Strength And Conditioning Coach

Fitness MD; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement match

Job summary

Fitness MD in Roseville, California is seeking a full-time coach to deliver individualized, program-based sessions in a group setting. You’ll correct form, explain the why behind each cue, and learn members’ names, goals, and barriers to progress.

You’ll adapt programs on the spot for injuries and ability, maintain a robust roster, and promote the program without handling sales. Evening hours, weekends mostly off beyond occasional Fridays; $50,000–$80,000 per year with potential health insurance

Qualifications

• Ability to coach exercises live with clear explanations.
• Knowledge of strength and conditioning fundamentals for varied ages.
• Comfort coaching general population adults and athletes.

Responsibilities

• Coach the floor, deliver sessions, and correct form in real time.
• Adapt the program for injuries and ability on the spot.
• Own a book of members and know their goals and progress.
• Promote the program and maintain member engagement.
• Learn and apply Fitness MD framework for programming.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Motivation

Schedule management

Education

CPR/AED certification

Coaching certification

Job description

Evenings, weekends mostly off

Why This Job Exists

Most people who walk into a gym never get what they actually need. They get a workout off a whiteboard, a coach who doesn't know their name, and a program built for somebody else. Six weeks later they quit and decide fitness isn't for them.

Fitness MD, exists to end that cycle. We are a family owned gym that build individualized programs for real adults — people with jobs, kids, bad knees, old injuries, and busy weeks — and we deliver those programs in a group setting so nobody trains alone. Our members aren't in a class. They're in a program that happens to have other people in the room.

We're hiring a coach to carry that out.

What Makes This Different From Every Other Coaching Job

You will not be reading a workout off a screen to twenty strangers.

Every member has a program built for them. Your job is to deliver it, adapt it in real time, and know the person well enough to know when to push and when to pull back. Two people standing next to each other may be doing different things for different reasons — and you'll know both reasons.

As you learn our method and framework, there's a clear path into writing programming yourself. That's not a vague someday. It's how our senior coaches got there.

The Seat: What You'll Own

• Coach the floor. Deliver sessions, correct form in real time, and explain the why behind every cue so members learn, not just comply.
• Adapt the program. Regressions, progressions, and modifications for injuries and ability — on the spot, without breaking the intent of the program.
• Own your book of members. You'll be responsible for a significant list of clients. You know their names, their goals, their setbacks, and where they were last week.
• Keep people in the game. Retention is the scoreboard. Members stay because their coach makes it worth showing up.
• Promote the program. Speak to what we do and why it works. You won't be running the administrative side of sales — but you are the reason people believe in this.
• Learn our framework. Grow into writing programming under the Fitness MD method.

The Right Person: Who Thrives Here

We hire for character first. Skills can be taught. These can't:

You have the heart of a teacher. You genuinely enjoy explaining how the body works and watching it click for someone. You'd rather a member understand the movement than just get through it.

You motivate and hold people accountability. You can encourage someone who's discouraged and hold the line with someone who's making excuses — often in the same session.

You're hungry to learn this industry. You read, you ask, you take coaching on your own coaching. This is a career for you, not a placeholder.

You're easy to work alongside. We have 6–8 coaches and no room for ego, drama, or someone who won't take feedback. Talent doesn't buy exceptions here.

Three Questions To Ask Yourself

Before you apply, answer these honestly:

1. Do you get it? Do you understand what individualized programming in a group setting requires — and do you find that interesting rather than exhausting?

2. Do you want it? Not “would you take it.” Do you actually want to spend your evenings coaching general population adults toward goals that take years?

3. Do you have the capacity? The knowledge, the schedule, and the energy to do this well every single shift?

If any of those is a no, this isn't the seat for you — and that's fine. We'd rather you know now.

What You'll Need

• The ability to coach exercises live, spot poor form, and correct it with a clear explanation
• Working knowledge of strength and conditioning fundamentals and how to scale them for a wide range of ages and abilities
• Comfort coaching general population adults (the majority of our members), plus youth and high school athletes and recreational adult athletes
• A current CPR/AED certification, and a recognized coaching or training certification (or one in progress)

Schedule, Pay, and Benefits

• Full-time. Monday–Friday, roughly 1:00pm–9:00pm.
• Most weekends off. Occasional Fridays off.
• Open availability is preferred, but evenings are the priority.
• $50,000–$80,000 per year, depending on experience and certifications.
• Potential for health insurance benefits and a 3% retirement match.