Matthew Wallach
April 26, 2017 11:11
Crossfit Strength Within is the best box in Port St. Lucie!
I'm a golf professional and have been an avid crossfitter for 2 years and my travels have taken me to many places and many top crossfit boxes and this box takes the cake.
Day 1. On my first day the owner Zac Bartle gave coach Katie a heads up that I would be there(the online booking system was fantastic, and Zac pays attention to it). Coach Katie managed her class very well, we started with warm-up, did back squats and then went straight into a difficult but fun met-con, Zac usually does his own programming and the workout this day was a 15 min AMRAP 90 DU, 70 CAL Row, 50 Sit-ups, 30 Power Cleans. Katie gave appropriate cues, and was very encouraging and engaging before, throughout, and after the class. The members I worked out with like Ryan, and all the others were great as well, they all introduced themselves to me and all acted as if I was one of the regulars which was really nice! I felt at home!
Day 2. It was so fun I went right back the next day, and as it happens sometimes I was the only one who showed up for the 5:30pm class. This was no problem as Zac was the coach and was very welcoming and got straight to business helping me with my push press and split-jerks. Being a golf coach I hold high standards when I'm being coached in a technical manner, and Zac stuck true to one of my biggest beliefs, he kept it simple, but when I asked he had the knowledge to tell me exactly why we changed what we did. In my case we had me start the push press with a closed grip rather than an open grip for a more powerful start position, and for the split-jerk we worked on keeping my torso vertical as I landed in the split, again one cue for each lift and super helpful. The met-con this day was amazing also, it was 4 Rnds for time, 10 HSPU, 15 T2B, 20 WB(Zac had me do WB Targets for the first time), and 2 Rope Climbs(Coach Katie's Fav). Zac was encouraging the whole time and pushed me to finish under 20 mins! Thanks again for a great time CF Strength Within! I'll definitely come back later this week if I have time and any other time I'm back in town!