Strength Beyond Fitness Center

Kalamazoo, 5660 Gull Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49048 | ★ 4 (246 Review)

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Maddie Guthrie (SilliestGoose13)

★ 5

I have been here a few times and just got a membership! I like that they have a sauna available and a ladies only area if I wanted to use it. They also have a room that’s great for posing. I like the different variety of machines as well there’s a few I haven’t seen before but are my new favorites. Highly recommend!

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Sharondra Posey

★ 5

Nice gym + Nice people + Nice equipment= MY GYM!!!! I wouldn't go anywhere else!!! I love the fact that I can just drop in a location no matter what side of town I'm on!!!!

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Jacob Garrison

★ 5

This gym is exceptional in its cleanliness and professionalism. It offers a highly welcoming atmosphere.

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Madison Mitchell

★ 5

Great staff and equipment

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Cole Taylor

★ 5

Highly recommend! My family loves Strength Beyond. It’s nice to be able to go to the other locations without any hassle. 24/7 is convenient for my busy schedule.

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Ashley Stewart

★ 5

This is a BIG gym! Super spacious and a great atmosphere to workout in. I’ve been a member for 7ish years on and off and I started my membership at this location. The staff have always been kind! I love that the location is 24/7 and they have a ladies section only!!! Before I moved and started going to a different Strength Beyond location I was obsessed with going to the ladies side because I was nervous and a new member. I eventually ventured out of the room and never went back in there. I got comfortable working out in the open and didn’t feel insecure anymore. But it’s a wonderful gym and I highly recommend signing up for a membership here verses other loud/crowded gyms. The owner is personable and signing up is an easy process!

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Steve Norg

★ 5

Very helpful in setting up and clean environment

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RJ Olson

★ 1

Stopped going and paying for the membership now they’re pursuing a $2000 lawsuit. 0/10 owners don’t care about you

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Nolan Collins

★ 5

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Ryan Goole

★ 5

Good gym for serious lifters

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Fallon Starkey

★ 5

Friendly environment and good cardio machines!!

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Dale Johns

★ 5

Probably on of the best power or bodybuilder gym to get a good lift and hang out with the people that good the gym!! Would recommend

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Masha Johns

★ 3

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I’m rewriting my review. The owner has been professional towards me. I could no longer attend the gym because I moved for school. I would say cleanliness and more upgrades would be useful. I have nothing against anyone working here. I just feel like the contract commitment is pricy for an average person.

Perhaps lowering membership would be helpful and more thorough cleaning. Was sad when one of the best trainers ( John ) left.

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LXGXND Jr.

★ 5

Best gym in town hands down!

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Brad Landrum

★ 5

Big fan of the recent upgrades! The new equipment is a nice benefit. The paint job really enhanced the atmosphere. This is a great gym for people who are looking for a real gym!

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Jamie Hatfield

★ 3

The Gull road location is pretty grungy but the location is perfect for me. I like that it is usually fairly empty and the people are friendly! It could really use new cables, and machine repairs across the board though.

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NYO2

★ 4

Sure, Planet Fitness is cheaper, and Bronson might be cleaner, but this gym's got the vibes. A big warehouse filled with every machine, free weight, and cardio you could need? If you're a intermediate/veteran lifter, you'll be in heaven.

Newbies might be overwhelmed, but that's what PF is for.

Environment is always chill (there are definitely meatheads, but they're all friendly), and I've never had an issue with staff. If anything, they've always been quick to answer any complaints I've brought. I've also never seen a machine "Out of Order" (Bronson used to have machines out of commission for weeks at a time).

The place could be tidier, but like I said, you don't go to a gym to enjoy the spotless floors --- you go to lift heavy weights, and SBF has plenty of those.

Why not 5 stars?

Like I said, gyms don't have to be spotless, but when they collect 'enhancement' fees every few months, it'd be nice to see the actual building 'enhanced'. There are holes in the walls, cobwebs, dust, etc. I know they use the money for new machines, but that's really a non-issue when a lot of these decades-old machines work just fine.

