Discover how Love Movement Fitness in Oakland brings strength to life using handcrafted StrongerGrip tools. This private gym blends ancient gear with modern coaching for fun, functional results.
Step into Love Movement Fitness in Oakland, California and you’re stepping into a completely different kind of private gym experience. This private gym, owned and operated by personal trainer Ron Bland, is packed with custom-forged, hand-crafted tools you won’t find at a commercial facility. This is fitness reimagined—where movement is mindful, tools are art, and fun is just as important as function.
Ron, the founder and trainer behind Love Movement Fitness, has curated a collection of over 50 custom tools from StrongerGrip—a one-man strength gear operation rooted in passion, rebellion, and old-world craftsmanship. But this isn’t about collecting for show. Every piece gets used. Every session is powered by purpose.
StrongerGrip was born out of one man’s pursuit of strength, self-expression, and overcoming obstacles—values that are reflected in every piece of gear crafted by hand. Today, it stands as a unique brand where strength meets artistry, and you can explore their lineup at strongergrip.com. For its founder, metalwork became a way to turn creativity and inner resilience into tangible tools for transformation. From maces and hammers to swords and grip gear, each piece is a statement—hand-built, raw, and designed to help people push past limits.
The ethos behind StrongerGrip is one Love Movement resonates with deeply: strength through struggle, growth through movement, and bold self-expression through physicality. That shared spirit is what makes his private gym more than a private gym—it’s a sanctuary for resilience.
Love Movement’s private gym houses an extraordinary arsenal of tools: steel maces, custom-painted sledgehammers, grip rollers, Indian clubs, battle axes, and even a "Barbarian Army Strength Sword". Many of them are flame-graffiti painted, each with a story and a purpose. This isn’t flashy gear for show—it’s gear that works you.
Each tool has been selected not just for strength training, but for the way it challenges balance, grip, and control. Machines isolate. Ron’s tools integrate. They force the body to stabilize, react, and connect. Training becomes an art of total body awareness.
What makes these tools special isn’t just their craftsmanship—it’s how they move you.
Unlike machines at traditional gyms, StrongerGrip equipment targets all the small stabilizing muscles that usually get overlooked. These tools demand balance, coordination, and functional strength. You’re not just lifting—you’re swinging, rotating, stabilizing, reacting.
Clients of all levels benefit. Beginners rediscover their range of motion. Athletes rebuild strength after injury. Everyone leaves feeling more connected to their body.
And best of all? It’s fun. The workouts feel like play, but deliver real, measurable gains. When you train with a flaming steel mace, you don’t just work out—you wake up.
At Love Movement Fitness, ancient tools meet evidence-based coaching. Ron uses each piece not as a gimmick, but as a vehicle for transformation. Whether it’s building core stability, improving shoulder mobility, or just helping someone move without pain, every swing and lift is intentional.
This isn’t just fitness. It’s practice. It’s presence. And it’s powered by tools you won’t find anywhere else.
If you’re in Oakland and looking for a new way to move, grow, and enjoy the process, Love Movement Fitness offers something rare: personalized training in a private gym with tools that challenge and inspire.
Book your free consultation today. Come meet the gear. Come meet yourself.
