At Strength Academy, we design our training specifically for busy adults. Build muscle and strength from your local or home gym with our flagship Iron Hour program or request a personalized program that fits your specific goals. Make exercise substitutions on the fly to match the equipment you have, send questions to your coach, and pop into the community forum to discuss your training with others doing the same workouts – all from your phone!
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Features
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Programs designed to build strength and muscle
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Exercise substitutions to match your equipment
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Communicate directly with a coach or chat with other members
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Resources, stretches, and muscle-specific workouts on demand
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Track your progress for added motivation
Membership Options
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Iron Hour
Our flagship strength/muscle building program. These workouts are the same workouts that Nick programs for the members at our home gym in River Falls. A new full body program is released every 4 weeks and includes our full Strength Academy On Demand library of workouts, stretches, and educational resources.
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Body Composition Challenge
Our 8 week nutritional program designed to focus solely on fat loss and muscle gain. Work closely with our expert coaches on honing in your eating and training habits. If you’re looking to maximize the results in the mirror and on the scale, this is the program for you!
Our Team
Nick Byom Owner/Head Coach
Nick holds a Master’s in Exercise Science, Bachelor’s in Chemistry, and has been learning, coaching, and practicing fitness for the past 20 years. His experiences as an all-American collegiate high jumper, physique champion, high school and college track coach, personal trainer, gym manager, and firefighter/fire training instructor have led him to start his true passion project: Strength Academy. A gym where coaches and members don’t just train, but teach and learn.
Matraca C
Body Composition Coach
Matraca is from Rice, MN and went to school at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls for exercise and sports science. She ran track as a sprinter up until her early years at UWRF. Her passion is helping others find their light in the realm of exercise and fueling their bodies properly. She wants exercise to be fun and something for everyone to look forward to every day! Matraca is also our head body comp coach.