Here's my suggestion if you're on the fence: go and ask for a tour of the place. If you walk around and it's too grody for you, go someplace else. If you decide you can overlook a little grime, then ask for a price estimate. Walk in with a membership timeframe and a price point in mind. I wouldn't call SBF staff scammers --- just shrewd businessmen. Don't let them talk you into something more expensive than you're looking for, and try to pay cash up-front.

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Gary Rood

★ 5

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Jasmine Dent

★ 2

Dirty and run down equipment from treadmills to weight attachments. I will be switching when PF open.

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Mitchell Reeder

★ 5

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Kendyl Hinton

★ 5

Always have some of the best workouts at Strength! Big thank you to Aaron DiPrima for his help too!

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alexis

★ 1

A SCAM find somewhere better for you !

they put me under a 3 year contact without letting me know anything i wasn’t imformed that I was under a three-year contract I was just informed that there was a contract in and I signed it, but when I was given a rundown, it had nothing to do with how many years and when I asked to make my contract shorter he was very unprofessional and rude. Basically telling me that is nothing that he can do, and I signed up for it

Please make sure you read front and back no matter how long the paper is, but if you can’t find a new gym, do that

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Justin Sherburn

★ 5

A true “everyone’s gym” from the beginner, to the hardcore powerlifter, and everyone in between.

Knowledgable/friendly staff, great selection of equipment/amenities, and an excellent community of members that always make you feel welcome.

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Hailey Krantz

★ 5

Strength Beyond is fantastic! The girls-only section is perfect for a comfortable and confident workout. The sauna is clean, spacious, and ideal for unwinding post-workout, while the tanning bed offers a convenient way to maintain a healthy glow.

The gym's music selection is amazing also! Its the perfect motivation and energy boot during my workouts. Highly recommended!

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Nickolas Place

★ 1

Place was garbage when I went there. Had the old school weight room vibe and that was the only cool thing. My access card never worked, the place was always dirty, trash overflowing in the bathroom. The tanner was literally always broken. They make you sign ridiculous lengthy contracts otherwise they jack the price up.
I got relocated for work after a year of having my membership and have been paying $50 for this cesspool of a place every month. I called the owner to see if he would be willing to terminate my contract so because I no longer live in the area. Should have known judging by the place and my experience that he needs that $50 a month more than I do. lol
I strongly advise you to look elsewhere for a gym and a nicer clean place to work out. 0 stars is not an option, if it were I'd give a -1.

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Trey Sigourney

★ 1

They will get you on contracts, take advantage of younger guys getting memberships charging them not explaining all cancellation and all included fees well. Have taken over 590 dollars over a year for a so called 35/month contract.. Place is rundown, half the year i had my membership the sauna was broken, went to cancel my membership and they tried to lock me in for 3 years. Ended up canceling still but overall a horrible experience all around.

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Ashley Perkins

★ 2

Dirty. $60 annual enhancement fee(s)that don't feel like it's going into the actual gym itself. Weigh your options before coming here.

UPDATE: I did choose to end my membership a few months early. They do have a person cleaning the floors and bathrooms now so it’s been in better condition lately. I’m sure everyone notices and appreciates it! Still weigh your options

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Michael Mamouzellos

★ 5

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Kevin Hook

★ 1

Equipment is not in good condition. Predatory contracts that take your money after they're up if you don't tell them two months in advance to not renew your membership. Very shady to automatically charge me after it is done and then making me pay for a couple months after that.

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Vanessa VanAuken

★ 5

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Vanessa Graham

★ 5

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Rachel Hall

★ 1

Filthy and overpriced.

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Allee Wistrom

★ 1

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Andrew West

★ 4

Large facility with wide variety of equipment. Love the sauna. Could use some maintenance here and there. Specific issues should be brought to management's attention.

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carey

★ 1

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Vinny Branch

★ 5

Best gym around!

