Poketown Crossfit

I was in town for work for several weeks, but had weird hours so I wanted to find a CrossFit gym that could accommodate me as best they could. I emailed Poketown to see if they had flexible open gym times and what monthly rate they had for someone looking to workout 3 – 5 times a week. Matt wrote back and said to stop by on the weekend to discuss options. When I did, he was very accommodating. He told me about the available classes and the advanced athlete open gym time they also offered. He was very conscious of my weird work schedule and wanted to provide as many opportunities for me to come in and work out while in town. It is always great to have a box owner very concerned for «getting my monies worth“especially when working a non-​traditional schedule.
Both coaches (Matt and Matt) do an amazing job coaching athletes at their gym. The philosophy on programming is spot on. Matt was very willing to share with me how he programs. And it is great to see that he puts a lot of thought into his programming. Most workouts include a strength and metcon portion and both are thoroughly thought out so that they complement each other. During the workout both coaches focus on the athletes that require their attention, but still make sure to put eyes on athletes (and visiting coaches) to provide encouragement and feedback in their movements.
Each session has a warm up with some mobility, strength portion, then conditioning portion. Some times there are even «fun» warm up events programmed. They have this «fun» warm up for squats called «barbell yoga» that I definitely plan to incorporate in some of my future classes and warm ups.
This gym is also Pendlay/​Muscle Driver USA equipped. Almost every barbell is a Pendlay HD bar, which is rare to see. Plenty of Pendlay Econ bumpers too. Unfortunately, they don’t have any Pendlay kilo plates :(but everything else equipment-​wise is nice. I was very impressed with their homemade barbell stand – I might need to ask them for the design. It looked very sturdy for wood and PVC pipe.
Overall, Poketown CF is AWESOME and I highly recommend.

I have been wanting to try cross fit but was hesitant to try. In town for work and was looking for a place to workout. Using MindBody and found Poketown. Dropped by after work to check it out. Met Matt and he happily answered my questions. So I came back for 630pm class. He was clear, supportive, and engaging. My fellow classmates were also supportive and friendly.
I was able to do way more than I thought i could because I knew Matt would stop me long before I made a mistake.
I loved his emphasis on learning, good form, and support.
I feel more confident to try this crossfit stuff.