CrossFit Muscle Yard

Fantastic experience: Crossfit Muscleyard is not just an other gym / box, here you don’t just have a membership but you are part of the team. We have an amazing community where everyone is a friend, we laugh together and cheer eachother on. The workouts can be scaled to match any fitness level and you always leave the gym buzzing …The coaches are supportive, full of knowledge and always there to answer any question.

Fantastic experience: A great place to have fun, build a community, work out, make new friends and challenge yourself to be the best version of yourself All the trainers are approachable and engaging. making you feel at ease, they're on hand for support and guidance. A great place, a great atmosphere and a great support system

Fantastic experience: I started my CrossFit journey 4 weeks ago. I choose CrossFit muscleyard after seeing posts on social media. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. The gym itself is great but it’s the people and the coaching that makes this place so good. For a novice like myself all of the techniques and movements are coached and explained professionally by experienced coaches and I feel included in every session. I look forward to continuing my CrossFit journey at the muscle yard. If CrossFit is something you are interested in then visit the gyms socials, website or go in and speak to Rob and his team…. You won’t regret it

Fantastic experience: I have been the husband of a CrossFitter for many years and always liked the sense of community it brought especially as we travel around and this meant she could go to different boxes and get a great welcome and have friends instantly as they share a common goal of functional fitness , I finally took the plunge last year and absolutely love it , great combination of workouts and not nearly as intimidating as I thought it would be training with athletes , everything can be scaled to your ability including injuries and fitness level and you track your progress , joining made me want to try harder on my fitness and make some lifestyle changes but by no means are these imposed , you be you and have fun and move around if that’s your own goal , i have visited a few different boxes and Muscle Yard is fantastic , great bunch of athletes and coaches and I would suggest anyone come and join , you won’t be disappointed

Fantastic experience: I have been a member at CFMY for approx 18 months now and it’s completely changed the way I train, and the way I look at fitness. My main driver always used to be to lose fat, however now I am more focused on my overall health and fitness and have a new found appreciation for my body and what it can do, and what I can achieve. It also embodies all of the elements I enjoy about working out - it’s not just solely cardio or weights - it’s functional fitness with everything combined. The coaches are fantastic, and will always make sure you’re doing ok but also encourage you to push yourself. The community is also another level - surround yourself with good people, who believe in you, who will encourage you and will always get you through your last rep I have made some friends for life at CFMY and can’t wait to see what the future brings - both personal fitness goals and for the box. Come on Yarders!!

Fantastic experience: As a new joiner I can honestly say it’s been one of the toughest but most fun and rewarding introductions I’ve had to any fitness/sport in recent years. Quality gym and brilliant coaches and members. Absolutely loving it.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic place and environment to increase fitness levels and learn many different athletic disciplines. Training in very supportive groups with wonderful coaches leaves you wanting more with every session completed, even though you might be buggered.

Fantastic experience: Started training with Rob back in June last year, I am completely new to crossfit/type of exercise. Had no knowledge of techniques for lifting Olympic weights, how to do a lot of exercises including rope climbs, rig work including progression on how to scale things. Before I started I mentioned to family and friends that I was starting it and they were all shocked as they all believe it was really intense and hard workouts, they all thought it was gruelling workouts. They couldn’t be further from the truth! There are ‘RX’ workouts which means you do as the workouts as prescribed but you can scale everything to fit your needs, from heavy deadlifts, to running and pull ups. Rob and the other coaches really focus on progression movements and give you support 100% of the way. The box is so warming and welcoming, when I started I couldn’t really do much at all, everyone was running rings round me, lifting weights double my weights and I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, everyone helped me and pushed me along. If I went to a commercial gym I would not have any motivation to get anything done, but these workout really get me going, push myself further each session, everyone has set up their own goals that are individual to themselves. We are pushed each session which is good for me personally, I really enjoy training with Rob at the box as it is a tight knit community, we all do things together, such as the nuclear races event in Brentwood, some go on runs together on weekends, events in the summer and Christmas parties. Like a second home to me! Shame I can’t give 6 stars

Fantastic experience: Back in Dec 2019 I finally plucked up the courage to walk through the door of CFMY on my own….. I can 100% say changing gyms was the best decision ever. I’ve not looked back since and have made some fantastic friends along the way.

Fantastic experience: Very warm and welcoming community with knowledgeable and friendly coaches who push you on to the next level. The friendliest and best equipped CrossFit in the area.

