the 13th session is free. For a small group, when every person in the group buys the 12-pack, everyone in that group gets the 13th session free.
Off-season: buy spring now
From October the garage is closed for the season and the spring waitlist is open. Buy your 12-pack now and start the week the garage opens: $698 for twelve 1-on-1 sessions, $298 a person for a small group, the same prices as in season, no discount. Through the winter, online coaching at $199 a month carries the same program until spring. Use the form below and say spring.
What a session looks like
You arrive, we talk for two minutes about how the body feels today, and then we warm up for the lifts on your program.
The main lift gets coached rep by rep. I watch the bar path, the knee, the brace, and I change one thing at a time.
Then the accessories, picked for your weak points rather than a template. Notes go straight into your program so the next session builds on this one.
The space is a garage gym with a full free-weight setup, which means the bar, the plates and the floor do the work that a room full of machines does at a health club. No queue. No music you did not choose.
In a small group of three or four, each person is on their own program. You share the space and the coach, not the plan.
Who this is for
- Adults who want to learn the main lifts with a coach watching every rep.
- People who have started and stopped and want somebody expecting them on Tuesday.
- Someone coming back after an injury, cleared to train, who wants the plan built around it.
- Whoever finished the free program and wants the next step with a coach in the room.
Who it is not for
- People after a fast fix. This is a journey, not a race.
- If you want a class of twenty and loud music, this is the wrong room.
- Under 18s.
- Anyone with a health condition a doctor has not cleared for training.
Questions before you come
Where is the gym?
A fully equipped private garage gym studio in Morton Grove, IL. It is my home. Not a storefront, so the address is not published; it comes with your booking confirmation, along with directions. It is a short drive from Skokie, Niles, Glenview, Park Ridge, Lincolnwood, Evanston and Wilmette.
Is there a free first session?
No. The free session is the 13th on a 12-pack. Buy the 12-session 1-on-1 pack for $698 and the 13th session is on me. For a small group, when every person in the group buys the 12-pack, everyone gets the 13th free.
When do in-person sessions run?
Spring through fall, while the weather allows. The garage is not built for January. When the cold sets in, in-person sessions pause and online coaching carries the same program through the winter. If you are buying a pack late in the season, ask first and we will size it to the weeks left.
I have an injury. Can I still train?
Often, yes, once a doctor has cleared you to train. Tell me about it on the interest form. The plan works around the issue, never through it. This is fitness guidance, not medical advice; pain that does not settle goes to a professional.
Can I do in-person and online coaching together?
Yes. Plenty of people will train in the garage through the warm months and switch to online coaching for winter. The program is the same one, the check-ins are the same, and your numbers carry over.
Tell me what you need
No booking yet, no payment. I read every note myself and reply within two days with the address and the first open slots.
Which town are you driving in from?
The garage is in Morton Grove and most of these are ten to fifteen minutes away. Each page has the drive, the prices and the booking form for that town.
Not near Morton Grove?
Online coaching is the year-round version of the same work: a real intake, weekly check-ins, form feedback on your lift videos.
A lift bothering you? A form check by video is $28, from anywhere.
See the online plans