The Ironside Method
The method is our most popular training service. The perfect balance of personalization, teamwork, challenge, and growth. Whether you are interested in Weightlifting, Powerlifting, or general strength, we have a method for you.
Ironside Method vs Other Programs
Training Structure Breakdown
Ironside Method programming is generally designed to be completed in the coach’s training hour, with 10 minutes before and after the hour for clients to complete warm up and cool down movements on their own.
(Timing may vary based on programming)
MEET OUR EXPERT COACHES
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Patrick Thomas
Patrick Thomas is the founder and owner of Ironside Training. Patrick is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, USPA Certified Powerlifting Practitioner, and has a BA in Psychology & Sociology from the University of Portland.
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Rachel Bouffard
Rachel is a strength and powerlifting coach with a diverse background in team/barbell sports whose main goals are to uplift their community and lift heavy.
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Devon Kell
Devon has his Masters of Arts in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Science from The University of South Dakota and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the NSCA.
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Natalie Smith
Natalie Smith is a Strength/Powerlifting coach, NASM-CPT and USPA Certified Powerlifting Coach-Practitioner. She believes everyone should experience feeling more empowered, confident, and inspired through powerlifting.
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Casey Lynch
Casey is a NASM certified strength and conditioning coach with a background rooted in powerlifting. She values the importance of training-life balance and can help the busiest of clients successfully navigate their training.
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Brady Cable
Brady Cable is a strength coach specializing in powerlifting and has been coaching for over 7 years. In addition to coaching barbell strength training, Brady has extensive knowledge of pain management and teaching the foundations of body mechanics.
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Gretchen Leigh
Gretchen Leigh is a weightlifting, powerlifting, and strength & conditioning coach with decades of experience in a variety of movement modalities. She takes a holistic approach to coaching and believes deeply there is a home in strength training for everyone who would like to find one.
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Josh Davis
Josh has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, a Bachelors degree in Exercise Science from The Ohio State University and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Josh uses his expertise in biomechanics and kinesiology to optimize technique and recover from or prevent injury.
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Gabi Dixson
Gabi Dixson is a Portland-born strength and conditioning coach known for her infectious positive energy that she puts towards helping her clients achieve their goals.
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Ash Hamby
Ash is a NASM certified personal trainer with a focus in powerlifting. Having experienced how transformative strength training has been, she is on a mission to show that the barbell is for all.
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Molly Marie
Molly is a strength coach, powerlifter, and mom. As a coach, she empowers each athlete to push themselves and to lift up those around them.
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Steph Colbertson
Steph Colbertson is a Strength Coach and NASM Certified Personal Trainer with a strong foundation in powerlifting. He brings a unique understanding of strength training, ensuring his clients receive tailored guidance to maximize their potential and achieve remarkable results.
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Jabo Nguyen
Jabo is a USAW Weightlifting Level 1 Coach who has been competing nationally in weightlifting for almost 6 years. He enjoys helping clients maximize their athleticism through traditional strength and conditioning as well as helping lifters master the Olympic weightlifting movements.
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What’s it like?
Our programs are periodized over the calendar year to support our athletes in all phases of training, from general physical preparedness to strength to volume to competition peaking. We plan our year around local and national competitions and move the team through personally tailored programming accordingly, so each athlete is both working pushing their individual fitness while knowing the rest of the team is right there with them in the cycle.
Why is the method better than other training formats?
At Ironside, we have experienced coaches, thoughtful programming, and an enthusiastic multi-sport community that shows up every day, ready to work hard and cheer each other on. With options for individual coaching, 24hr equipment access to complete your programming, and competition support from our coaches, we are set up to help you reach your goals!
Is it hard?
When our team comes in to lift, we are truly there to train, to practice, and to work hard. Rest assured, our coaches are there to help make sure you also have fun along the way! Failure is part of the process - what matters is that we keep getting back up, learning, and trying again.
Why Small Group vs. Individual Training Format?
Small group training provides many of the benefits of personal training and many of the benefits of group fitness classes. With programming tailored to you, an experienced coach who is versed in your body and your needs present with you, and a room full of other athletes to chat with, commiserate with, learn from, and cheer for, small group training has it all.