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12 years coaching.
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I build athletes who train forever. Not for a six-week transformation, not for a wedding deadline \u2014 for life. The body you want is on the other side of consistent, intelligent, hard work, and that’s exactly what I’m here to give you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I started coaching at 21, after blowing my knee out playing semi-pro football. Rehab taught me that the right program isn’t the hardest one \u2014 it’s the one you can repeat for a decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Strength is the foundation. Discipline is the architecture. Showing up is the whole damn building.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u2014 Marcus Reed, Head Coach<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Four non-negotiables.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

These four values shape every program I write, every check-in I send, and every athlete I take on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Evidence over hype<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every program is built from peer-reviewed research and 12 years of in-the-trenches coaching. No biohacks. No bro-science. Just what works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honesty above all<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I will tell you when your form is off, when your nutrition is sabotaging you, and when you need to take a deload. Comfort doesn’t build athletes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Progress is sacred<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every session is a vote for who you’re becoming. We measure, we track, we adjust \u2014 small wins compound into transformations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Built for the long run<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I don’t want to be your coach for 8 weeks. I want to teach you to train with intelligence so you can do this forever, on your own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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<\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Journey<\/span>\n\n\n\n
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From injured rookie to head coach.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n2014<\/span>\n\n\n\nStep 01<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Knee injury, semi-pro out<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tore ACL playing football. Six months in rehab gave me an obsession with biomechanics and rebuilding the body intelligently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n2016<\/span>\n\n\n\nStep 02<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

NSCA-CSCS certified<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Earned my Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist credential \u2014 the gold standard in performance coaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n2018<\/span>\n\n\n\nStep 03<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

First gym opens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Opened a 1,200 sq ft strength studio in Austin. Quickly grew to 80 active clients via word-of-mouth alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n2021<\/span>\n\n\n\nStep 04<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Online programs launch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Translated my in-person playbook into 6 self-paced online courses to reach lifters worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Working with pro athletes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Started programming for 7 professional athletes across the NFL, MLB, and combat sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Iron & Ember today<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2,400+ athletes coached. 4.9\/5 rating. A team of three coaches and a method that just keeps working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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<\/div>\n\n\n\nCredentials<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The paperwork to back it up.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NSCA-CSCS<\/h4>\n\n\n\nStrength & Conditioning<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NASM-CPT<\/h4>\n\n\n\nPersonal Trainer<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Precision Nutrition L1<\/h4>\n\n\n\nHabits-based coaching<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CPR & AED<\/h4>\n\n\n\nAmerican Red Cross<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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FRC Mobility<\/h4>\n\n\n\nFunctional Range Conditioning<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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USAW L1<\/h4>\n\n\n\nOlympic Weightlifting<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Yoga Tune Up<\/h4>\n\n\n\nMobility specialist<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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B.S. Kinesiology<\/h4>\n\n\n\nUniversity of Texas<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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A glimpse at the work.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\nSquat session<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\nKettlebell warmup<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\nMobility flow<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\nDeadlift PR<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Ready to do the work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coaching slots are limited to 12 athletes per cohort. If we’re a fit, you’ll know within 30 minutes on the strategy call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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