Studio hours Weekdays 6am to 1pm, park mornings Wednesday and Friday
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Ten twelve-week strength blocks, written first for one person and then loosened enough to fit others.
Strength foundations
The twelve weeks I have written more often than any other: an empty bar in week one, a squat, a hinge and a carry you own by week twelve.
Right for you ifYou have never lifted · You stopped years ago and never restarted · You want to be taught, not shouted at
Length12 weeks · two sessions with me, one alone
WhereThe studio, SE 13th
From$1,560
Coming back
Sixteen weeks that start with breathing and end with a barbell, written for a body that has done something enormous and been handed a leaflet about it.
Right for you ifYou are three months to three years postpartum · You have been cleared but not taught · You want the honest version of what changed
Length16 weeks
WhereThe studio, babies welcome
From$1,840
Coming back
For shoulders and backs that were fine until they were not. Fourteen weeks of loading the thing you have been avoiding, slowly enough that it stops being frightening.
Right for you ifA shoulder or back that has flared more than once · You have been discharged with a sheet of exercises · You want to press overhead again without flinching
Length14 weeks
WhereThe studio
From$1,680
Strength foundations
Twelve weeks aimed squarely at stairs, suitcases, grandchildren and getting up off the floor without using your hands.
Right for you ifYou are over fifty and starting from scratch · Stairs and shopping have got harder · You want strength you can point at in daily life
Length12 weeks
WhereThe studio
From$1,560
For runners
Ten weeks of the work runners skip: single leg, heavy, twice a week, arranged so it never eats a long run.
Right for you ifYou run more than you lift, or only run · You have picked up the same injury twice · You have a race and want to reach it intact
Length10 weeks
WhereThe studio, around your running week
From$1,240
Strength foundations
Eight weeks and one stubborn goal. Roughly two thirds of the people who start this one finish it with a pull-up.
Right for you ifYou want one clear, stubborn goal · You already train and want a project · You like being told exactly what to do
Length8 weeks
WhereThe studio
From$960
Strength foundations
Ten weeks for a body that sits for nine hours. Two lunchtime sessions a week, no shower required, no gym clothes theatre.
Right for you ifYou sit for a living and feel it · You can only train at lunchtime · You want to lift without a gym-clothes routine
Length10 weeks
WhereThe studio, weekday lunchtimes
From$1,180
Coming back
Twenty weeks after a knee reconstruction or a replacement, aimed at stairs, floors and hills rather than at a discharge form.
Right for you ifReconstruction or replacement, cleared to load · Walking is fine but stairs are not · You want the leg to be normal, not adequate
Length20 weeks
WhereThe studio, alongside your therapist
From$2,300
Small group
The park group: four people, one lawn, kettlebells and a coffee afterward. Wednesday and Friday at seven, all year round.
Right for you ifYou train better with company · Mirrors and music put you off · You want the outdoors more than the equipment
LengthOngoing, in twelve-week blocks
WhereSellwood Park, Wednesday and Friday, 7am
From$28 a morning
For runners
Twelve weeks between seasons, spent getting strong enough that next year's mileage does not break anything.
Right for you ifYou run through the year and never get stronger · You have an off-season and waste it · You want next season to be the one without an injury
Length12 weeks, November to February
WhereThe studio
From$1,440
