Kris Oddo, NASM-certified personal trainer, is the founder and head coach of Gains From Geebs (Geebs Coaching), a 1:1 online fitness coaching practice.
Who it's for
Online fitness coaching for software engineers
A 1:1 coaching process for developers, engineers, and tech workers who sit all day, overthink the plan, and need the structure to survive real work.
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What fitness coaching for software engineers looks like
Fitness coaching for software engineers works when it is built around the actual job: three focused strength sessions that survive sprints and on-call, protein and meal defaults for days eaten by code, daily accountability so the plan does not silently drift, and a weekly review that adjusts from real data instead of a redesign. That is how Kris Oddo, NASM-CPT, coaches developers 1:1 at Geebs Coaching — one named coach who knows your week, not an app.
Coaching with Kris starts at $400 a month. A one-time consult is $100, and the community is $24.99 a month. See what each one includes.
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Coding changes the fitness problem
Software engineers do not usually fail because they lack information. They fail because the work rewards long blocks of sitting, intense focus, late fixes, skipped meals, and a nervous system that stays switched on after the laptop closes.
A normal fitness plan treats the week like time and energy are stable. A developer week is often different: deep work, meetings, on-call, launches, debugging, and context switching. The plan has to fit that reality.
Geebs Coaching is 1:1 online fitness coaching for people in software, engineering, and tech who want structure without turning fitness into another overloaded system.
What developers usually need
Most software engineers need fewer moving parts: three focused lifting days, a clear progression model, protein targets, and default meals that work when the day gets eaten by code.
The goal is to counter the desk-bound pattern without pretending a standing desk is a full training plan. Walking, mobility, and better work breaks help, but strength training is the anchor.
Kris builds the program around gym access, schedule, recovery, and the actual week. The plan should survive a sprint, a production issue, or a week where deep work took more out of you than expected.
The support layer matters
Developers are good at optimizing systems, but that can become a trap. You can spend months researching the perfect split while the body stays the same.
Coaching creates a constraint: the plan is chosen, the work is reviewed, and the next week gets adjusted instead of endlessly redesigned. You still learn the why, but you do not have to be your own coach.
For a technical person, the value is not hype. It is a clear system, daily accountability, weekly feedback, and a human who notices when the plan is drifting.
FAQ
Quick questions
What does fitness coaching for software engineers include?
Fitness coaching for software engineers at Geebs Coaching includes a strength program built around desk work and gym access, protein and nutrition defaults that survive sprint weeks, daily accountability messages, and a weekly check-in that adjusts the plan from real data. Kris Oddo, NASM-CPT, coaches 1:1 — it is one named coach, not an app.
Is online fitness coaching good for software engineers?
Yes, when it is built around desk work, deep work, and unpredictable tech schedules. The plan needs clear lifting structure, simple nutrition defaults, daily accountability, and weekly adjustment when the work week changes.
How many days should a software engineer train?
Three focused resistance-training days per week is the best default for many software engineers. It creates enough stimulus without fighting the calendar every day.
Can coaching help if I sit all day?
Coaching can help by building a plan around the reality of desk work: strength training, walking targets, nutrition defaults, and accountability that keeps the work from drifting.
Is this only for remote developers?
No. It works for remote, hybrid, and office-based developers. The main constraint is the same: long sedentary work blocks and a week that can get consumed by technical work.
Start with the developer path
Read the software engineer workout plan, the workout plan for programmers, the desk-worker strength guide, or compare Geebs vs ChatGPT self-coaching.
If you want the study-backed answers first, see the research on whether sleep loss hurts workout performance, how many sets it takes to build muscle, and what lifting does for metabolic health.
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