I coach about 30 athletes a year.
That’s by design.
Twelve years coaching. Two thousand sessions taught. One stubborn belief: most fitness fails because it’s a copy-paste, not a coaching relationship.
Why I built Iron Studio.
I was a collegiate distance runner who blew out a knee and spent eighteen months in rehab. The PT who got me running again ran a tiny gym with maybe ten clients. I watched her listen, adjust, and explain — and I realized that’s what most fitness lacks. Not more rep schemes. Not better gear. Coaching.
I went on to a Master’s in exercise physiology, then twelve years coaching collegiate athletes, post-rehab adults, and busy professionals. I taught seminars on strength and rehab integration. I burned out for a year. I came back with a clearer rule: only take on the number of athletes you can actually coach.
That number, for me, is about thirty. Sometimes thirty-five. It means you get personal. It means I notice when your message is shorter than usual. It means we adjust the plan three times in twelve weeks if life demands it — and it usually does.
“The strongest athletes I’ve ever coached weren’t the most talented. They were the ones who showed up on the bad weeks.”
If that resonates, this might be the right room. If you want a 12-week template and never to hear from your coach, it’s not. That’s OK either way — but I want to be honest about what we do here.
The receipts.
NSCA-CSCS
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (2014, recertified through 2027).
M.S. Exercise Physiology
George Mason University, 2013. Thesis on neuromuscular adaptation in collegiate distance runners.
Precision Nutrition L2
Pn2 master coach — sustainable nutrition coaching framework.
NASM Corrective Exercise
Specialty in injury-rehab integration with strength training programs.
Collegiate coaching
8 years coaching D1 cross-country, track & field, and rugby strength programs.
60+ workshops taught
Continuing-ed seminars for trainers on rehab integration, female-athlete programming, and habit science.
“Iron Studio is purposely small — six platforms, two squat racks, no mirrors. The work happens here.”
The road that built this practice.
2010 — A blown-out knee
Mid-college 5K career, three months from a regional final. The PT clinic that put me back together would change my career.
2013 — M.S. Exercise Physiology
George Mason University. Studied neuromuscular adaptation in distance runners — the foundation of how I program today.
2014–2018 — Collegiate strength coach
Built strength and rehab programs for two D1 cross-country teams and a rugby club. Eight years, 200+ athletes, two conference titles.
2019 — Burnout & sabbatical
Took a year off coaching, lifted recreationally, learned to cook, hiked the Long Trail. Came back with a much smaller idea of what good coaching looks like.
2021 — Iron Studio opens
600 square feet in Brooklyn. Four platforms, no mirrors, one rule: small roster, real coaching.
Today — Six programs, online + studio
~30 athletes coached deeply. Six on-demand programs for the rest of you. Same rules, same standards.
Five rules I coach by.
No copy-paste programs.
Every plan is built for one person. Templates are for textbooks, not athletes.
Recovery is half the work.
Sleep, food, and stress management aren’t optional. We track them like we track sets and reps.
Form over numbers.
If the rep doesn’t look right, we don’t add weight. Slow is fast.
The plan adapts to your life, not the other way around.
Travel, illness, kids, deadlines — we re-plan in real time. The plan is a tool, not a rule.
Honesty over hype.
I won’t promise you a transformation in 30 days. I’ll promise you a body that works better in twelve weeks if you do the work.
If this sounds like a place you’d train, let’s talk.
A 20-minute coach call. No sales pressure. We figure out if Iron Studio is the right fit for what you actually want.