Make Your Mark Fitness

Make Your Mark Fitness is a powerlifting and strength training gym in North York, listed as an identified powerlifting centre by the Canadian Powerlifting Union. It is equipped with Eleiko and Met-XT competition racks, thousands of kilos of calibrated plates, competition barbells, and a deadlift platform.

The gym offers memberships, day passes, coaching, 1-on-1 personal training, online training, and classes. It also welcomes weightlifting, strongman, bodybuilding, cardio, and therapy training alongside powerlifting.

The gym was founded by Emma Zilberman-Vegas, head coach, a three-time Team Canada powerlifter who placed first at NAPF 2022 and CPU Nationals 2023. David Vegas serves as assistant head coach with over 20 years of lifting experience, and personal trainers Regina and Argie round out the coaching staff.

Yes. Christina Potito, a certified athletic therapist and registered massage therapist, is partnered with the gym and available bi-weekly. She specializes in rehabilitation for powerlifters, having travelled with Team Canada twice.

The gym operates privately on a first-come, first-served basis, so visitors should contact the team to book a visit first. Memberships start with an assessment, and signups go through the assessment and contact form on the gym's site.

The gym is at Unit 19, 877 Alness Street, Toronto, ON M3J 2X4. The phone number is 416-998-3695 and the email is mymbarbell@gmail.com.