"I Haven't Felt This Strong in 10 Years": Kate's LIFT Story

Kate walked into LIFT Performance Gym in October 2022 as a full-time working mom of two, looking for a small window of time to focus on herself again. Nearly three years later, she describes feeling stronger than she has in over a decade. In the video below, Kate shares exactly what changed — and why the community at LIFT ended up mattering just as much as the workouts themselves.

If you've ever felt like gyms weren't built for people juggling a full-time job, young kids, and everything in between, Kate's story is worth hearing directly.

How Kate Found LIFT Performance

Kate first heard about LIFT through a family connection, a family member who worked with one of the coaches let her know about the group classes. At the time, life was full: a full-time job, two young kids, and very little time left over for herself. "I was looking in that time of my life to get back some of myself as like a mom," she explains.

What appealed to her wasn't just the workout itself, but the idea of not having to plan it. "I love working out. This is a good opportunity for me to not have to think about what I need to be doing, but have a community and a group that's going to support me through it and also kind of guide me — like, you're going to do this today, Kate, and then this and this and this would be best for you." That combination of structure and support is what actually brought her through the door.

A Gym That Feels Like Family

Nearly three years later, Kate describes LIFT less like a gym and more like an extended family. "It's almost like a family. Tyler and Brian and Connor have made it a place where you feel safe to come be yourself. It's fun. It's exciting. It feels like you're working out with your family."

That sense of safety matters, especially for anyone who has felt out of place at a typical gym before. Kate is direct about it: "I would want them to know that this is not like other gyms. If you've had a not-so-good experience, especially as someone who can find gyms intimidating, it's not like that at all." For members who've avoided the gym altogether because the environment felt unwelcoming, that difference tends to be the deciding factor.

Consistency That Actually Stuck

What makes Kate's story stand out isn't a single transformation moment, rather it's three straight years of showing up. She trains in group classes three to five times a week, a level of consistency she credits directly to the structure LIFT provides. "It's changed my life drastically in the past three years because I have had a consistent appointment three to five times a week with them in the group classes to just dedicate to myself to get stronger, make friends, and being part of the community."

That consistency is exactly what the LIFT Performance model is designed to produce. Rather than handing members a plan and leaving them to figure out execution alone, coaches guide each session so members can simply show up and train without spending mental energy on what to do or whether it's the right move for them that day.

"I Haven't Felt This Strong in 10 Years"

Kate's biggest takeaway speaks for itself: "I haven't been able to devote this much time to bettering myself in years — like since before I had my first daughter, that was about 10 years ago... So I haven't been this strong in a really long time, and it feels really good."

That's a common thread for parents balancing full-time work and family responsibilities. Self-care and physical goals often get pushed to the bottom of the list for years at a time. Kate's experience shows what's possible when a gym is built to remove the guesswork and provide real, ongoing support rather than just access to equipment.

Why This Matters If You've Been on the Fence

Kate's advice to anyone considering LIFT, especially those who've found gyms intimidating in the past: "I think you will come here and you will be pleasantly surprised at how much of a community and family it becomes to you. And the support that the boys provide to us is unmatched. You're not going to get it anywhere else."

Stories like Kate's echo what other members have found at LIFT — you can read about how the personalized coaching model works from the ground up in how LIFT Performance's custom training program works, or hear from another member managing a long-standing injury in Stacy's story of training with a back injury.

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