This is part of a series of videos to go over the process of starting and running your own warehouse gym, boot camp, Crossfit affiliate, or personal training studio.
Fascinating stuff, I've watched a lot of these vid's but this is the first one I've felt was genuine. No ego., slogans or BS. Thanks for the Advice Brian.
I am in the process of opening a boxing gym and was seeking confirmation on everything you have discussed in this great video. I truly appreciate you friend. Thank you !🙏🏾
How are you doing, Mr Brian, your information is so important and hits the points, thanks for sharing your experience.!!! I like your attitude of run a gym through building up relationship with your clients instead of let them pay in cash firstly!!!
Perfect video. Just recently quit my day job after saving up for a bit and in 5 months I've managed to get a work load of 40+ hours in clients that I train out of a studio I rent at. Now I'm just saving up and slowly buying equipment so I can go into this debt free like you mentioned. Glad to see I'm on the right track!
+locopatre I actually hand picked 10 clients to train at a super low price only to cover rent. The stipulation was they had to bring in 1 referral per month at regular pricing rate in order to keep the discount or else they had to do full price or not continue. From there some stuck and others fell off but the referrals I got from them brought more and it all snowballed from there by word of mouth and social media.
+Sergio Luna (SurgeNewLevels) Thats smart!! any updates since June? Also how did u find the first clients? how much did you charge them and what was full price? did u have your own gym? :) I would like to know everything! so if u are in the mood for writing some more... it would be greatly appreceated! haha!
+locopatre Still running well with 35-40 clients! I found the first ones by reaching out to everyone and anyone who had ever asked me a fitness related question and let them know what the deal was I was running and if they were interested in participating. I don't have my gym yet but I'll be opening in Summer of 2016 but I rent and its $15 an hour so that's what I charged to cover my losses. Full price became $30 then I worked my way up in waves and now average anywhere from $35 to $50 a session depending on what wave the person came in. The busier I got the higher I charged
+Sergio Luna (SurgeNewLevels) Thats amazing! I wish u luck on your journey! May i ask where you train your clients? and what are their goals? weightloss? and how do u train them? I really appreceate you replying, so thanks!
You are in the best time of your life, save as much money as you can, get yourself educated, get financial/trainning methods advise, and you will be in your way to success, one more thing, start small but providing quality product and you will suceed
I been loking for it suddenly iwill definetly working towards it by the way I'am from India and and I'll be opening gymnastics gym and iwiil for it from tomorrow onwards by own type thanks for sharing your knowledge you are an inspiration... 💝
Great advice. Definitely moving my life in this direction but I'm so unhappy at my current 9-5 I want to quit to build the gym. However I think you're right, if I keep my job I'll have an investor in the gym.
Been wanting to own my own gym since I was a kid. I have a unique idea for a place but no idea where to start. Very useful info here. Thanks. Links to follow up vids?
Hey Brian, are you familiar with Barbell Business/Barbell Logic and the courses and services they provide? If so, have you ever used them or anyone else like them? How was your experience? Whats your opinion? Thanks man! Keep rocking!
Hi Brian, my name is also Brian, I have been watching your videos and think they are very inspirational I am a boxing and fitness trainer in Portsmouth England just opened my own little unit here starting off small but want it to grow, I was wondering how I could get hold of you ebook if available please
Michael Hurley Thank you. If you would like to get more info via email, just email me at thomasonbrian@gmail.com. Make sure you subscribe to see my most recent uploads. Brian
Facebooklotto Hey man, it's been a little while since you posted so maybe this doesn't apply anymore, but I just wanted to chime in really quick. Money spent on equipment can seem like a huge amount of money to drop especially for some nicer things but the thing to keep in mind is that if you get good stuff it will last you for years and EVERY client benefits. Think about the things you NEED to have for your gym and how you might be able to consolidate. For example you probably don't need a power rack right away unless you are only training powerlifters. Investing a few grand in a nice Rogue rig goes a long way because now you have multiple places to squat/bench, you have pull up bars, you have a place to hang your rings if you get a big one, etc etc. After that spending $350 a barbell vs $150-200 might seem like a lot but the mid range Rogue bars are pretty durable, spin pretty well, and are overall just worth the money. Yeah you can get cheap bars but they will literally start to bend, the bushings get sticky, and then you need a new bar and voila, you could've bought a nicer one. You don't have to get Rogue stuff, they just have made a good name for themselves because their stuff is sturdy and a good bang for the buck. Free shipping on that stuff doesn't hurt either if you get a rig.
