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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about LEAP — our coaching system, programs, memberships, and how to get started. If you don't see your question answered here, you can reach us at (773) 360-8163 or matt@leapchicago.com.
Getting Started at LEAP
Starting at LEAP is a four-step process. First, you book your Starting Point — either a Personal Training Starting Point (one-on-one) or a Team Training Starting Point (coach-led small-group). Next, you schedule your LEAP Onboarding Session through our TeamUp app, where a coach assesses your movement, defines your goals, and builds a structured strength training plan around your week. Then you run the sessions included in your Starting Point package — actual coached training, not a sales consultation. Finally, you decide on a long-term membership only after you've trained with us. The whole arc is built so you experience LEAP's coaching system before you commit to anything beyond your Starting Point.
No. Every program at LEAP — Personal Training, Team Training, and Barbell Club — is built to scale to your current strength, mobility, and movement quality. Most members were either completely new to structured training or returning after years away when they started. Your LEAP Onboarding Session is where we meet you exactly where you are, not where you think you should be.
Tell us in your LEAP Onboarding Session. We assess your movement, ask about history and limitations, and scale your plan around what your body needs — including injuries, surgeries, chronic conditions, or pain. If you're working with a doctor or physical therapist, we follow their guidance. We don't replace medical care; we build coaching that respects it.
Choosing Between Programs
Personal Training is one-on-one coaching with full customization, flexible scheduling, and the fastest path to results on your specific goals. Team Training is coach-led small-group strength training — a structured plan, real coaching, and the energy of training alongside other adults doing the same work. Personal Training memberships also include unlimited access to Team Training sessions, so you can combine both. Most members eventually do.
LEAP isn't a class. Every Team Strength Session and Team Peak Performance Session is built around structured programming, real coaching, and individual attention — not random workouts. You follow a clear plan that progresses week to week, with a coach watching your positioning and scaling movements as needed. The result is the consistency of a coaching environment with the energy of training alongside other adults doing the same work.
Barbell Club is a 10-week structured strength program built around the squat, bench press, and deadlift. Sessions run twice a week — Mondays and Thursdays at 6:00 PM — for the full cycle, with a mock meet at the end where you'll get three attempts at your new max in front of friends and family. Barbell Club is built around progressive coaching — we meet you at your current strength and progress your lifts week by week. If you're newer to barbell movements, you'll learn the mechanics in the assessment phase. If you're more experienced, the load progression scales with you.
Training Logistics
Most members see measurable strength gains within the first 6–8 weeks of consistent training, alongside cleaner technique, better movement quality, and the conditioning to handle more volume each week. Specific outcomes depend on where you're starting and how consistently you train — your coach will set realistic targets during your assessment phase. Strength training compounds: the longer you stay consistent, the bigger the gap grows between LEAP members and people winging it at a regular gym.
Personal Training, Team Training sessions, and Barbell Club sessions are 50 minutes.
About LEAP
LEAP is a coaching facility — not a gym, not a class studio, and not a place to do random workouts. At a typical gym, you pay for access and figure it out alone. At a class studio, you follow whatever the instructor decides that day, alongside whoever shows up. At LEAP, every session is part of a structured plan built around your body, your goals, and your schedule. A coach guides every workout, your programming adapts as you progress, and strength is the foundation of everything we do. You leave knowing what you trained, why you trained it, and what comes next.
LEAP — Lakeview East Athletics and Performance — is located at 1057 West Belmont Avenue in East Lakeview, Chicago, a short walk from the Belmont CTA Red, Brown, and Purple line stop. We coach adults from East Lakeview, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Wrigleyville, and North Halsted/Boystown through structured Personal Training, Team Training, and Barbell Club programs.
If you're looking for structured strength training with a coach — not random workouts, not unsupervised gym access, not class studios — LEAP is built for exactly that audience. Every program at LEAP is designed for adults aged 30–60 who want measurable progress, accountability, and a system they can stay consistent with. Our Personal Training, Team Training, and Barbell Club tracks each give you a different entry path into the same coaching system.
LEAP is located at 1057 West Belmont Avenue in East Lakeview, Chicago — a short walk from the Belmont CTA Red, Brown, and Purple line stop and minutes from Wrigleyville, North Halsted/Boystown, and Lincoln Park. The fastest way to plan your first visit is to schedule a LEAP Onboarding Session — we'll send you everything you need to know before you arrive.
Still Have Questions?
Book your Starting Point and we'll answer them one-on-one in your LEAP Onboarding Session.
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