Iron Standard Strength
Twelve Platforms. No Mirrors. No Excuses.
A barbell-first strength gym in St. Louis for people in their thirties and forties who want to be strong at sixty.
Book Your AssessmentBuilt For The Barbell, Not The Selfie
No smoothie bar. No wall of mirrors. Iron Standard is twelve platforms and competition bars, run by coaches who program for you instead of handing you a printout off the wall. We train powerlifters chasing totals. We train more people who just want to deadlift their own kids' furniture at sixty without asking for help. Every membership starts the same way: a real movement assessment, then a written twelve-week plan built off what we actually see you do. No guessing. No generic templates.
Game Plan
Open Gym Membership
Full floor access. Every platform, every bar, no class restrictions. Train on your schedule with the equipment competitive lifters actually use.
Coached Strength — 2x Week
Two coached sessions weekly, built around your written program. A coach in the room correcting bar path and calling your next attempt, not just watching the clock.
Movement Assessment
Ninety minutes. A real screening, video review of your lifts, and a twelve-week plan you walk out with. This is where every membership starts.
Competition Prep Block
Twelve weeks of meet-specific programming with handler support on the platform. Built for lifters with a total on the line, not a general fitness goal.
The Lineup
Open Gym Membership
$99.00Full floor access, all equipment, no class restrictions.
Coached Strength — 2x Week
$249.00Two coached sessions weekly plus your written program.
Movement Assessment
$150.00Ninety minutes. Screening, video review, and a twelve-week plan.
Competition Prep Block
$450.00Twelve weeks of meet-specific programming and handler support.
The Tape
Do I need to know how to lift already?
No. The movement assessment is built for that. Ninety minutes of screening and video review tells your coach exactly where you're starting, then your twelve-week plan meets you there. Most of our members were not powerlifters when they walked in.
What's the difference between Open Gym and Coached Strength?
Open Gym gives you full floor access and your written program to run on your own schedule. Coached Strength adds two sessions a week where a coach is on the platform with you, adjusting the plan in real time.
Is this gym only for competitive powerlifters?
We coach powerlifters chasing totals, but most of our members are in their thirties and forties training to stay strong long term. The Competition Prep Block is for lifters with a meet on the calendar. Everyone else runs a standard twelve-week strength plan.
How much does it cost to start?
The Movement Assessment is $150 and includes your first twelve-week plan. From there, Open Gym runs $99 a month for full access, or $249 for Coached Strength with two sessions a week built around that same plan.
What happens after I book the assessment?
You come in for the ninety-minute session. We screen your movement, film your lifts, and review them with you before you leave with a written twelve-week plan. That plan is what your coach builds every session from after.
Do you help with meet prep and handling?
Yes. The Competition Prep Block is twelve weeks of meet-specific programming with handler support on the platform, built for lifters who have a total on the line and a date already set.
Get On The Platform
Call, text, or email and we'll get you booked for a movement assessment, usually within the week. Tell us your goal and we'll tell you straight whether Open Gym or Coached Strength fits it.