YOUR COACHES
These aren't instructors reading from a script. They're coaches who program your workouts, track your progress, and remember what you lifted last Tuesday.
Marcus Cole
Strength Coach
CSCS, 10 years coaching. Former college linebacker who learned that strength without control is just noise. Marcus programs every Iron session from scratch — no templates, no apps. He's the coach who notices your hip shift before you do and adjusts your load before you ask.
NSCA-CSCS, FMS Level 2
Iron, Iron & Grace
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Ava Lindgren
Movement & Recovery Coach
FRCms, 8 years coaching. Dancer-turned-coach who understands that the body you strengthen is the body you have to move through life. Ava designs every Grace session and handles the mobility programming that keeps Iron members lifting without pain. She's the reason you can touch your toes after deadlift day.
FRCms, Pn1, DNS Exercise
Grace, Iron & Grace
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Dmitri Volkov
Performance Coach
MS Exercise Science, 12 years coaching. Former Olympic weightlifting competitor who programs like a scientist and coaches like a mentor. Dmitri handles our advanced programming and Forge classes — the sessions you earn your way into. If you want to know why your progress stalled, ask Dmitri.
MS Exercise Science, USAW, CSCS
Iron, Forge, Iron & Grace
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At Iron & Grace, coaching isn't a title — it's a relationship. Your coach writes your program, tracks your PRs, and adjusts when life throws you off schedule. That's the difference between paying for a class and investing in progress.
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