PTbyJoe

PTbyJoe is a personal training gym in Scottsdale, founded by Joe Valdez and run with his wife. It is known for body transformation coaching and competition prep for bodybuilding and physique athletes. Coaches build custom fitness and nutrition plans around each client's goals, schedule and food preferences, and adjust strength, cardio and mobility work as clients progress. Posing coaching for stage competitors is a particular specialty, and the studio holds posing classes on Sundays, including sessions on a real theater stage.

New clients start with a free intro session and assessment, where a trainer talks through goals before a plan is set. Trainers typically recommend two to three workouts a week of about 50 minutes each. The gym has a large collection of machines, cables and free weights. Regular hours cover weekday mornings and evenings and Saturday morning, and appointments are available outside those times.