I joined this "Box" after Crossfitting at another gym for nearly 6 months. I LOVED Crossfit! It completely changed my body and my life! I relocated to El Paso so the hunt for Crossfit gyms began. Crossfit RKU has 2 locations. A North and East Location. I started out with the North location before I knew about the one in the East. The programming is solid. This is not a Crossfit gym that follows fads as far as training. I have no complaints about the training program at all!
The main complaint, (which is a pretty big one if You know anything about Crossfit) is the community itself. Crossfit is unlike a regular global gym where You put Your headphones on and block out the outside world and workout. Here, community is everything. There is much encouragement and even the last person is cheered on as they are finishing their WOD or Workout of the Day.
Here, not so much. This Crossfit gym is VERY clicky. Upon joining, all of the guys were friendly, but the women scowled as if You showed up to steal their boyfriend. (There are many couples here) and that really did not change. The only friendly females is the owners wife and the lady that collects the money. Other than that, they just stare. Especially during "partner wods" they pair up with each other and treat new people as if they have rabies or something. I actually decided to get over it because I was there to work out, but I did not look forward to going there. One day I overheard someone talking about the North location, which happened to be closer to my job, so I decided to try there. This location was MUCH better in terms of people being friendly. THe programming is good and the people were much nicer. Even after meeting a few of the girls there, they all talked about how people are at the East location which is why some of them drive further just to go here.
I eventually decided that I no longer wanted to be a part of Crossfit RKU. At most Crossfit locations, what makes it different is that they don't bind You to a contract because it's about "community" more than the contract. You normally have to give 2-3 months notice and that's it. Not here. You have to either move or have a Doctors note. So I pay $130 per month and I don't go to the place.
Because there are so many other Crossfit locations that get the"community" aspect and would not lock You into a contract if You don't want to be there, I would NOT recommend this box. There are too many other locations to experience the community of Crossfit. Crossfit RKU is not it. The only reason the place gets 2 stars is because their Programming is solid. read more