Like gyms, who make money off memberships, these places that offer “functional training “ make their money off memberships, convincing people this is the proper way to train. I am in the best shape of my life never have done a functional class except when invited to one by an instructor. I truly can’t believe people go to these week after week. The wear and tear on the body is more telling than the actual result. I always tell clients, if you only have time for one thing, do strength training then add everything else around this. I have clients that go to these classes 5 + days a week and if anything, it only interferes with their strength training. I don’t talk them out of these classes but I don’t think they’re helpful. I think the advantage these classes have over traditional strength training, is they create community, regardless of the result.

I train multiple people as partners. People actually like the break in between sets. I tell them it is harder solo. I think it’s good to do what makes them feel most comfortable. I trained a couple Friday as an intro and they left so jazzed, feeling like they both received a great workout and they didn’t have to do it alone. I like pairs when the couple is focused and each is encouraging the other. I don’t like training couples when there is too much talking. It truly has never reduced conversion doing partner intros or single intros.💪🏼

Are there any plans to make women specific machines? As much as I love Medx, I find them to be large for women and the handle circumference large for women’s hands.

This is great! A client just asked me yesterday , can I still build muscle at 75? I told him absolutely. I always tell people, there’s only one way out of here, might as well get strong! 😂💪🏼🙌🏼

@Justin Frost Hi Justin, I usually do some variation of a squat, pull and push which includes 6-8 exercises. Usually, this includes, a leg press, shoulder press, pull-down, chest press or dip, seated row, (I like to add in BW exercises, or non machines, whether this is push ups, bar holds, pull-ps, deadlift, BW abs( and usually finish the workout off with calves, ab rotation and or spine lumbar. Total time under tension is about 15-20 minutes. I find the more muscular, more conditioned one is, the less exercises one needs to get a good result. I prefer training just 1x weekly and find most clients can do it well and get a good result. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@Lawrence Neal 😂💪🏼