FAQs

#1.  I don't see the prices listed/What are your prices?

We are a High Performance Gym. Professional facility. Professional coaches. Professional training.

We are NOT an open gym. We are not the cheapest gym in town, but the saying "You get what you pay for" is very applicable in this case. We do not compete on price. We compete on QUALITY. The quality and value of what we do is that of elite sports and fitness coaching but at a fraction of the price. The experience we offer at MSP Fitness WILL get you results, as long as you give it your best each and every time you come in.

If quality and results matter to you, we have several membership options available to choose from. Depending on the frequency of training, and length of the relationship, our average class price starts at $10/class.

#2.  Why MSP Fitness?

We are different from the others:

• All classes are professionally coached from start to end. (There is MORE to coaching than showing you the workout, timing it, and writing it on the board).
• We ensure that your workout is not easy nor impossible; that your form and range of motion is properly executed; that your speed and intensity is sufficient; that the exercise and load is adjusted to your fitness level; AND, we ensure your performance gains (assuming you show up and work!).
• Our program design is cutting edge.
• Collectively, our coaching staff are THE most highly trained in the area.
• We believe strongly in continuing education and are constantly in search of, and obtaining/learning the best training methodology and bringing this knowledge back to the benefit of our clients.
• Our community is the BEST.
• We offer many opportunities for additional learning via workshops, seminars, and lectures.

#3.  Do I have to get in shape first?

This is a very common misconception. Know that even the most elite athletes come in and find our workouts challenging. You will never be “fit” enough. That is why we are here and offer scaling options for each individual so that you can thrive in each workout on a personal level. Fitness is a lifelong journey…a journey that we all should strive to be on forever.

#4.  Can I really get a good workout in less than 30 minutes?

Yes. More and more research shows that shorter duration/higher intensity workouts yield higher benefits/results. It all basically boils down to hard work. The truth of it is, the longer the effort, the lower the intensity. If you run 10 miles, your intensity (power output) will be lower than if you run multiple 400 meter sprints. The majority of our workouts are shorter in duration, with 30+ minute workouts programmed on occasion. Reason being, if you have a shorter workout, you can work harder by nature, which can lend to a better response, especially combined with the movements that we do. No matter who you are or what workouts you do, without hard work, you will not see results, which is why we encourage you to work to the limits of your physical and mental tolerances.

#5.  I don’t want to get big and bulky.

In order for people to get bigger, especially women, there are two things that you would have to make a conscious effort to do.

• One - Pick up very heavy weight on a frequent basis. MSP Fitness is not a power-lifting program. The tenant of our programming is based on broad, general-purpose fitness.  We specialize in not specializing. With that said, at MSP Fitness, we are very much concerned about your strength and do integrate heavy loading into our workouts, but we do this within a balanced fitness program design.
• Two - Eat an extremely high calorie diet. For most women (or men) to gain productive muscle mass takes quite the effort in eating the right foods in a high amount.

#6.  I have heard your program is really, really hard.

The program is as hard as you make it. We encourage people to push to the limits of their own tolerances, but only you can make the most out of your own workouts with the amount of work you put into them. We have a saying around the gym, “become comfortable with the uncomfortable.”

#7.  I have heard that you can get hurt?

You can injure yourself in any activity, including many ordinary activities being perform every day. At MSP Fitness we like to work with people in 3 stages.

• One - Mechanics (learning how to do the movements with correct technique)
• Two - Consistency (the ability to do the movements over and over again with safe and relatively efficient technique)
• Three - Intensity (the speed at which you do the movements).

One does not come before the other. We always start with Mechanics.

#8.  Since you don’t follow CrossFit.com programming, what are your goals when programming for the gym?

CrossFit.com provides excellent programming. At MSP Fitness, we take the same approach with constantly varied functional movement workouts. We choose however to offer workouts that may be more easily scaled in a group setting as well as workouts that address some of the needs/desires of our specific community. On a regular basis, we do program workouts that integrate heavy loading to address strength demands, coupled with short intense metabolic conditioning. Our philosophy is the same as HQ, we just try to meet some of the more specific needs of our community.

#9.  I have back/neck pain from previous injuries that I don’t want to aggravate, can I do CrossFit?

We have numerous clients who have come through our doors with previous injuries or pain, and found relief by strengthening the muscles around the problem area. All too often, people will neglect an area due to fear from a prior injury. Because of this they end up de-conditioned, weak, and more susceptible to injury in the future due to minor mishaps, which is usually what happens. Training at MSP Fitness will provide a buffer so that you are less susceptible to these kinds of injuries. The coaching staff at MSP Fitness takes great care to ensure the movements and workouts are completely scalable, allowing anyone to take part.

#10. Why do you not post your workout details like other the gyms?

As indicated in #8 above, we program our workouts so that it's unique to our client population and unique to our facility, MSP Fitness. We do not prescribe to the philosphy of the harder the workout, the more "bad-a$$" it is. All of our workouts are thoughtfully designed and put together. As such, we feel that the details of what and how we do things is ultimately one of the benefits reserved for being a member of our community.