Gym vs. Training Facility - Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Gym vs. Training Facility
Over the years, we’ve been asked many times what makes CrossFit Indestri different from a “regular gym,” and the answer is simple:
We’re not a gym.
We’re a training facility.
And while that might sound like a small distinction, it’s actually a meaningful one, especially for the way we coach, the way we operate, and the way our community trains.
A gym is a place full of equipment. You tend to show up, do your own thing, maybe follow a program you found online, and hope you’re doing it all correctly. Equipment is the focus. space is the focus. Access is the product.
A training facility is different. It’s built around:
Coaching
Programming
Community
Education
You don’t simply walk in and figure it out. You’re guided, taught, corrected, supported. You’re coached.
Your training is intentional, structured, and led by professionals.
It’s not just about having equipment, it’s about being taught what to do with it, and why you’re doing it.
During the months of virtual classes in 2020, this distinction became more clear, and more important than ever. While speaking with government officials about returning to in person training, I quickly learned how significant the wording was.
When you say “gym,” the assumption is:
A public workout space
People using equipment independently
Little supervision
High traffic
Low structure
But when you say training facility, it communicates something very different:
Coach led sessions
Controlled numbers
Structured movement
Supervised training
A focus on teaching, technique, and safety
Explaining this difference mattered, and it helped us advocate for our athletes, our coaches, and our community to return to coached training sessions.
It highlighted exactly what makes CrossFit and CrossFit Indestri unique:
We’re not just a building with barbells.
We’re a coach led training facility.
While this isn’t the only reason, it is one of the reasons why we no longer offer open gym times.
Open gym is a “gym model”, unsupervised, uncoached, do your own thing training. That’s not who we are. That’s not what CrossFit is. That’s not what delivers results, and that’s not what keeps people around long term.
Here at CrossFit Indestri:
Every class is coached
Every workout is programmed
Every movement is taught
Every athlete is supported
Every hour has intention
We’re here to guide you, not just have you use our equipment. When you train here, you’re not just using our space, you’re receiving:
Coaching
Education
Accountability
Community
Structure
Purpose
Progress
You don’t walk in wondering what to do on a particular day. You walk in knowing you’ll be coached, challenged, and looked out for.
A gym gives you access.
A training facility gives you guidance.
A gym gives you equipment.
A training facility gives you coaching.
A gym gives you space.
A training facility gives you structure and results.
CrossFit Indestri has always been, and will continue to be, a training facility.
A place where you’re not on your own.
A place where movement matters, coaching matters, and the community matters.
And that’s a distinction we’re proud of.
Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Focus:
Agility Work
WOD:
15 min EMOM
Min 1 - 3 Bar MU
Min 2 - ME Alt DB Snatch 50/35
Min 3 - Rest
CAP 251117
Check back each night at 8pm for the next days WOD .
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