The History of CrossFit OKC

After spending about a year as a personal trainer for a “traditional” gym in Edmond, Jason stumbled onto CrossFit in the spring of 2006.  He began doing the workouts and found that not only were they challenging, varied, and fun, they were also extremely effective.  He very quickly noticed real changes in his fitness and became a believer in the method and wanted to share this with others.  Level One certification followed and in November of 2006 he opened the first, 1600 sq. ft. location of CrossFit OKC.  This was a true leap of faith.  Equipment consisted of a couple of medicine balls, one set of bumpers, a set of metal free weights, a barbell, pull up bar and dip tower.  Having started with almost no clientele, business was built slowly and by word of mouth.

CrossFit was pretty unknown in 2006.  In fact, CrossFit OKC was the first CrossFit to open in the Oklahoma City area. Now there are at least 17 CrossFit gyms in Oklahoma. The owners of several of these had their start training with Jason at the CrossFit OKC location.

CrossFit  OKC has really grown in the past 3 ½ years.  In October of 2008, the gym moved to its current location more than doubling the space.  Equipment needs are constantly increasing.  The gym now has over 3000 pounds of free weights and 20 weight bars to accommodate male, female and beginning lifters.  The pull up station has accommodated up to 38 athletes at once and has been the design inspiration for several other gyms.  The gym has successfully hosted the CF Endurance, CF Olympic Weightlifting, CF Mobility, and CF Level One Certifications.

It is evident that keeping up with the latest training techniques and continuing to increase knowledge of human movement is a pursuit the trainers at CrossFit OKC take very seriously.  Jason became one of the first Level Two Certified instructors in the country, and between them the trainers hold nearly every CrossFit certification available, plus many other nationally recognized certifications in the physical fitness world, such as NASM and USA Weightlifting.

Even though the gym has grown substantially, personal and individual attention has not diminished.  Classes seamlessly blend serious athletes out to meet their full potential with everyday individuals who came just wanting to “get in shape” and ended up finding their inner athlete.  All this is accomplished with expertise, patience, and just plain fun; creating a place where members truly feel they belong, are cared for, and where their absence would not only be noticed, but missed as well.