Fantastic experience: Rob, Gemma and the team have not only built a great community but one of the best equipped gyms I have been to. The workouts are tailored to each persons ability with all members keen to support and encourage each other. A truly unique gym.

Fantastic experience: Amazing box with loads of equipment, the best part is the fun community, each class is loads of fun! And I always feel like I've worked hard. Both my mum and I go, despite having different abilities and injuries :)

Fantastic experience: CFMY is a great place to work out and is suitable for everyone, including beginners like me. Everyone is welcoming and friendly, which creates a great place to come and workout in. The coaches are brilliant and they help support you, as you grow into learning new ways of exercising and improving your health and fitness. I would recommend this box to everyone who is looking for something new.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place to train! Would never go back to a normal gym! Coaches are fantastic and look after each member. They support you through your workout if you have an injury or need to scale the workout. Every member is supportive. Never been so fit!

Fantastic experience: Me & my husband decided to join CrossFit shortly after the first lockdown. We completely lost motivation to exercise so we thought we’d try something a little different to what we usually d to help get us back on track. This did exactly that! Every session is different and can cater for every ability. The coaches and the members are so supportive that it feels like a big family which makes training enjoyable.

Fantastic experience: Great gym if you are looking for a workout with a difference. It's a real community spirit where you get to know each other and celebrate each others success. Everything is tracked so you can see you continued improvement. Coaches are brilliant and can tailor each workout to you if you have any problem areas or injuries.

Fantastic experience: Muscle Yard has great energy, staff, and feel. Box is clean, full of amazing people and friendly atmosphere. Keep up the good work!

Fantastic experience: The best place I have ever worked out and with the best community you could ask for. The coaches push you to become the best you can be. #crossfitmuscleyardforlife

Fantastic experience: Wanted to do CrossFit for years, but didn’t have the time. I decided I would make the time. I’ve only been a member for a couple of weeks now but I love it. The trainers are great, the atmosphere is brilliant and everyone encourages you. I’ve always been a headphones on, don’t talk to anyone, train on my own type of person, but now I love being part of a team, everyone pushing themselves to be better, fitter, faster, stronger. I doubt I’ll go back to a normal gym again

Fantastic experience: I joined CFMY around 18 months ago, and have loved every minute of it! I started 3 times a week and it didn’t take long to get the CrossFit buzz and go unlimited! The coaching, but most of all the community makes it a special place to train. Even when I damaged my achilles, they still tailored everything to what I could do and allowed me to grow and gain strength in new areas. It’s an inspiring place to be and so many incredible members and coaches that support you to become stronger and lift you up. Would recommend MY to anyone looking to get fitter, stronger and have a great community around you to help!

Fantastic experience: I have trained in so many traditional gyms and CFMY beats them all. The inclusion, the community, the encouragement, the programming, and especially the coaching staff make this a place you want to spend time in to achieve your fitness and well-being goals!

Fantastic experience: Awesome atmosphere, great way to train and all around great fun! The best gym you will ever go to, you will never walk into an ordinary gym again!

Fantastic experience: Super friendly gym with a real sense of community. The coaches are all wonderful and for the first time, I enjoy working out regularly and hitting new goals. 110% recommend!

Fantastic experience: Love this gym… the coaches, the workouts, the people, the community! A place that is always pushing you to give that little more and therefore achieving things you didn’t think you could.. and that gives me a great buzz. The atmosphere is buzzing (even at 6 am classes) and everyone is routing and cheering each other on. Always learning here and always striving.. great gym!

Fantastic experience: After deliberating joining CrossFit for a couple of months I am SO glad I made the jump. CFMY gave me such a warm welcome, every single member is so supportive and encouraging making it such a motivating place to train as well as having super experienced and friendly coaches pushing you! Couldn’t recommend enough!

Fantastic experience: Crossfit Muscle Yard has been my home from home since the day Rob opened the doors (I want to say 4 years ago maybe 5 now). I probably should have left a review some time ago but I just wanted to make it right . All of the coaches are not just super knowledgeable in their field but as well as all the other members have become life long friends. My wife calls crossfit a cult, but its not, its a second family. Without CFMY there is no way I would get out of bed at 5am (ok 5:30am most days) to go and work out at 6am. There's no other place where you will be laughing and having fun whilst also training, learning and getting fit. If you are thinking of joining and reading reviews for reassurance then don't think twice. This is by far the best place to come and get fit not only in Essex but the whole world.

Fantastic experience: The best gym iv ever been to! Iv been coming to CMY for 4-5 months and I absolutely love it! was so scared at first incase I wouldn’t of been able to anything but all the workouts are scaled to you and your fitness levels so your able to improve each time! Also everyone is really friendly and supportive and the coaches are amazing too. Couldn’t recommend it enough!

