The Resilient Strength
Your Home for Strength
Oakland’s 24/7 strength gym for people who want to do more. Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, general strength, or athletic performance on your schedule, with proven programs written by humans for humans.
Meet with a coach and get clear on goals so you can start with confidence and clarity.
What happens here
Beginners → learn to lift with confidence, build real strength, and create a strong, capable body that feels—and looks—the way you want.
Powerlifters + Weightlifters → first lifts, PRs, first competitions, state and national records, and national championships—all supported by expert coaching and proven programming. Whatever level you’re at, and whatever level you aspire to, we’re here for that.
Athletes → develop the strength, speed, power, coordination, and confidence needed to succeed in sport and grow beyond it. Build the tools to be a problem on the field or court.
Your Third Space → a place you look forward to visiting. The gym is where we see friends, challenge ourselves, and grow together.
If you’re looking for just another place to workout, this isn’t it.
This is a barbell gym. We train for strength that holds up outside the gym—and on the platform
All levels welcome. You don’t have to be a competitive athlete to deserve a training environment that takes your progress seriously and celebrates wins!
Worried about being around too many strong people? Don’t be. We have intro classes, 247 Open Gym, training programs, and 1:1 coaching to match your experience!
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Train to Compete
Let’s GO!
Meet prep with an elite coach
Proven programming for PRs
Platform coaching from warm-ups to medals
Barbell Club + Competition Coaching
Youth, Open, and Masters; novice to experienced. Show up ready to work, communicate, and treat people well.
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Train for Strength
Let’s get epic and feel great!
No experience needed
Small classes with structured progression
1:1 coaching at your level
Barbell Club programming available
Training that matches your life and experience, with 24/7 Open Gym access and programming support available.
Most gyms give you access.
Get More. Get Resilient
Real humans, Not AI
No guessing
No random workouts
Real feedback around your training.
Get on your path. Stop wandering.
Training Here:
It Works When You Work Hard
All-Access athletes can combine coached classes, RSBC programming, 24/7 access, and recovery tools to build a routine that fits their goals and their actual lives.
Don’t need all that? Pick what you need. Simple.
You don’t need to be strong already. You do have to show up, work hard, and treat others with respect. That’s it.
Oakland’s Strength Gym!
Ready to Start? Let’s Keep it Simple
Meet with a coach. Build a Plan. Start Training.
Tour + Consultation
Walk the gym
Meet a coach
Talk goals
Free Class
Train with us
Get coached
Talk after
MEMBERSHIPS (~$135-$315/month)
Open Gym, Unlimited Class, Resilient Strength Barbell Club Programming, 1:1 coaching, comp prep.
Choose what serves you, leave the rest. Simple memberships built for you. Financially flexible.
All memberships are month-to-month, so you can change your level as your goals and schedule change. Text “Tour” and we’ll help you choose the right fit.
Training away from Oakland? RSBC delivers complete powerlifting, weightlifting, and general strength programming in the app. Competition Coaching is individualized coaching for athletes preparing for the platform.
COACHED CLASS SCHEDULE
Weekly coaching for powerlifting, weightlifting, conditioning, and athletic development.
WEIGHTLIFTING
WEIGHTLIFTING
Class Guide
LIFT
Powerlifting-inspired training built around the squat, bench, and deadlift. Get reps on the big three or smart variations, then finish with accessories and/or a metcon.
OLY
Olympic Weightlifting and athletic performance. Learn the snatch, clean, and jerk while building speed, power, coordination, and overall athleticism. Great for youth athletes and adults.
POWER
Barbell-based powerlifting focused on squat, bench, and deadlift, plus presses, rows, and accessories. Choose Intermediate or Advanced coaching.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Barbell-based Olympic Weightlifting focused on the snatch, clean, and jerk, with squats, presses, pulls, and accessories that support stronger lifting.
POWERfemme
Squat, bench, and deadlift training plus supporting strength work for anyone who identifies as a woman.
MOVE
All-levels conditioning with non-technical strength movements. Get into your body, get sweaty, and leave with good endorphins.
You’ll notice we don’t have before and after pictures or any of that nonsense. Your results are yours and we believe that you own the earned strength, confidence, and grit that you build in this space.
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“I love this gym and community. Brian and Holly have worked hard to create a safe and fun community. If you have fitness goals, this is the place to be. I just competed in my first weightlifting comp and Holly and Brian made it the most fun and smooth experience for me. I constantly feel supported and cared for, and couldn’t ask for better coaches to help me become a stronger athlete. Not to mention other coaches like Paola, who’s always ready to help. And the special mascot, Kilo. I couldn’t ask for a more supportive community!
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“Brian and Holly have created a wonderful, welcoming, and strong community at The Resilient Strength that only amplifies the quality coaching. They meet you exactly where you’re at and help you meet any goal. I came in with only some powerlifting knowledge, and in a year competed in three powerlifting and weightlifting competitions. Can’t recommend them highly enough!”
-Jules
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I have such a great amount of respect for the place and community that Coaches Holly and Brian have built. Coach Paola also helps create an incredible space where people want to keep showing up for themselves and for their goals. The Resilient Strength is purposeful, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of the athletes that enter through the front door, whether they are trying to introduce themselves to the world of strength training, or if they are trying to take their game to the next level. I have trained here for a little less than a year, and my only regret is that I took so long to find this space. I consider myself an aspiring powerlifting competitor. It is deeply reassuring to have personal coaching that will align with my interests, and is actively helping me achieve the dreams and PRs that I want to reach. The amount of growth I have experienced as an athlete in such a short amount of time is beyond my expectations, and I am exceptionally grateful for the ride. Highly recommended.
