About Us

I am a holistic strength coach specializing in chronic pain, strength development, sports performance, olympic weightlifitng, and powerlifting. I help my clients balance their body and lifestyle to live up to their full potential. I work with beginners through national-level competitive athletes to optimize performance from the gym to their bedroom and kitchen. Through an integrative orthopedic assessment process, I determine exactly what is the root cause of symptoms and work with my clients to balance their body through exercise and lifestyle upgrades.
Strength is so much more than weight on the barbell. Our lives and goals should never be limited by the capacity of our body. Reach out for a free Intro Session.

How We Got Started

Everyone knows that strength correlates with longevity, health, bone density, and quality of life, but where can you go to get started? There are not many places that actually teach strength movements, stability, and how to properly use a barbell. We want to help people whether they are just getting started or looking for a flexible space with a better lifting culture to train for health and performance. We couldn't find this space, so we built it.

Products & Services
We offer online coaching in Ann Arbor.
We offer online personal training in Ann Arbor.
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"Dr. Shadigian is able to see the patient as a whole, complex, individual rather than just another..." Read more "Dr. Shadigian is able to see the patient as a whole, complex, individual rather than just another number. She listens to her patients, and is able to hear their struggle and provide varied treatment options in a way that is rare in the current western medical system. I trust her as both a person and a doctor and am so grateful to have her on my medical team through my healing journey."
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Lauren from Forged Barbell Strength Academy Answered this on June 21, 2026
AI has a place, and is a tool that can help immensely to save time with mundane tasks.  Today, I used it to separate a client contact spreadsheet that exported with a "name" column that included first and last name in the same data cell.  When I was about 50 out of 1600 names into separate "first... (more) AI has a place, and is a tool that can help immensely to save time with mundane tasks.  Today, I used it to separate a client contact spreadsheet that exported with a "name" column that included first and last name in the same data cell.  When I was about 50 out of 1600 names into separate "first name" and "last name" columns, it occured to me that AI could do this in 3 minutes... and it did.  I see the danger when we start using AI as a tool to outsource human relations, emotional regulation, and a sense of belonging.  I don't need AI to give me affirmations or tell me how good my ideas are.  I know that.  Bouncing ideas and seeing different perspectives is a gray area... and I think it's fine as long as we stay in the driver's seat with being the decision-making human.  AI is great for data acquisition and information management and comparisons... and we need to make the decisions, and take responsibility for the outcomes, and self-reflect on our impact on this human world.
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