CrossFit West Springfield

First off, who ever the «Jess S.» Is that wrote the nasty review and wanted to remain anonymous but yet used my name. I don’t appreciate it! You obviously wanted to start some sort of drama, but what you don’t realize is we at CFWS are a tight family and we stick up for each other here! CFWS is not about putting people down or trying to be better than each other. It’s about support, love and building one another up to be the strongest, healthiest person as a whole! So before you go talking bad about my family, get your facts straight!

Let just say I am a regular at this box and I adore every moment of being here, so I’m going to keep this review anonymous as much as possible. While I LOVE the crowd and management, I will have to say the coaches are a hit or miss. My BIGGEST complaint is that ONE of the coaches, Bridget, IS NOT CROSSFIT CERTIFIED TO TEACH, yet she does sometimes. That really bothers me because most of the movements are heavy compound lifts. Also, another coach Nick is always on his phone and NOT watching clients do their wod. Coach LaKia would also read magazines during the wod. It’s just an insanely unsafe environment for somebody who may be new to crossfit. I was looking at one of the people who were doing their foundation courses of which one of the old woman in the group (Terri Jo) was squatting 200+ lbs with EXTREMELY terrible form. Her hips weren’t low enough, knees were going in, back was curved upwards (like the bar was going to roll over her head), YET NO COACH said anything. In fact, there was no coach around that corner where Terri Jo was squatting and it was Lakia and Keisha’s class. UNREAL.
Other coaches: Matt, Jess, Rae, Bonni, Alicia, Melanie… were all very attentive. You can tell that the owners are in this business to help people, not to take their money when I saw them putting a girl’s account on hold because she wasn’t able to afford crossfit one month. Plus, they also have the BIGGEST box around this area, with the BEST price. I’ve been a member of 3 different boxes, and no one could beat the price at Crossfit West Springfield. Also, the hours are flexible, so classes are reasonably small-​medium sized.
Bottom line: go for it, the people are amazing here, but pick and choose your coach!

As one who has been anxiously wondering whether I was up to the challenge of CrossFit training, I decided to join CrossFit West Springfield immediately after the trial workout. Earlier this year, I’d gone to observe another Box in the area but passed on it because I wasn’t feeling the vibe. Nothing bad, just wasn’t feeling it. After going to Crossfit West Springfield and taking the trial class with Rae, I was sucked in by her infectious enthusiasm and supportive encouragement to go further than I thought possible. She has a great story & I love that it’s family owned and operated. This location just opened a short while ago and already has built a great community of CrossFitters that I’m excited to join!

I LOVE THIS PLACE!
Don’t be intimidated by all the slamming barbells and loud music! This place is awesome! Great people, awesome coaches, excellent workouts!
Try it. You will not regret it.