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I’m sorry that I’ve been silent. As the owner of SF Iron, I’ve been struggling to find the words that would be helpful and appropriate. The fact is, there’s nothing I can say that will undo generations of racial injustice, but it feels important to say something. Systemic racism still exists in this country. Growing up, the implication in school was that, while widespread racism used to exist, it didn’t anymore and there were only a few racists left. Never was there any t...alk of how the foundations of a country built on slavery evolved a system that worked against BIPOC. - We cannot passively undo generations of conditioning. The work must be internal and active. Those of us who benefit from this system, and are attempting to re-educate ourselves and confront deep seeded biases are going to be uncomfortable. But that’s it we’ll simply be uncomfortable. We won’t feel the threat of death for ourselves or our loved ones because of the color of our skin and we won’t have to endure prejudices that have been baked into the psyche of our social consciousness. - I will continue to read, challenge my internal narratives, and donate to the various funds supporting the #blacklivesmatter cause. As a gym, we have opportunities to be better neighbors and allies. We’re located below an affordable housing apartment complex that has mostly black tenants and we’ll be reaching out to the building management to see what we can do to help. - As a small business in SF, we’re committed to looking inwards at ways we can better support and be allies to the black community. See more

When starting a new habit, one of the first hurdles many of us face is getting stuck in the question of is this the right way to do this thing?. It’s important to remember that perfect is the enemy of good and at this point, finding some sense of normalcy with training is likely to provide a significant benefit on our physical and mental health, even if that training is suboptimal. If you’re struggling with sustaining your new habit of training at home, there are lots of th...ings you can try, but we’ll leave you with a couple. * Stack your habits If you already have a routine in the morning, afternoon, or evening, try stacking your training habit in an already established habit or set of habits. This can reduce the energy it takes to get started. * Change your environment It’s hard to create a new habit when your environment is created for something else, like working or relaxing. If you’re able to, get outside for your training or section off a small area of your living space that can become your workout room. Changing your environment can help you mentally switch gears into training mode. We get it. This isn’t easy and there are a lot of obstacles in our way right now. Life is in a very strange place and maybe training isn’t at the top of your priorities. That’s fine if it isn’t. Even if it’s lower down, we still encourage you to create some sort of consistent movement practice. Physical activity is very easy to let go of, but it has a significant impact on your health. While we can’t work with people in-person, we’re still available to write programs and coach remotely, so if you think that you might like some extra support and accountability, we’re here for you. See more

Just a little check-in to let y'all know we're still here! The shelter in place may prevent us from working with clients in-person, but we're still working remotely building programs for people based on what equipment they have available. How are your home workouts going?

SF IRON CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Misti Meador - Misti started training at SF Iron with Coach Steve two years ago. She used to do strength training in high school and enjoyed it but when she went to grad school, she became more sedentary. After grad school, Misti wanted to find something enjoyable that she could do while focusing on her goal of losing weight. She had a friend who was a powerlifting coach who helped her get started. In her first 8 months at SF Iron, she lo...st 30lbs. Soon after that, she became interested in competing in powerlifting and competed in her first powerlifting competition in October 2019. She enjoyed the challenge of competing and felt that having a consistent goal would make training easier to stick with. Misti has since continued to strength train and adjust her nutrition as her targets evolved. She expressed that since beginning training at SF Iron, she has more energy, her stamina has gone up significantly, and overall her mood has improved. As of today, she has lost 60lbs and increased her squat from 85lbs to 210lbs, her bench press from 50lbs to 121lbs, and her deadlift from 100lbs to 259lbs. - @meadormd @tigersfury See more