About Pittstop Strength in Crown Point, IN
Whether you’re new to barbell training or chasing PRs, you’ll find the support you need.
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Founder’s Story
Certifications
Amanda is a Starting Strength Coach with 13+ years of experience coaching lifters across collegiate programs, private franchises, and remote coaching. She holds a B.S. in Kinesiology and an M.S.Ed. in Exercise Physiology. Her work includes leading roles in university athletics and at Starting Strength gyms, published articles for the Starting Strength network, and recognition as Starting Strength Coach of the Year (2022). Amanda’s love for sports started early in life and carried her all the way through college as a Division-I softball player at Northern Illinois University. Throughout her career in all sports, but softball specifically, she realized the importance of a great coach. Understanding that a coach can remain objective with high standards but still bring compassion, care, and heart to the role is the goal of what she works to emulate. Throughout her career she worked early on with 18-22 year old collegiate athletes. This experience brought...
Clean and Well-Maintained
Equipment is the Standard
At Pittstop Strength members will have access to the top brands in the fitness industry such as Rep, Rogue, and Titan Fitness to ensure a well-rounded, safe experience. With barbells members will be able to incrementally load normal human movements based on their recovery and rate of adaptation. With the careful selection of machines and specialty equipment even with limitations and constraints coaches will be able to help members modify correctly and continue to train effectively.
Racks – Each member will have access to their own training area and platform to ensure a safe area to perform each of the lifts.
Barbells – Rep Fitness barbells of select weights enable us to meet a member where they are and teach them how to load correctly.
Specialty Equipment – Leg press/Hack Squat, lat pulldown/seated row, belt squat, leg extension and curl machine, GH/Back Extension machine and specialty bars provide you with everything you’ll need to get strong no matter what. In addition, we have top of the line conditioning equipment: Echo Bike, Ski Erg, Concept2 Rower, M1 Tank Prowler.
Evaluation – Access to an InBody 380 and InGrip at Pittstop Strength. InBody Scans will give you data from day one (LBM, FM, BF%, Visceral Fat, and more) along with a test of your grip strength to see your improvements in real time.
A Facility Designed for
Performance & Community.
Pittstop Strength provides a unique layout with 4 double-sided racks with platforms each equipped with spotters arms and benches so there is no waiting for your space. This allows for a full class of 8 members to be fully coached. A turf section runs the length of the wall for sled pushes, carries, and stretching if desired. Our cardio equipment available allows for a complete training regimen you can follow all in one place.
Enough about us…
this is ABOUT YOU!
At Pittstop Strength we want to know your why for strength training. Whether you’re a past athlete looking to get back in shape. Training for a sport or skill you want to improve. Or you are brand new to strength training and just want to enjoy life and move better in your environment as you age. We want you here. No matter your starting line, no matter your experience level, let Pittstop Strength take this journey with you!
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