The
Well

Highly individualized training

“I used to beat myself up five days a week and felt like a failure if I didn’t sweat buckets and get sore, despite not touching anything heavier than 12-pounds and rarely seeing change. Sam corrected 25 years of bad habits, I feel safe pushing myself, I’ve made great gains, and I use the 22-pound weights.”

Eileen S., client

Workouts that make your body work better.

Breath

Gait

Primal patterns

Strength & conditioning

Process

Lots of things work. This is how I bring it all together to find what works for you.

Services

Private Coaching

Tailored program coached with exacting detail. Essential for new clients and those with complex histories.

Semi-Private Coaching

Tailored program executed alongside up to three other clients. Great as an adjunct to private training, for increased socialization, and for more experienced clients.

Lifestyle Coaching

Collaborative strategizing to help you make lifestyle and nutrition changes to support your goals. Valuable as a stand-alone service or alongside other coaching services.

Remote Coaching

Private or semi-private training conducted by video call. Appropriate as adjunct to in-person training, experienced clients and/or those who have the right equipment to meet their goals.

About

My name is Sam Abrams. I am a trainer in Palo Alto, California.

Since 2005 I’ve trained athletes, kids, and grandparents to improve performance, overcome injury histories, and change body composition.

I first became interested in the gym as a high school soccer player. I desperately hoped that lifting weights would transform me into an elite athlete. Alas, it did not–but I learned a lot about how the body works anyway. After college, my struggles to fully recover from sports injuries inspired me to further study human movement.

Before training full time, I was a national security analyst in Washington, DC. I studied international relations as an undergraduate at Tufts and as a graduate student at Johns Hopkins.