how we work together

Three ways in. One method underneath.

I am less interested in putting you into a fitness box and more interested in building a program around your goals, your abilities, and the life you want to be strong enough to live.

01

Online Coaching

A program built for your goals, your abilities and the week you actually live.

You get a written strength program with the sets, reps and progression already decided, so nothing is left to guesswork on the gym floor. Resistance training is the backbone — compound movements, bodybuilding-style work where it helps, and functional strength for real life.

Mobility and yoga-inspired movement are built in to improve range of motion, body awareness and recovery, so you end up strong and mobile rather than strong in one plane.

Progress is reviewed on a regular cadence: what moved, what did not, what changes next. I want you to understand why you are doing what you are doing, so the plan keeps working when I am not in the room.

02

In-Person Training

Hands-on coaching in The Dalles, starting from wherever your body is today.

We start with how you actually move — hinge, squat, push, pull, carry, and getting up and down off the floor. If there is a limitation, we train around it and on it at the same time.

Sessions are progressive and purposeful, not punishment. You should leave challenged and able to recover, adapt and come back stronger. Soreness is not the measure; the weight on the bar and the way your week feels are.

Conditioning gets added when it serves your goals — HIIT, steady-state, walking or hiking — especially to build the endurance and work capacity that real life and the outdoors demand.

03

Nutrition Support

Enough structure to fuel your training, with no restriction theatre.

We set practical targets — protein first, then total intake, then the habits around them — so your training has something to build with. No elimination lists, no food rules designed to be broken.

The aim is a way of eating that survives a real week: a job, a family, travel, a bad night of sleep. Sustainable beats perfect every single time.

You can start right now with the calculator on this site to see honest daily targets, then we adjust them together against what your body is actually doing.

every trail has a trailhead

Not sure which one fits? Tell me where you're starting.

Send me a note about your goals, your history and what your week looks like. I'll tell you honestly what I'd recommend.