01 — Consistency
Beats intensity. Always.
Three workouts a week for a year beats six workouts a week for two months.
About Marcus
I was the guy who couldn't find time.
Now I help that guy.
Twelve years coaching. 150+ private clients. One private studio in Cherry Creek — and a client roster spread across the country.
Book a Free Strategy CallFree 30 minutes — no pitch deck
My Mission
Build programs around your real week — not the other way around.
12years
Coaching the same kind of person I used to be: working professional, no time, no patience for nonsense.
150+
Private Clients
12 yrs
Coaching Full-Time
18 lbs
Avg. 90-Day Loss
CPT & CSCS
NASM · NSCA
My Story
Eight years in finance.
Then everything changed.
I spent eight years in commercial real estate finance. Long hours, ten-buck salads at my desk, gym membership I used four times a year. By the time I hit 32, I was up forty pounds, my back hurt, and I was borrowing my buddy's CPAP on weekend trips.
I started lifting because a doctor told me to. Three days a week, barely an hour each. The first six weeks were ugly. The next six were less ugly. A year later I'd lost the weight, fixed my back, and — for the first time since college — I actually liked how I felt.
I got certified mostly so I could stop annoying my friends with unsolicited advice. Then I started coaching one of them. Then five. Then I quit my job. That was twelve years ago.
Today I work with people who don't have unlimited time and don't want to lie about it. We build programs around your real week — the travel, the kids' soccer schedule, the 7 a.m. meetings — and we make them work.
Four things I believe.
Twelve years of coaching boiled down to the principles I refuse to compromise on.
02 — Strength
Is the foundation.
If you can't squat, deadlift, press, and pull, the rest is decoration.
Big four lifts. No fluff.
03 — Real life
Your program fits your life.
Not the other way around. An okay workout you'll finish beats a perfect one you'll skip.
04 — No bullshit
And no detoxes.
No cleanses. No 21-day transformations. If something works, I'll tell you. If it doesn't, I'll tell you that too.
Direct feedback. Always.
Coach's Note
"I built my coaching practice
for the version of me
that almost gave up at 32."
Marcus Reed
NASM-CPT · NSCA-CSCS
Client Win
From 0 to 405 lb deadlift while running a restaurant.
"I came in to lose weight and ended up deadlifting 405. The man knows what he's doing and he doesn't waste your time."
When I'm not coaching.
I live in Denver with my wife Erin and a golden retriever named Murphy who thinks every visitor is here for him.
SundaysPickup basketball
Same court, same crew, every week.
HobbyKombucha (badly)
Erin tolerates it. Murphy doesn't drink it.
ReadingWay too much history
Currently re-reading Caro's LBJ.
8 of 14Fourteeners list
Eight down, six to go.
Credentials and experience.
From a corporate deskto a private Denver studio.
NASM-CPT
NASM Certified Personal Trainer. Started coaching friends on the side.
Quit corporate
Walked away from finance. Started coaching full-time out of a converted basement gym.
NSCA-CSCS
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Doubled down on the lifting side.
Cherry Creek studio
Opened the private studio in Denver. No crowded gym, no waiting for racks.
150+ clients
Online and in-person clients across the country. Still personally writing every program.
Want to see if we'd work well together?
Book a free 30-minute strategy call. We'll talk about your goals, your schedule, and whether I'm the right coach for you.