LAX CrossFit

Oh ya, it is definitely some bricking workouts here. I learn about double wall ball shots … And the WOD was more awful to do than how it looked on the whiteboard.
God, the coaches are brutal with their programming … They cover almost everything what course intends to and for the of coaching is definitely uniform about performance and intensity.

The manager was very rude and the place was very dirty. Way too expensive and I would give it a 0 stars if I could. The only good part was the actual workout. It was very hard, especially the upper body portion. It focused on the biceps and back. Overall, I would not go here at all.

This is a really good box. I worked out here for several months after my previous gym was simply too crowded. Arbel is a very nice and gracious owner, always with a smile on his face and just a good dude. It’s a very welcoming and constructive environment. Very good coaching (Nick and Lauren were my main coaches for the AM classes), very nice people, and a large facility with everything you need. Only reason I had to leave was due to an office move and work schedule shift, otherwise I would have stayed. If you’re looking to change boxes and are curious about this place definitely check it out. If you’re in town staying near the airport and want to get workout in, this is the place.

LAX Crossfit is your typical box. There isn’t a lot to say about it. It has all of the equipment you expect. It’s well organized, easy to access with a good amount of room. It doesn’t go above and beyond nor does it disappoint. The cost is on the higher side (it’s an expensive area) but not good value.
The only real complaint I have is with one of the coaches named «Kazusa Nishii» also known as Zus. When I started as a beginner she was extremely impatient and acted offended when I did an exercise incorrectly like obviously I should have known better. It’s the kind of thing you expect from an SNL skit or joke, not on a Tuesday morning when you’re a beginner in Crossfit. I was extremely offended and made to feel, honestly, like shit. I took her class twice. I eventually quit LAX Crossfit after figuring out that she taught most of the times I could make and joined another box. I also didn’t like her warm-​up routine but that’s not such a big deal. Maybe she has changed? I haven’t bothered to go back to find out.
On the upside, every other coach I had at LAX was great: Chris, Keenan, and Nick. The fundamentals class taught by the owners (one of which I think is no longer a partner) was also good.
–1 star for not being good value
–1 star for Kazusa

I’ve been looking at Crossfit for a while and stopping in on different locations near me. While I’m very fit, it often seemed intimidating. I knew I had previous injuries from weight training (rotator cuff and knees) and wasn’t will to risk getting more. Once I met and sat down with Arbel at LAXCrossfit I decided to give it a go. You can often tell the culture of «Box» by the owner. This location is supportive and encouraging without being competitive. Even working with another trainer there is always the sense that Arbel is around and available afterward or before class if you have concerns beyond what the trainer provided to the class. If you’ve ever considered checking out Crossfit culture this is a perfect place to start. There is even the reasonably priced 101 class for a month were you can solidify the basics before jumping in full throttle. They have a kids class and a four week challenge for women. I’m telling you, it’s clear the owner is tapped into and supportive of the community. There are all different body types and levels of fitness but/​and everyone is there doing their best and respecting others best.
Now, it is definitely challenging and you get a great workout but there’s never the sense that you’ll be injured as a result of a lack of oversight. The culture of this gym and Arbel specifically are top notch and if you’re a lover of Crossfit already you’ll like this place. Thanks Arbel and Chris for your energy and professionalism!

