Above the Bar

Above The Bar is a personal and small group training gym in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood, and we like to think of ourselves as your neighborhood gym. We welcome every body type and every fitness level, and as a trans-founded business we work hard to keep this a genuinely safe, affirming space for the LGBTQ+ community and everyone else who walks through the door. Our Embodied Strength approach looks beyond the number on the barbell or the scale. We start by teaching the primary movement patterns with integrity and confidence, then build toward resistance training so you gain real, lifelong function and mastery. Along the way we blend strength training, corrective exercise, and mobility work with Core360 breathing, recovery and self-care coaching, and nutrition guidance rooted in intuitive eating. Whether you want to deadlift, move without pain, or simply feel more at home in your body, our coaches meet you where you are and grow with you. Sometimes deadlifts, sometimes deep dish. Come find out what strength can mean for you.