Coaching-first since 2015★★★★★ 4.9 member ratingFree intro session
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About

A coaching-first barbell gym in Chicago, member-owned and coached by people who compete.

About Northside Strength Club

Northside Strength Club opened on Belmont Avenue in 2015 with one idea: put a coach on the floor of every class. Ten years later that has not changed. Classes are still capped at 12, and 6 certified coaches run the room from the 5:30am block to the last evening class.

We are a barbell gym first. Members squat, press, deadlift, and learn the Olympic lifts on a program that is written down and reviewed every 4 weeks. Beginners start with Foundations, a 6-session on-ramp, so nobody is left to figure out the lifts alone. Over 500 members have trained here, and most found us through a friend who trains here too.

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By the numbers

2015
Established
6
Certified coaches
12
Cap per class
6,000
Sq ft floor
Member reviews

What members say

The coaches remember your numbers and your goals. It feels like a program built for me, not a class I show up to.

Robert K.Andersonville, Chicago

I came back to lifting after two years off and the Foundations refresher got me safe under the bar in a week.

Elena M.Roscoe Village, Chicago

No mirrors-and-machines vibe. Barbells, chalk, and coaches who know how to teach a deadlift.

James P.Uptown, Chicago
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