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Strength & Conditioning

The FlySpace strength team is motivated by a devotion to continuous improvement. We engage with each client thoughtfully, borrowing from multiple disciplines including exercise science, motor learning and control, and mental health to create a sophisticated action plan that is custom-tailored to each person’s considerations and goals. We take great satisfaction in helping you become not just stronger, but more flexible, agile, and confident. Ours is a true 21st-century approach to fitness, informed by science and research.

GETTING STARTED

Every strength & conditioning, personal training or nervous system regulation program is designed from scratch utilizing the most current research combined with an understanding of what you and/or your organization needs and values. 

Whether you are an athlete looking to up their game, an individual seeking personal improvement, or an organization striving to propel their outcomes, begin by emailing us. We’ll get back to you to organize an in-depth discussion of your goals.

Client Testimonials

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PERFORMER STRENGTH HOUR

For our performing arts community, we offer a weekly strength and conditioning class. The cost is $35 per session which includes the one-hour class on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 2:30pm as well as access to our app, which will house a one month program custom-tailored to you.

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OUR TEAM

We help athletes of all stripes—from dancers to singers, broadway performers to musicians, baseball players to rowers and weekend warriors—build strength, increase conditioning, and reduce their risk of injury. Sessions are scheduled individually with the trainers. There is also group training for  performing artists who want to remain strong post their PT sessions - learn more below.

Andrew Schaeffer

Mental Health Counsellor, MA 

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Andrew has been a fitness professional and certified strength and conditioning specialist for twelve years. As a coach, he specializes in strength training, Olympic weightlifting, and the roots of behavior change. He holds a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling and has a particular interest in the role that systems such as culture, society, and mental wellness play in physical performance. He works with the general population, with performing artists from professional dancers to Broadway performers, as well as collegiate athletes. He believes that physical strength forms the foundation for all performance.

Antoine Simmons

Motor Learning, MA Columbia Uni.

Industrial and Organizational Pyschology BS

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Antoine has a been a fitness professional for thirteen years. He holds a master’s degree from Columbia University in Motor Learning and Control in addition to holding certifications in strength and conditioning, nutrition, corrective exercise, wave vibration training, and kettlebells. He has worked with collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes as well as Navy SEALS, television personalities, professional dancers, Broadway performers, and laypeople. His philosophy centers on the notion that peak performance is relative. It is not one size fits all. Instead, each person requires an approach that will meet their unique demands. Therefore, any peak performance regimen should reflect and cater to those individual demands.

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GETTING STARTED

Every strength & conditioning, personal training or nervous system regulation program is designed from scratch utilizing the most current research combined with an understanding of what you and/or your organization needs and values. 

Whether you are an athlete looking to up their game, an individual seeking personal improvement, or an organization striving to propel their outcomes, begin by emailing us. We’ll get back to you to organize an in-depth discussion of your goals.

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