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Direct. Structured. Accountable. Executive Coaching at Gegns Gym is not casual training. It is direct performance oversight under Dave DePew. This tier is built for individuals who want measurable results, clear structure, and high-level accountability. Spots are limited.Application required. Who This Is For Executive Coaching is for you if: • You are serious about strength…

Strength athletics represents an evolution in performance training that blends the traditions of strength sports with the demands of modern athletic development. Traditional strength sports such as powerlifting, strongman, and weightlifting focus primarily on maximal strength through specific lifts or events. Strength athletics expands that concept by combining multiple physical qualities, strength, power, endurance, and…

The Grinder Experience Is Gegns Gym only for professional athletes and powerlifters? No. While we are home to many competitive athletes, we welcome anyone who is serious about their progress. Whether you are a beginner looking for proper coaching or an experienced lifter tired of “big box” distractions, if you have a goal and are…

Strongman training attracts a wide range of people because it meets athletes where they are and builds strength that carries over into real life. You don’t need to be a professional competitor, or even an experienced lifter, to begin. Strongman is scalable, practical, and adaptable to different goals, experience levels, and physical backgrounds. Here are…

Strongman training is built around developing real, usable strength through movements that challenge the entire body. Instead of focusing only on isolated muscle groups or machine-based exercises, strongman emphasizes lifting, carrying, loading, and stabilizing heavy and often awkward objects. The goal is not just to become stronger in the gym, but to build strength that…

Strongman training is demanding. Heavy lifting, event work, conditioning, recovery, and nutrition all take time, energy, and discipline. Most athletes are not full-time competitors. They are balancing the training with a career, family responsibilities, and daily life. Long-term success in strongman depends on your ability to integrate the training into your life, not separate it…

Hydration is a critical performance factor in strongman. Heavy training sessions, long competitions, and high-intensity conditioning all create significant fluid and electrolyte loss. Even mild dehydration can cut your strength output, slow your recovery, and ramp up your fatigue. You have to treat hydration as a daily performance strategy, not just something you address during…

Supplements can play a valuable role in strongman training when you use them to support performance, recovery, and overall health. They are not a replacement for proper nutrition, but they can help you meet the high demands of heavy training, conditioning, and competition. Strongman athletes often train at high volume and intensity, and that puts…

What you eat matters, but when you eat can have just as much impact on your strongman performance. Training sessions demand high output, heavy loading, and sustained effort, and your nutrition timing decides whether your body has the energy to perform and the resources to recover. Strategic nutrient timing helps you train harder, recover faster,…

Strongman nutrition is built around fueling performance, supporting recovery, and sustaining long-term strength development. Unlike general fitness nutrition, the goal is not simply weight loss or aesthetics. You have to take in enough calories and nutrients to train hard, recover fully, and maintain the size and strength it takes to handle heavy implements. A well-structured…

Recovery is one of the most important, and most overlooked, parts of strongman training. The sport puts extreme demands on your body through heavy loading, awkward implements, high-intensity efforts, and repeated stress on your joints, muscles, and nervous system. Without proper recovery, your performance stalls, the fatigue piles up, and your injury risk climbs. Recovery…

Circuit training is one of the most practical and effective ways to build endurance for strongman. By linking multiple exercises together with minimal rest, you develop the ability to sustain effort, transition between movements, and maintain strength under fatigue, all essential qualities in strongman competition. Unlike traditional endurance training, circuit work for strongman focuses on…