StrengthFIT

A month before I mustered up the courage to try Strenghtfit, I recieved bad news about my health. At 30 years old, my cholesterol was triple what it should be, I wore 38″ waist pants, and I couldn’t walk up stairs without becoming winded. Something had to change. I tried going to the regular gym, but really didn’t have a plan, nor did I know what I was doing. After a month an a half of jumping on the machines, I felt like I needed something more. I heard about crossift a few years prior, but always thought that it would kill me. My heart can’t possibly keep up, blah, blah, blah.
I did my research and found that workouts can be scaled for any fitness level. Then I decided to give it a go. I found Strengthfit on Unilocal and really liked the testimonials. One in particular seemed so close to my situation (Joseph T.), so I tried it. My first day was tough! Good tough though! I had so much pride over what I had just done. It seemed inconcievable that I could do that!
So, after 9 months, here are my results:
I fit into a 31″ pant waiste, I just completed a Crossfit competition, I’ve lost over 35 pounds, then gained about 10 – 15 pounds of muscle, and I feel amazing!
Here is my advice; just try it! Don’t worry about your fitness level, Coach Christian will make it work regardless of where you are at physically! You won’t die (unless you continue to ignore your health). You will never feel better both physically and mentally.
Oh, and everyone at the gym is awesome! There is NO judgement, only encouragement!

StrengthFIT is the best workout experience I’ve ever had… period. I’ve had memberships at regular gyms before but was never really motivated to workout, especially when working out alone. I would sluggishly and reluctantly make my way to the gym; put on my workout shoes in a very crowded and damp men’s locker room; put my iPod buds in my ears; make my way slowly over to the cardio machines hoping there’s a treadmill available; run… eh…maybe walk a little; and finally I start going around the different «stations» to do some weightlifting.
Then one day, I saw a StrengthFIT flyer that someone had posted at my work. The flyer explained that it was a strength and conditioning program based on CrossFit’s methodology of «varied functional movements performed at high intensity.» Feeling that my «workouts» have become stagnant with no progress, I decided I would check it out. And boy has it changed my outlook on working out. The WOD’s (workout of the day) can be intense, but the experienced trainers are excellent at making sure that each client understands good form and lifting techniques, stressing the importance of safety and stretching, and motivating everyone to try to accomplish their goals and to just have fun! And of course you can always scale down depending on your level of ability. You cannot ask for better trainers than Christian and Dan. They are there for you the entire time you’re doing your work out, encouraging you to get through it.
I have been working out here for a year and a half and can now do things that I thought I could never do. For example: I can now do pull-​ups, I can do handstand pushups, ring dips, double unders on the jump rope, and am now working on my handstand walk. I also feel much stronger than I’ve ever felt in my life. Furthermore, I love the camaraderie at StrengthFIT that you don’t get at a regular gym… we all motivate each other to do our best. The price is also pretty reasonable compared to other CrossFit gyms. I thought I was going to be completely turned off by the intense workouts, but actually it’s had quite the opposite effect. The harder it gets, the more you want to come back. I don’t think I’ve ever been reluctant to come to workout at StrengthFIT. Now I always look forward to get to the gym and see what the day’s WOD will be.

I love StrenghtFIT, a cross fit workout type. I highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a team and/​or family type of encouragement and cheer each other during the workout until we all finished with the workout of the day.

I used to be a member of 24 hours fitness for over 3 years and I hardly go to the gym. I used to dislike going to the gym and don’t like the looked of people at the gym.
Now, I been working out at StrenghtFIT from the beginning when my Coach, Christian Larson first open his Gym. Since then, I am enjoying working out and loving it every time. I always looking forward to workout with everyone after work at 7pm and some of my days off from work. Looking forward to sweet, out of breath, swearing, cheering each other, clapping hands for each other, laughing together, and always enjoying each other company during the workout. No where else is going to be an awesome place to workout as cross fit type of workout at StrenghtFIT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO EVERYBODAY AT ALL AGE WHO IS LAZY, NEED ENCOURAGEMENT, MOTIVATION, DETERMINATION, JUST WANT TO DO SOMETHING NEW IN YOUR LIFE. PLEASE COME AND CHECK THIS PLACE OUT. I GUARANTEE THAT YOU ALL WILL ENJOY THE WORKOUT AND WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED!!! YOU WILL LOOK GOOD, FEEL AWESOME, AND ALWAYS CONFIDENT IN YOURSELF!!!

I first got into CrossFit when I took a women’s strength training course at my local community college. Christian, who owns StrengthFit, was teaching my class. It is important to note, dear Unilocalers, that I am a congenital amputee (which in simple terms means I was born with a missing left arm just about up to my elbow), so when I got into the gym part of me was really nervous that I wouldn’t be able to keep up because I’d be unable to use the equipment. Instead of letting me use my «disability» as an excuse (as so many people have allowed me to do in the past), Christian started brainstorming ways to allow me to do the same stuff everyone else was doing, no excuses. Pull-​ups? No sweat. Push-​ups? Psh, easy. Deadlifts? Got it.
A few weeks in, he brought in a velcro strap, some heavy duty hooks, and a length of chain, threw them all together and told me to get on the pull-​down bar and lift some weight. It was the first time I’d ever been able to do anything like that, working both arms at the same time. The next day, I had muscles aching on my left side that I’d never known I had.
Months later, I started coming to StrengthFIT to get a true sense of what CrossFit was all about. Since then, Christian and his crew have helped me to master deadlifts (my current PR is 210#. When I started last September, I could barely handle a 45# bar). I am also able to do pull ups, ring dips, proper push-​ups, and (wait for it) hand-​stand push ups (wrap your mind around THAT one). I can flip truck tires for god’s sake. I can’t remember a time that I have ever been this strong, even in my prime running days.
StrengthFIT is more than just a gym. There is no vanity here. They cater to everyone’s individual needs and adjust the daily workouts as needed to fit each athlete’s fitness level without making it too easy. They pinpoint each athlete’s weaknesses and give them the tools they need to make them stronger. There is no judgement. People of all ages and backgrounds can flourish here. The word «can’t» does not exist.
StrengthFIT is also a family. Every athlete supports the others — after all, we’re all sweating and hurting together. We push each other to be better. We make sweat angels on the floor together. We challenge each other to push the threshold as far as we can.
It is a unique experience to have your ass handed to you one day and wake up the next morning, not able to walk down a flight of stairs, thinking, «I can’t wait to get back in there!» That is what StrengthFIT does. And I, for one, am hooked.