Fantastic experience: I went to one of the handstand pushup masterclasses and learnt so much! If I hadn't moved to Australia I would have signed up as a full time member as their classes are so informative and everyone was super friendly and welcoming!

Fantastic experience: Five stars!! As someone new to CrossFit I was quite apprehensive but Rob and his team have been great . Super friendly,knowledgeable and quickly responding to my emails . Would 100% recommend to anyone thinking about starting CrossFit and there a bit unsure

Fantastic experience: Brilliant CrossFit box! The coaches are so knowledgeable and encouraging, they really know how to push you, while keeping your practice safe. They’re also lovely people! Would highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: CrossFit Muscle Yard has helped me reach a whole new level of fitness I didn't think was possible. It's an incredible environment that is being run by the best people in the business. I look forward to going every time and cannot thank them enough for helping me reach my goals.

Fantastic experience: I joined the Legends classes ( for 60yrs+) a year after I retired. I’ve suffered from work related back pain and mobility since 18yrs of age. I’ve attended many gyms and fitness classes but nothing seemed to alleviate back problems until I joined CFMY. 2yrs later, my back is a lot stronger and mobile and continuing to improve. My whole body is progressively getting stronger, fitter and mobile which is what I would like as I age. The coaches are very dedicated, knowledgeable and encouraging. I didn’t need to be fit to join. The programmes are tailored and scaled to individual’s ability. I wish CFMY had existed many years ago, when I first had back problems.

Fantastic experience: My 5th session and enjoying every class so far! Everyone is friendly and supportive/encouraging. The atmosphere is always lively and it's definitely a healthy training environment - not intimidating at all! I really like that beginners and advanced CrossFitters can train together. It's amazing to see people in their 50s/60s do more sets than I do (beginner here)! The coaches are well-trained and will demonstrate all the workouts before we start. They are able to provide alternate ways to do particular workout (e.g. overhead dumbbell press/pike pushups instead of handstand pushups) to suit each person's ability. They are constantly monitoring our form throughout the session. Making sure we are focusing on quality rather than just quantity. We are also provided with an app to book classes, key-in our results and progress. The emails we get are also helpful (healthy recipes, explanations of workouts etc) If you are looking for a place to start and/or increase your fitness, I would recommend giving this a go :)

Fantastic experience: Thoroughly enjoying CrossFit Muscle Yard! Rob was very supportive from day one when I had been struggling mentally and physically and it is a great community to be involved in. I look forward to every session I join and learning new techniques, all demonstrated by one of the coaches who will support you along the way!!

Fantastic experience: I was really eager to join a CrossFit box in my local area and stumbled across CrossFit Muscle Yard online. I’m so glad I did, wow what a great place it is. After speaking with Rob and booking in my fundamentals session I felt excited but quite nervous. Gemma was my coach for my fundamentals session and she was incredible, made me feel so at ease. Gemma went through every move slowly, showing me step by step how each one is carried out and what they are, Gemma is such an asset to the box and an amazing coach. Rob is just as welcoming and is an incredible coach too. It’s been two weeks since I joined and I am loving it so much. If you’re looking for a positive, professional and exciting CrossFit box then CrossFit Muscle Yard is most definitely the one for you

Fantastic experience: Just started at CrossFit Muscle Yard last week as a complete newbie to CrossFit - Great atmosphere, awesome facilities and everyone couldn’t have been more welcoming

Fantastic experience: I joined CFMY in 2018 and by far the best decision I’ve ever made. Moving to a new area and joining a new gym can be daunting, but from day one I knew it was going to be a great place to train. Instantly the coaches and members made me welcome and now it has become my second home. The coaching, support and encouragement is second to none! I’m inspired every day to want to do better, train harder and reach my goals. You will not regret joining…

Fantastic experience: After many years of admiring what CrossFit was about from a far I eventually plucked up the courage to try it out….BEST DECISION I EVER MADE! CrossFit Muscle Yard is by far the friendliest and most encouraging place I ever trained. Everyone works to lift each other up, to hit those personal bests. The coaches are engaging, encouraging and break every aspect of the skill or exercise down so it’s achievable for all. Once you start you will be hooked…be warned your life will change….For the better of course!