I can’t say enough good things about LAX CrossFit! I work as an IT Consultant and travel 4 days/​week to client sites for extended periods of time. When I arrived in LA, I needed some form of regular exercise, and decided to give CrossFit a shot for a month. Not only was LAX CrossFit most convenient to my client site, I found the idea of the 101 class to be far more appealing than a 6-​class OnRamp session that most other boxes seem to offer.
While I had done some lifting before, I was very intimidated by the idea of CrossFit. No lie, my first day in LA, I walked into the box for a minute, saw people throwing around weights, got scared and walked right out the door. I think that if Kiwi (one of the owners) hadn’t caught me the next day poking my head in and gotten me to sign up and fill out a waiver, I might have spent a week poking my head in but not committing even though I had clothes and sneakers with me!
The 101 class is structured just like a normal CrossFit class but is focused on the form and technique of the different lifts and movements that make up CrossFit. There will be a 10 – 15 minute warm-​up, 20 – 30 mins of instructionand practice for the strength component, and the rest of the class is the met-​con or WOD and usually uses the lift/​strength piece from that day. What’s really nice about it is that you can be in 101 for as many classes as you need until you’re comfortable with each of the motions. The coaches are very particular about technique before letting you add weight but are also very encouraging and help you push your limits.
After 2 months of 101, I finally felt ready for the main class and the coaches who teach that class are great too. In 4 months I’ve gone from squatting about 100lbs to maxing out at 215lbs earlier this week! That’s an insane amount of progress (and weight for a girl who is only 5’4″)! The community at LAX CrossFit is really great and welcoming. People will stay to cheer you on if you’re the last one struggling through a WOD (believe me, since it’s usually me that’s last) and give you tips on how to improve. The app they use SugarWOD is really great because it builds community and competition throughout the day. I love seeing other people’s results and giving them a ‘fistbump’ for crushing their workout!
Tomorrow morning will be my last day at LAX as I have taken a new job and won’t have to commute cross-​country anymore! I wanted to make sure I thanked LAX CrossFit for giving me this foundation because I have developed a love for the sport and am actively looking at my options for boxes at home in Chicago. Without you guys, that wouldn’t be the case!
Thanks again for such a great program, keep doing what you’re doing because it’s working!

This is my 6^th week at LAX Crossfit. Great workout, and the Coaches are really good. they take time to teach the movements ensuring to minimize the chance of injury. Chris O, Salty, Keenan, and the owner Chris are the instructors i’ve trained with. This is a good Box and Kimmie is the best, she’s the liaison that makes sure your transition in the gym is smooth.

This place is amazing. I go there to break a good sweat. Yeah i push myself but I know my limits. I dont go there to make friends but the fact that theres cool pepole there is a plus.
Coaches are cool, equipment is awsome, and compared to other CF gyms they have an extremely flexible schedule. Grant G was thinking too much. You show up, you warm up, you do the workout (yeah, you might use some type of equipment at a gym to do a workout dude!), and you go home!!! Not that complicated!

