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Fort Collins, Colorado

Strong looks
good on
every body.

Strength coaching with Laura Cordova for girls, gays & theys, and anyone who’s ever felt out of place in the weight room. Learn to lift with confidence and feel strong in a body that’s entirely yours.

The weight room
is yours too.

Too many people get the message that strength training isn’t for them. Maybe the gym felt like someone else’s space, or nobody ever showed you how to use a barbell. LK Strength exists to change that, with coaching that’s warm, expert and genuinely on your side.

Built for

  • Women
  • Queer folks
  • Trans & nonbinary lifters
  • First-time lifters
  • Returning after a break
  • Aspiring powerlifters

Getting started in
three simple steps

  1. Reach
    out

    Tell Laura about your goals, your experience and anything that feels intimidating.

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  2. A smiling man stretching in a gym

    Make a
    plan

    Build a plan around your body, your schedule and what “strong” means to you.

    Step 2
  3. Get
    strong

    Show up, put in the reps and watch your lifts (and your confidence) climb.

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Services

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Strength
Training

Build real, lasting strength with the fundamentals: squat, hinge, push, pull and carry. Learn to move well first, then load it up. No crash diets, no punishing workouts and no “toning.”

Best for building strength & confidence from day one

Power-
lifting

Love the big three? Dial in your squat, bench press and deadlift and chase new personal records. Curious about stepping on a platform one day, or just love lifting heavy things? You’re in the right place.

Best for chasing PRs on the big three

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Personal
Coaching

Coaching built around one person: you. Laura works with your goals, your history and your body, so every session meets you where you are and pushes you just enough.

Best for focused, one-on-one support

Not sure what kind of coaching fits you?

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Meet your coach

Meet Laura Cordova

“Helping girls, gays, & theys get strong and feel empowered!”

Laura Cordova, Founder of LK Strength

That’s the whole mission behind LK Strength. Laura coaches strength training and powerlifting in Fort Collins, and she built LK Strength to be the kind of place she’d want to train: supportive, a little loud and completely free of judgement.

Here, getting strong isn’t about shrinking or changing who you are. It’s about learning what your body can do and leaving every session a little more confident than you came in.

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The LK promise

Strength is for everyone. Here’s what you can count on from your very first rep.

  • Come as you are

    Every body, every identity, every starting point. Your pronouns are respected, your questions are welcome and nobody needs you to look a certain way.

  • Progress, not ego

    Coaching focuses on how you move and how you feel. The only numbers you’re ever compared with are your own.

  • On your terms

    Want to compete, feel capable or just stop feeling lost in the gym? Your goals set the direction. Laura helps you get there.

Start Your Inquiry

Questions?
Good.

Feeling nervous before you start is completely normal. Here’s what people often wonder first.

Still curious? Ask Laura →

Absolutely. Everyone starts somewhere, and learning the basics with a coach is the best possible start. You’ll learn each movement step by step, at a pace that feels good.

Not at all. Powerlifting is one path, not a requirement. Plenty of people just want to get stronger, move better and feel more confident, and that’s a great goal too.

LK Strength was built for exactly that feeling. Tell Laura what worries you and you’ll work through it together, with support instead of side-eye.

LK Strength is based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Send an inquiry and Laura will share the details on where and how you’ll train.

Reach out with your goals and Laura will walk you through current coaching options and pricing.

Your strongest era starts here

Ready to
get strong?

Tell Laura a little about yourself and what you’re hoping to build. No pressure, no commitment. It’s just the first step.

Where
Fort Collins, Colorado
Instagram
@lk_strength

Coaching inquiry

Lifting experience

No commitment. Just a conversation about your goals.