Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy

Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy is a Starting Strength Coach, Professional Barbell Coach, and the owner and operator of AM Strength in Kalispell, Montana. She coaches strength and conditioning for people who need training that works in real life—busy parents, competitive athletes, older folks, lifters returning from injury or surgery, and anyone who wants to get stronger and stay capable.

Through AM Strength she offers in-person coaching from a fully equipped home gym as well as remote coaching and programming. Her work is built on the barbell lifts—squat, press, bench press, and deadlift—progressed with clear standards, honest feedback, and programming that respects a client’s schedule. She is known for prenatal and postpartum coaching, having trained through pregnancy herself, including setting a deadlift personal record at 32 weeks, and returning to training shortly after delivery. That experience, together with years of coaching, makes her a trusted guide for women who want to stay strong before, during, and after having children.

Anna Marie is a competitive raw powerlifter with results in the USPA, USAPL, and other strength federations, and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt. She treats her own training as part of the job: she will not ask a client to do work she is unwilling to do. That same discipline shows up at home. She is a homeschooling mother of five and builds strength around family life rather than in spite of it.

Her aim is simple: help every lifter see how much more capable they already are—and then prove it under the bar.

Credentials

• Starting Strength Coach (SSC)
• Professional Barbell Coach (PBC)