Joining Classic City CrossFit has been a great experience for me. The environment is extremely positive and you are always being pushed. The trainers are great and really take an active role in helping you improve your fitness goals. Definitely a good investment for anyone considering becoming involved.

I had been crossfitting for 3 years prior to arriving in Athens, GA. I was used to working around my injury (bad ACL surgery) and dealing with the pain. When I got to Classic City Crossfit / Georgia Strength and told Brent about my knee issues, he showed me the wonderful world of mobility. I used to do mobility exercises before, the basic ones, but Brent showed me that I didn't have to go through the pain and ice later. There was so much more I could do! The pain was preventable and I had no idea!

“Before I started Crossfit, I was doing boot camp 3 days a week and running 15-25 miles a week and I thought I was in pretty good shape. After my first day at C3 I realized how wrong I was. I was unable to do almost everything Crossfit entails. I couldn’t do a pullup, ring dip, or handstand pushup. For squats, lunges, and presses, I was using a 14 pound bar during boot camp. I hadn’t even considered using a bar bell let alone adding weights to it. After 9 months at Classic City CrossFit I have lost 25 pounds and dropped 3 clothes sizes. I am now able to do 30 pullups in a row, 15 ring dips unbroken, and I just was able to string together my first handstand pushups. Although I have lost weight, I have gotten much stronger: my squat max has increased by over 30 pounds and my deadlift by 35 pounds. My mile time is also almost a minute faster since I began doing Crossfit. Even though I have become stronger, faster, and healthier since starting at C3, I still have a long way to go which continues to motivate me. The minute I accomplish one goal there is something else to improve on or something new to try. That is what I love most about CrossFit!

Best workout experience of my life. I have been working out since I was in high school and never seen results like I have with Classic City CrossFit. The owner of the gym is the main coach. He is there all the time and has a genuine interest in the success of each individual client. On top of that, he has a wealth of knowledge that presents like a sixth sense. Without fail, he will accurately estimate the score an individual will have on a workout, or the amount of weight they will be able to lift. He will say "You're going to clean 135 today, right?". And sure enough, that's exactly what will happen. I've been to several CrossFit gyms around the country, and what sets this one apart is that the flexibility in the schedule and programming allows for each person to reach their individual goals. The classes are not as structured as many gyms; so if I need extra time to warm-up, stretch, or work on a skill, I can do that without being behind everyone else. You do your workout when you are ready. Also, if I want to workout three times a week or two times a day, it's the same price and I get the same amount of attention. Before Classic City Crossfit: I was a personal trainer. My goal was to do 10 pullups, and I was at about 7. I tried for 6 months to do a handstand pushup and never got close. I had never bench pressed more than 90 pounds. I counted calories. Working out was about vanity and I had to think of what to do everyday, without knowing what kind of difference it was making. Since I've been at C3: I don't recommend people waste money on personal trainers. I can do 30 pullups. Unbroken. I can do 15 handstand pushups. Got my first one after 1 month. My max bench press is 150lbs. I eat well and don't think about calories or the scale. Working out has become a sport for me. I look forward to the gym everyday. I love finding out what the workout is for the day and preparing myself for it mentally. And at the end of the day, I have a quantitative indicator of the progress I have made. That is enough to make me never want to miss a workout. To make it all better, the camaraderie and competitiveness between the members of the gym is a huge motivator. When a lift or workout is getting hard and someone yells from across the gym "Come On Get It! Keep it up! That's it!"...that's all it takes to push you to the edge. It's invigorating. Whether you live in Athens or you're just visiting, it would be worth your time to come by Classic City Crossfit and let Brent give you a workout. It will change the way you feel about exercising.

I've been to several Crossfit gyms and this is by far the best I have ever trained at! The trainers are incredible, top notch programing, and the other members treat you like family! There is no better gym in Athens to train at!