FOR RODEO ATHLETES, LIFTERS & COMPETITORS WHO ACTUALLY USE WHAT THEY BUILD

Built For Performance.
Proven In The Mirror.

60-day strength + athleticism programs built to turn gym work into real arena performance. Written by a collegiate roper and powerlifter who's still in the work, every day.

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· Custom Programming · · Real Accountability · · Measurable Results ·
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The Problem

You're Training Hard.
You're Not Getting Stronger.

Most guys are chasing pumps when they should be chasing performance. The result: months of work, no real progress, no answer when you ask "why isn't this transferring?"

01

No Structure

Stitching together workouts from Instagram. No periodization. No progression. No way to know if you're actually getting better.

02

No Transfer

You hit numbers in the gym, but they don't show up in the box, on the mat, or on the field. Strong on paper. Slow when it counts.

03

No Accountability

Nobody's checking your numbers. Nobody's watching your form. Nobody's adjusting when last week was off. You're guessing, alone.

Discipline · Built Daily

"The bar doesn't lie.
It either goes up or it doesn't."

— Jake Szuk

The Method

How We Build Real Athletes

One system. Four pillars. Built to make you measurably stronger and measurably more athletic in 60 days.

01

Strength Foundation

Every block is anchored in the big four: squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press. Working weights are calculated from your 1RMs — not pulled from a template. Real load, real percentages, bar speed that actually transfers.

02

Athletic Transfer

Every session ends with sport-tailored finishers — jumps, sprints, carries, rotational work, neck and grip density. The qualities your event actually rewards get trained every week, not as an afterthought.

03

Structured Progression

60 days. Three phases. Foundation → Development → Peak. Loads, sets, and reps shift on a tested schedule. You'll know exactly what to put on the bar every session, every week.

04

Accountability System

Every program ships with a custom Excel tracker — your working weights pre-loaded, daily log, retest dashboard. Coaching clients get daily check-ins, weekly programming written for last week's data, and direct text access. Nobody's guessing. Nobody's alone.

Work With Me

Three Ways To Train.One Standard.

Coaching is the real work. The programs are the doorway in.

FOUNDING RATE — 5 SPOTS LEFT

Tier 01 · The Real Work

Iron Sharp 1-on-1 Coaching

Custom programming written every Sunday for your numbers. Form review on every main lift. Direct text access between sessions. A coach who knows your training history, your weak link, and what you hit yesterday.

$99 /month $297/mo

First 5 founding clients only · Then $197 · Then $297

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What You Actually Get

  • → A program written for YOU each week — not a template recycled from a forum.
  • → Real eyes on your form. Send video, get the fix back the same day.
  • → A coach in your phone. Audibles, comp weeks, mid-week curveballs — answered, not guessed.
  • → Numbers that move every 30 days. Documented retests, not vibes.
  • → Macros built for your bodyweight, adjusted as your goals shift.
  • → The Iron Sharp Excel Tracker, pre-loaded with your weights — yours forever.

Or Run It Solo

Tier 02 · Off-the-Shelf

Arena Protocol

For Rodeo Athletes

$29.99

one-time

The 60-day rodeo strength program. Three phases, every workout written, printable training log, sport-specific finishers — built for any male event.

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Direct delivery · PDF + Excel tracker

Tier 03 · Built For You

Custom Protocol

Any Sport · Any Niche

$44.99

one-time

Same engine as Arena — built around YOUR 1RMs, YOUR sport, YOUR macros. 24-hour turnaround. Founding price · increases to $97 soon.

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Send the form · 24-hour build

· Same-Day Reply · · Built By A Real Athlete · · Honest Pricing ·
Jake Szuk — Founder, Iron Sharp Strength

JAKE SZUK

Founder · Iron Sharp Strength

Why Iron Sharp

I Built This Because
I Watched Athletes Lose.

I was the scrawny kid. The one who got overlooked, didn't make the team, looked in the mirror and didn't like what was looking back. The barbell was the first thing I could control — it either went up or it didn't. Seven years in, that bar has changed everything.

I built Iron Sharp Strength because I saw too many rodeo athletes leave performance on the table. I've watched calf ropers miss flanks because their hips were slow. Doggers who couldn't step out of the saddle fast enough. Talented guys training like bodybuilders for years, wondering why nothing transferred. Not because they lacked talent — because they lacked strength, structure, and real training.

Most rodeo athletes don't take the gym seriously. Or they train like bodybuilders and wonder why it doesn't transfer. That's the problem. Your time in the arena and your time in the gym should work together — not against each other.

I've spent 6+ years in the arena and 7+ years under the bar figuring out how to build strength that actually transfers. The goal here is performance — stronger, faster, more explosive, more consistent when it counts. The physique is earned along the way. Train with discipline, structure, and intensity, and the body that does the work ends up looking like it. That's the deal. That's the standard.

I'm 21. I'm still in the arena every season and still under the bar every week. I'm building this brand while I'm still doing the work — because I think that's the only way it stays real.

If you're ready to stop guessing and start training with purpose — DM me or email me. Let's get to work.

— Jake Szuk

· Collegiate rodeo athlete — Kansas State (KSU)
· Competitive powerlifter — squat / bench / deadlift
· 6+ years in the arena
· 7+ years under the bar
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Discipline · Purpose · Brotherhood

Built On Discipline.
Guided By Purpose.

This work is about being ready when it matters — for the run, for the rope, for the family, for the call. The training is the prayer that you'll be enough on the day you're tested.

Strength used right is service. The barbell is just a tool.
The work is the point.

— Iron Sharpens Iron · Proverbs 27:17 —

Final Word

Stop Guessing.
Start Building.

You don't need another program. You need a system that knows your sport, your numbers, and your weak link. That's what we build.

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