OUR STORY
Owners Josh & Navar
We’re Josh and Navar — two athletes, born and bred in Midland, who were tired of seeing the same thing over and over again…
Gyms that were cheap, convenient, and fast — and totally soulless.
No education. No support. Just churn-and-burn memberships. Gross.
What we wanted didn’t exist — so we built it.
A space where everybody feels welcome. Where you don’t have to prove yourself to anyone. No ego. No judgment. Just expert coaching, smart training, and a community that gives a damn.
Whether you're new to lifting or chasing elite-level strength, this gym was made for you.
Back in 2016, we joined forces — Josh, with a passion for movement and functional performance; Navar, with deep experience in strength and fat loss — and spent six months building Strength and Motion Academy from the ground up.
Since then, the space has grown. So has the team. So has our mission.
But the fire? Still burning.
We love this game. We love this community.
And we’re still here to help Midvale locals train smarter, feel stronger, and actually enjoy the journey.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
After years training in commercial gyms and coaching real people through real challenges, we realised something big:
Training alone isn’t enough.
The real breakthrough for most people?
It wasn’t reps or sets — it was rebuilding their relationship with themselves.
Mind and body. Confidence and clarity. That’s what actually moved the needle.
So at SMA, we go deeper.
We take a whole-human, holistic approach to fitness.
We coach you to reconnect with your body and your mind, because that’s the only way to create results that actually stick.
That means we look beyond the workout:
How you fuel yourself (nutrition)
What you’re feeding your brain (content & inputs)
How you manage stress
What you say to yourself when no one’s around
Your breath, your posture, your patterns
We built this gym for people who’ve felt out of place in fitness.
People with careers, families, stress, goals… but no desire to train next to mirror-flexing meatheads or sleazy sales staff.
No egos. No gimmicks.
Just real training, real education, and real results through better movement, better habits, and better self-awareness.
This is how we live. This is how we train.
This is #TheHolisticWay.
BROWSE MEMBERSHIP PLANS
Your training. Your goals. Your pace.
Explore our flexible membership options, personal coaching packages, and everything you need to get started — the right way.