WHO ARE WE
Our Story
Prepare for Performance (PFP) was founded by Julian Sisman in Rockville, Maryland. Julian discovered his passion for coaching while playing college-level soccer and drew from his own athletic experiences, including overcoming serious injuries, to build a gym unlike the typical big-box chains. Starting small over a decade ago, Julian's vision was to create a space that educates and empowers Rockville residents with individualized, science-backed training for real, lasting results. Today, PFP has grown into a tight-knit community hub right here in Rockville, serving busy professionals, parents over 40, and youth athletes who call this city home. We help locals achieve peak performance in sports and everyday life without burnout, fads, or one-size-fits-all programs.
Conveniently located at 409 N Stonestreet Ave, just steps from the Rockville Metro Station for easy access via Red Line, our gym is in the heart of Rockville. We are minutes from vibrant spots like Rockville Town Square (with its shops, restaurants, ice skating rink, and year-round events), the historic Red Brick Courthouse, and the Rockville Civic Center Park for gatherings and events. Whether you are from neighborhoods like King Farm, Twinbrook, West End, Fallsgrove, or Rockville Town Center, PFP is your local spot. It makes it simple to fit fitness into your Rockville routine, from commuting to family life.
What We’ve Found:
After coaching hundreds of Rockville residents over the last decade, we have learned that most people, especially those over 40, struggle to maintain their ideal weight and build lasting healthy habits.
They have tried every diet and workout trend, only to face frustration when progress stalls. With demanding jobs, family commitments, and the fast pace of life in Rockville, adding more exercise or cutting calories feels impossible, leading many to give up.
What they truly want is to feel energized, get stronger, and keep up with kids at neighborhood playgrounds and parks, play their favorite recreational sports on local fields and courts, enjoy family outings around town, or stay active for years to come. Many aim to return to their favorite hobbies or build resilience for the long haul.
But too often, the focus stays on the scale alone.
This leads to extremes like intense boot camps or restrictive diets, causing burnout, metabolic slowdown, and rebound weight gain.
The real key is sustainable habits and prioritizing muscle for transformation and longevity.
At PFP, we deliver a balanced approach centered on building strength, boosting energy, and creating habits that fit your Rockville lifestyle. In this way, you can drop excess weight, improve health, and thrive in our dynamic community with its abundance of parks, trails, sports facilities, and outdoor spaces.
So they end up overexercising and undereating. They join boot camps and HIIT classes to burn as many calories as they can, often at the same time starving their bodies of important nutrients with low-calorie or fad diets…ultimately leading them to burnout, slowing their metabolism, and gaining all their weight back.
But the real problem is they never establish healthy, sustainable habits that will serve them long-term.
And, they don’t understand the role muscle plays in both body transformation and longevity.
What they really need is a more balanced approach to exercise and nutrition that focuses on building muscle, increasing strength, and maximizing their energy. Only then will they finally be able to shed the excess weight, improve their health, and live a more active, energetic life.
Our Mission
At PFP, our mission is to guide people from pain and plateau to consistent progress through intelligent training and real accountability—so they become the strongest, most capable versions of themselves.
We understand the daily frustrations that hold you back: waking up stiff and achy, carrying old injuries that flare up at the worst times, feeling stuck on a plateau despite your best efforts, or simply lacking the energy and confidence to do what you love. Whether you're an athlete pushing for peak performance, a busy parent reclaiming your strength, someone recovering from injury, or anyone tired of quick fixes that don't last—we're here to change that.
Our coaches bring proven expertise, from fine-tuning elite athletes to guiding everyday people through personalized, evidence-based programs. We prioritize smart movement, sustainable habits, and real results: getting you stronger, moving without pain, performing at your best, and feeling unstoppable in your body.
What sets us apart? No ego-driven hype, no endless upsells—just intelligent training that challenges you appropriately, paired with a supportive community of members and staff who genuinely cheer you on and keep you accountable. Progress, not perfection, is our guiding principle.
Ready to experience the difference? Come try a session—no strings attached. We're excited to help you unlock your potential.
More Than Just a Gym
Most gyms, club sports, and private instructors only focus on the fundamentals with maybe a little weight training and injury prevention thrown in for good measure.
PFP goes beyond the basics by focusing on helping our youth and adult clients improve their mindsets.
Our goal is to help our clients become the best people and athletes they can be without sacrificing mental or emotional health, relationships, or physical well-being along the way.
At PFP, we believe…
Every student-athlete and adult fitness client deserves a mentor.
When character development is the focus, “winning” is the outcome
There are no quick fixes, and fitness should be FUN
The gym should be a safe space where everyone feels welcome
Everyone needs community, accountability, and a strong WHY to be successful
Our team of talented coaches and mentors care deeply, serve their athletes, and challenge them to grow.