Starting Strength - The best selling book with millions of fans around the world is now in the gym business. No sales desk. No contracts. And most importantly, a program that actually works - for everyone, every time. https://www.startingstrengthgyms.com/

1. Franchise Update - Year One
August 19, 2019

2. Our Goal

3. 3
5YEARS
100STARTING
STRENGTH
GYMS

4. From Concept to Reality

7. 9/100 Franchise Gyms
• 3 Gyms opened in the last 4 months
• Austin: April 15, 2019
• Dallas: July 1, 2019
• Houston: August 19, 2019
• Denver is coming in Fall 2019
• Boston & 4 more gyms planned for 2020
• More city announcements coming soon

8. Gym Environment

10. Photo Credit: Nick Delgadillo

12. Photo Credit: Nick Delgadillo

14. Photo Credit: Nick Delgadillo

15. What’s it Like to Train at
a Starting Strength Gym?

19. Photo Credit: Nick Delgadillo

22. Photo Credit: Nick Delgadillo

23. Photo Credit: Nick Delgadillo

24. Photo Credit: Nick Delgadillo

25. Photo Credit: Nick Delgadillo

26. The Starting Strength Plan
• Everyone gets coaching, 3x/week
• Training is between $25-28/session
• Depending on the city, billed monthly
• Everyone gets individual programming
• Everyone makes measurable progress

27. Meet Kathy Grace

29. Kathy Trains at SS Austin
• She’s 62 years-old
• She had never touched a barbell
• Her progress after less than 3 months:
• Deadlift increased from 85lbs to 195lbs
• Gained 2.6lbs of lean body mass
• While losing 2.7lbs of fat
• Read her story, here

30. What’s it Like to Be a
Member?

31. Taleb’s Silver Rule:
“Do not to others what you don’t want
them to do to you”
• No waiting for a rack
• No sales staff
• No contracts
• Pro-rated cancellations
• No hidden fees

33. Average Gains So Far:
Squat Press Bench Deadlift
Men 79.2 lbs 30.7 lbs 36.3 lbs 100.3 lbs
Women 64.6 lbs 20.2 lbs 32.8 lbs 62.8 lbs
8,089,041 pounds lifted
As recorded in trainees’ digital logbooks from April 15 - August 12, 2019
Filters: Minimum 4 weeks of training at least 2.5x/week, on average

34. Expansion Plan

35. Arizona
• Phoenix
California
• Los Angeles
• San Francisco-Oakland-
San Jose
• San Diego
• Sacramento-Stockton-
Modesto
Connecticut
• Hartford-New Haven
Florida
• Orlando-Daytona
Beach-Melbourne
• Tampa-St. Petersburg
(Sarasota)
• Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Georgia
• Atlanta
Illinois*
• Chicago
Indiana*
• Indianapolis
Michigan
• Ann Arbor
• Detroit
Minnesota*
• Minneapolis-
St. Paul MN
Missouri
• Kansas City
• St. Louis
Nebraska
• Omaha
New York
• New York
North Carolina
• Charlotte
• Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetteville)
Ohio
• Columbus
• Cleveland-Akron
(Canton)
• Cincinnati
Oregon
• Portland
Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia
• Pittsburgh
Tennessee
• Nashville
Texas
• San Antonio
Utah
• Salt Lake City
Virginia*
• Norfolk-Portsmouth-
Newport News
Washington
• Seattle-Tacoma
Washington D.C.
• Washington DC
*We are not currently registered and are not offering franchises in these States, but we expect to do so starting in 2020

36. Visit Our Website:
StartingStrengthGyms.com