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Joshua Lillie

★ 5

I'm the regional manager for Strength Beyond Fitness Centers. Contact me for tours and membership info for all 4 locations!
Cell 269-five nine one-1472

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Corey Zentner

★ 4

Good gym, solid equipment and good staff. Worth the price for sure!!!

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Alec Cline

★ 4

Love the gym. I'm here almost daily, but I would love to see the cleanliness get better in bathrooms and in the general gym area.

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Calhoun Mcdaniel (Caress)

★ 1

The Worst gym in Michigan please read the fine print an check your payments they charged me monthly then charged me (annual)fees after (5 months) of joining 2x’s the monthly fee no help from manager Josh he is rude an will not work with you so read the fine print they will not tell you when signing up you will just start getting deductions from your card an they will not cancel the membership they will continue to charge you.

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Brandon Courtney

★ 5

Great place

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Mackenzie Newell

★ 5

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spencer cowles

★ 5

Literally the best place ever 10/10 would recommend to anyone the atmosphere is so good all the people are amazing the best gym in world

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June Tellis

★ 1

If I could I would rate zero. This is a private owed business which I don’t do discriminate but, make sure you read the terms and conditions before you sign there’s no way to get out of this contract unless you are permanently disabled or you are deceased. I was talked into signing a contract without it being explained the terms and conditions, I had to go away for some time “personal issues” they were aware and was supposed to freeze my account then delete it this was promised to me but, instead have been going behind my back each month taking money out of my account. Once I figured out, I called to explain the issue not to mention me being a single mother and NEVER used their services past or present thinking they would come to a solution but, instead insisted to say it’s not their fault. The person who originally signed me up is fired for a whole other reason and I should take it up with them. The only option they gave me was to buy out my contact. Not including the payment of $300 they’ve already took from me. Be careful with what your signing up for for you won’t have any justice when things go wrong!

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rogelio martinez

★ 5

Great gym and awesome staff, very helpful. Love the sauna too

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Melissa Collins

★ 1

I have been counting down the months until my membership is up at this gym. Although, I don’t actually know the exact day it is up. I asked the employee months ago and he says, “probably like 2024. That’s when most peoples are up due to freezing accounts during Covid.” I was very confused by this response. I usually attend early morning but decided to go after work so that way I could get the date my contract ends. Well… a sign was left at the desk stating “be back, call for assistance.” I called and the employee stated he wouldn’t be in the rest of the evening. It’s interesting to me how the gym operates. Every time I’m there I look around and ask myself what am I paying for? Not a bottle filled with cleaner in sight. I look around seeing people dripping in sweat moving to one machine to the next without having a cleaner to wipe down the machine disgust me. The place doesn’t look like anyone even care about the place. It’s not cleaned, broken mirrors, things falling, holes in the ceiling. It is gross. They never get new equipment. Why in my contract am I paying an “improvement fee?” NOTHING is being improved. Yes you updated a few treadmills but the screen don’t work on some to track the distance your running. I don’t understand why you are charging an improvement fee and not improving the gym. I would start with maybe a cleaning person and fix the repairs. It sucks because I love the body building types of gym. At this point I can say I will not be recommending this gym to anyone.

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Cole Boulis

★ 5

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Paul Close

★ 5

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Rachel Webster

★ 5

Never felt more comfortable at a gym! They don’t judge you and they always work with you if you loose your card or if the payment is gonna be late I give this gym 5 stars this is the best one I’ve been too

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Tom S

★ 5

Easily my favorite gym I’ve worked out at. I rotate between 3 of the gyms and have had nothing but good experiences at all of them.

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Mackenzie Scovel

★ 1

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Mackenzie Martinsen

★ 1

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Jordanah Martinsen

★ 1

TERRIBLE GYM. Owner is trash, the gym is nothing you pay for. He WILL scam you out of a contract. I know 20+ people who have had the same problem. My boyfriend got hurt on a cable machine, instead of Aaron (owner) making things right he called him swearing at him and banned him completely. VERY PROFESSIONAL. Go to POWERHOUSE GYM!!!! Do not go here.