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“Resilient Strength is easily the best all around gym I’ve been to, and not just by what it has to offer equipment wise, but because of the people and level of coaching available . Coach Brian Wilbur is an AMAZING coach to say the least. Between him and coach Holly they are masters of anything weights. I came in wanting to compete in Olympic lifting and ended up doing my first competition and have nationals ahead. And the other athletes are the most welcoming group I’ve ever met.
As a former 3 year varsity football starter and all-league player, I highly recommend the Resilient Strength and their coaches to get you ready for your next competition, season, and or level. They’re the real deal.”
-Ethan
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I really love Weightlifting (snatch and clean and jerk). I consume all the content, but thought I was just weak and bad. After hearing a few breadcrumbs from videos, I found out that I was pretty good for an old guy! I wanted to start competing as a Masters athlete and discovered that I needed to get hooked up with a USAW gym.
This was one of the closest and I was so sold by my intake call with Brian.
Brian has been a exceptional coach - everything you want. I'm mostly a remote athlete, but cherish my chances to join my teammates at this gym - the energy is so supportive for everyone no matter their stage. Everyone is just competing with their past selves and we're all there to support each others' journey. Even though most of my interaction with Brian is over videos, he delivers smart programming, deeply insightful and delightfully nuanced technique optimizations, advice that pushes you correctly while also acknowledging your current circumstances, etc. Under his tutelage, my strength is consistently improving, along with my technique, my logistical strategies (when and how to fuel), etc.
My lifting has improved so far that I'm no longer just a dude in my basement, but actually have national championship in my crosshairs. My body feels great and my progress rate is astronomical compared to where I was doing it by myself (in hindsight so many mistakes.) It's all worth so much more than every penny. I'm so grateful to be a part of this community!
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…I’ve been going to Resilient Strength for over three years, and it has all I could ever hope for in a gym, with an amazing community on top of that!
When I went there for the first time, I was incredibly intimidated by gyms in general after a long stretch of inactivity. The owner, Holly, worked with me to build my strength and confidence and the results have been more than I ever hoped for. I’ve also seen other athletes get started in this gym and go on to compete in strength events, with the rest of the gym cheering them on.
There’s all the equipment you could want (and they’re consistently upgrading the equipment and optimizing the use of the space), the community is supportive, inclusive, and fun, the group classes are challenging and rewarding, and the one-on-one training was legitimately life-changing. Holly and Brian have built and maintained an amazing space.
If you’re looking for a gym you’ll genuinely get excited to go to, run by people who care about their athletes’ well-being first and foremost and can work with all fitness levels, this is the space for you.”
-Mary
Your Space for Strength
Welcome to your third space; where strength is sacred. We believe the gym serves a vital role in modern living in which everyone can commune on common goals. All we ask is that you show up, don’t be an asshole, and work hard. We’ve built a comfortable place in which we do hard things to become more & connect with others doing the same.
Fully kitted-out gym for Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, and General Strength
25 Racks: Eleiko + Rogue + Texas Barbell + Vulkan + Competition Equipment (both PL & WL)
Always have a place to lift; no more waiting for other folks to finish sets.
Climate Controlled
247 Access
Secure Parking
Co Working Spaces
Dog Friendly
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Our athletes get 247 access to the gym via the Latch App so you have a key to the gym right on your phone.
Our RSVP system ensures you always have a spot to train and never have to wait for a rack. -
We have a path for every starting point. Whether you're a total beginner or a season vet, we've got the plan for you. So schedule a new athlete consult and let's start building that plan.
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Hell yeah! Our athletes have all sorts of goals so and we meet you where you're at. We train for a whole bunch of reasons and for some of us that's lifting for health or to improve our lifts or for some other application. All are valid here.
If you do want to compete, we love going to comp and crushing it but that's not all we do.
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"I want to join Team Resilient" to 408 933 8893 and we'll take it from there!
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Absolutely not. We want you here because you want to be here. Period. We'll never trap you into a contract. The only commitment we ask for is that you keep showing up for yourself. All memberships are month to month.
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All off our training starts, and ends, with mobility. All of our programs have stretching so we can improve range of motion and decrease pain. We also have mobility series geared towards supporting your daily life like "Mobility for your Workday", 4 minute videos to feel awesome at work, pain management videos for everything from necks to knees, and so much more. We want to support you feeling amazing, and that's not just when you're moving big weight. Lift good, move good, feel good.
Additionally, we have pop ups from Acupuncture and body workers, a Chiropractor that coaches strength, and powerFLOW: our weekly mobility class with Coach Paola.
Follow our journey.
You'll notice we use “athlete” often. That's you! We are using our bodies to achieve our goals here, which makes us all, who train, athletes.
We are a community of gritty, capable, and caring athletes. We get to work hard, with a consistent base of support, so that we can do more: live more, lift more, adventure more, and do more of the things we love. We are diverse in our pursuits and unified in a Resilient Strength.
Questions?
Email: theresilientstrength@gmail.com
Phone: (408) 933-8893 (Text Preferred)
Location:
The Resilient Strength
2140 Livingston Street
Oakland, CA 94606
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