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Upcoming Events

Perfect Your Back Squat

Sunday 14 December | 12:30pm - 2:30pm

This workshop will break down squat form in depth, with all the nuances. You’ll learn how to adjust your back squat for your unique anatomy and biomechanics in order to develop not only the most comfortable squat, but the strongest.

You’ll also have the ability to ask questions, workshop movements, and get more in the weeds without the time constraint of an hour class block.

Bring a notebook and pen, water (maybe a snack?) and be ready to work!

$75 drop in. 50% off for unlimited members. Limited to 6 attendees

NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach, CPR/AED Certified, CDC Concussion Safety Certified, SafeSport Coach. As a lifelong movement enthusiast, Erin has a diverse background. She has been a dancer, dance instructor and choreographer for two decades including stage direction and running a professional dance company.  As a former SAG-AFTRA Stunt Performer, Erin has a cumulative background of 9 years of experience in mixed martial arts training including; boxing, taekwondo and judo. Erin is passionate teacher who encourages women to become the most boundless versions of themselves and not be afraid to take up space. It is her belief that through strength training and new forms of movement, female-identifying humans gain confidence, resilience and vigor for life.

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Past Events

The Root of Strength: Pelvic Floor & Bracing for Lifters

Sunday, December 7, 2025

This 90 minute class taught by Dr. Elizabeth Meretighan, PT, DPT will focus on strength training science with functional anatomy to teach proper bracing, breathing, and pelvic floor activation. You’ll discover how to stabilize your spine, protect your back, and enhance performance in the three main lifts,  Deadlift, Squat, and Bench Press. Perfect for all levels, this class helps you build strength from the inside out.

Dr. Elizabeth Meretighan is a Los Angeles native that received her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences Magna Cum Laude from Howard University in 2021 and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Emory University in 2024. Dr. Meretighan also has advanced training in Women’s/ Pelvic Health from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)/ Herman and Wallace as well as Dry Needling. Her clinical interests include pelvic floor therapy, orthopedic injuries, sports rehabilitation, and general health and wellness.

In her free time, she enjoys weight lifting, taking dance classes in most genres, and attending concerts/music festivals.

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gain. Gratitude

We joined together on Thanksgiving Day 2025 to move and breathe before the chaos of the holidays at our second annual gain. Gratitude event.

At this very special event, we started with an warm up in gain., followed by an invigorating .25 mile jog/walk to get the blood flowing.

Members were challenged with a 35 minute giant strength circuit, which they executed with great ambition and attitudes!

We closed down the morning with a light flow and meditation to focus in on what we’re grateful for, and celebrating the energy we created as a community.

We can’t wait to do it again next year!

Happy Hour @ Halfway Crooks

November 16, 2025

We had a lovely little happy hour on Sunday, November 16 at Halfway Crooks in Summerhill. The weather was perfect, the vibes were high, and the giggles were giggling. Meeting up outside of the gym is such a treat, because we have SO many incredible members, and it’s always a shock when we realize the morning crew and evening crews don’t even know each other! Building our network and community is so important to us, and we are so grateful every time ya’ll come out to make a new connection.

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Chomp & Stomp 2025

November 8, 2025

We sponsored our first big event: Cabbagetown Chomp & Stomp! Our team came out sporting gain. Jerseys. We got a chance to see some of our strong members in the wild, connect with people in the neighborhood, and raffle off free classes. We don’t want to brag too hard, but even without chili, we think our tent was pretty spicy!

Hip Hinge 101

November 9, 2025

Led by Coach Henley Cook, this sold-out workshop was a hands on experience for an intimate group of 4. Attendees got to break down the hip hinge, a fundamental to many leg exercises, such as deadlifts, squats and kettlebell swings. Hip hinging with good form reduces risk of injury and maximizes your workouts by engaging the correct muscles. Participants learned movement retraining drills and Postural Restoration Institute techniques to build mastery of this foundational movement pattern.

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2nd Annual Halloween Olympics (2025)

October 25, 2025

We hosted another banger of a party with Jolene Jolene at the second annual Halloween Olympics. This year, we took over Pullman Yards. Our competitors were fierce, and they brought the heat at our three Olympic events: Spooky Obstacle Course, Bewitched Broom Race, and Tricky Pumpkin Toss. We had raffles from some amazing sponsors, and a costume contest.

Unfiltered: Perimenopause & Menopause

July 20, 2025

Led by Midlife Wellness, this sold-out workshop pulled back the veil around perimenopause & menopause. We learned about how hormones impact women experiencing symptoms and some strategies to use them to alleviate symptoms for more comfort and better quality of life. Attendees were able to ask specific questions, get a hands-on look at some hormone medications (like the patch versus creams versus pills), and overall walked away with a better understanding of how to make empowered choices related to their health through perimenopause and menopause.

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Sunday Service with Sarah

June 22, 2025

Breathwork workshop and meditation led by yoga teacher and associate professor of education psychology, Sarah Carlson.

We filled up gain. and learned about how breathing impacts the nervous system, some tools and techniques to start your breathwork journey, and left feeling refreshed, revived, and at ease.

gain. grand opening bash

May 17, 2025

We hosted our grand opening bash - and what a bash it was!

Powered by Lululemon, we welcomed 55 new members into our community and supplied them with a new outfit from Lululemon.

We also had amazing partners show up to give our community a good time: Plant Lady Juice, Mocha Pops, Radvocacy Wellness, Wellness IQ, an airbrush tattoo artist, a DJ… all coordinated and pulled off by our marketing team, Ghost Kitchen Creative. What a day for the books!

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31-day community movement challenge

January, 2025

We kickstarted the new year with health and strength in mind! The goal was simple: move more in 2025.

This challenge was free, centered on building a community of female movers.

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What we did:

  1. Move: participate in any 30 minutes of movement every day: biking, swimming, jogging, weight lifting, dancing, yoga martial arts, sports, etc.

  2. Check in: repost our daily movement story, then share a photo or video of your movement daily - either to your social media (tagging @gain.atl) or to the WhatsApp community thread.

  3. Encourage: comment on and share your friends’ check ins, send hoo-rays, hugs, and let ‘em know you see them!

gain. gratitude

November 28, 2024

gain. led a Thanksgiving Day workout at Union Fit Hub, inspired by the structure of a triathlon, but with much more chill and a lot of vibes.

We kicked off the workout with a warm up and mile jog that every participant crushed with enthusiasm.

Coaches Katie & Erin then led the team through 40 minutes of strength training.

The event ended with 15 minutes of restorative yoga and a loving-kindness meditation.

With a live DJ driving the tunes, this event was such a hit - great vibes, and even better company.

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Halloween Olympics

October 26, 2024

gain. and Jolene Jolene hosted the first annual Halloween Olympics at Grant Park in Atlanta.

Inspired by your childhood field day, our communities came together to compete in a spooky obstacle course, sack race, and squishy eyeball egg toss. We had some incredible sponsors who came out to support, donated raffle prizes, and shared their fitness-forward brands with attendees.

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gain. community

March 2, 2024

gain.’s first outdoor bootcamp event in Grant Park launched with gain. community

We met up for a full-body bootcamp, but the real goal was to get the gain. community together to meet, cheer each other on, and prove that fitness is for any body - any age, any time.

Despite the dreary weather, our first event was a huge success!

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