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Alex Anschutz

★ 4

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Andrew Kimble

★ 5

One of the best gyms that I have been a part of. The gym is great for any kind of lifter and for any age as well; from machines to free weights and as well as cardio machines and auxiliary equipment. Everyone in the gym is friendly and it’s easy to meet new people and pick their brains on their view on fitness. The staff is always attentive and friendly. Been here for about a year and don’t plan on switching gyms again.

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Jeffrey Grandstaff

★ 5

Awesome staff, some of the toughest people from southwest Michigan, i was skeptical at first because of the beasts that attend this gym but they are all gentle giants that will answer any questions you have and critique some adjustments you may have on various workouts. I have gained a lot of friends from this gym and have also upped my lifts thanks to Aaron and his members

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Chris Cagle

★ 5

Awesome people, a great place to workout positive energy so even on days when motivation is low you can draw off others for inspiration. Great variety of equipment! 24/7 gym. Just all around the best. Doesn’t matter what level or intensity your at.

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laura silverman

★ 1

Definitely NOT happy; concerned about allowing minors (young females)to sign contracts; discounted prices at that! Very suspicious business practices. This will definitely be investigated- be assured.

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jeffsymi

★ 5

I'm a professional fitness photographer and travel to gyms across the United States and Strength Beyond Gull Rd is my go to gym whenever I'm in Kalamazoo the staff is friendly and professional and always willing to answer any questions you have. The facility is clean and even has a workout room for ladies only if they want privacy. From soccer mom's to bodybuilders like Justin Harris this gym can accommodate anyone.

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Dq productions

★ 5

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Lawanna Ward

★ 5

I joined this gym a year ago… the user guides on every machine has made it easy to navigate my different work out plans. As a women I love the women’s only section… I couldn’t be more happier joining a gym that encourages me, and motivate me through this commitment I made with myself.

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Rey

★ 1

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Steve Kemp

★ 4

This is the best gym in the area for those who predominantly use free weights. Though sometimes older and in disrepair, I find the cardio equipment to be sufficient. A large area is available for stretching and group fitness. I really enjoy the 24 hour access. There's room for improvement in the cleanliness of the floors, restrooms, and locker rooms.

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Dan Primer

★ 5

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Zhary remer

★ 4

Decent, growing gym.

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Bailey Morse

★ 5

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Ralphael Ayala

★ 5

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James Allen

★ 4

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Shayla Shelton

★ 5

I absolutely love this gym and the customer service. The owner is thee most genuine and you can feel that he’s passionate about his business and the patrons that frequent the facilities. I called and he picked up and was most helpful and I’m so appreciative! Also a membership doesn’t break the bank very cost effective. Check it out!

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Nicholas Evans

★ 3

Good vibes and friendly staff but horribly overpriced for what it is. The machines are ancient, 14 different plate brands, all the bars are bent to a varying degree, and its super dirty. My old gym before I moved, was much better and about $15 cheaper a month.

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Philip Trotter

★ 5

A wonderful place to get in the best shape of your life, nice environment to workout.

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Joe Burke

★ 5

Great gym for quick workouts and heavy lifting. Been coming to Gull Rd SB for years and I love it. Shae is great at welcoming people and keeping the place well maintained. Awesome selection of equipment, weight racks, bars, platforms. Only gripe would be some 45’s don’t weigh the same but they’re pretty easy to notice and find matching ones. Otherwise a great atmosphere to listen to angry music and workout, lots of friendly people here too.

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Devin

★ 5

Great gym with everything you need.

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Aja Gutierrez

★ 5

Best gym around if you want to reach you full potential. I’ve been to many and this exceeds all of them. No fitness goal you have is too big for this gym. The owner cares about you and will always have your best interest in mind, which is refreshing. :)

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William Kittelton II

★ 5

Friendly staff, good environment and an abundance of equipment to use!

