What is CrossFit Monterey?

CrossFit Monterey is the Monterey Bay's only gym dedicated to the CrossFit protocol - constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. We strive to provide the best strength and conditioning coaching in a community atmosphere in which each client is supported by his or her peers and provided with expert coaching. One-on-one and group private training is available, as well as public group classes. You will receive individual attention during every workout, whether you opt for personal training or group classes.

CrossFit is for everyone, and at CrossFit Monterey we welcome individuals of all ages and fitness levels. If you are a high school athlete looking to get a competitive edge, we can help you! If you are a business person looking for a fast and effective workout to start or finish your day, CrossFit Monterey is the place for you.

Your first week with us is completely free. Come to as many classes as you like to check out our coaching, community, and resources. At the end of your first week, we'll schedule your Elements classes, and during that time you can continue to attend scheduled classes for FREE.

Elements Classes: This is three one-on-one training sessions with a Certified CrossFit Trainer. You will learn and practice the fundamental movements that are the core of every CrossFit workout. Group rates are available, however no more than three people in one session. Once you have completed Elements Classes, we offer several monthly membership to chose from. Military personnel, police officers, and firefighters receive a discount, as well as students. We also offer family rates.

We look forward to training with you!

What is CrossFit?

From www.crossfit.com:

CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.

Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive.  Our specialty is not specializing.  Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.

The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability, making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience.  We've used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and cage fighters one month out from televised bouts.  We scale load and intensity; we don't change programs.

The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree, not kind.  Our terrorist hunters, skiers, mountain bike riders, and housewives have found their best fitness from the same regimen.

World Class Fitness in 100 words:

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not bodyfat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climbs, push-ups, sit-ups, presses-to-handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.