Small-group strength & conditioning — Portland, OR
Coached strength training in groups of eight, never more. Real barbells, real programming, real progress you can measure — built for professionals who have 60 minutes and zero patience for fluff.
Programs
Four tracks, one system. Every session is coached, capped at eight, and logged in your training profile so the weight on the bar keeps moving in the right direction.
Most popular
Squat, hinge, press, pull. Percentage-based barbell blocks that add plates, not guesswork. Tested every 12 weeks.
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Sleds, ropes, ergs and intervals engineered to build an engine — heart-rate zones tracked live on the studio board.
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45 minutes of loaded stretching and joint prep that keeps desk-bound hips and shoulders out of the physio's office.
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Four platforms, calibrated plates, chalk buckets. Run your own program with a coach on the floor if you need eyes.
See the trackThe Method
No random workouts. Every athlete runs the same three-phase loop — assess, train, retest — so progress is never a feeling. It's a number.
A free 60-minute movement screen and strength baseline. We test your squat, hinge, press and engine — then place you in the right track at the right loads.
3–4 coached sessions a week in 12-week blocks. Eight athletes, one coach, every rep watched. Your loads and times sync to the FORMA app automatically.
Every block ends with test week. New maxes, new benchmarks, new targets — and a coach debrief on exactly what the next 12 weeks will build.
Results
Deadlift 85 → 140 kg
I'd done three years of classes that got me sweaty and nowhere. Fourteen months at FORMA and I pull double bodyweight. The coaches log everything — you literally can't hide from your own progress.
Maya TranProduct manager · Member since 2024
−14 kg · press +32%
Two kids, a startup, chronic back pain. I told them I had three lunch hours a week. That's exactly what they programmed for. Back pain gone by week nine, and I bench more at 41 than I did at 25.
Derek OkaforFounder · Member since 2023
First pull-up → 12
I joined for the schedule and stayed for the standard. Sessions start on the minute and every rep gets coached. Zero pull-ups to twelve strict in ten months — my Garmin thinks I'm a different person.
Priya RamanAttorney · Member since 2024
This Week
72 coached sessions a week, first slot 6:00 AM, last slot 7:45 PM. Reserve in the app — sessions cap at eight and the 6 AM strength slots go fast.
| Time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 | Strength | Conditioning | Strength | Conditioning | Strength | Open Gym |
| 7:15 | Strength | Strength | Mobility | Strength | Conditioning | Strength |
| 12:15 | Conditioning | Strength | Conditioning | Strength | Mobility | Team WOD |
| 17:30 | Strength | Conditioning | Strength | Mobility | Strength | Open Gym |
| 18:45 | Conditioning | Strength | Conditioning | Strength | Open Gym |
Sunday: closed — go for a walk, you've earned it. See the full weekly timetable →
Head Coach · Strength
CSCS, ex-national powerlifter. 11 years coaching, 200+ athletes past a 2× bodyweight deadlift.
Coach · Conditioning
MSc Exercise Physiology. Builds the engine work — intervals, ergs, sleds — behind every FORMA block.
Coach · Mobility & Rehab
DPT, FRC mobility specialist. The reason our members' physios keep losing repeat customers.
Membership
No initiation fees, no 12-month traps, no "call for pricing." Pick a lane, cancel anytime with 30 days' notice.
8 coached sessions per month
$149/mo
Unlimited coached sessions + open gym
$219/mo
Open gym only, bring your own program
$89/mo
Every membership starts with a free assessment session. Student & first-responder rates: ask at the front desk.
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FAQ
Yes — roughly 60% of members arrive with zero barbell experience. Your first four weeks run at technique loads with extra coach eyes, and nobody moves to heavier percentages until movement quality earns it. The group cap of eight exists precisely so beginners never get lost in a crowd.
Unlike a big-box gym, every session is coached and programmed. Unlike most group fitness, the workout isn't random — you follow a 12-week strength block with tested maxes, so intensity is prescribed to your numbers, not shouted at the room. Think personal training standards at small-group prices.
A full 60-minute assessment: movement screen, baseline strength and conditioning tests, and a coach recommendation for your track and starting loads. You leave with your numbers whether you join or not. No card required, no sales script.
Kickoff sessions roll over one month. All-In members can freeze their membership up to 6 weeks per year in one-week increments from the app — no emails, no phone calls, effective the same day.
Thirty days' written notice from the app or by email. That's the whole policy. No cancellation fee, no "manager retention call," and your training log exports with you.
Four private showers with towel service, lockers, and a coffee bar. Doors open at 5:40 AM for the 6:00 sessions. Most lunchtime members are back at their desk within 75 minutes, hair dry.
One hour. A full movement screen, your strength baseline, and a coach who tells you the truth. If it's not for you, you still walk out with your numbers.
No card required · 14 trial slots per week · Portland Central Eastside