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Kyle Kraus

★ 4

Great place to get strong! Lots of different equipment to please both powerlifting bodybuilding and the weightlifting community in general. Very friendly place where you can make friends and talk or put your headphones in and grind.

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Nick Nieboer

★ 5

I really love the people that go there. They all push me to be better every time and help me whenever I need it. The managers and owner are very kind and considerate of my needs and help the best they can.

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Floyd Genovese

★ 5

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Steven Chavez

★ 5

I enjoy the environment of a 24/7 focused group of people that come to this gym. When you feel like grinding Strength Beyond Fitness is the place.

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Noah Asiansrock

★ 5

Has free weights so I can heavy lift if I need to. All my friends go

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Zakk Rieger

★ 5

Excellent selection of free weights and machines. Staff is always ready to help and it's open 24 hours which is awesome!

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Christina M

★ 1

Decided to look into this gym because there aren’t many near gull rd. WORST MISTAKE. No one was wearing a mask. Aaron, the owner stated that it was “mask optional”. The environment felt extremely uncomfortable and as a woman I would not suggest entering this gym if you too feel uncomfortable being surrounded by 20+ mask-less men during a pandemic.

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Reece Walker

★ 5

Great lifters and bodybuilding gym. Friendly staff and a large variety of equipment. The gym on Gull Road is my go to. Just make sure you thoroughly read through the contract and fully understand it. I’ve had a 3 year membership here for my time in college and never had a problem.

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Riley Rausch

★ 4

Great place to workout and very nice people!!

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Alan Cox

★ 5

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David Kenyon

★ 3

Contract Mill - Beware of 2 Month Auto Renew Clause. The gym itself is not bad, but these guys are money grubbers. They will try to rope you into long contracts with auto renew clauses and when you go to cancel, you get hit with additional payments. Unscrupulous. They care constantly trying to rope you into additional services and everything has a contract.
Most gyms do not work like this anymore. I kept my membership through the Covid crisis to help these guys out and then tried to cancel after the contract expired only to be tagged with two months of payments because of the auto renew clause. Better to do business with a less greedy institution.

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Annika Ehrig Rosario

★ 5

Nice lifters gym on the north east side of Kalamazoo. Have a small but clean women’s area.

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Courtney Swiggers

★ 5

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Matthew Chappie

★ 3

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Nate D

★ 1

Gross and dirty. No masks.

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Idris Cox

★ 5

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★ 5

My experience with strength Beyond Fitness Center has been nothing but spot on. I truly appreciate the gym and it's staff. I'm not going anywhere. Thank you for a great gym !!!!!!

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Athffrylock 293

★ 1

3 year contracts are a scam

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Anthony Clark

★ 1

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Ilan Khilevich

★ 5

Owners are friendly and personable! Super down to Earth and great equipment and atmosphere. Better to pay for a membership to someone who is local and looking out for the community.

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Mishelle Pringle

★ 5

Ya get a good workout here. There's lots of machine options and room to move.

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Josh Borkowski

★ 1

If i could rate it a negative I would i recently had to move out of town on top of having multiple surgerys that prevented me from even going to the gym for a good year now so exaplain this to him and as all the review's before this his money hungry a** told me i could buy out the rest of my contract you still cant get out of your contract so pray to god before you sign that contract do you really want to deal with this roided out a**hole

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Bayani Pastrana

★ 5

Good monolift and deadlift platform

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Turtle W

★ 1

From what I've heard from family and friends this gym is a total money grab scheme , they lure you in and trap you with broken down machinery.

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Mr J

★ 4

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Brandon St Clair

★ 5

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John Vanda

★ 1

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Todd Nuyen

★ 5

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★ 1

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Kimberly Chapman

★ 5

I love the location and convenience. The gym on Gull Road was convenient from my job, I could stop on my way home and work out. The staff was very friendly and willing to help out with whatever I needed. I enjoyed the Yoga class that was offered and I had a great trainer to help me with my work out program.