Fantastic experience: Although I'm not a full member yet! I attended the muscle yards fundamentals foundation course on a Saturday and it left me very impressed. Saturdays session was really good and super informative. Found the lifting instruction awesome and noted that this is aimed at every level from beginner to advanced. Its a great gym facility, which is friendly, fully coached and ego free. I applaud Rob and the team of coaches. I'm my opinion, It's extremely difficult to achieve this level of support and instruction in a gym in today's age. For those of you asking why I'm not a full member yet. I'm involved in martial arts and other sports activities currently its purely a time constraint on my part. Happy Training.

Fantastic experience: Friendly, welcoming environment, where every day is a school day. There’s always something new to learn or a skill to improve on. Knowledgeable coaches who always make time for each and every member. No fitness minimum is required just a willingness to do your best!

Fantastic experience: One of the best decisions I’ve made!! The coach’s are amazing, knowledgeable, supportive and so friendly! The members are really lovely, and all cheer you on! Loviest group of people I’ve met! Certainly a special community here, where I always feel welcomed! I trained at many gyms, but this exceeds them all! I’m in my mid 40’s and watched CrossFit games thinking they were all crazy and super fit, which initially stopped me joining. Then I decided to give it a try, I had nothing lose. I can honestly say, I’m actually able to do more than I expected, the rest I’m improving on all the time!!

Fantastic experience: CrossFit Muscle Yard is exceptional. Friendly, supportive and really challenging with great equipment; I've learned so much from Rob and the training team in the space of just a few months. I'm an absolute CrossFit begginer but I've felt nothing but happy and motivated at CrossFit Muscle Yard and enjoyed seeing real changes to my body composition and fitness levels while meeting some fantastic people along the way. Come along!

Fantastic experience: I have been a regular gym goer for years and found Crossfit Muscle Yard after looking for a new fitness challenge. I'd seen a few Crossfit documentaries on Netflix so signed up for the foundation course just to get a taste of it - immediately hooked. Why I recommend Crossfit Muscle Yard: 1) Rob and the coaches are fantastic, spending a lot of time at the start of each session going through the movements to establish correct form before you even put weight on the bar. 2) All members are super friendly, different ages and fitness levels so you feel comfortable getting involved straight away. 3) Constantly varied and challenging fitness programmes mean you get out of your comfort zone and see results fast. I've been going to CFMY for 9 months now on 3 sessions a week and I'm fitter and stronger than ever. Get involved!

Fantastic experience: Not like any other gym out there! Training in small groups really helps to get maximum results with the support of a great bunch of people who support you all the way! Everyone is so welcoming whether you are a crossfit pro or a complete beginner to fitness once you start you will never give it up!

Fantastic experience: Fast growing crossfit box. Started just less than 2 years ago but already very pleasant to train in. Coach Rob has forged a great core group. Everyone help each other and every new member feels welcome. Absolutely to be kept in consideration if you want to start training seriously, safely and effectively.

Fantastic experience: This place has been awesome for me, it’s took my fitness to another level. The gym is modern, clean, the factilites are awesome and it’s constantly getting better. Rob, the owner, is a passionate guy and great coach. Dont make the mistake I did and ‘wait to get fit’ before you join up! Join up now you won’t look back, it’s the best Box in Essex!

Fantastic experience: Been training here with Rob and the gang for 3 months now. Safe to say that best fitness decision I've ever made. The coaches are great always supportive and pushing you to achieve your goals. Workouts are scaled for a variety of levels, so if you new to crossfit you'll still be able to train. Unlike most conventional gyms members are really friendly and inviting, we all help to push each other.

Fantastic experience: I started at the Crossfit Muscle Yard only 4 months ago. After the initial induction which I found tough, I was hooked. Being over 50 I thought I might not fit in and it might be out of my league. I am an absolute convert and love the varied workouts suitable for all abilities. Rob and his skilled team of coaches go out of their way to ensure the gym is inclusive to all levels. If you fancy a challenge and want to get fitter, stronger and leaner in a freindly environment take my word for it there's no better place!

Fantastic experience: I've been a member since the beginning and it's great to train with such supportive and encouraging members. It's tough but fun and it's for all abilities, genders and ages as there are always different levels you can work at and aim to progress to. Just got my first rope climb this week and it was a great feeling. Give it a go you'll soon be hooked. ❤️

Fantastic experience: I would just like to say how much I love this box! I have been a member for three months now and train three times a week. I have seen massive changes in my overall fitness and body shape in this short amount of time. My main reason for continuing is the amazing coaching from Rob and his team and the overall commradery amongst it's members, it's a real we're in this together mentality. Don't get me wrong it's tough and I've nearly cried but it's sooooo worth it!