Crossfit509

Spent two weeks in Spokane for work and was fully welcomed by Kevin and the entire 6am class. Nearly everyone walked up to me and introduced themselves which I really appreciated. Being new sucks, right? I’m fairly new to Crossfit (8 weeks in) and found Kevin to be supportive, knowledgeable and helpful. I would definitely recommend Crossfit 509 to both regular devotees and the beginners like me:)

I dropped in here on a Saturday with a girl friend while visiting Spokane. The owner, Kevin, didn’t seem very happy that we dropped in, even though I used my gregarious personality on him. He told us that he would think of the WOD when he saw how many people showed up. About 11 people showed up and we sat in a circle and he asked people where they were sore. As it turned out, everyone was sore in a different place. So when that didn’t work, he tried by asking what movements everyone wanted to do. Turns out everyone wanted to do different movements. I pushed him hard by staring at him for a long moment to do heavy cleans, but sure enough, someone else had just done cleans. He ended up doing a highbred of a fight gone bad/​run WOD and team workout with sandbag carry/​run/​walk. After 60 seconds precisely, everyone was extremely confused and started to basically do whatever they felt was right in their own eyes. A regular at the gym said to me, «what the ***** is going on?» It was funny that he asked the drop in that question. Kevin stopped the WOD somewhere in the middle and tried to reexplain the movements. It was hopeless. All was lost. But the gym was clean, and I met some nice people.
From my friend: Argh! He didn’t do any coaching. Saw his regulars doing poor movements. Was working harder on getting his knee braces on during the WOD than coaching. Not inviting at all and no one introduced themselves. No sense of community here. This is not what Crossfit is about.

I found CrossFit509 while on a business trip in Spokane. I went in during open gym hours and met Kevin who welcomed me in and made me feel at home. Kevin was very professional and had some good pointers for me. The gym was small but has everything you need and it was well organized. I will definitely be back to CrossFit509 next time I’m in Spokane! Thanks Kevin!