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Carlos Torres

★ 5

Everything you need and staff is always there to help late and early mornings

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Stuart Clark

★ 5

Look I love this gym, I’ve been part of strength and beyond since 2011 and I have zero negative to say about them.... BUT.. FIX THE SAUNA.. inferno circumstances should the sauna be off at all for any reason it should continuously run because when the staff leaves at night and nobody is there that knows how to operate it it can get frustrating at times when you wanna break a warm sweat
Take care of it!

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Daniel ordway

★ 5

Best gym ever!

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Liam DeMond

★ 5

Excellent facility and staff. They have all the equipment a gym should from your free weights to your sled prowlers and tires. Great personal training programs and great pricing!!

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Joseph Ordway

★ 5

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Chris Horrocks

★ 5

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Roid Nelson

★ 5

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Melinda Grant

★ 5

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Lauren DeHaan

★ 5

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icuguys

★ 5

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Ray St Onge

★ 5

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Peter Duquesnel

★ 5

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Bailey Campbell

★ 5

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Daniel Lust

★ 5

Good gym with solid equipment

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Samantha Putman

★ 5

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Joshua Stone

★ 5

Great old school style gym! Plenty of dumbbells, machines and unique equipment to help achieve whatever goals you have! I'm in town visiting and will definitely be back if I'm ever back in Kalamazoo!

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Lawson Bright-Mitchell

★ 1

Terrible place! Runaway as fast as you can. They are doing so bad that they trap you into a lease agreement. The manager and owner never pick up their phones and the gym is very old and rundown. Please do not go hear at all. I don't live in Kalamazoo and I tried to end my membership and they won't let me. Im getting charged every month for a gym I don't go to. You are better off going to planet fitness or exercise at home. This gym, owner and manager are ripoff specialist. Trust me on this, they will swindle you.

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Clark Jarstfer

★ 2

Make sure you understand your contract with them. They will sell you a 2+ year contract and make you continue to pay even if you move out of area. Very little leniency. After moving to a completely different state for work, I asked to break the contract; they said they would allow me to pay half the remaining balance of my contract in one lump sum. I asked to freeze my account since there is a freeze clause in the contract. Told them I would unfreeze it if I ever move back to Kzoo. They froze it for a month and continued billing after 1 month. If you're a WMU student not from the area, be very careful if you don't plan on staying in the area after graduation.

Aside from this, the facility was a little run down, but loved the atmosphere. Lots of nice people and a great all-around gym for lifters.

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Haelynns Life

★ 5

Super nice employees and very understanding!

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Teddy Stewart

★ 5

Strength beyond is the premiere destination for power lifters and bodybuilders. Plenty of equipment and weight plates. Fun and friendly staff and best of all clean bathrooms. Great place to exercise.

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James Cadena

★ 4

Been a member for a year now and I am extremely satisfied with the two gym locations and the friendly staff. Great convenience being open 24 hours and also the best gym environment I have been a part of!

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Samantha Putman

★ 1

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Justin Langstrom

★ 1

Horrible gym. I got a membership on a deal for 12 months. I figured its cheap and it has what I needed to lift. Well later I find out most things are broke. The roof leaks and the drinking fountain is always broke. So I decide to not resign. They were given 3 weeks notice that myself and my friend were not resigning with the gym. Membership was from March to March. Well March 20th was the end date. March 26th rolls around and they are still dippig in my account. They try to tell me I needed to give them a 60 day notice. That is two months!! They never informed us of this at any time! Now they are telling me I cant get a refund for the money they took.So with that being said stay away from that gym.Not worth your time.

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Jeffrey Zigterman

★ 1

Very dirty, appears they don’t care. They play very vulgar music. I am not sure what the enhancement fees are used for. A lot of of the cardio equipment is broken/doesn’t work.

