A plan you can follow. A coach who follows through.

Meet Bennett Dahl, your online personal trainer and fitness coach. He builds your plan around your goals and schedule, reviews your progress each week, and answers your questions himself.

Free consultation

15 minutes. No obligation.

Ready to work together? Start here
Get to know Bennett and how he coaches.
5.0 on Google174 client reviews
Coaching since 2006
NPTI Diploma · NASM CPT
BBB Accredited, A+
Bennett Dahl wearing an Answers Not Excuses training shirt
Bennett DahlTraining and coaching since 2006

Your coach, from day one.

Bennett has trained and coached since 2006. You work with him throughout the program, with weekly check-ins and feedback by text or video.

  • Workouts suited to your ability, equipment, and known injuries or limitations.
  • Direct answers and exercise feedback from Bennett by text or video.
  • Nutrition guidance and weekly adjustments when your needs or schedule change.

What clients say.

5.0 on Google174 reviews
“He sees the whole person, not just the plan on paper, and somehow knows exactly when to push and when to support.”
Erin NewkirkGoogle review
“Bennett did a great job understanding my situation and tailoring the workouts to it.”
Mike FinzerGoogle review
“I can do the workouts when they work for me. Bennett is very responsive to questions.”
Calli SigfriniusGoogle review

Start where you are.

Tell Bennett where you are now, what you want to change, and what keeps getting in the way. He uses that context to plan your workouts and guide your next steps.

  1. Step 1

    Talk through your goals

    Talk through your goals, training experience, schedule, equipment, eating habits, and any known limitations that may affect your plan.

  2. Step 2

    Follow your plan

    Open your workouts in the app, watch the exercise demonstrations, and work on the nutrition goals and habits you agreed on with Bennett.

  3. Step 3

    Check in each week

    Log your progress and send Bennett your questions or exercise videos. He reviews your updates and adjusts the plan when your needs or schedule change.

Training that fits your starting point.

Start with exercises that suit your current ability and equipment. Use Bennett’s feedback to work through questions, build a repeatable routine, and decide what to practice next.

Start at your current level

Bennett matches the exercises and resistance to your ability, equipment, and known limitations.

Build a routine you can repeat

Bennett helps you find time for workouts and choose nutrition habits you can practice regularly.

Learn from feedback

Send an exercise video or ask a question. Bennett can explain what to practice and when you’re ready for a harder version.

Research behind the coaching approach
These principles draw on research about training and behavior change. The research does not predict your individual results.

Your plan and coach, within reach.

Train when it suits your schedule. Your workouts and conversations with Bennett stay together in the app.

  1. Open your plan for the week

    See the workouts, exercise videos, nutrition targets, and habits Bennett planned with you.

  2. Ask a question or check in

    Tell Bennett what you completed, where you got stuck, and what changed in your week.

  3. Get Bennett’s feedback

    He replies himself by text or video and adjusts the plan when needed.

Answers Not Excuses app showing a client’s scheduled workouts and exercise demonstrations

One client’s progress.

Three months of online training with Bennett, shown in the client’s progress photos.

View client results

Individual results vary.

Before you start.

Who coaches you, how the schedule works, how to get exercise feedback, and what nutrition support includes.

Yes. Your coach is Bennett, not AI. He works with you throughout the program, builds your workouts, reviews your check-ins, and answers your questions himself.

See all questions and answers

Let’s talk about your goals.

Start with a free 15-minute consultation. Tell me what you want to work on and ask me about coaching. No obligation to enroll.

Bennett sits on a bench and reviews a workout on a tablet in his gym
Get feedback on the movements you’re working on.
Step 1 of 2Your goals

Tell me what you want to change.

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