#1 Personal Trainer in Vancouver for Men & Women Over 30
Lose weight, tone up, and feel proud of your body.
See visible results in 30 days—guaranteed, or your money back.
The Only Personal Training Company in Vancouver That Guarantees Results
We’re here to help you feel confident and strong with personalized 1-on-1 coaching. Combining strength training, nutrition, mindset, and stress management, we’ll guide you every step of the way to reach your fitness goals.
Meet Martin, Our Head Coach and Founder
Martin knows what it’s like to feel stuck. As a teenager, he struggled with being “skinny-fat,” feeling out-of-shape, and was embarrassed to take his shirt off in front of others.
But when he shifted his mindset and committed to taking care of himself, everything changed.
Now, with over 15 years of experience, Martin has helped 700+ people burn fat, tone up, and feel amazing—without giving up the foods they love.
We’ve helped over 700 people become their fittest, strongest, and happiest selves.
Are you struggling with…
Feeling unmotivated to exercise or eat healthy
Negative self-talk and feeling frustrated with your body
Starting and quitting diets that just aren’t sustainable
Overwhelm from too much conflicting advice online
Not knowing how to work out safely at the gym
Putting in the effort but not seeing the results you deserve
How It Works
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👋 Zoom Consultation
We’ll have a 20-minute virtual call to discuss your fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle goals—along with any challenges you’re facing.
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📝 Personalized Coaching Plan
Your coach will create a custom plan that includes training, nutrition, mindset, and accountability to fit your unique needs.
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👏 Let’s Get To Work
Your dedicated coach will be by your side every step of the way, offering guidance and support as you make progress.
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🤗 You, Stronger & Fitter
With your new habits and skills in place, you’ll start seeing the results. You’ll look and feel amazing, inside and out!
What Our Clients Are Saying
A bit about me: I'm middle aged overweight guy with a history of major hip, low back, elbow, feet, and shoulder injuries. Every couple years, I get sick of being broken and out of shape and try to get moving and eat healthy. Each time I've started to get active I've injured myself and slipped back to eating tonnes of crap as an emotional support.
Martin's help has solved the two major road blocks to my goal of living a healthy lifestyle.
1. Expert movement evaluation and tool kit of mobility work to help me solve pain. With his guidance and the help of my excellent Chiro, RMT, and Acupuncturist if I felt some stiffness, pain, or soreness, I communicated it to Martin and he would trouble shoot the issue and prescribe mobility work to address. When I would have an appointment with one of my health care providers, Martin's diagnosis and prescribed remedies were in perfect alignment with their professional opinions, which gave me a lot of confidence in Martin. The result? We've successfully built strength in my posterior chain and core without a major back injury. For the first time since I was 12, I have a strong back and feel confident in it. This result is priceless for me.
2. A simple, common sense approach to nutrition that has made it possible for me to exchange my poor eating habits for great ones easily, no crazy will power required. When I used to try to eat better I would do a restrictive type diet like Paleo or the Whole 30, and they would make me miserable and I wouldn't be able to continue to comply. His approach of working to have proper portion sizes (unlimited veg, palm sized portion of protein, handful sized portion of carbs, and a thumb sized portion of fat), recording what I eat (I take pictures), and introducing moderation over weeks for my trouble food (ice cream) has been magical for me. Within two weeks I was eating 1/30 of the amount of ice cream I used to be consuming, feeling good about the change as I went. Now I eat a teaspoon of ice cream each night, relishing it, and appreciating how far I've come. Again, absolutely priceless.
Martin's honesty, transparency, knowledge, and experience add up to him being an unstoppable force for health in my life and I can't thank him enough. Money, time, and energy well spent, thanks Martin!read more
I had the pleasure of working with Martin (as a fellow independent personal trainer) for a few months out of Club 16 and I enjoyed seeing him every day so upbeat and enthusiastic about working with his clients and training towards his own personal fitness goals. He's definitely a trainer who practices what he preaches. He was one of the only other trainers who I saw on a daily basis training hard with clients and towards their own fitness goals in the gym...
Safe to say, if you're considering working with Martin/IRON Lab S&C for your fitness goals, you should do it! You'll see great results and enjoy working with a positive, energetic and knowledgeable coach.
Martin gets my highest regards!read more
Personalized, one-on-one coaching that shows you exactly what to do—both in and out of the gym.
Our Approach: Built on 4 Core Pillars
Training
A program designed for your current abilities that helps you get stronger each week.
Nutrition
A sustainable eating plan tailored to your lifestyle, delivering real results without restriction.
Mindset
Psychological strategies that boost your motivation and help quiet negative self-talk.
Recovery
Science-backed methods to reduce stress and optimize sleep, helping you feel and look your best.
What Our Coaching Includes
A coach hand-picked just for you
One-on-one support every step of the way
In-person or online coaching options
A custom nutrition plan that fits your lifestyle
Weekly check-ins to track your progress
An app with your personalized program
100% satisfaction guarantee
Life-changing results that last
Two Ways to Train with Us
We offer personalized training at our private gym in Vancouver or online, so you can choose what works best for you.
