Do I need a gym membership for online coaching?

Nope. I build programs around whatever equipment you have, full gym, home setup, or anything in between. Just let me know what you're working with on our call.

What's the difference between Nutrition Only and Full Coaching?

Nutrition Only is for people who already have a solid training routine and just need their diet optimized. Full Coaching covers both: a custom training program plus full nutrition support. Most clients who want real results go Full Coaching, because training and nutrition are most effective when designed together.

I've tried programs before and they didn't work. Why is this different?

Most programs fail because they're built for a hypothetical person, not you. I write every program from scratch based on your schedule, your goals, your history, and your life. And unlike a static plan, we adjust it every week based on how you're actually doing.

Do you work with younger athletes? My kid is in high school.

Yes. I work with athletes 15 and up and I involve parents in the process. For high school athletes, the focus is usually performance, injury prevention, and body composition that doesn't interfere with their sport.

How much of my time does this take every week?

Beyond your actual training, not much. Weekly check-ins take about 5–10 minutes, and you can message me anytime through the app. I build your schedule around your life, not the other way around.

Can I lose fat and build muscle at the same time?

Yes. It's called a recomp. It's most realistic for people in their first couple years of training or coming back after time off. It takes careful calibration of training and nutrition, which is exactly what we do.

How much does online coaching cost?

Single Service, either training or nutrition, is $250 a month. Full Coaching, which covers both, is $400 a month. The fitness assessment and the discovery call are free. I don't run discounts or promo pricing, so the rate you see is the real one.

Does online personal training actually work?

Yes, when it's real coaching and not a PDF of generic workouts. You still get a program written for your body, your equipment, and your schedule. Form gets checked on video instead of over your shoulder. And your plan still changes when your log says something isn't working. That last part is the whole job, and it doesn't require standing next to you.

What happens on the free call?

We talk for about 20-30 minutes. I ask about your goals, your current routine, your schedule, and what's worked or hasn't in the past. You can ask me anything. If we're a good fit, I'll explain how I'd approach your specific situation. No pressure. I won't pitch you on a call you didn't want.

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How Much Does an Online Personal Trainer Cost? Real Numbers From a Coach

August 10, 2026 | 5 min read

Real one-on-one online personal training mostly costs between $150 and $400 a month in 2026. Below that range you are usually buying a template with your name typed on it. Above $500 you are usually paying for a famous coach’s waitlist. I charge $250 a month for training or nutrition coaching and $400 for both, and I would rather publish that than make you book a call to find out.

Most coaches hide their pricing. The theory is that if they can get you on the phone first, they can justify the number before you see it. I think that theory produces exactly the kind of client relationship you do not want, so here is the whole market, with numbers.

What are you actually paying for?

Strip away the branding and online coaching is four things.

First, programming: a plan built around your body, your equipment, and your schedule, not a PDF written for a hypothetical person. Second, form review: you film your working sets, your coach tells you what your hips are doing that you cannot feel. Third, adjustment: when your log shows a lift stalling or your weight moving the wrong direction, the plan changes that week. Fourth, access: a human who answers when the plan meets real life, travel, injury, a stretch of terrible sleep.

That fourth item is the quiet one, and it is most of the value. A program cannot tell you what to do when your knee aches or your week blows up. A coach can, usually within a few hours.

What do the price tiers buy?

Tier	Typical monthly cost	What it is
Workout apps	$10 to $40	Algorithm-generated workouts. No human reviews anything.
Template programs	$30 to $100	One plan sold to thousands of people. Fine if you happen to match it.
Real 1:1 online coaching	$150 to $400	Custom programming, video form review, weekly adjustments, direct access.
Celebrity and waitlist coaches	$500 and up	Often excellent coaching. Often you are also paying for the Instagram following.

The tiers are not a quality ladder where more money always buys more coaching. A sharp $200 coach beats a distracted $600 one. The question to ask at any price is the same: who looks at my data, how often, and what happens when it says something is wrong?

What does Resistance Labs charge?

Service	Price
Fitness assessment	Free
Single Service · Online (training or nutrition)	$250/month
Full Coaching · Online (training and nutrition together)	$400/month

Single Service is for people who have one side handled. If your training is dialed but your diet is chaos, you need nutrition coaching, not a bundle. Full Coaching is both sides designed together, which matters because training and nutrition answer each other. A fat-loss phase changes how you should train. A strength push changes how you should eat.

I do not run discounts or promo pricing. Partly on principle, a rate that drops the moment you hesitate was never the real rate. And partly on math: I coach a small roster and cap new clients at five a month, so I would rather hold the price and give each client more attention than fill slots at a discount.

How does online compare to in-person?

In-person training is priced per session, commonly $70 to $120 in most US cities. Two sessions a week lands between roughly $560 and $960 a month, and every workout you do outside those sessions is uncoached.

Online flips that. You pay a flat monthly rate and every session is on the program, filmed when it counts, and reviewed. You lose the trainer standing next to you, which genuinely matters for true beginners who have never touched a barbell. For everyone else, the trade is more coaching for less money.

When should you not pay for a coach?

If you have never trained consistently, do not start by buying coaching. Pick any sane beginner program, run it three days a week for two months, and see if you actually show up. Consistency is the skill that has to exist first, and no invoice creates it.

Paid coaching earns its cost when the basics are no longer the problem: you train, but progress stalled. You eat carefully, but the scale will not move. You have a specific target, a sport season, a health marker, a number on a bar, and guessing your way there is taking too long.

The short version

Expect $150 to $400 a month for real online coaching. Under that, confirm a human is actually reviewing your training, most of the time nobody is. Over that, make sure you are paying for coaching rather than fame. And whatever you pay, the test is the same: does the plan change when your data says it should?

If you want to talk through whether coaching fits where you are right now, the discovery call is free and I do not pitch people who do not need it. Some people leave that call with a beginner program and no invoice, which is a fine outcome for both of us.