PERSONAL TRAINING

Our one-on-one personal training options are guaranteed to expand your boxing arsenal, improve your athletic performance, and increase your fitness level.

We create a workout and process that is specifically tailored to your own personal needs and goals. Our expert trainers will teach you real boxing and kickboxing techniques and maneuvers using focus mitts and pads. We’ll use a wide variety of drills that never become monotonous to improve your muscle memory and strengthen your form.

We’re in your corner! Contact us to set up your first session with one of the best trainers that Raleigh has to offer!

Level 1 PT 1 x week
Level 1 PT 2 x week

Level 2 PT 1 x week
Level 2 PT 2 x week

Level 3 PT 1 x week
Level 3 PT 2 x week

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Partner or Small Group Training

Do you have a workout partner or someone that you’re setting a goal with? Is there a group of friends or coworkers that you want to work out with for your training sessions? We have an option for that!

We offer discounted sessions on a per person basis for partner and small group training. Our expert trainers will lead you and your group members through kickboxing and boxing drills with individualized plans to meet the needs of your group.

We love this option for you to get the individualized attention of personal training and the camaraderie of group training mixed together.

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OUR TEAM

Our team is composed of expert coaches to aid you in your fitness journey. Our trainers offer group fitness classes, personal training, and partner/small group training sessions.

Meet the Trainers

"If you’re confident in the ring, nothing can stop you. I make everybody dangerous."

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Coach Lopez

Head Coach Ariel Lopez started boxing when he was 15 years old and also has a background in Brazilian jiujitsu and judo. He was in the US Army for six years as a military policeman, where he went through and eventually trained others in military combative training. After his first deployment, Coach Lopez trained with Najee Shaheed, a former professional heavyweight boxer.

Coach Lopez is a firm believer that people need the right tools and right mentors to lead them to success. Having anxiety himself, Coach Lopez thinks that boxing and fitness is therapeutic; once you start getting better and accomplishing your goals with fitness, the benefits make their way throughout your whole life. If you’re confident in the ring, nothing can stop you reaching your goals.

In his free time, Coach Lopez enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, hiking, and watching anime. He’s a self-proclaimed “HUGE nerd” and loves anything dystopian or zombie. One of his favorite things about Knuckle Up is the camaraderie and community he struggled to find anywhere else in civilian life.

Coach Lopez is currently accepting new personal training clients.

"The service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
-Muhammad Ali

Coach Randy

Coach Randy Wood is founder and CEO of Knuckle Up Gyms. Coach Randy started wrestling at age 14 and has been involved in martial arts for over 20 years. He has trained under all types of coaches and professional fighters at all levels - from fitness areas to competitive boxing. His journey to Knuckle Up was a combination of competitive wrestling, boxing, personal training, bouncing, and security work.

The people are Coach Randy’s favorite part of Knuckle Up Gyms. He loves the community, the positivity, and the energy that fills the club. His vision for Knuckle Up was to be able to give to other people what was given to him: a place to learn, train, and become a fighter in life.

Hailing from Detroit, MI, Coach Randy moved to Raleigh, NC over 15 years ago and stayed for all the opportunities Raleigh has to offer. When not at the gym, Randy likes to experience the world, get out in nature, and travel.

Coach Randy is not currently accepting new personal training clients.

“Growth isn’t pretty, so let’s get ugly together.”

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Coach Paul

Coach Paul Vandergift has been boxing since 2020, working his way up from Knuckle Up member to Knuckle Up coach. He decided to check out Knuckle Up when it first opened and fell in love with using boxing as a tool to exercise his body and mind.

Coach Paul believes that it takes a lot of practice and repetition to become average at boxing, and a lot of determination to become great. He’s excited to be by your side, coaching you to your greatest potential! Personally and professionally, Coach Paul’s favorite part about Knuckle Up is having a space to bravely make mistakes and still get up and do it again with the support and acceptance of the community.

In his free time, you can catch Coach Paul boxing, golfing, scrolling TikTok, and hanging out with his girlfriend, friends, and family. He enjoys anything music related and loves listening to music in foreign languages where you can just focus on all of the pieces making up the whole song.

"You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential."

-David Goggins

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Coach Sam

Coach Sam is a Raleigh native and NASM certified Personal Trainer. His speciality is in weight loss, building muscular endurance and strength. He is also skilled in boxing fundamentals.

Sam found his love for fitness in 2018 when he decided his physical health needed to become a priority. He believes in creating a healthy balance of eating well and exercising but also having fun and enjoying life in the process. Since getting his certification he seeks to share what he has learned through his own experiences and expertise.

A former Knuckle Up member himself, Sam challenged himself further by learning the art of boxing from our Coaches and committing 6 or more days a week to training. He continues to learn as much as he can and now looks forward to working with you all.

In his free time, Sam enjoys expanding his photography skills, exploring new destinations, and cooking different international dishes.

Coach Sam is currently accepting clients for strength, conditioning, mobility and fundamental boxing.

Coach Noble

Coach Tim Noble has been boxing competitively as an amateur for the last 5 years. In 2022 he won the Fort Worth Golden Gloves at Super Heavyweight and was runner up in the 2023 Washington DC Golden Gloves. Boxing has been a part of his life since he was young, and his dad boxed in the Navy.

Coach Noble is a student of the game and is very technical when it comes to pushing your mind and body to new levels. He believes boxing teaches great discipline whether you want to compete or just get in great shape, he is here to help you become the best version of yourself.

As a native from the DMV, Coach Noble moved down to the Raleigh area and found Knuckle Up’s community and culture an ideal place to train and coach at.

