About Us
OUR MISSION IS TO GET A BARBELL
We value longevity in strength with a competitive approach. Our programs are designed to challenge our athletes to level up while placing fun and community at the center of what we do.
A note from our founder:
Strong Strong Friends was inspired by the small gym where I first learned to lift. My friends taught me and pushed me from the very start. Our small community trained together, competed together, and grabbed cheeseburgers after.
Friendship will always be at the heart of what we do. The strong is nothing without the friendly, and to develop our athletes for the long haul, we program with fun at the forefront. Our team refuses to prey on insecurities to sell ourselves. We design programs that work, and create easy to digest content to inspire, inform, and instruct.
Thank you for taking the time to check out our site. Please check out our free content on our social channels for more information. We have free programs and guides that are great to check out before you commit to a paid program.
Stay Strong & Stay Friendly!
<3 Meg
Our Coaches:
Megan Gallagher (Megsquats):
Certifications: Precision Nutrition L1, ISSA Certified Trainer, USAPL Club Coach, Safe Sport Certified
After playing basketball and running cross country at the collegiate level, Meg eventually found crossfit and strength training. The competitive spark of crossfit ignited an interest to lead her to compete in crossfit, bodybuilding, weightlifting, strongman, and powerlifting. Meg has gone on to compete in powerlifting at the Arnold Pro Raw Challenge, USAPL Nationals 2015-2018, and has been invited to participate in lifting exhibitions and seminars throughout the United States.
Her most recent performance at the 2018 USAPL Nationals resulted in a 7/9 performance in the -63kg class, hitting 140kg (308lb) squat, 77.5kg (171lb) bench, 185kg (409lb) deadlift, and a 437 wilks score.
Meg has successfully coached hundreds of powerlifters through either their first squat, first meet, or first national-level competition. Through her YouTube channel and professional passion for the sport of powerlifting, she has studied under and interviewed the strongest strength athletes in the world. Meg has spearheaded SSF's company mission of getting a barbell in every woman's hands, and is working to make barbell training approachable for the masses.
