Enjoy the camaraderie of training with like-minded individuals?
The Semi-Private Coaching Class is for everyone – whether you’ve never touched a barbell in your life or have been lifting for years, there’s a platform here for you to refine your lifts and make progress. It’s not uncommon to have someone squatting for the first time while the lifter on an adjacent platform is prepping for their next competition. Regardless of your goals or training experience, encouraging other lifters and celebrating each other’s personal bests keeps everyone motivated throughout the session.
Personal Training
in a Small Group Setting
With a maximum ratio of five lifters to one coach, Semi-Private Coaching classes are intentionally kept small so that you receive individualised attention. A custom-designed program catered towards your goals and coaching on your last warm-up and all your working sets ensure that you achieve progress at your pace. Think of it as personal training in a small group setting.
Prerequisite: Intro to Barbells
Attending the Intro to Barbells Class is a prerequisite for joining our semi-private coaching classes. In this one-hour private session with a Starting Strength Coach, you’ll learn how to safely perform the basic barbells lifts. In this session, you’ll be coached for every lift, from your first warm-up set to your last working set.
Prerequisite: Intro to Barbells
Attending the Intro to Barbells Class is a prerequisite for joining our semi-private coaching classes. In this one-hour private session with a Starting Strength Coach, you’ll learn how to safely perform the basic barbells lifts. In this session, you’ll be coached for every lift, from your first warm-up set to your last working set.
Class Schedule
After you’ve completed the Intro to Barbells Class and onboarding process, you’re welcomed to join our Semi-Private Classes. Classes are held daily and there’s a rack and barbell waiting for you at every session.
What is included?
During the session, you’ll learn how to perform the basic barbell lifts in accordance with the Starting Strength methodology. The session will start with the squat, followed by the overhead press, deadlift, bench press and power clean (if applicable). While this is the order of the lifts that we recommend, we can switch the order on your request. Depending on the pace of the session, we may or may not be able to go through all lifts – we always make sure that you’re able to consistently perform a lift proficiently before moving on to the next lift.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the price for Semi-Private Coaching Classes?
Semi-Private Coaching Classes are at SGD500 per month for 8 x 1.5-hour sessions.
If you’d like to attend more than eight Semi-Private Coaching Classes per month, you can add on single sessions at SGD62.50 per session.
How do I join the Semi-Private Coaching Class?
Attending the Intro to Barbells Class is required before joining our Semi-Private Coaching Class. Sign up here. After registration and payment of the Intro Class, you’ll receive a detailed questionnaire.
Upon completion of the Intro Class, you’ll receive an email to your registered email address with a link to sign up for our Semi-Private Coaching Class.
What happens after I sign up?
After registration and payment of the Semi-Private Coaching Class, we’ll guide you through the process of setting up a session scheduling account, which gives you access to the calendar to book your sessions. We’ll also set up an online training log – this will be the platform whereby your programming is delivered and where you’ll track your progress. After booking your session, show up and be ready to lift when the class begins.
What is included?
- Individualised coaching on every workout from your last warm-up through all your working sets.
- Custom-designed programming and nutritional guidelines to get you to your personal goals.
- Access to a Starting Strength Coach to answer all your training questions.
- The camaraderie of training with like-minded people.
What is the class size?
If there are new lifters in the class, the lifter-to-coach ratio will be capped at 4:1. If everyone in the class is experienced, it will be capped at 5:1.
How does the Semi-Private Coaching Class work? Does everyone do the same program? I’ve never trained with barbells before.
The Semi-Private Coaching Class can be thought of as personal training in a group setting. You will receive your own custom-designed program based on your level of experience and goals, so it doesn’t matter if you’ve never trained before or if you’re barbell veteran.
You will have your own platform, rack and barbell. During the session, you’ll be coached from your last warm-up set through all your work sets. If you’re a new lifter, you will also be coached on all your warm-up sets as well. When you’re resting between sets, your coach will move on to the next lifter and so on till he rounds back to you.
I’ve never touched a barbell in my life. I'm older and have injuries (back/knee/hip/shoulder/elbows problems etc), can I train and is it safe?
In our years of experience, we’ve never had someone in the gym who couldn’t train with barbells due to the limitation they had at that time. Depending on your condition, the way you perform the lifts and/or program will be modified to accommodate your specific situation.
I’ve been sedentary all my life. I'm worried that I am not strong enough to do the barbell lifts.
Even if you’ve been sedentary all your life, we’ll find your baseline of strength and gradually work up from there. The weights that you will start with will be established on your first session. If needed, a lighter barbell, broomstick or even just bodyweight can be used to start with – you’ll start with a weight that you can safely and correctly perform the lift. You’ll progress from there on subsequent training sessions.
What is the minimum age requirement?
We don’t have a hard limit on the minimum age – each individual will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If you’re a minor, please ensure that your parent/guardian has given written legal consent before booking your Intro Class. Minors without written legal consent from their parent/guardian will be turned away and no refunds will be given.
If there’s anything you’d like to clarify, please contact us here.
What do I need to wear/bring?
Please come in a 100% cotton T-shirt and stretchy shorts(that end above the knee)/pants/tights that don’t impede movement. We’ve already had a number of clients rip their shorts while squatting – don’t be the next one. Lifting shoes are highly recommended but if you don’t have them, do try to come in hard-soled shoes e.g. Converse.
If you’ve already been training before joining us, do bring along all the gear that you usually use while training e.g belt, sleeves, wraps etc. Please bring along a hand towel to wipe down the equipment before and after use.
I’d like to try a session before deciding. Do you provide free trials?
If you’d like to try out our Semi-Private Coaching Class, you’re welcomed to do after completion of the Intro to Barbells Class. Upon completion of the intro class, we offer paid trials.
What payment methods do you accept?
Payment for the Semi-Private Coaching Class subscription is by credit/debit card only.
Who can I contact if I have queries not answered here?
Feel free to contact us at +65 8786 8792 or drop us an email.
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