Did you say you rented that place for 15$ an hour can you explain that? What was your down payment? Insurance cost? Regulations as far as locations lights? Did you rent the place hourly or monthly
I just graduated high school and I've been really thinking about what I want to with my life. Fitness is my passion and my dream would be to open up a gym. What would you recommend I do to help me achieve my goals? Start saving money? Also, are you a certified trainer? How did you start to find clients to train?
hey brian me and my friend want to open a gym he owns a land in a very suburban area just in front of a very crowded park he is an engineer but has been working out for years and one of his dreams is to own a gym, I'm an architect and I'm very pationate about the business and entrepreneurial side of the project, so I will provide the design knowledge and the administration knowledgde to the project. We are also planning to design next to the gym a space where a coffee owner would want to rent for her/his business so that he/she could serve healthy snacks to our clients and coffee to the people on the park who just want to chill, that will provide us with another source of revenue, so my question is, since we don't want to quit our day jobs but want another source of income will you recommend this type of business as a lucrative one? and do you think is this a relatively simply type of business where we would not be force to be on top of it 24/7? would you say I could be able to deal with the numbers in my free time after work, do the machine maintenance once a week and still have a life? I mean I can't think of anything more a need to do my partner will take care of the trainning,.......... or owning a gym is not what I think it is? I will appreciate a lot of you could reply to this brian thanks in advance!
+luis villaescuza Running a full service gym takes an enormous amount of work and effort to get going. It sounds to me that you guys have a good idea, but before I would tackle any project that size I would start out training people in another facility or area to sede if this is what your partner truly wants to do. You never want to have the "build it and they come" attitude because rarely it is successful. Youe nedd to build a steady folowing and support. That being said if you are just opening a place for people to workout and only provide space and equipment, that is something I am not experienced in. My whole business is built on training people and building relationships so in return they pay a premium. Whatever you decide to do, come up with a solid plan and stay out of debt! Good luck to you, Brian
In my country there is no Crossfit warehouse or facility, mostly people do classical gym. How much and which equipment are needed for the beginning. Here also considering that I can not charge people with more than 180 $ per year, this due to low wages approximately 550 $ per month.
I have been a member of 9 different gyms in 20 years..7 of them went out of business. What caused gyms to go under when they seem to have high membership ??
He's nervous, but his content is great. In time he can be better and more comfortable. Thanks for the video Brian. I'm just about to start a strength and conditioning facility.
If I have an elementary school teacher salary, take out a small mortgage. Build a boxing gym where I'd have almost no competition and a big community, I think that might work. Of course, as you say, I'd have to scrap it out for a year or two and drive a crappy car etc. but as time would pass by I feel it would grow and my investment would return
+Adolfo Javier as long as you have a proper plan and are realistic about growth it can work. I do not advise taking out a mortgage to start, but start small and be patient.
Would you say a degree is a necessity if you want to pursue this? Im studying economics right now and it’s a miserable time. I feel like im wasting time that I could be using in this direction and getting more And more in debt each year
Hey Brian, Thanks for sharing this video it was very helpful! I recently just got my Personal Trainer Certification through NASM and have a large barn/garage at my parents where I am wanting to train clients. I already have a few people ready to start training with me. Is there any legal issues I need to be careful with when training out of my parents garage? And is it okay to start it out as "under the table" money? Any advice would be so helpful! Thanks so much!
I'm not sure if you still check these comments, but I just sent you an email asking for advice as I have contemplated making the decision to starting my own training business. Please feel free to reach out at any time, thanks!
Bert Santini When I started I was not certified at all. I was just helping people train. Then I got my USAW Trainer Certification and my CrossFit Level 1 Certification. I also went to various strength and coaching seminars that are not certification driven. I am in the process of getting my CSCS cerification. You do not need any of these to train people technically. But I advise you to educate yourself constantly if you want to be the best in your area.
Wow really informative, i actually want to open my own gym. i design my own equipment so i feel like my skills in the design side and my expertise in fitness compliment each other. I would appreciate it if you checked out my channel and gave me some tips from time to time
