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The MTB Strength Club is complete performance program and training environment for mountain bikers and multi-discipline cyclists who want to become stronger, more athletic and more robust.
The MTB Strength Club brings riders together through the winter to train with purpose and build their flow for the next season
It is a progressive, coached performance program combining strength, power, mobility, endurance and recovery while helping you manage training around riding, work, family and other sports.
The structure of the program is great, and I really value how it can be modified for individuals. Pairing the strength training with my cycling coaching led to my best race season yet. Fatigue in key areas like grip and shoulders—things that used to hold me back in long endurance events—was minimized or even eliminated. The program made a huge difference in both performance and resilience.
BUILT FOR RIDERS
Since the MTB Strength Club launched in 2023, riders with a wide range of backgrounds have trained through the program and many have come back year after year.
That includes recreational trail riders, lifelong mountain bikers, parents who want to keep riding with their kids, riders returning from injury, and athletes participating in Enduro, XC, BMX, Gravel and other cycling disciplines.
You do not need to race.
You do not need years of gym experience.
The training is scalable whether you are new to training off the bike or have been lifting and riding for years.
This is more than two gym workouts each week.
This is more than group fitness classes
The gym is a central part of the program, but it is only one part.
Is the MTB Strength Club Right for You?
You will be a good fit if you want to:
- Feel stronger and more capable on the bike
- Build fitness for longer rides and harder efforts
- Improve strength, power and mobility
- Become more resilient
- Have structure and accountability through the winter
- Stop piecing together several unrelated training programs
- Prepare for an event, race or major riding goal
- Return to riding after injuryKeep riding strongly for years to come
Joining the MTB Strength Club has been a game-changer. The tailored workouts fit my goals and my life, and the timely feedback keeps me motivated. I especially love the guided mobility sessions, having everything in one full video saves me time and leaves me feeling great. The focused workouts have helped me build strength and power that translate directly to more confidence on the bike, plus better mobility while riding. And as a bonus, I even got a lot of compliments on my arms this summer!Lauren Moggach
Interested but not sure what your next step should be?
Cohen really enjoyed the training and speaks highly of both the program and Chris. The program definitely helped this year. He had some great results in U17 Expert, including P2 at the final race of the season despite a massive crash that cost him around 12 seconds. Before the crash, he was P1 in his category and P3 out of 226 total riders at the first split. The speed is unquestionably there, and clearly the program has been beneficial!”
— Craig, parent of U17 Expert DH Racer
A Complete Training Environment
The MTB Strength Club is not random workouts, generic circuit training or simply seeing how tired you can get in an hour. It is a interactive coaching environment built around the demands of riding. You train alongside other riders, but the coaching is still individualized. Exercises can be modified, progressions adjusted and training managed around your experience, recovery, injuries, riding volume and other sports.
The program includes:
- 2x/week coached strength and performance training
- Progressive strength, power and movement development
- Cycling-specific aerobic and endurance training
- Mobility and recovery work
- Performance and fitness testing
- Guidance around riding, racing and other activities
- Training adjustments as your schedule and recovery change
- Access to coaching throughout the program
Group sizes are kept limited so there is enough coach-to-athlete attention for meaningful instruction, feedback and progression.
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2026-27 Program Details
Start Date: November 2, 2026
End Date: April 29, 2027
📍 Location: EMF Fitness - 6923 Farrell Rd SE, Unit #8, Calgary, Alberta
Gym Training Times:
Tuesday + Thursday
6:00 AM
Monday + Wednesday
6:30 PM – Junior MTB Performance Group
Pricing & Registration
Want to learn more about the program before committing?
FILL OUT AN INQUIRY FORM
* The Monday and Wednesday 6:30 PM session is planned as a Junior MTB Performance group (ages 13-18) if enrolment supports a dedicated youth session.
* Final group schedules may be adjusted based on enrolment and demand.
* Sessions are held twice weekly. Statutory holidays, Christmas break, gym access, coach availability or member attendance may require schedule changes or cancellations. Any changes will be communicated in advance.
* We reserve the right to move participants into other sessions or offer a refund if any session which does not reach minimum numbers to go ahead.
Before training with Chris, I often felt unprepared for races and frustrated with my results. Through gym training, technique work and video analysis, the improvements became clear and incredibly rewarding.After a heavy crash left me with a broken collarbone and shattered wrist, Chris was instrumental in combining my training and recovery and getting me comfortably back on the bike. After three years working with Chris, I can’t recommend his coaching enough.
— Chris Giles
I joined the MTB Strength Club to improve my strength and conditioning and to learn new workouts I could also do on my own. What I enjoyed most was being pushed to try new exercises and noticing real improvements in my weak spots—especially shoulders and hips for stability and strength. I also appreciated learning so many bodyweight and band exercises that I can now use in our apartment gym with minimal equipment. The program was well-run, the facility was solid, and overall it gave me exactly what I was looking for to carry over into my riding and training.
— Steve Hope
*** If you are interested in training with a group of friends or are a team/club please contact me through the contact link in the above menu so we can discuss a set up which will work for you.
Unable to make it to in-person sessions due to schedule or location?
Sign up for MTB Strength Club Online to get the same effective training program along with all the other benefits of the original program including programs for endurance, mobility skills, and nutrition.
* Access to in-person sessions is not included in this option