You train through something that never quite settles
A shoulder, a hip, a knee that flares on a predictable schedule. Generic programming adds load on top of it and calls the flare-up part of the process.
Private movement coaching · Scripps Ranch
We find out how you move before we decide what you lift.
IMS is a one-coach studio for adults who are done guessing. Every program starts with a joint-by-joint assessment — then strength, mobility, and recovery are built around what that assessment actually finds.
5.0 ★
55 Google reviews
FRC · FRA
Kinstretch · FRC-ISM
One coach
Every single session
By appointment
Private studio · no crowds
Why programs stall
Loading a body that isn't ready is the most common training mistake we see.
Most people arrive having already tried harder. Harder wasn't the missing piece. Here's what we hear in the first ten minutes of an assessment.
The approach that worked at 30 stopped working
Same effort, less return, longer recovery. What changed isn't your discipline — it's what your body needs from a program now versus then.
You've had trainers, but never a system
Sessions that were hard but unconnected. No assessment at the front, no progression logic in the middle, no plan for what happens between sessions.
The IMS Method
Four parts, in this order, for a reason.
The sequence isn't stylistic. Each stage produces the information the next one needs — which is why we don't skip to the part with the barbell.
01ASSESS
Joint-by-joint assessment
We measure what each joint can do actively — not how far it can be pushed passively. That gap is usually where the problem lives, and it's the number we track over time.
02PREPARE
Controlled Articular Rotations
Every session opens with joint work — deliberate, slow, end-range rotation that builds control in the positions you're about to load. It's the least glamorous part of the hour and the reason the rest of it works.
03LOAD
Strength built on what you own
Progressive strength work through ranges you actually control. Selection, volume, and intensity are chosen for your assessment — not pulled from a template and scaled down.
04RECOVER
Recovery as part of the program
Adaptation happens between sessions, so we coach that window too — sleep, load management, and the Recovery Room tools you have unlimited access to as a member.
Free · no email required
Six checks. Four minutes. Your kitchen floor.
Before you book anything, find out what your joints are actually doing. Six movement checks you can do right now with no equipment, and a plain-language read on which areas are worth a closer look.
- Shoulders, hips, ankles, spine, and neck
- Results shown immediately — no email wall
- Optional: we'll email your results plus the morning joint routine
1-on-1 coaching
Same coach. Every session. Start to finish.
No handoffs, no rotating staff, no clipboard trainer who has never seen your assessment. Jason writes every program and runs every session personally.
- Full joint-by-joint movement assessment before programming begins
- Programming written for your findings and revised as they change
- Strength, mobility, and joint work inside the same hour
- Progress tracked against your own baseline, not a population average
The Recovery Room
A room built for the part of training people skip.
Normatec compression, Sunlighten infrared sauna, Higher Dose infrared PEMF, Hyperice percussion, and a vibration platform — in a private room, not a corner of a gym floor.
- Normatec 3.0 compression — supports circulation in the legs
- Sunlighten mPulse infrared sauna — supports relaxation and warmth
- Higher Dose infrared PEMF mat — supports a calm, warm reset
- Hyperice percussion and vibration platform for warm-up and cool-down
$25 drop-in · $125/month unlimited · included with every membership
Client outcomes
Unedited reviews, left on Google.
5.0 across 55 reviews. Nothing here was solicited, scripted, or written by us.
Jason worked with me through a knee issue after I'd struggled to make progress elsewhere. He identified the movement limitations holding me back and built a plan to rebuild control and confidence. Wish I had found him sooner.
IMS has played a huge role in my recovery and development as an athlete. As a D1 football player, the training I get here is on another level. Jason knows exactly what the body needs.
I had a muscle and joint issue that was affecting my daily life — sleep, exercise, everything. Jason quickly identified what was happening movement-wise and within weeks I was back to my normal routine. He is truly exceptional.
The studio
You will not be waiting for a rack.
Scripps Ranch, Suite D — minutes from Mira Mesa, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Sessions are booked so the floor stays quiet — a full strength setup, a dedicated mat and assessment area, the Recovery Room, and a lounge that doesn't feel like a locker room.
- Mon–Fri 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Sun by appointment
- 10625 Scripps Ranch Blvd, Suite D, San Diego, CA 92131
- Free parking directly outside the suite
Inside the studio
Suite D, on a normal Tuesday.
No stock photography. Every image on this site was shot in this room, with real clients.
Memberships
Consistency is the variable that decides the outcome.
Every tier includes unlimited Recovery Room access. Membership count is capped on purpose — one coach can only hold so many programs at full attention.
Essentials
2× per week
$780
per month · $90 per session
- Two 1-on-1 sessions weekly
- Programming written for your assessment
- Unlimited Recovery Room
Standard · most chosen
3× per week
$1,169
per month · $90 per session
- Three 1-on-1 sessions weekly
- Priority scheduling
- Unlimited Recovery Room
- Body composition tracking every 8–12 weeks
Premium
4× per week
$1,559
per month · $90 per session
- Four 1-on-1 sessions weekly
- Priority scheduling
- Unlimited Recovery Room
- Quarterly programming reviews
Honest answers
The five things people say before they book.
I'm too old for this
Clients here range from their twenties into their seventies and beyond. Age changes where the program starts, not whether it works. The assessment sets the starting point, and joint health comes before load regardless of the number.
I'm too out of shape to start
There's no fitness prerequisite. The free Movement Assessment is a conversation and a movement screen — no workout, no judgment, no equipment. Every program begins from wherever you actually are.
I have an old injury that keeps flaring up
That's what the joint-by-joint assessment is for. We build control where it's been lost and work around what needs protecting. IMS doesn't diagnose or treat medical conditions — if something needs a licensed healthcare provider first, we'll say so directly.
I've tried trainers before and it didn't stick
Usually because there was no assessment at the front and no progression logic in the middle. You work with the same coach every session here, and the program is revised as your assessment changes — not every twelve weeks on a calendar.
I don't have time
Two deliberate sessions a week outperform five improvised ones. Most clients train two to three times weekly. Efficiency is the reason to hire a coach in the first place.
Start here
Thirty minutes. No workout. No pressure.
The free Movement Assessment gives you a clear read on how your joints are moving right now and what a program would actually address. You leave with that either way.