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  • Marty has been in the iron game for over 55 years as an athlete, coach and writer. As a young lifter he met and watched some of the greatest lifters in the world. He learned the strength strategies of these men and have used them to make gains for myself and others over the last 50 years. This strength and power tradecraft came from master lifters whose only allegiance was to progress. These ultra-basic strength strategies serve as the foundation for the training his champions and represent to this day.

    Marty immersed himself into two parallel athletic universes mentoring under both Hugh Cassidy and Robert Smith. This immersion led to profound athletic and writing lessons. He sought to “square the circle” and meld aspects of “soft” internal martial arts with “hard” strength training. He discovered numerous commonalities between powerlifting and internal martial arts. Both disciplines were obsessed with technique and paid close attention to posture, balance and stance. There were also highly developed attitudes regarding the role of a centered and psyched mind that emphasized mental recalibration tactics.

    As a senior subject matter expert for Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), Marty currently works with American Tier 1 Spec Ops, British Special Boat Service and the United States Secret Service. A minimalistic time-compressed strength training approach has proven invaluable for military elite.

    Since 1978 Marty has had over 1,000 articles published. His articles have appeared in Milo, Powerlifting USA, Flex, Muscle&Fitness, Prime, Strength Review and other miscellaneous publications. He’s worked as an online fitness columnist for the Washington Post and in 5 years wrote 230+ columns. He is an author of five books including the master work “The Purposeful Primitive.”

  • Stacy has been involved in the fitness world for over 35 years. About 25 years ago she met Marty Gallagher at the gym while working as a personal trainer. At that time Marty was a staff writer for Weider Publications and asked for her help in a copy editing capacity. Accepting his offer, she began the fitness education of a lifetime. Stacy traveled with Marty to the top bodybuilding and powerlifting events and gained a vast array of training knowledge that she utilized in her own competitive bodybuilding goals. She competed in bodybuilding for about 7 years winning a Ms. Maryland title that qualified her to compete at the National level. This was a formative time for Stacy when she established nutrition and training habits that are her foundation still today.

    In the 1990s Stacy was drawn to zen meditation and yoga in an effort to feel more balanced with her mind and body. She was introduced to meditation and it opened her to the idea of using her breath to control her state-of-mind. She spent 30-45 minutes, 6 days a week sitting on a meditation cushion for about 4 years. This was the beginning of the awareness that breath control was the key to relieving the mind of its perpetual overthinking state.

    In 2001 Stacy left her corporate job working for Arthur Andersen, LLP as the Administrator of the Partner Financial Planning Program. This occurred during the collapse of Enron which was the catalyst for the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, LLP. She started an in-home personal training career as well as home schooling her learning disabled, hearing impaired daughter from 8th grade through 12th grade. After studying yoga for several years she also began teaching at the local YMCA helping average folks with their training and flexibility. In addition to working with clients locally, Marty and Stacy hosted fitness camps at their rural home during his five year tenure working at The Washington Post from 2004-2009.