I’m writing this review because I think it’s important that when considering a potential $ 200/​month outlay, to have a more comprehensive idea of what to expect beyond «the staff is great» and «this place rocks.» This is the longest review I’ve ever written because I was never able to find anything that sums up what to expect for this sort of thing when I was looking into it.
Quick disclaimer, I had no experience with CrossFit prior to LAX CrossFit. Perhaps some of my observations would come across to a seasoned veteran of CrossFit as having more to do with the brand or industry than this particular gym, or «box» as they are called. Whatever the case may be, I aim to be as objective as possible.
I did the fundamentals course, which is a two week (Mon-​Thu) introduction. It was $ 50 and I think that was a good deal considering how challenging and instructive it was. I liked that they had different «coaches» (CrossFit term for instructor) work with us and the group was a manageable size. At the end of the last day, one of the owners who is also a coach, talked with us to see who wanted to join up. Joining up was a simple proposition, they have your credit card info on file and would bill it $ 200 each month, cancel anytime and don’t get billed again.
After that it’s like being let out into the wild.
You just show up for a class on the given hour, and follow the coach’s instructions which includes a warm-​up set of exercises and a «WOD» which is the workout of the day — more on that shortly. When I first started regular classes, it wasn’t clear who the coach was or where to be present — it’s very informal. I fully embrace informality but it was a bit like where the hell am I supposed to be right now?
After I had the hang of how class is supposed to begin, I got to the point where I would try to walk in literally one minute to the hour because it seemed awkward standing around waiting facing all of the people working out. On random occasion I was stepping over and around people to put my stuff away or I was in the way when others were putting their stuff away. I might have hung out in the lobby but then I might not hear the coach yell out to the incoming class that they need to go warm up. It’s essentially an open warehouse space with a tall ceiling and a small front office/​lobby area.
As for the class experience, first thing to know is that there is an entire lexicon of jargon that is used in CrossFit. At LAX, they do indeed use these conventions and it was something that did not get its due in the fundamentals course. There are acronyms, which of course some you can guess and others you wouldn’t know until told. The coaches assume you know what these things mean. It was never a problem to ask although in larger classes things could get busy and the coach’s attention might be stretched a bit so in those instances it might take additional effort to gain clarity on something.
Starting out the coach has everyone do is a 400 meter run or row and a few warm-​up exercises. They do get the blood pumping. Next there’s a quick overview of the WOD. The WOD is almost always something different although sometimes they will repeat so you can compare previous results to gauge improvement. It’s posted on their blog each morning and in the gym there are whiteboard walls where the WOD is posted along with each class hour’s participants and their respective numbers. WOD normally consists of two parts, a metabolic conditioning or «Met-​Con» segment and a «Strength/​Oly» which are olympic strength training movements. There’s also two versions of each, one for «Competitor» which is for the more hard-​core and one for «Athlete» which is most everyone else.
Next the coach demonstrates the movements and fields any questions. After that it’s find a space to do your stuff for the WOD and prep it with the things you need. That might consist of a bar, bumper plates, a plyo box, a jump rope, and the list goes on. Whatever you need to do the WOD. That part wasn’t explained to me starting out, I just figured it out by watching others and asking questions. It’s just assumed you know the protocol.
Then you start the WOD and it might be timed rounds of sets or just a overall time. You keep track of the times and your numbers — they then get put up on the whiteboard, maybe by you, maybe the coach asks you and puts it up there. Sorta random at times.
I’m running out of space for the review so I’ll have to end by stating that I didn’t renew after a few months due to migraines brought on by the intensive training. When I e-​mailed them to turn off the recurring billing, I was given a somewhat passive-​aggressive response by one of the owners about the timing. Problem is, the informality of their operations led to this misunderstanding. I can accept some of the responsibility for the short notice, but the communication on their end was a real put-​off.

Wow! great time with Chelsea… I’be been doing CrossFit for about a month before trying this place out and was a bit apprehensive with the WOD… but it was great! Chelsea did a good job with watching and coaching and encouraging. I would most definitely recommend this place and if I was in the neighborhood or lived nearby to continue at this location.

Dropped in on an evening class, trained with a female named Rhett and got my ass handed to me. Typical cross fit work out, tough and awesome! I really liked the set up, very warehouse like, totally open.
I like that a person is able to drop in on a few classes for free to see if the gym is a good fit before signing the dotted line. The class I took was difficult but pretty much the same as others I’ve taken at different locations. I liked that it was mixed, there were people of all levels attending the class and everyone was talkative and friendly. Great location too! Right off the 405 and super easy to find. If I was going to stay in LA, I’d sign up here for sure but, for now…
I’ll tell ya that if you live near here and want to try it out or possibly even switch gyms, gitcher butt on over to LAX Cross Fit yo!

Thanks for the accommodations for the out of towners. Awesome facility, solid coaches who know their stuff. Wish I was a local so I could go here! Just remember your water bc there’s no drinking fountain, but they have water for purchase there.
Thanks guys! I’m a fan.

I dropped in to LAX Crossfit while visiting the area and was struck by how friendly everyone was. The facility is bright and well kept, and there is plenty of gear to go around. I highly recommend dropping in if you’re visiting LA!

This place is great! I really like the scoreboard timer in the gym. Also the facility and coaching was very good. Great atmosphere, I travel a lot for work and this place is one oft favorites! Hope to be back soon.

I haven’t checked this place out yet. Sounds super fun!!! But man $ 200 per month is expensive for me :((I guess the regular gym will have to do.

