Salt Lake City CrossFit — Attraction in Salt Lake City

TLDR- Love SLC CrossFit, sign up immediately for a drop in (if from out of of town) or become a member.

For those of you looking for a little more- I'll be breaking this review into a few portions- 8 Week program with Coach Elijah (Eli), Physical Gym, Coaches, Members.

8 Week Program with Coach Eli- At the end of July I realized I was in a bad place with the Berlin Marathon coming up in 7 weeks. I reached out to Eli about a program and he shared with me there was an 8 week focus plan that included personalized nutrition, weekly check ins, personal training, and mindset coaching. Exactly what I knew I needed, but also so much more with some unexpected results.

At the end of the 8 weeks I had some pretty significant changes: Down 17.7lbs of pure fat, up 3.9lbs in muscle 20+ solo Hypertrophy workouts (something I wanted to work on) Worked out with my Father for the first time Changed my relationship with alcohol for the significant better Person Record for the Marathon

Did I work hard? I sure did.

Did I expect all this in 8 weeks? Not in a million years. I should add in I also still drank (although that's changed a ton for the better), wasn't perfect on nutrition, had trips to Minnesota, Seattle, North Carolina, Mexico, and Germany. I lived my life; just more intentionally.

Do I think I there was any way I could have done the above without Eli? No, I don't. The check ins, the coaching, and the relentless pursuit of goals has rewired my brain when it comes to fitness and lifestyle and I'm extremely grateful for all of the help. Over the course of 8 weeks working out changed from something I did to lose weight to a lifestyle overhaul.

Huge thank you!

The rest of this is regarding SLC CrossFit overall:

The Physical Gym. SLC CrossFit is a top gym that's designed to challenge you and work hard. The aesthetics are perfect for the "let's get to work" attitude that the members and coaches embody. You have all of the tools of a CrossFit gym and a very impressive weightlifting setup with a ton of extra space (it's very easy to come in during classes to do my own thing).

Coaches- World class. I can't think of a better descriptor. I've done dozens of CrossFit Gyms and hundreds of other group fitness classes. Every one of the coaches cares deeply about you using correct form first and foremost, and then getting better, faster, and stronger. Truly a great group of people to look up to and inspire you to do more. After being here a year you'll see some new faces occasionally but extra special shoutout to Kelly, Brock, Nat, Mike, Eli, Mollie, and Aaron for your coaching and help.

Members- What a great group of folks. Every class you'll find people wanting to partner, cheer you on to get the last rep, and inspire you to want more. Extremely welcoming group of people, many of whom straight up dominate the workouts and are still humble and kind. No egos here.

If you've read this far, stop over thinking it and show up to a class. Looking forward to seeing...

I’ve been coming for over a month now and so far it’s been a great experience of personal growth and reaching my goals! The coaches have been wonderful, like Sydney, Brock, and Johnny. I’ve felt encouraged and not afraid to ask for help because they genuinely want you to reach your goals. The community of those who go for the same reasons are really nice people. I love coming here after work and really focus on loving myself and my body more ❤️

Unfortunately not all coaches are like this, and I really do have to say, at times some bring a certain negativity that makes you question their position to be a coach.

Yesterday when I attempted to do a certain move that I needed help with, I asked the coach for help and she was guiding me through it. And as I continued to do the move, I knew that I had to stop or else I could hurt myself. So I listened to my body and told the coach I was going to stop right there because I know my own body, and I would only hurt it by continuing the move. What surprised me was her response, “ So you’re giving up”? When I tell you I was in shock and explained my reason for stopping, she only seemed annoyed by my response, I was frustrated.

I strongly recommend that the gym teaches their coaches to not pressure those of us who are new, if we say we’re not comfortable on a workout. I left and it kept bothering me that this happened because it shouldn’t have happened. Rather than feeling support or encouragement (like I do with every other coach), I was left feeling like I failed to complete my workout for the day. And that really bothered me.

Other than this experience, I strongly recommend people to give it a try and really have patience on yourself on this journey of personal growth. This has done wonders to my physical and mental health and I find that this is an outlet for me to let out all of my stress for the day and get a step closer to what I want. I really do love...

I got enrolled into a 12 week program, I was told that I was going to have a personal account with a personalized workout and that I will be using that account to log in once I was at the gym, I enrolled on a Saturday and told that I was going to start my 12 week challenge next Monday, I got there on Monday and no one was aware that I enrolled for the 12 week challenge, coaches were very nice and guided me through the class, 2 days after that I received a message from my assigned personal coach to schedule my 1st one on one class ( I did 2 one on one clases) after that I kept on going about 3-4 days a week and kept asking the coaches for help because I was new to all of the CrossFit stuff ( they were always pleased to helped me) , after 3 or 4 weeks I decided to cancel my 12 week challenge program because I was still not knowing when the warm up was done or when the actual workout started what was metcon or amrap and other abbreviations that are common for CrossFit, at this point I wasn’t able to log in to my account because I was not registered in the system, I tried to call for help and even send messages To their Instagram account asking for help but never received an answer, the owner reached to me to get things clear and gave me a 3 month full acces to the gym ( at this point I had paid just $450 for the 12 week challenge) he offered me the last 3 one on one classes for free but I refused because at this point I felt a little uncomfortable going to the gym, all coaches and staff were very friendly and willing to make me comfortable with all the exercises...

I just didn’t get what I was told I was going to get, maybe a little more communication with all the staff and a little more attention to what they offer will help to new customers

...and I never asked for...