Why we cap our classes

At Prevail , our member's experience is always on our minds and how we can make that experience better. The number one way we can make sure that a member has a great experience every time is to make sure that they are getting personally coached every single class no matter what! It doesn't matter who that person is, what their ability level is, if their black, white, LGBTQ, young, old, female, or male... that person is going to get COACHED!

Enter in our 10 person cap. I have literally coached THOUSANDS of training sessions  (best guesses put the exact number around 13,456, but who's counting?), and I can say without a doubt that bigger classes lead to less coaching. I qualify a "big" class as classes that exceed 10 people. Once you get to that point, coaches have to do less coaching, and have to do more logistical management. "Uh oh! 14 people showed up! How are we going to run this class when we don't have enough equipment?!" Sure, a veteran coach can still guide everyone through the class and makes sure nobody gets hurt... but is that REALLY the standard we're going for?

Hell no. Our standard is far more professional than that.

  I used to teach groups at 15,18 and even past 20! But I hated it. I hated not being able to give people proper instruction and give people proper progressions/regressions of exercise. I was just controlling the chaos. Have you ever been to one of those huge bootcamps with dozens of people?  They only care about $$$ not the individual. One of the many reasons I created Prevail and the systems we have was because I saw the huge difference in quality of session with personal training clients and the bootcamps I was teaching.  I was forced to teach watered down cardio based sessions because that's all I could do. I wanted to teach small group and teach real strength and muscle training.  No more random board workouts designed to kill people, smart effective and progressive programs are only possible with proper equipment and high level coaching. 

You came here to get coached, and that's what we're going to do. 

We have a standard for our coaches at Prevail : coach every member in every class, no matter what. Coaching can come in many different forms. It could be technical cueing for a lift. "Hey Joe, make sure you are fully extending the hips on your swings. It will be way more effective for your glutei !" It could be motivation or inspiration. "You're crushing it, Shannon! Keep going!" It could be nutrition advice. "Hey Mark, I think adding some carbs before you workout will give you a little more pep during this hour. Try eating some rice/oats about 30 minutes before class tomorrow." It could even be acknowledgment of hard work, or a subtle kick in the butt to try a bit harder. "Been here 3 days this week? Hell yeah, Laura! That's awesome!" "Hey Matt, you and I both know you can go heavier... go for it man. You can do this." If there are too many people in our classes, it makes these sort of interactions incredibly difficult, borderline impossible. THESE are the sort of interactions you are paying good money for... not to be forgotten in the back of class and not be coached. 

Nobody likes a cramped class.

You know what sounds fun? Working out with a group of likeminded individuals who are going to push and support you no matter what! You know what DOESN'T sound fun? Being dangerously close to a bell during getups , or having to bob and weave through sprinting prowlers like that Lizard from Planet Earth. By keeping our classes to 10, we know that we will always have enough space to run safe and effective classes without any overcrowding.

We can plan better workouts with predictable numbers. 

When we know that the maximum number of people we are preparing for, we can not only know what exact equipment we need (important... nobody wants to show up and NOT have a piece of equipment to use...) but we can also get creative with HOW we use said equipment as well as make sure you as individuals have to ability to adjust your workout. When we build our 4 week programs with the space, equipment and amount of people in mind.  Our magic number of 10 breaks down and divides very easily for us to be able to utilize all of the equipment we have without leaving anyone out! It's more fun for us because we like to create effective and  fun workouts, and it's also more fun for our members because they get to utilize all of the equipment we have to offer! Overall, this will make for a far better experience for our members!

What if the class is full?

Then we get to add more sessions to the calendar!  We want as many sessions throughout the day as possible.  As soon as a class gets close to full we add more classes around similar times on different days or add more times on the same day so you have plenty of oppurtinies to Prevail 

This 10 person cap is incredibly important and valuable to us, because it makes sure our members are getting the best experience possible. If you feel like you aren't getting a great experience out of your gym, come and see us. I know you'll find what you're looking for here.

Are you ready to experience the difference? 

Reply back and we will get a private 1-1 session scheduled for you