This site is intended to be a community supported resource for people in the greater Pittsburgh Area who are interested in serious training.

Why we were created, and what we are:

We do not focus on any specific discipline of training on this site. We have crossfit affiliates, olympic lifting and barbell clubs, a few power lifting gyms, individual coaches for endurance athletes and so on.

When I started looking for coaching on skills I lacked, I found that it was out there, but it was not obvious where to find it. Serious training will, almost by nature, appeal to a much smaller portion of the population than "no pain" big box gyms. As such, a lot of the resources are small operations that run on word of mouth. I wanted to create a resource so that people interested in training, not flexing in the mirror, could find what they were looking for.

We encourage people to submit new listings. If you're aware of a gym you think meets the description above, please email me and let me know about it. I also strongly encourage anyone to comment on any experiences with the facilities and trainers that are already listed.

What We Are Not:

We are not a listing for "globo-gyms". The vast majority of so called "fitness centers" are based around people not attending them. They make most of their money from people who sign up with good intentions, then stop coming. They also tend to advocate very ineffective training methods, so its hardly any wonder that people get discouraged and quit.

The facilities and trainers listed on here are in NO WAY elitiest or limited to hard core athletes. They are intended for people from all walks of life who want to pursue their training, not stand on a treadmill and read. I will not list big box gyms, or health clubs.