Strength coach · Utah

I'm Dalton. I coach strength.

Most of what I do is teach: how to lift well, how to eat without a meal plan, and how to keep training when life gets busy. Tell me a little about where you are, and I'll point you somewhere sensible to start.

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Let's start with one question.

What would you most like to change?

Starting points

Where people usually start

Pick whichever sounds most like you. Each one begins with three small steps, and you can switch whenever you like.

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Lose Fat Lose fat, keep your muscle, and keep the result. Begin

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Build Strength Get measurably stronger, month after month. Begin

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Move Without Pain Train around what hurts, and move more freely over time. Begin

Something more specific

Sports Performance Strength that shows up in your sport. Begin Healthy Aging Stay strong, steady and independent for decades. Begin Just Getting Started Build a habit first. Everything else follows. Begin

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How I coach

My job is to make myself unnecessary.

I explain the reasoning behind every set, because I'd like you to be able to write your own program one day. Technique comes before load, and progress gets written down, so it's a number that moved rather than a feeling.

I'd rather you train twice a week for a year than four times a week for a month. And I won't sell you on fear, or on a supplement.

Dalton

How working together looks

Learn

Things worth understanding

I'd rather you understand your training than just follow it. These are the plain explanations I find myself giving most often. Read whatever's useful; skip whatever isn't.

Browse everything

Strength How strength is built, how hard to train, and how to keep progressing for years.Fat Loss What actually decides fat loss, how to measure it honestly, and how to keep muscle.Mobility Moving well, warming up properly, and training around pain instead of stopping.Recovery Sleep, soreness, rest days and deloads—where the adaptation actually happens.Nutrition Protein, eating around training, and the very short list of supplements worth buying.Mindset Consistency, habits, and coming back after a break without starting from zero.Healthy Aging Strength, bone, balance and power—the capacities that keep you independent.

A few honest calculators

Each one shows its working, and tells you what it can't know about you.

See all of them

One-rep max Turn a set you've already done into training loads you can program with. Calculator Protein target A daily protein range for your bodyweight and goal. Calculator Maintenance calories An estimate of what you burn in a day, and a sensible fat-loss target from it. Calculator Heart-rate zones Training zones for easy aerobic work and harder intervals. Calculator

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Coaching

When you'd rather not do it alone

Sometimes it helps to have someone in the room. If you'd like to work together, it starts with a short conversation about what you want, and whether I'm the right person to help.

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