In his free time, he enjoys traveling with his wife and daughter, playing chess, collecting sneakers and spending time with his 2 year old rottweiler, Rocky. You can also find him sitting at a computer writing code or creating new apps.

Coach Noble is currently accepting new personal training clients.

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Coach Dille

Coach Mark Dille has 18 plus years of experience in boxing with a combined 9 years of coaching and instructing. He discovered his passion for boxing after a college football knee injury forced him to find new athletic challenges. He stumbled upon a small, hole in the wall boxing gym in his college town where he built upon the foundational techniques and skills learned from his father, as a kid.

From 2008-2012, he worked as manager, class instructor and coach at a larger franchise boxing gym in Raleigh, Durham, and Cary. After a decade working outside the gym, Mark revived his passion for nutrition, exercise, and boxing. He totally transformed himself through disciplined routines and moved from super heavyweight to middleweight, losing 100 pounds in pursuit of competing and coaching again.

Over the last two years, Mark has helped start boxing programs within a local MMA school, as well as managing and leading sessions for a franchise kickboxing gyms.

Coach Dille is available for private and group training for boxing (technique and fitness) for any level from beginner to fighters looking to compete.

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Coach Eric

Coach Eric Wilberg blends periodized strength training, mobilization, and corrective movements in a systematic approach to ensure consistent results for his clients. Coach Wilberg uses a laid back, simple, no-nonsense approach to guide his clients to success. He enjoys teaching people the skills they need to successfully navigate life, training, and most importantly health!

Coach Wilberg graduated from East Carolina University in 2018 with a Bachelors degree as a Health Fitness Specialist. Since then he has worked in a wide variety of fitness environments with all types of clientele. Along with the general population Coach Wilberg has worked with numerous youth athletes, aging adults, visually impaired trainees, Special Olympians, competitive powerlifters, and amatuer fighters.

Coach Wilberg’s passion for training began in his freshman year of high school in 2009. Coach Wilberg competed in wrestling at a high level both in high school and at the collegiate level. After having to give up wrestling in 2015 to afford schooling he dove head first into bodybuilding and powerlifting. Since then Eric has competed in 1 bodybuilding show and 15 powerlifting competitions, totalling 1800+ 9 times. His best lifts in competition are a 694lb squat, 463lb bench press, and 840lb deadlift in the 220lb weight class.

Coach Eric is currently accepting new personal training clients.

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Coach Tucker

Coach Tucker’s journey in martial arts began at a young age. Originally from Miami, Florida, he grew up training Kung Fu and Kickboxing, eventually losing interest in traditional martial arts as he explored other passions like skateboarding and playing guitar. He decided to try out boxing at the age of 17, looking for a way to get back in shape, but it quickly evolved from a fun workout to a full-blown obsession.

For over a decade, Coach Tucker has been honing not just his personal skillset in Boxing and Muay Thai, but his ability to coach and teach others. Throughout his journey, he has worked with individuals ranging from beginners who have never set foot in a gym to amateur competitors looking to improve their skills.

Coach Tucker firmly believes that Boxing and martial arts offer more than just physical training. They provide the avenues to allow individuals to tap into their true potential and inner strength. His mission as a trainer is to help his clients not only grow stronger physically, but also mentally, instilling in them the confidence and self-belief they deserve to have. He believes that everyone has the capacity of accomplishing greatness in their own lives and is dedicated to guiding his clients to self-improvement and self-discovery through Boxing and martial arts.

Coach Tucker is currently accepting new personal training clients.

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Coach Ty

Coach Ty Stancil started his boxing journey in 2015. Cultivating his love for the sport and solidifying his passion at a local boxing gym while learning from and training with professional boxers like Donnie Marshall, Dave Fleming and other athletes. Finding his love for the gym, nutrition and sports science after losing roughly 100lbs, he became an ACE certified personal trainer in 2017. Immediately putting his knowledge to use as a personal trainer, boxing coach, class instructor and manager. He began competing in 2019, having since been sidelined due to shoulder injury in 2023.

Now focused on sharing his love for boxing and the knowledge he’s gained from years of training, he believes the only obstacles we have are the ones we create. Challenging people not only physically but mentally as well on their personal path to being their best self.

Coach Ty is currently accepting new personal training clients.

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Tatiana P.

I have been coming here for about 2 years and I love it, I’m in the best physical shape I’ve ever been in. I do all my personal training with Coach Lopez. He’s very invested in your development and a great teacher. I’ve definitely leveled up my boxing skills thanks to his coaching!

Roxane K.

Best gym ever. By no means am I an athlete. In fact, I'm the exact opposite -- the kinda person who trips on thin air. I just really love boxing.

This gym is so welcoming and I've never once felt uncomfortable or embarrassed at my lack of skill. I've only ever felt supported and encouraged. Coach Victor is super patient and explains technique in a way I can understand. With his support I'm getting better every week.

Bien S.

Great coaches. Awesome people. Inspiring environment. Randy is a professor of the science that is boxing. Go to this place if you want to improve your physical and mental state.

PERSONAL TRAINING

Our one-on-one personal training options are guaranteed to expand your boxing arsenal, improve your athletic performance, and increase your fitness level.

Level 1 PT 1 x week Level 1 PT 2 x week Level 2 PT 1 x week Level 2 PT 2 x week Level 3 PT 1 x week Level 3 PT 2 x week

Partner or Small Group Training

OUR TEAM

Meet the Trainers

"If you’re confident in the ring, nothing can stop you. I make everybody dangerous."

Coach Lopez

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Level 1 PT 1 x week
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Level 2 PT 2 x week

Level 3 PT 1 x week
Level 3 PT 2 x week