Booty by Barbells/The Reset Room - San Diego — Local services in San Diego

Let me start off by saying, I took a long time to review because I wanted to be sure it wasn’t just the honeymoon phase before I praised Booty by Barbells.

I am not naive to the fact that strength training is critical to fat loss, a cardio-only strategy is overhyped, and starving yourself is a huge mistake.

I’ve seen incredible and quick results doing strength-only training 3-4x a week and eating WAY more (but strategically and clean), than when I workout out excessively and ate less. This is exactly why I was drawn to Booty By Barbells. Not to mention it is female focused and class based, but without HIIT as the focal point.

I can say I’ve been a member for over 6 months now and I’m obsessed. It’s the perfect solution for someone who can’t afford a personal 1-1 trainer but wants long term, consistent strength based program and can’t find the internal discipline to show up to do the exercises at a gym. As much as I understand the benefits, I’m just not disciplined enough to force myself through the discomfort and I often take too long between sets. BBB keeps my accountable and pushes me, but also keeps strength training a primary strategy whereas most gyms just try to make you think you’re working hard through HIIT.

I’m going to be completely honest though - I was hesitant at first. I felt like I was a little pressured into signing up for a longer membership and didn’t feel pricing was transparent. I signed up for the 3mo membership and of course time flies. I wish I had done 6 for that extra cost savings but it’s hard to commit that long until you know whether you like trainers, programming and environment. But, I’ve loved it all.

The trainers emphasize stretching and, while it is a group class, they genuinely care about form. You can call them over at any time to form check you and I appreciate that. They push you, once they get to know you especially, which is important. Sometimes it’s hard to track where you left off on weight but they have whiteboards and you can bring your phone to track too.

The facility itself is just an awesome gym to call home for an hour a day. Their classes always run to time, parking is easy, music is loud (and likable) and AC is on when needed. The Class schedule has many options and it’s easy to book through their app. Classes have never been annoyingly full even when they hit their max capacity.

If you’re new to strength training or a gym in general I suggest you take advantage of their free first class - I’ve seen first hand their welcoming energy and even though a class full of badass women seems intimidating at first (as I once felt), it’s a big...

I worked out at BBB for 7 months and decided to not renew my membership. An all women gym??!! If only all the trainers were women and the owner and manager as well. I learned a lot of new exercises and the classes themselves were great! Emma is amazing, always a great time and great workouts. Seems like I left just in time as things have been changing for awhile and continue to change. When I first started there were only 10 girls per trainer which is great because 1 trainer can only be stretched so thin; when I left they upped the classes to 14 girls per trainer; now that I’m gone, they have 20 girls per trainer!! What?! Unless they are tag teaming, there is no way 1 trainer can help all 20 girls! Basically if you’re a newbie, you might not get much instruction with so many other girls to 1 trainer.

I signed up for Melissa who was so knowledgeable and helped me deadlift 205lbs! Unfortunately by October she was fired and it seemed as tho the owner wanted a certain aesthetic when it came to the trainers even though she had all the experience and knowledge. After that, I cut back on classes a little as some of the other trainers were not my favorite. I hurt my back under one trainer who was too busy having fun with her friends and in other classes it’s almost like you need to be part of the cool girls group to get attention (sometimes). We women come in all different bodies and sizes yet they only show the super fit aesthetic girlies on their socials which is kind of off putting. In the end, Emma was the only one keeping me there and she was worth it.

I guess like all gyms there are pros and cons but this was just...

Booty By Barbells is a dream gym! It’s a private owned, smaller gym and the structure of the workouts are top notch. It’s just been remodeled and looks great! The choice to not use bright, fluorescent overhead lights makes the environment feel more welcoming and calm. It’s a little more dim and looks aesthetic so to speak! If you do the group workouts you will be at each station for a set amount of time and rotate. Since everyone is at their own station you don’t have to worry about sharing weights or working in with someone else. The trainers walk around the room to make sure your form is correct and to assist as needed. The ease of scheduling and laid out weekly plan through the app is enough to make me recommend this gym. It’s so easy and organized to schedule your workout, as you’re able to see what days certain muscle groups are being worked and which trainer is teaching. I’ve never seen another gym do this before and it’s awesome! I usually do workouts with Jen Olague and her classes are great! The workouts are always challenging. She’s also very upbeat, sweet and helpful, which is amazing to have in a trainer. Ari’s classes are great as well! Ronnie is a very involved and interactive owner, which is nice to see as well! If you’re looking to start your workout journey this is the place. The trainers, other girls, modern gym and good workouts all make this place as...