GGym Independence
12-Month Strength Masterclass · Galway

The last coach
you'll need.

Education-based strength coaching that trains you to be completely independent in twelve months. You start with me twice a week and finish training on your own — the skill, not another subscription.

12 months 4 phases You pay less every phase Beginners welcome
The idea

Most coaching keeps you dependent.
This is built to let you go.

Hire a typical trainer and you pay for as long as you train — the day you stop, you're back where you started. The Masterclass runs the opposite way. Every phase hands you more control, so the price drops as you need me less. Your independence is the product — not your next session, not your next month.

The 12-month journey

Four phases, one direction — out the door.

Built in six-week blocks. The dots show how much of each week you spend with me: it tapers on purpose, until you're running the whole thing yourself.

1

Foundation & Form

Months 0–2.5 · two 6-week blocks
2× / week · in person

We build the five patterns that everything rests on — squat, hinge, push, pull, carry — and I correct your form rep by rep. No guesswork, no bad habits baked in. This is the groundwork every later phase depends on.

2

Education & Autonomy

Months 2.5–6 · three 6-week blocks
2× / week · in person

Still twice a week with me, but now you start making the calls: picking loads, judging effort with RPE, and driving progressive overload yourself. You stop following a program and start understanding one.

3

The Transition

Months 6–10 · moving online
1× in person · 1× remote

We shift to one session together and one on your own — first coached over Zoom, then fully solo with my review. The safety net is still there while you prove to yourself you can run a session without me in the room.

4

Full Independence

Months 10–12 · fully online
You train · I review

You run your own training. I'm there to check your programming and keep you honest, but the work — and the decisions — are yours. This is the phase that proves the whole thing worked.

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Graduation

Month 12 onward

You leave able to write your own blocks, pick your own loads, and progress for the rest of your life — no coach required. Optional check-in programs are there if you ever want a fresh plan.

Independent.
What it costs

The cost goes down
as you go up.

You pay the most at the start, when you need the most coaching — and less every phase as you take over. It's the opposite of a subscription: the better it works, the less you pay. The exact figures come out in your first conversation.

After graduation €60 per program update — only if you want one
Phase 1Phase 2Phase 3Phase 4

Your monthly cost, phase by phase — highest at the start, lowest at the end.

Who it's for

Built for people who want it to stick.

01Beginners done right

New to lifting and want to learn properly from the first session, instead of guessing in the corner of a gym for a year.

02The program-hoppers

Tired of jumping between plans off the internet. You want to understand why a program is built the way it is — once.

03Training for life

Busy professionals who don't want to pay a coach forever. You want the skill, not the dependency.

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Coached by Christoforos

A Sports Science graduate and Olympic weightlifting specialist based in Galway. The Masterclass is the way I'd want to be coached myself: taught the craft properly, then trusted to use it.

BSc Sports Science Olympic Weightlifting Specialist Galway, Ireland
Questions

Before you book.

Do I need any experience?+
None. Phase 1 assumes you're starting from zero and builds your technique from the ground up. Complete beginners are exactly who this is designed for.
What if I can only train once a week?+
The first six months are twice a week on purpose — that's where form and habits are built, and it's what makes the later independence possible. If once a week suits you better, ask about standard one-to-one coaching instead.
Is it in person or online?+
It starts in person in Galway and moves online as you progress — one session shifts to Zoom, then to solo, until the final phase is fully remote. The format tapers with your independence.
What happens after the 12 months?+
You train on your own. You'll be able to write your own blocks and keep progressing without a coach. If you ever want a fresh program, optional check-ins are available — but you won't need them to keep going.
Can I pay monthly?+
Yes — you pay the monthly rate for whichever phase you're in, and it drops as you move through the program. The exact figures are covered in your first conversation, so you can see them against what you actually get.

Still deciding?
Ask me anything.

Tell me where you're at and what you want. I'll tell you honestly whether the Masterclass is the right fit — no pressure, no obligation.

Gym Independence · gymindependence.ie · Galway