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About Build The Shelf

Coached lifting for women who want a real shelf.

Build The Shelf is a glute-focused training method built by coaches who got tired of generic plans. Every block is engineered around the way the female posterior chain actually responds to load.

8K Women training
+18% Glute strength avg.
Coaches at Build The Shelf programming a hypertrophy block.

What we believe

Three things make this work.

01

Programmed, not improvised.

Every session has a reason. Volume, intensity, and frequency move on purpose — not on vibes.

02

Built for women.

Glute mechanics, hip structure, and recovery patterns drive the plan. No bro-split adapted with pink dumbbells.

03

Coached, end to end.

Form videos get real review. Plans adapt to your numbers, not a stock spreadsheet.

Original Build The Shelf training group in a garage gym.

Our Story

Started in a garage gym. Now training 8,000+ women.

Build The Shelf started as a four-person training group experimenting with hypertrophy splits in a garage gym. It grew into a coaching method when too many friends asked for the spreadsheet. Today it’s the work of a small team of specialists — coaches, mobility experts, and strength practitioners — obsessed with one thing: making the glutes actually grow.

Team

Meet Your Coaches

A small team of specialists — every one of them obsessed with how the glutes move, fire, and grow. You get a coach for the muscle, not a generalist with a clipboard.

Meet The Full Team
Amara Okoye, Head Glute Coach at Build The Shelf.

Amara Okoye

Head Glute Coach

Sofia Ruiz, Mobility Specialist at Build The Shelf.

Sofia Ruiz

Mobility Specialist

Marcus Hale, Strength Coach at Build The Shelf.

Marcus Hale

Strength Coach

Nina Carter, Form & Technique at Build The Shelf.

Nina Carter

Form & Technique

Book your journey

Build the strongest glutes of your life.

Book a complimentary 30-minute glute assessment. We’ll review your movement, set your baseline numbers, and design a 12-week plan tailored to you.

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