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Lifting Fundamentals Course

Beginner Strength-Training Course

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Want to lift with confidence and don’t know where to start?

Explore our course that treats strength training as a skill, giving you the tools to lift safely and effectively for years to come. With an emphasis on building a strong mind-muscle connection, you’ll learn how to engage the right muscles, move with control, and lift with confidence.

Through hands-on coaching, you’ll put these skills into practice with a structured workout that explores these movement patterns and safe progressions. Your instructor will guide you in challenging yourself appropriately while ensuring each exercise feels right for your body.

By the end of the course, you’ll not only understand the make-up of a full-body workout but also how to listen to your body, adjust movements as needed, and train with confidence. You’ll leave feeling ready to keep progressing on your own.

  • Build a Strong Foundation – Understand the key movement patterns—push, pull, squat, and hinge—that make up the core of strength training.

  • Find Your Confidence in Strength – Learn to handle equipment with ease, surrounded by a supportive group of fellow beginners.

  • Train in a Way That Fits You – Get hands-on coaching with personalized cues and modifications tailored to your body and needs.

Two Course Options

No matter which course you choose, you’ll learn to lift with proper form, feel comfortable using gym equipment, and gain the confidence to train independently.

Queer Lifting Fundamentals – A queer-led program for individuals who self-identify as queer. (Do you have some lifting experience already? Check out Queer Workout Club.)

Lifting Fundamentals for Everyone – Open to anyone ready to build a strong foundation in strength training.

Program Details

  • This program runs as a multi-day course. Please ensure you can attend all the dates prior to booking. We do not offer any make-up days.
  • Package price: $165 + HST

Booking & Payment

  • This express program runs as a 2-day course with 2x 1.5 hour sessions held a week apart. Please ensure you can attend all the dates prior to booking. We do not offer any make-up days.
  • Price: $105 + HST

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancel up to 7 days prior to the start of the course for a full refund.
  • Cancelling within 7 days will be refunded less a $15 + HST penalty.

This policy helps us as a small business, as transaction fees add up, but more importantly, it ensures spots are available for those who can fully commit.

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Explore our course designed to treat strength training as a skill.

You’ll learn how to lift safely and effectively, with a focus on control, proper muscle engagement, and building confidence under load.

Through hands-on coaching and structured workouts, you’ll practice key movement patterns, learn safe progressions, and gain tools to adjust exercises to your body.

By the end, you’ll understand how to build a full-body workout and feel equipped to keep progressing on your own.

Day 1:

  • How to warm up
  • Squats and upper body basics
  • Using dumbbells and kettlebells

Day 2:

  • How to determine intensity
  • How to make progress over time
  • Hinge movements
  • Intro to the barbell

Express 2-Day Course Agenda

  • Warming up
  • Hinge patterns
  • Push patterns
  • Squat patterns
  • Pull patterns
  • Basic programming

The course also includes safety & spotting as well as navigating gym environments & etiquette.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

  • There are no make-up days are available, so be sure you can attend all sessions.
  • If you cancel before the first session, you’ll receive credit toward a future course.
  • Mid-course cancellations or missed classes are not eligible for credits or refunds.
  • Still have questions? Check out our FAQ for more details or email us at info@recessfitclub.com.
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BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

  • There are no make-up days are available, so be sure you can attend all sessions.
  • If you cancel before the first session, you’ll receive credit toward a future course.
  • Mid-course cancellations or missed classes are not eligible for credits or refunds.
  • Still have questions? Check out our FAQ for more details or email us at info@recessfitclub.com.
Sign Up Here

Meet Your Instructor

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Andi McQueen (They/Them)

Andi is a queer personal trainer with a passion for making every body feel both cared for & confident. They are fiercely protective of anyone who’s ever been told they don’t belong in the fitness world. (You do.) They will encourage you to be kind to yourself, and will hold space for you so you can come as you are and have a great workout.

A comedian by night, Andi loves to keep a sense of play when training. They have a background in weightlifting, calisthenics, mobility work, & running & adaptive programming for pain, pre & post natal, senior populations, mental health barriers & neurodivergence.

Andi is a CanFitPro-certified Personal Trainer & Pn1 Nutrition Coach.

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Adrian Nicola (He/Him)

Adrian’s fitness super power is empowering people to make fitness a healthy part of their lives.

He believes in meeting people where they are and finding modifications to ensure movement is pain-free.

Adrian is a NASM-certified trainer specializing in:

  • Beginner general health and fitness
  • Beginner and Intermediate Mobility
  • Beginner and Intermediate Strength Training
  • Healthy Eating Guidance
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Course Curriculum

Fees

  • This 5 week course is $150 + HST

Questions? See the course FAQ.

We Offer

  • An inclusive environment, committed to providing a non-judgmental & welcoming space where every individual can feel comfortable learning
  • Gender-neutral bathrooms & changerooms
  • Small group sizes (max. 10 participants)

FAQ

If you cancel before the first session with a minimum of 48 hours notice, you’ll receive credit toward a future course.

We are unable to provide refunds, so please be sure to verify your availability prior to the start of the course.

Mid-course cancellations or missed sessions are not eligible for credits or refunds.

No, there are no make-up sessions for this course. Please ensure you can attend all scheduled dates before registering.

The program is $160 + HST. 

Each session is kept small to ensure personalized coaching and hands-on support. We cap enrollment at 10 to maintain a supportive and focused learning environment.

Yes! If the course is full, you can join the waitlist. We’ll notify you if a spot opens up.

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