Christy Mills
I’m going to wax poetic about my gym for a minute, so if you don’t want to read about exercise and one avenue of being awesome, then skip on over this post. Also, they didn’t pay me to say this, and I am not in any way affiliated with the gym, other than probably being their loudest, rowdiest client.
So, way back in March, I started a program called Training For Warriors (TFW) at a gym called Alliance Champions Training Center in Greenville. I haven’t been in a gym in about 10 years, mind you. All of my working out has been either at home, or through various outdoor activities (i.e. crashing mountain bikes, tripping into ditches while jogging, crashing wakeboards, and just a lot of falling down outdoors, in general.).
Holy crap, Batman!
This place is like nothing like any gym I’ve been to before. My understanding is that it’s a Crossfit hybrid (feel free to correct me if I’ve gotten that incorrect). We do heavy lifting, but we also do a lot of conditioning work. So what does that involve? Basically, we lift weights and we run sprints… a lot of sprints. Yay! I seem to remember telling someone way back when I graduated high school that I would never run another sprint, as long as I lived. Fast forward 20 years, and here I am running sprints again. Never say never, I guess.
Anyway, here’s the crazy part. I absolutely love it. I can sprint now- semi-quickly and without falling down (so far). I know; the world has officially ended. So how’d that happen? The coaches worked with me on my running form. They corrected a few things, and now I can run like the wind… a slight, breezy wind that you’re not really sure is blowing, but still a wind, none the less.
And so, that brings to me to my first of two points. The coaches at this gym actually care about people. They take the time to explain things. While the classes are set up in a group format, they make sure that each individual person understands what is going on, and how to do it correctly. They care about your safety. For example, someone is always telling me not to hit my head, or not to trip over the kettlebells, or not to run in the outside lane because I almost ran into a pole that time… But seriously, your safety is their priority. Can’t do a specific lift? Fine. They’re gonna find a modification for you. They’re gonna get you to your goal, if you trust them.
The second thing I absolutely love about this gym are the people that work out there. Age range, life experiences, fitness levels, and body size and shape are all across the board, so we have broad range of people. The one thing that everyone seems to have in common though, is everyone is encouraging. We all encourage each other. We pick each other up when things get difficult (so every Tuesday and Thursday), and we push through. It’s a team atmosphere that I haven’t experienced since high school sports, or since I shot rifle at Clemson. It’s a feeling that I didn’t even know I was missing until I found it again, and I am absolutely addicted.
So, all of this being said, if you’re looking for a gym that will help you reach your fitness goals and push you to be your best, check out this awesome place. They also have youth classes, so if you gave your kid too much sugar, and now they’re bouncing off the walls, and you’re ready to pull your hair out… I mean, if you’re concerned about your precious angel's fitness level, check out their youth programs. I hear that’s what all the cool kids are doing.
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Posted 10 years ago
