CrossFit Iron Legion

"Awesome place! We were over in Ocala for a week and ended up hitting the CrossFit classes all week as it was so good and the people very friendly. The owner and coaches were super accommodating, knowledgeable and helpful in all our sessions. It was also very easy to just drop in and pay per class. The regular members were also very friendly and generally a great atmosphere, especially as a foreigner. It's also a big space with good equipment and quality CrossFit workouts. Thanks To Ted & all the coaches! We will for sure be back next time we are in the US."

"My husband and I enrolled our son in the kid's jiu-jitsu a month ago and she participated in four classes. Husband has a background in the martial art going back 15 years and was really hopeful that son would have a good place to start. The instructor seemed very knowledgeable about jiu-jitsu but at each class, there was total disorganization. For example, at the first few minutes, instead of stretching out a bit as a class, the 20 kids were supposed to cross from one side of the mat to the other in various positions. But instead of spreading them out or doing this in a circle, the kids were just helter-skelter and inadvertently hitting each other with feet and hands. This happened repeatedly and at each class. Basically, the instructor seems clueless on how to organize the kids for learning. He would ask them to circle around him to watch how to move, but instead of immediately having each kid to repeat the move, they would have to break off and each find a partner by themselves. Of course, the kids would pair up with someone they were more familiar with, so the new students were languishing. We feel that the instructor should pair up an experienced kid with the newbies so there would be a transition of knowledge. Eventually the instructor would pick up that the new kids were just standing around confused and he would amble over to try to teach the kids. But, again, said instructor seemed confused as how to ensure each move step was correct; he would try to push the arm or leg into position, instead of modeling one step at a time again. The last straw was class #4 when the instructor went to the far end of the mat to have a teen to try on a new gi for purchase. This took literally some 10 minutes of the class time, during which the kids were sitting at the end of the mat chatting. Why couldn't this purchase be done before or after class? A teen student at this time was apparently tasked with training the kids, but this teen was off on the side and just watching but not motivating or attending to the students. There seems to be no understanding of how to group the kids so they each have a turn and prove they understand the exercise or move. Finally, the atmosphere is atrocious, with the terrible din of crashing dumbells hitting the floor from a crossfit class at the same time. Weirdly, at the end of each and every class, the instructor would take time to pose the children for a group photo (why each class?). The Germanic "Wolf Brigade" and "Iron Legion" banners on all of the walls seem incongruous for impressionable children. The owner needs to reassess if this place is even appropriate for a kids' class, plus find and compensate a couple of actual instructors who know how to start the classes on time and organize the classes. Husband complained to the owner, who just replied, "ok". We withdrew our child and will take him to another Ocala dojo."

"Great spot to do powerlifting classes, CrossFit, jiu-jitsu and more! Great trainers, fun friendly people to workout with. It’s definitely worth having trainers to help motivate me rather than just working out at home or a regular gym. Great equipment here too."

"Love the Forever Fit class for us 50+ people!! Great program, terrific coach (Paul). I'm feeling stronger every time I go and I'm excited to become the best, healthiest, strongest me I can be. If I'm not there, they check up on me, it's like a family and it's probably the best gym I've ever worked out in."

"New member here! The Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The workouts are great! Love that they're different each day, Iron Legion has given me the motivation to want to go to the gym again! I am already noticing results in my strength, energy and waistline :)"