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Kinesiology-based online coaching · Minneapolis, MN

Get built. For real.

Strength and body recomposition coaching built on exercise science and tuned to your body every single week. Not a template. A transformation with your name on it.

Joe and Luna in the gym
Joe & Luna EST. 2026
CoachesJoe & Luna
Format1 on 1, direct
MethodKinesiology
Founding roster5 of 5 open

The approach

Every client · Every month

Most coaching is a template with your name on it.

Ours is built from your intake up. Training history, schedule, equipment, injuries, all of it. Then it adjusts every week based on what your body actually does, because a program that never changes is a program that stopped working.

Both of us are kinesiology students and competitive lifters. The programming you get is the programming we trust with our own bodies, backed by the science of human movement, not a course someone bought online.

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Custom training program
Built from your intake, rebuilt as you progress. Never recycled.
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Full nutrition coaching
Macro targets that move with your training, your weight, and your week.
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Weekly check-ins
Reviewed by your coach personally. Trends tracked, program adjusted.
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Form review on every lift
Film it, send it, get frame-by-frame feedback before your next session.
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Video calls every two weeks
Face to face. Goals, sticking points, and the plan ahead.
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Direct messaging access
Your coach answers within 24 hours on weekdays. Not an assistant.
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TrueCoach app
Your entire program, demo videos, and logging in your pocket.

Included in every plan. Nothing tiered, nothing held back.

The process

Application to adjustment

From applied to under the bar.

Step 01

Apply

Three minutes. We read every application personally and respond within 48 hours. We only take clients we know we can help.

Step 02

Intake

A full picture of your history, schedule, equipment, and any injuries. Your program is built around your real life, not an ideal one.

Step 03

Train

Your custom program goes live in TrueCoach. Every lift has a demo video, targets, and coaching notes from day one.

Step 04

Adjust

Weekly check-ins, form review, and programming changes based on how your body is actually responding. Nothing on autopilot.

The coaches

Two coaches · One standard

Who's actually coaching you.

Joe Thorsland

Head coach · Strength & recomposition

Joe Thorsland

B.S. Kinesiology, graduating December 2026, on the physical therapy track. Joe builds every program from the science of human movement and runs it under his own bar before it ever reaches yours. The result: a 1,280 pound squat, bench, and deadlift total.

B.S. Kinesiology, Dec 2026NASM CPT candidate1280 lb S/B/D totalPowerlifting
Luna Scanlon

Coach · Women's training & nutrition

Luna Scanlon

B.S. Kinesiology, graduating December 2026. Luna is the precision half of the operation, coaching women who want to get genuinely strong without living in the gym. Programming that fits demanding schedules, nutrition that doesn't fight your life.

B.S. Kinesiology, Dec 2026NASM CPT candidateWomen's strengthNutrition

In the open

Updated as it happens

Exactly where we stand.

Plenty of coaching pages inflate credentials. This one updates as ours progress, and never a day before.

B.S. Kinesiology, University of Northwestern
In progress
Both coaches graduate December 2026. Joe continues toward doctoral physical therapy study.
NASM Certified Personal Trainer, both coaches
In progress
Coursework underway now, exams scheduled for 2026. The gold standard certification in personal training.
Under the bar ourselves
Daily
Every method we prescribe is one we run on our own training first.

Questions about any of it? Ask us directly: built@builtbyjoeandluna.com

The Founding Five

Limited to five clients

Five spots. A rate we will never offer again.

We are building our founding roster ahead of the full launch this fall. Five clients get complete coaching at half the standard rate, locked for six months.

In exchange, you let us document the work: progress photos and an honest review once you have results worth talking about. You get the best rate this business will ever run. We get the proof. That's the trade.

Six months from now, you're the transformation on this page.

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$250 per month, locked for six months. Month to month after that, no contract.
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Everything included. Identical service to standard coaching. Nothing held back.
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The trade. Progress photos along the way and an honest written review when you've earned results.
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Cancel anytime with 30 days notice. If it's not working, we don't want your money.

FAQ

Straight answers

Asked and answered.

Once you apply and are accepted, we build your custom training and nutrition program inside the TrueCoach app. You log workouts and nutrition from your phone, film your lifts for form review, and check in with your coach every week. Your program adjusts based on what the data and the videos show. Everything is remote, so you can train anywhere.

Five clients join before our full launch at $250 per month, half the standard rate, locked for six months. The service is identical to full-price coaching. In return, you agree to progress photos along the way and an honest review once you have results. When the five spots fill, the rate is gone for good.

We are completing our Kinesiology degrees and NASM CPT certifications right now, and the status board above updates as each one lands. Our coaching draws on that coursework plus years of competitive lifting. If you'd rather wait for the letters, that's completely fair. The standard rate will be waiting on the other side.

No. We program around whatever you have: a full commercial gym, a garage setup, a pair of dumbbells, or nothing at all. Your equipment is part of your intake, and your program is built to match it.

We program around injuries, not through them. Your intake covers your full history, and anything medical gets cleared with your physician first. Joe's degree track is pre-physical therapy, so working intelligently around limitations is the lens we already use.

Coaching is month to month. Cancel anytime with 30 days written notice, and you can pause for up to 30 days once every six months. No long-term contracts, no exit fees.

Your coach. Joe or Luna, directly. No assistants, no outsourced check-ins, no chatbots answering as a human. Messages get a reply within 24 hours on weekdays.

Application

Apply for coaching.

Three minutes to apply, answered within 48 hours. Your before photos get taken at intake.

Founding rate$250 / mo · 5 spots
Standard rate$500 / mo
Response timeWithin 48 hours
CommitmentMonth to month

The transformation starts now

Strong is built.

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Training and nutrition straight talk, once a month. Programming breakdowns, what we're learning in the kinesiology lab, zero spam.