I was one of those girls that went to the gym to try and lose weight but didnt really get into it and wouldnt really go hard at the gym. So one night i was watching «The Challenger» on MTV and she said something about how she does Crossfit and she was really in shape so I wanted to try it. I looked up places in my area and found this one and man am I in love! Its alot of work but well worth it and its unlike any other gym experience you have ever seen.

I’ve been going to LAX for about 4 months now and finally feel «qualified» to write a review.
I had tried another (unnamed) Crossfit before and was not impressed — you took an intro class at noon and then had to pay $ 130 for an onramp course. I’m cheap, and that’s crazy expensive for 6 classes. The day of my intro class it was blisteringly hot and there were lots of very, very fit people in very, very little clothing — definitely intimidating for a newbie; obviously, I didn’t even make it to the onramp.
A few months later I was really happy to find that LAX offered a 2-​week intro course for only $ 50 — a steal (in my opinion). The coaches were welcoming and the people were great. All shapes and sizes, all fitness levels, all skill levels and backgrounds — everyone really comes together to encourage and support each other. Coaches frequently take classes with members, so you get a lot of guidance from them as well.
The one thing is, you have to engage — be competitive, pay attention to correct movements and be responsible for your own safety, and reach out to the coaches if you have questions. Crossfit isn’t for people who want to be coddled. However, LAX has a great blog where they regularly post videos and tips (along with the daily workout), plus they offer a Saturday mobility/​skills class. I’ve gotten crazy stronger in just 4 months, and I feel better than ever. Thanks LAX!

The thing that made me check this gym out was a friend telling me that she tried it for 2 days and was sore for 2 weeks. I knew this was the place for me. I can honestly say that after you pass the initial month or two of soreness, you will start to see real results.
For me that was my gut. No matter what I used to do, jogging, weights, etc. I always had a spare tire. With cross fit that is no longer the case. I don’t have a 6 pack but that is purely due to my diet choices. If I was a little more food conscious, I would be 6 pack –ready.
This group at LAX is the perfect blend of friendly and competitive. Make no mistake, you have to have a competitive drive to excel in this and every cross fit gym. You don’t need to be super athletic, but you do need to WANT to be. If that is the case check this place out!

I signed up here based on all the 5 star reviews. Everyone said the facility was top notch and the trainers provided a great community. I was really looking forward to getting started here and seeing these great trainers.
I’ll admit, the facility IS top notch, everything was great, it was clean, it smelled good. Amazing.
But the trainers were really lacking. I took the intro course and from day one wasn’t very happy. The trainer didn’t really engage the class, didn’t spend much time helping you out, etc. As an INTRO class you would think they would spend a little more time getting to know the group, what your limits are, being more encouraging when you are clearly having problems with the workout, etc.
The trainer seemed more interested in talking to the other trainers or playing on his iPad. I was expecting them to be more engaging and more encouraging when you’re starting out with something like this.
I really didn’t enjoy my experience at this gym and will be trying out another gym in the area next week.

Out of all the Crossfit gyms I’ve visited (Crossfit LA, Focus, Dogtown, Paradiso, Brick), I found the vibe at LAX Crossfit to be the most comfortable and inviting for new people. The facility is bright, big, and the equipment is well-​kept and treated with respect — impressive considering the beat down it goes through on a regular basis!
I’m fairly familiar with Crossfit from doing WODs on my own at Equinox (if you’re thinking of doing the same thing, it’s not easy, the cushy embrace of Equinox and social atmosphere are not made for timed workouts) and dropped into LAX Crossfit to do their Tough Mudder workout. Because I’m doing the Tough Mudder next year, I wanted to check it out and well, it sounded like a ton of fun (and it was!).
Beyond the workout and the great encouragement from coach Dan, I LOVED the fact that every single member that made eye contact with me came up to me, shook my hand, asked me my name, and was totally willing to chat it up and joke around before and after the workout. Sure, once the workout got going, it was all business, but that’s the way it should be. There were no egos, just support and positive energy from this amazing facility and group of members.
I LOVED LAX Crossfit and if I lived closer, I’d join this gym in a second.