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The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Coaching Project

By: Gym R.A.T. Coaching LLC 

Leadership. Example. Growth. Awareness. Commitment. YOU.

You Already Know How to Lose the Weight. I'll Teach You How to Keep It.

Online coaching for dads (or moms) who've lost it before — and are done watching it come back.

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The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Coaching  Project:

By: Gym R.A.T. Coaching LLC 

Leadership. Example. Growth. Awareness. Commitment. YOU.

Online fitness, nutrition and lifestyle coaching for busy parents.

 

Apply NOW
 

WHAT CAN L.E.G.A.C.Y. COACHING DO FOR YOU?

 

Hey, I’m Theron Merrick. (Pronounced Thay-ron.)
I’m a husband, a father of three, a snowboard junkie… and the founder of Gym R.A.T. Coaching LLC and The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Coaching Project.
But more importantly?

I’m a regular-ass guy who lost 93 lbs. Gained 50 back. Lost it again — the right way. Then gained some of it back a second time, after my third son was born. The difference the second time: I had a system. I caught it at 20lbs instead of 50, and corrected it.

That’s why I built Gym R.A.T. Coaching LLC and more importantly The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Coaching Project:

If you’re a busy dad (or mom), who keeps “starting over", you don't need help losing weight. You've already proven you can do that — a challenge, a crash diet, a coach, and the number moved.

What nobody ever taught you is how to keep it off when life gets heavy again. When life did what life does. A new baby. A promotion that ate your evenings. Stress, grief, a stretch where surviving the week was the whole job.

Here's the part nobody says out loud: this isn't a discipline problem. It's a skills gap. Every program you've ever tried was built to get weight off. None of them were built to keep it off. So you got really good at losing, and you were never taught how to hold on to what you won.

Bottom line: You don't need another program that teaches you how to lose it again. You need the piece every other program skipped: how to keep it. That's the entire reason The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Coaching Project exists.

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3 Simple Steps to Results

  • Step 1: The Application
  • Step 2: Your Personalized Plan
  • Step 3: Building the Skill That Keeps It
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How We Build a Body — and a System — That Actually Lasts

Step 1: The Application
It starts with a simple application. Tell us where you're at and what you're working toward — this is how we understand not just your goals, but the pattern you're trying to break.

Step 2: Your Personalized Plan
After we talk, we build a plan around you — not a template. Nutrition, training, and tracking designed for your life, not a generic 12-week sprint.

Step 3: Building the Skill That Keeps It
This is where we're different. We don't just get you results — we teach you to keep them. Through individualized coaching and the awareness that tracking builds, you develop the skill set that makes this the last time you ever have to start over.

Testimonials

Charles

"My name is Charles. I started with Theron in November of 2021 at 290lbs, as of May 2022 I weigh 240lbs. I've consistently lost weight week after week. Theron taught me the tools of diet and exercise combined. I'm the strongest I've ever been and look forward to staying strong and getting leaner with Theron and Gym R.A.T. Coaching!"

Kieth

"I was 238 pounds and did not have the stamina to complete log runs or hikes. I loved that Coach Theron pushed me and continued to modify my training so that I was consistently making gains. I am now 216 pounds. For my 49th birthday, I completed a half marathon and spent fourteen days in the backcountry elk hunting. Through it all, I felt better than I could have ever imagined."

Melanie

Serious thank you to Theron Merrick for helping me start my gym and nutrition training in April/May and helping me to my ultimate goal of weight loss and building muscle! Started in person training and was a complete beginner not knowing much on gym equipment. Ive hit my weightloss goal shedding a total of 70lbs in the year and am off to my new challenge of getting stronger and more conditioned as well as getting leaner! The amount of self confidence I've gained is awesome. Thank you! Never thought Id get this far!

Tailored Workouts

I create workouts tailored to you and your abilities. No more cookie cutter workouts that have you struggling to perform movements you don't like, that create pain, or you're simply not yet capable of.

 

Customized Nutrition Plans

We work together to create a nutritional plan that will allow you to see results and still incorporate the foods you love. Yes, it's possible!

 

Daily and Weekly Check Ins

You'll have daily habits to check off making sure you develop the habits needed to see and maintain results. As well as weekly check ins to make sure progress keeps going.

 

A Community 

You'll have access to Better Than Yesterday a Skool community of like-minded individuals who are all working on their fitness and nutrition goals as well as striving to be better each and every day. You'll never feel alone in your journey.

This Is NOT For You If...

 

Look, we need to be brutally honest with each other from the start. Your time is valuable. So is ours. And pretending we're a fit for everyone would be doing you—and us—a massive disservice.

So let's save us both the headache and be upfront: L.E.G.A.C.Y. Coaching is NOT for you if:

  • You're Looking for a Magic Pill
  • You Won't Track Your Nutrition
  • You're Not Ready to Accept Personal Responsibility
  • You Want Someone to Just Tell You What to Eat
  • You're Unwilling to Prioritize Yourself
  • You Think This Should Be Easy
  • You're Just Shopping on Price

 

The Bottom Line

I could take your money and pretend we're a good fit. A lot of coaches do.

But that's not who I am.

I'm a coach, not an influencer. I care about results that last, not transactions that pad my bank account.

So if any of the above describes where you are right now, we're genuinely not the right choice for you. And that's okay. There's no shame in it.

But if you read this list and thought "Damn, they're talking directly to me. I'm ready to own this. I'm ready to do the work..."

Then let's talk.

Because the clients who align with these principles? They're the ones who look back a year later and say it was one of the best decisions they ever made.

Gym R.A.T. Coaching App

$27/m

  • Pre-Programmed Workouts in Gym R.A.T. Coaching App
  • Community of Likeminded Individuals
  • Nutrition Tracking in GRC App
  • Metric Tracking in GRC App
  • In App Communication (response within 48 hours)
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Online Training & Nutrition Coaching

$297/m

Most Popular

 

  • Tailored Workouts
  • Personalized Nutrition Plan & Guidance
  • Lifestyle Habit Development & Tracking
  • Weekly Video Accountability Check-ins
  • Access to D.A.D. Strong Club Community
  • Priority Access to Coach (response within 24 hours) 

*Other pricing options available*

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Online Nutrition Coaching

$197/m

  • Personalized Nutrition Plan
  • Weekly Check-ins
  • On Going Adjustments
  • Habit Building/Tracking
  • Priority Access to Coach (response within 48 hours)
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You should love yourself so much, you can't stand not pushing to be the best version of yourself possible.

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Cody McBroom

Founder of The Tailored Coaching Method & The Choose Hard Podcast

My mentor's company. Yes, I'm a coach who has a coach. Why waste time learning to do something by yourself when you can learn from those who have already done it, and do it REALLY well?

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