In-Person 💁
Get hands-on coaching with an expert trainer in Vancouver.
- One-on-one coaching at our private gym
- Customized training, nutrition, mindset, and recovery plans
- Guaranteed results
Online 🧑💻
Train from anywhere with personalized, virtual coaching.
- Virtual one-on-one training sessions from anywhere
- Personalized coaching in training, nutrition, mindset, and recovery
- Guaranteed results
Iron Lab Guarantee
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
If you’re not 100% satisfied with your results or our services in the first 30 days, we refund all your money.
Guaranteed Fitness Results
We’ve helped hundreds of clients just like you achieve their fitness goals. Check out our client reviews and results to see how we’ve made a difference.
Fun and Reliable Private Coaching
We guarantee results because we’ve perfected a proven system over the past 13 years. No guesswork—just repeatable, guaranteed success.
Personal Trainers Who Care
Our trainers are skilled, knowledgeable, and care about your success. You’re in great hands with a team that’s dedicated to your progress.
Book a Free Consultation with Our Head Coach Martin 💪
Book a CallFrequently Asked Questions
What makes Iron Lab trainers different?
Iron Lab trainers are the top 1% of personal trainers in Vancouver.
All of our coaches were selected from a large number of applicants and had to pass knowledge and coaching skills requirements and an interpersonal and communication abilities test.
Most importantly, Iron Lab coaches are passionate, care for their clients, and lead by example. Our coaches live and breathe what they teach you, and it shows—just read up on our Google reviews or check out our client’s results pages.
How many times per week should I be training?
Your coach will suggest the optimal training frequency that not only delivers the results you’re after but also takes into consideration your budget, lifestyle and schedule. It could be anywhere from 1 to 3 times per week.
Which trainer will I be working with?
During your initial consultation, we’ll discuss your specific goals and challenges, and based on that, we’ll suggest which coach would be the most suitable for you. This will be based on their unique skills and selecting which personality and character will match yours the best.
You always have the option to change your coach if you feel your personalities don’t match.
I have worked with a personal trainer/coach before. How would this be different?
A lot of coaches promise results. We guarantee them.
Our comprehensive coaching system includes training, nutrition, mindset, sleep and stress management. It has been continuously tested and refined over the past 14 years. We know what needs to be done to achieve results and can see right away what may be standing in your way.
We help you deal with the sources of your challenges once and for all and teach you life skills so you can ultimately become your own coach.
How do I know your coaching will work for me?
Our coaching system has been tested and updated consistently over the past 14 years. We’ve helped over 500 clients achieve incredible results, and we also learned the hard way when things did not go as planned.
Everything we do is custom-tailored to your unique needs and goals, giving you the highest chance of success. We only design and suggest strategies that are doable for you at the current stage of your fitness and health journey.
You can find out if you are a good candidate for our coaching by booking a complimentary Zoom consultation here, where we discuss your challenges and goals and a plan to achieve them.
How fast will I see results?
The moment you become consistent following the plan you and your coach created together, you will start seeing results. This can be as early as 1 to 2 weeks into your program. The more consistent and passionate you are about your body and health, the faster and more consistent results you will see.
Is there a minimum time I have to commit to?
When you follow a proven training system, you can achieve dramatic results in a very short amount of time. However, we ask for at least 90 days of commitment to show you what you can really achieve when you put your mind and heart into it.
How can you guarantee results?
We’re the only personal training company in Vancouver that offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you’re not happy with your results or our services after the first 30 days, we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.
How can we be the only fitness coaching company with a money-back guarantee? Where is the catch? There is no catch. Quite the opposite. We are very open and honest about who we work with and how we do it.
During our consultation, we’ll discuss our coaching approach and find out if you’re a good fit. If you are, then we can guarantee your results. It’s that simple.
The main reasons why other companies can’t offer this guarantee are that they lack the knowledge of how to achieve results, their coaches are not skilled enough, they do not care enough, or they’re not able to be honest with their clients.
What if I don’t live in Vancouver?
No worries! We offer Online Coaching and Virtual Training Sessions (1:1 sessions via Zoom) to keep you on track. The same accountability, tracking, nutrition and all-inclusive coaching applies wherever you live.
What is the cost?
We offer many different packages depending on your goals and challenges.
We custom design your coaching plan so it addresses your biggest obstacles and provides the support you need to succeed. Because of that, we have a wide range of investment options. Our 30-day money-back guarantee eliminates any risks on your side. Let us prove to you why we can offer such a bold guarantee and why we deserve our 5-star ratings.
If you’re intrigued by what working with us would look like, click here to schedule your free zero-obligation call.
Is a personal trainer worth it?
An excellent personal trainer will give you the tools to train safely and effectively, get the right nutrition, keep you accountable, and help you get results. So yes, we absolutely believe a personal trainer is worth it.
Personal training with Iron Lab is an investment in your health that will pay off for the rest of your life. But don’t just take our word for it; you can see what our clients have to say here.
Plus, we’re the only personal training company in Vancouver that offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you’re not happy with your results or our services after the first 30 days, we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.
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