You Deserve a Different Kind of Strength Program!
In the spring of 2020, Coach Michelle and Coach Tina had a vision: a fitness community that allowed folks to connect and move during a time of isolation and gym closures. A fitness community where the focus was on gaining strength, not shrinking ourselves.
Folks from all over the world joined in the live group strength sessions and followed the strength program designed to be accessible at home and with limited access to equipment. We connected during live workshops about the pelvic floor, nutrition and menopause. We laughed over memes and sharing experiences in the Facebook community.
And as the world started to shift and reopen, we did too.
Over the past 4 years, Straight Up Strong has evolved to meet the needs of it’s members and of folks experiencing the life shift of peri menopause and post menopause.
Always remaining true to our values and mission that strength training for all bodies and that women deserve more than a life of restrictive diets and obsessive, overly complicated programming.
Women deserve more than what we are often sold in the wellness industry.
Because folks are busier than ever, even if still working from home, we have streamlined our membership to focus on strength workouts that can be followed at home or at a gym, with dumbbells or barbells, with coaching or own your own.
Because we know your time is valuable.
Workouts are 3 days a week, full body and completed in under an hour.
Because we believe you deserve more than another diet.
We never ask for weigh ins, measurements or before/after pictures.
Because you are worth it.
We structure our programming with what we know the science says helps folks in peri- and post menopause feel and be their strongest selves.
In the past 4 years, we have had the honor of supporting hundreds of folks who have followed the programming, joined the live classes or completed a workshop with us and can not wait to see what the next 3 years bring us!
Frequently Asked Questions
01. What Equipment Do I Need?
You will need at least a set of dumbbells and a set of resistance loops to get started with the strength training program . Having access to multiple weight options, especially as you progress through the program will be a necessary investment in order to continue to get stronger.
02. Is a Meal Plan Included? I Need Help With Nutrition!
We don't do meal plans however, Coach Michelle IS a certified nutrition coach and is available for one on one coaching for nutrition.
03. I Want to Go Back to the Gym, Can I Follow this Program at the Gym?
Yes! While this was imagined and created with the home workout in mind, all of it can be done in the gym.
04. How Much Time is Involved?
The program is designed to be three days a week and training sessions are 45-60 minutes in length WITH warm up and stretch! As the workouts are completed on your time and schedule, you can move at your own speed and make adjustements to the number sets completed for days when you need to be done more quickly.
05. I’m a Beginner or Haven’t Worked out in a Year, is the Programming Appropriate for Me?
We program for specifically for intermediate-beginners to intermediate levels with experience and familiarity with strength trianing basics. We do provide variatons for the movements to reach a variety of experience levels. If you have a specific injury, are postpartum or pregnant, or have specific skills you want to target, Coach Michelle and Coach Tina both offer customized remote coaching options that might be the best fit for you! Set up a free consult with us and we can help you determine which membership option will support you the best!
06. What if I don’t like it and want a refund?
We understand that sometimes we try things and don't like it. We offer a 30 day money back guarantee from the date of your FIRST purchase of your first purchase with us. If you don’t like it during your first 30 days, you’ll get a full refund.
Meet the Founders
Michelle Farrell
Masters of Education, NASM CPT, Certified Pre/Post Natal Coach, PN Level 1, NASM Nutrition Coach, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, 200 Hour Yoga Instructor Certified
Michelle thrives on supporting folk with finding joy in fitness, food, and their bodies.
Fed up with extreme and unsustainable fitness programs and unsatisfying, restrictive meal plans marketed at people’s insecurities and leaving them floundering on a hamster wheel of yo-yo dieting, she is dedicated to supporting her clients with transitioning to sustainable lifestyle habits.
Although many clients lose weight, build muscle and reach aesthetic goals that they have set for themselves, Michelle’s focus is on the actual behaviors and habits that make us feel good and making mindset shifts from those that that have been drilled into our heads about the how our bodies should look and the extreme measures we should go to achieve that to getting to the nitty gritty of our whys for wanting weight loss and aesthetic changes, making peace with our bodies and ourselves, and finding joy in our movement and food.
Tina Tang
Certified: RKC Russian kettlebell, Pre & post natal, TRX, NCSF Certified Trainer
Fit at 49 strength coach. 3500+ sessions trained.
Tina got into fitness super late…age 42. Before that she was a Wall Street trader, jewelry designer business owner.
Tina has been active all her life, but never played team sports or competed in anything. At age 42, she went through some unplanned life changes like divorce and the post financial crisis economy. Both of these unforeseen events hit her jewelry stores hard and steered her to new directions in her life.
Tina signed up for a personal training course for self development & personal learning and loved it! It was all new stuff for her. That class set her off working at Equinox as a personal trainer. From there, Tina immersed herself into kettlebells, barbells and all the tools that build muscles.
Since then, Tina has been on a mission to help other middle aged and newbie to fitness women feel the confidence she feels when she takes care of her body and strength.
Get in Touch.
We can not wait to chat with you about your goals and how we can support you reaching them!