Yard Athletics was founded in 2015 by Ilan Cumberbirch, however, the journey began years prior when a young boy would watch his father train; chalk floating through the dimly lit basement, the damp, musky air palpable, the ring of iron plates clanging, 90's Jock Jams pounding through the Walkman stereo. The Yard's first clients in 2015 were a group of 4 pals that would train at 8AM 3 days / week for $25 / head. One morning, mid training session, one of the individuals jumped a top a plyo box, tore his shirt off and pronounced the space "The Bone Yard" due to the number of dumbbells scattered about the floor - hence the name of our signature Small Group Training offering. Ilan Cumberbirch and Sam Shaw would continue to operate the small business out of a shared space, eventually offering one Group Training session per week which was organized via a series of group texts. Individuals would receive the massive group texts and would reserve their spot on a first come, first serve basis.