American Gym — Attraction in Costa Mesa

I moved to Newport Beach and was looking for a regular gym but also to learn boxing…..I tried several places before finding American Gym and it’s truly a one of a kind experience and community!! I can’t put into words how amazing the ownership, team, trainers and fellow members are! The facility is unique in the design as it has an outdoor area for more privacy with weights and bags, an area inside for lots of free weights and wide variety of cable machines and cardio equipment and you can jump on one of the 30+ bags available inside where you can find the ring and professional top notch boxing trainers. Love the layout as you’re never “waiting” for an area to get your workout in, people respect each others space and time. The diversity of their program offering is vast, boxing, kickboxing, jujitsu, Neurofit boxing, kids boxing and much more. If you’re looking for a personal trainer, look no further. They have several trainers that specialize in different disciplines or just for strength training in a ZERO judgement and super motivating environment like no other. It’s rare and a true gem in Newport/Costa Mesa. Take a group class, you’ll be HOOKED🥊 get in the best shape of your life and make connections with great...

I've been coming to this gym for 5 years at least. What attracted me to it was that it's small and not corporatized, which comes with benefits such as people knowing your name. I knew nothing about boxing when I walked in there, but I've taken a little from each instructor through the group classes, pushed through the discomfort, and ultimately developed some skills I can be proud of. Boxing will always be a part of my life in some capacity because of the massive amount of physical and mental benefits it has given me. The gym itself has everything you need. I like being able to hit a bag if I want, jump in on a class, or hit the weights. I like having all those choices, it means I'm never bored, which motivates me to keep showing up. The gym has always been great, but I've seen it transform for the better ever since Richie started working with Brian to implement some changes. The gear is great, the equipment is dialed, the aesthetics have been touched up, the people are awesome. If you're looking to fight, or just looking to participate in some non-contact boxing, get in killer shape, and have some skills in your back pocket, go check this place out. Forever grateful for...

Adding Jesus Soto Karass to the boxing training staff basically fixed the program. Jesus is legit he beat Andre Berto who was Floyd Mayweather's last real opponent. Around a decade ago it was only Steve Franklin teaching boxing here who is a crazy old man with CTE who was never a legit pro running the program. Steve was a grifter who wouldn't help anyone who didn't pay him for privates, so fighters at the gym taught newer fighters more than the actual lead trainer. Steve never had any discussions with new fighters on how to physically prepare to be in the ring at any point ever or even taught them proper technique without being paid $60 an hour. This is a 5 star boxing program now and a 1 star boxing program when I first attended about a dozen years ago so I'll split the difference at 3 stars. The fact that they let a guy who put his bank account over fighters long term health or this gym being a legit boxing program is unforgivable but after almost every boxer left, the gym owner clearly learned from his mistake so he deserves...