Program 01 — Iron
Load the bar.Quiet the mind.
Barbells, dumbbells and time under tension. The oldest work there is.
Strength
Iron is SOMA's strength floor practice: barbell lifts, progressive overload and patient, technical coaching. No circuits, no clock-chasing — just you, the bar and a standard that rises a little every week.
The iron floor — twelve platformsThe work.
Every Iron member trains on a programmed cycle, reviewed monthly by a coach. The floor holds twelve platforms, calibrated plates and racks that never queue. Beginners start with Barbell Basics; everyone else earns their numbers in Heavy Hour.
Load the bar. Quiet the mind.
Three formats.
Pick the one that fits today
Heavy Hour
Programmed top sets on the big four lifts, coached in groups of six.
5×5 Club
The classic linear progression, run as a standing weekly squad.
Barbell Basics
Four weeks to a safe squat, hinge, press and pull. Start here.
Why it works
Strength that survives your forties
Bone density and posture
A measurable number that only goes up
Confidence under load
On the floor
Plate-loaded strength line
Calibrated. Chalked. Used.Who leads Iron
“Strength is a practice, not a phase. I program for the decade, not the dress size.”
Took 41 members past a double-bodyweight deadlift. Average age: 38.
A typical week