Grit Driven Strength Training and Coaching

Grit Driven Strength Training and Coaching Welcome to Grit Driven Strength. We believe movement is therapeutic and necessary for sustainable lifestyle changes and healthy longevity.

Life doesn’t pause while you chase your goals.There will be hard seasons. Stress. Loss. Setbacks. Busy schedules. Days w...
06/22/2026

Life doesn’t pause while you chase your goals.

There will be hard seasons. Stress. Loss. Setbacks. Busy schedules. Days when motivation is nowhere to be found and showing up feels heavier than usual.

But your goals don’t require perfection, they require persistence. They require you to remove the decision and just do it.

You can acknowledge that life is hard and still choose to do hard things.

The strongest people aren’t the ones who never struggle. They’re the ones who keep showing up despite the struggle.

Keep going. Keep choosing yourself. Keep choosing your health.

✨ “The challenge isn’t what stands in your way. The challenge is deciding you’re worth the effort it takes to move through it.”

Behaviour change and skill development can be challenging.  We are often focused more on the larger goal than seeing the...
06/02/2026

Behaviour change and skill development can be challenging. We are often focused more on the larger goal than seeing the small steps and wins we accumulate each week. It’s easy to say the week sucked because the scale didn’t move or progress isn’t happening as quickly as we’d like but I encourage you to see all of the small wins you’re making every day.
* tracking most of your intake
* eating 80-90% on plan
* moving your body 3-4 days a week with INTENTIONAL exercise
* reading something that brings you joy or grows your knowledge.
* doing something out of your comfort zone
* food prepping for the week or at the least, a few days
* not skipping breakfast
* decreasing alcohol consumption
* hitting your daily step goal
* finding something about your body you’re proud of and saying it in the mirror OUT LOUD or sharing it with a friend.
* encouraging someone else in the gym
* nailing your veggie intake
* drinking your f-ing water 😉
…..
The list is literally endless.

You’re all coming from different backgrounds with food history, workout history, body image, etc. but I guarantee you, you all have at least one thing in common…. Looking to better yourselves, improve your health and create lasting habits and a sustainable lifestyle. All it comes down to are simple, intentional skills that turn in to habits, that turn into that lifestyle.

Indoor body weight cardio today.  Give this one a go.  I used this workout as more of a recovery cardio session instead ...
05/31/2026

Indoor body weight cardio today.
Give this one a go.

I used this workout as more of a recovery cardio session instead of treadmill incline walking intervals, like I usually do. (I use the Morpheus 7 heart rate strap and HRV/recovery system to track my weekly cardio targets)

You can scale this workout as intense as you want by either adding weights, a weighted vest, increasing speed, or limiting rest.

Enjoy 😉

Who you surround yourself with matters.What you listen to matters.What you eat matters.And the way you speak to yourself...
05/20/2026

Who you surround yourself with matters.
What you listen to matters.
What you eat matters.
And the way you speak to yourself matters.

You can’t expect growth while constantly feeding yourself negativity, excuses, poor habits, and environments that drain you and keep you feeling like 💩

Your results are a reflection of what you repeatedly tolerate and consume; mentally, physically, and emotionally.

Want better energy? Better health? Better confidence?
Start being more intentional with what and who you allow into your life.

Get in circles that help you grow, be around people that embody that habits you need to succeed and put aside the excuses that have kept you stuck.

You’re one action away from the life and habits you want.

Nobody else can do that work for you.
So decide & do. 💪🏼

05/16/2026

Progressive overload isn’t just adding more weight to the bar. 👏

If your form changes, tempo speeds up, range of motion shortens, momentum increases, or rest periods suddenly double… you’re not truly measuring progress; you’re changing the stimulus.

REAL progressive overload happens when key variables stay consistent:
✔️ Technique/form
✔️ Range of motion
✔️ Tempo/control
✔️ Muscle engagement
✔️ Rest periods
✔️ Rep quality from start to finish

Only then can increases in load, reps, or volume accurately reflect improved strength, stability, work capacity, or muscle adaptation. 💪

Research continues to show that repetition mechanics, movement tempo, and exercise ex*****on significantly influence muscular adaptations — meaning HOW you perform the rep matters just as much as what’s on the bar.

Quality reps create quality results.
I’d love to help you make every rep count.
DM me to set up a session.

That is all for today 🔉
05/12/2026

That is all for today 🔉

Client Spotlight 🔊Let me introduce you to this ROCKSTAR!  This is Stacie.  Stacie came to me looking to build muscle and...
04/19/2026

Client Spotlight 🔊

Let me introduce you to this ROCKSTAR!

This is Stacie. Stacie came to me looking to build muscle and improve her nutrition to fuel her workouts and feel more confident in the gym with lifting weights. She had some physique goals in mind after losing a significant amount of weight already but wanted to see what else she could make happen.

I knew we would need to pay close attention to refueling her body, increasing her calories and adjusting her portions after she was in a deficit for several years.

Let me tell you…. This girl is IN IT for the long haul.

She tracks her food
She moves her body
She is coachable
She takes feedback like a champ and applies what she’s learned
Even on the hard days she still shows up.

I am so proud of you Stacie. You are strong, determined and such a pleasure to coach. You’ve made sustainable changes and progress in your physique.

Keep doing the do! You’re crushing it!

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