Kristin Johnson Fitness

09/02/2025

When I told my favorite world champion powerlifter I’d done deadlifts last week, his response wasn’t what you’d expect.

“Why you doin’ that? Just don’t.”

Not exactly the hype I thought I’d get. But he’s right.

Even I forget my own advice sometimes — as a trainer, there’s this pressure to “do the big lifts” because it looks legit. But really…

👉 Your muscles don’t care if it’s a squat, trap bar, or leg press.

👉 Safer alternatives can build the same strength.

👉 Progress comes from consistency and effort, not chasing someone else’s standard.

Strong doesn’t have to mean “at any cost”. Find the lifts that let you train hard and keep moving forward.

💬 Do you feel pressure to squat/deadlift, or do you stick with what works for you?

09/01/2025

Thought this was a good reminder on this Labor Day. ☺️💪🏻✨

08/24/2025

If your plan doesn’t work with kids, bills, and chaos… it doesn’t work. Period. The real flex is getting strong & fit without burning down your actual life. 💪🏻✨

08/15/2025

Tomorrow’s the day you actually lift instead of “going to the gym.”

If you show up to my group class tomorrow, you might just leave with arms poppin’ like this. 💪🏻

📍 9:00–9:30 AM
🔥 30 minutes
🏋🏻‍♀️ Full-body strength
💵 $12

Beginner? I got you.
Advanced? I’ll push you.

Either way, you’ll get more done in 30 minutes than you did in those two hours you spent at the gym earlier this week… scrolling Instagram for a “shoulder day” routine you never found.

(And yeah, I know you just ended up doing treadmill and abs. Again.)

See you in the morning?

08/05/2025

07/17/2025

Some of y’all spend a lot of time arguing about which tool is “best”…

Tires. Sleds. Indian clubs. Olympic lifts. Barbells. Machines. Chains. Atlas stones.

But here’s the thing: No tool matters if you don’t know how and when to use it. 🗣️

Literally anything can build strength if it’s applied with purpose.

So when people ask, “What’s better?” My first question is: “Better for what?”

Quality training can get repetitive. Adding some variety to the foundation keeps things interesting, challenges new patterns, and gives people room to grow … physically and mentally.

Being a good coach is about applying principles that work … safely, progressively, and with purpose.

I’ve had the privilege of learning from and training with world record-holding lifters and world-class coaches… 🥇

And you know what they all have in common? They stay open. They keep learning. They coach the person - not the ego.

I’m not here to be the best at being loud. I’m here to be the best at coaching real people into real results without breaking their body or spirit.

It’s easy to look like a good trainer when your clients already move like athletes. 👀

You know what’s actually impressive?

Helping someone who feels awkward, uncoordinated, and afraid of the gym… turn into someone who feels powerful, confident, and strong as hell.

That’s the kind of coaching I care about. And that’s what I do best. ♥️

And that just might include the occasional “car pushes in the parking lot” as a finisher that’ll challenge your strength, endurance and grit.

Or maybe you’ll catch me deadlifting in a pirate costume….being strong AF and unserious at the same time. ✨

Grateful to coach people who are out here doing the work - and proving that strength comes in a lot of forms. 💪🏻

06/27/2025

“Mom, we look like two teenagers!”

First of all… My daughter is my biggest hype girl and I love that 😍

Second of all… That doesn’t happen by accident.

▫️ I strength train twice a week for 30 minutes.
▫️ I walk.
▫️ I stay active.
▫️ I do a spin class 3 to 4 times a month.
▫️ I dance.
▫️ I do breath work and things to keep my stress in check.
▫️ I eat a common sense diet about 80% of the time

Fitness is my profession, but it’s not my whole life. It’s just one of the ways I honor my life.

And you don’t need a 6-pack, 2-hour workouts, or to obsess over every bite to feel strong, confident, and good in your skin.

You just need a real plan that fits your life….and someone in your corner who actually gets it.

📲 If you want that1 Message me “STRONG” and I’ll send you the easiest way to get started.

No extremes. No BS. Just results that last.

💪🏻

06/21/2025

Great class today- 30 minutes to get stronger. 💪🏻. Off to enjoy this scorching hot day ! 🥵 ☀️