FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

HOW IS CROSSFIT COSTA MESA DIFFERENT THAN A COMMERCIAL GYM?

First, we provide the athlete’s programming. This means we design each workout with the ultimate goal of developing the athlete’s cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy.

Second, you are coached. Steve or Alec teaches exercises, develops techniques, records weights lifted, and pushes the athletes. Unlike a commercial gym, athletes can’t come in and start doing their own workout.

Third, our workouts will push your limits and you will see results. You’ve never worked this hard.

Fourth, we don’t have any weight lifting machines. We only use free weights.

FAQ

Can’t I just start in a group class?

Sure! Check our schedule for our next Foundations class.  Give us a call to schedule a time to come by and check out what we have going on here or send an email and let us know when you can come by for a visit.

I’m super fit. I run and bike and do Yoga. Can’t I just come to one of your Level 1 classes?

At CrossFit Costa Mesa we use a variety of exercises that are not typically know at the outset.  Things like Thrusters, Tabata Sets, Sumo Deadlift High Pulls, or the difference between a hanging power clean and a power clean.  The first order is to get familiar with the exercises and the format of the classes.  The classes move pretty quick and we don’t want anyone left behind so we have established standards that you must meet in order to gain entry to our ongoing group CrossFit classes.  ”Work does things.  Hard things take time to do.  Impossible things take a little longer.” Percy Cerutty

Already a rock star and want to test in?

Do you already meet the standards? Let’s find out! You can schedule 2 testing appointments with either Steve or Alec. Testing appointments are $60 each. Testing is Pass/Fail and will be administered for the level you aspire to. You are also accountable for our full movement curriculum. If you do not Pass you will need to do more one-on-one or small group training to elevate your game.

Do you offer a family discount?

We sure do!  We also offer a discount of 15% for paying 6 months or 20% for 1 year in advance.

What is your cancellation policy?

1-on-1 training clients
Provide 24 hours notice.  Failure to do so will result in full payment being charged.

1-on-2 and 1-on-3 training clients
If for some reason all members of a small training group need to cancel/reschedule they may do so only if they provide 24 hours notice. Rescheduling is subject to your trainer’s availability and all “NO SHOW” missed appointments will be billed at full session rate.

Can I get credit or refund for missed group class sessions?

No. Your fees are treated as tuition.

What are your hours?

Personal training is by appointment only. Please contact us to schedule your sessions. Group classes require private training as pre-requisite or testing to determine eligibility. See above.

I train at another CrossFit facility and am traveling through town. Can I drop in on a class?

Sure! Give us a call or shoot us an email and let us know what day you would like to come down. (Please do not just drop in!) We do a lot in our classes and they move quickly…even the level 1 class. That considered, we will do our best to get you into a class appropriate for your fitness level. Our traveling CrossFitter rate is $20/class.

Excuses

I don’t have time to workout.

Yes you do. This is going to be blunt, turn the TV off and come workout, it’s that simple.  Our workouts are very effective and efficient.  Our time is scheduled in 1 hour blocks, but if someone is pressed for time we can get them out in 30 min without sacrificing the quality of training.

I’m embarrassed—I’m really out of shape.

Don’t be.  Everyone starts out from the begining, some have just started the process a little before now, no worries.  Our goal is to improve, regardless of where you start.  We have high standards in our gym that can seem beyond reach at first, but don’t worry about any of that, our goal in the begining is to just get comfortable with the workouts and build up from there.

Second, our members are part of a tight community in which encouragement and support of each other are intrinsic. You will be totally beside yourself when you experience this community.  All of us, from members to trainers, are here to help each other progress mentally and physically.

This isn’t for me. I’m not an athlete. I just want to look and feel good.

The majority of our members aren’t athletes: they simply want the best possible results in the least possible time. We train all of our members as if they were world-class athletes because this produces superior results in all of us. Why train in a way that inherently limits your potential for success? Why restrict yourself to simply looking good when you can look better, feel better AND perform better?

It looks like you do a lot of squats. I’ve heard they’re bad for you.

In the immortal words of Coach Greg Glassman, How do you get off the toilet? Not only is the squat foundational to athleticism, but even more importantly, it’s foundational to functional independence. Squatting has developed a reputation of being unsafe because of the prevalence of atrocious form and severe inflexibility. Properly performed squats and related movements will fortify the knees, hips and back—not damage them—and help prevent injury in the future. Avoiding movements your body was engineered to perform is the best way to ensure injury and your body’s failure to function properly for you. Our coaches spend a great deal of time teaching our members proper form in all movements and constantly monitor performance to ensure safety and optimal benefits.

I don’t want to lift weights because I want to be flexible or get big bulky muscles.

Despite reams of proof to the contrary, the notion that strength and muscle development and flexibility are mutually exclusive is still common, particularly among dancers and other individuals who require lots of flexibility.  There are a lot of myths out there regarding fitness and with proper training we find they are just not true.  Training for size is a very specific goal that requires very specific things and most of which comes from the persons testosterone levels either natural existing (internal) or external.  If you don’t have a lot of testosterone you just aren’t going to get big.  We focus our strength training to avoid unnecessary gains in size.  Our goal is to improve strength without adding size, unless of course that is a goal, which we can work towards that too.

We do things a little different here at CrossFit Costa Mesa.  We do them different not to be counterrevolutionary or to be contrarian but because they work very well very fast.  The diet we prescribe, the way we lift weights, and combine exercises are all directed at what works best.  At the end of the day, lean, strong and fast; confident, capable and willing are our goals…and to that end there is no equal to CrossFit Costa Mesa.