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I coach people
with day jobs

Nine years of coaching, the last four in my own studio in RiNo. One client at a time, and a plan written before you walk in.

Started
2017
Studio
2022
Online
2023
Theo Marsh in the studio, arms crossed

How I
got here

For nine years I cooked on the line in Denver restaurants. In 2015 I bent down for a full 40-quart stockpot and could not stand up straight for a week.

The physio who fixed me did it with a barbell: slow deadlifts, then squats, then presses. A year later I had no pain and a clear idea of what I wanted to do all day.

I coach the way I was taught. A plan that starts where you are, lifts you can keep doing for decades, and weights that go up only when the last ones looked right.

Qualified, and
still learning

  • NASM-CPTNational Academy of Sports Medicine, since 2017. Renewed every two years with 20 hours of courses.

  • Precision Nutrition L1Coaching food habits instead of diets, since 2019.

  • USA Weightlifting L1 CoachTeaching the snatch and the clean and jerk safely, since 2020.

  • Functional Movement Screen L1The test behind the movement check in your first session.

  • CPR and AEDAmerican Red Cross, current until March 2027.

  • Next upPre- and postnatal coaching, finishing in spring 2027.

The studio: squat racks, plates and dumbbells in window light

The studio

1,100 square feet on the ground floor of a former bike workshop. One client on the floor at a time, so the rack, the platform and the music are yours for the hour.

  • Three squat racks with pull-up bars
  • Two deadlift platforms
  • Dumbbells from 5 to 100 lb
  • Kettlebells from 18 to 70 lb
  • Suspension straps and rings
  • A rower and an air bike
  • A changing room with a shower
  • Lockers and filtered water

Clients who stayed

  • I trained in big gyms for ten years and learned more about my own body in three months here. He explains why, not only what.

    MO

    Michael O.Civil engineer, since 2022

  • I am 63. I wanted to carry my grandchildren without my back going. I can, and I get up off the floor without a hand.

    RB

    Ruth B.Retired librarian, since 2023

  • After my son was born I did not trust my core at all. He started me with breathing and one kettlebell, and built from there at my pace.

    EV

    Elena V.Graphic designer, since 2024

Come and see the studio

Drop in on a Saturday before noon, or book a first session and I will show you round.

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