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Derek Wise

★ 1

If I could rate this gym any lower than one star, I would. When sitting down and explaining a gym membership, it's probably best to have your employees explain that you're signing a 3 YEAR membership. On top of saying that I would only be charged $20 a month, last statement, they charged me $50 for an "annual fee" that was also not mentioned. I began this membership at the end of the summer and have used the gym literally once. I abruptly had to move away from Kalamazoo and no longer needed the membership... I would have never signed an agreement lasting that long, but that apparently didn't resonate with their accounts manager who told me that I was in the wrong because their employees have to follow procedures and that I'm lying about not knowing about their absurd membership length. He then asked if I knew anyone in the area that I could "transfer" the membership over to because I'm liable for the rest of the balance. This is BY FAR the sketchiest business/gym (whatever you want to call it) I have ever dealt with. Take your business literally anywhere else.

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Jontae TheBroskii Taylor

★ 5

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Cortney Tyler

★ 1

I had a 3 year contract which ended in March of 2017. Beginning of September I see a charge of $50 on my bank account from strength beyond. I called to inquire why I was charged being I was no longer a member, the manager in charge told me there was a little part in the contract which states your membership would automatically turn into a month-to-month and the $50 was a yearly charge. When I asked him why I would be charged for a yearly charge never paying for a month after my contract he couldn't answer me. So I asked for a refund for the money and I was denied. I am now going to my bank to deal with this matter. This place has been nothing but a constant hassle for me and were not willing to work with me on my contract in 2015 when I was going through my divorce to create my own contract. Never again! I would never recommend this place. A total scam. I hope the owner realizes what he is doing to his customers.

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eric schwabauer

★ 1

Management is awful. They don't keep up any of their machines and then charge you $50 in service fees on top of your membership. RUN!!! This place is the worst gym in town, worst management in town.

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Steven Sweeney

★ 1

Read your contract because they're ironclad. I moved after a few months for unforseen circumstances and now my only way out is to sell my partial contract... While I was in the area they said a new location was opening up closer to where I lived any day, never happened. P.S. Facilities are disgusting.

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Dominique Swift

★ 1

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Sierra Colwell

★ 1

My husband and his friend were told that they could leave their contract at anytime, but what they weren't told was that it would cost them $1000 to leave the contract. So now they are locked in for 3 years to eventually pay $3600. We've moved away from Kalamazoo, but still have to pay this ridiculous fee that we didn't even know existed. So read your contracts and don't trust management. They will take you for all you have.

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Michele VZ

★ 1

Their gym is very unsanitary and there are piles of dust/dirt collected in the corners and on the equipment. They have a "ladies only section" which I was really excited about. However, it's like they put all of the old, broken down equipment in the back. The front isn't much better even if I wanted to workout up there. Tanning is included in the price, but the tanning beds are very old and need replaced. It doesn't seem like they put any money into keeping up on their gym. I am very disappointed that I got a membership here and I for sure will not be renewing here. I would not recommend this gym to anyone.

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passiey masecko

★ 5

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★ 5

Awesome staff! Easy to work with and super helpful in the gym! I recommend Strength Beyond!

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Steve Simons

★ 1

WARNING

The trainers here are not even certified! Dirty gym who forces you to sign 3 year contracts stay away! My wife felt super uncomfortable all of the staff kept trying to get in her pants. Would leave zero stars if I could

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Shirley Swift

★ 5

The staff is thoughtful, caring, and very accommodating.
I am a "senior citizen" and appreciate their respect.
Did I say friendly to old people??? ha ha - They are amazing!
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kyle brigham

★ 5

Great place to get a good workout in. Equipment is always available, this gym is suited to those that actually want results. Lots of people there that know what their doing. My favorite gym by far.

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Luke Hatfield

★ 1

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Taylor Hughes

★ 5

Awesome gym, amazing staff.... shot out to Angela Castellanos! Thanks for all the help!! 💪💪💪

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Steven Davis

★ 5

Angela is a great instructor and deserve a raise and the gym mangerment needs to add more to the gym to attract more customers

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Nancy Wise-Belson

★ 5

Angela's classes are awesome!!! Very helpful staff and friendly members!

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Sara Helmer

★ 5

I love taking classes with Angela!! She is the best instructor and offers a great work out! I recommend trying out PiYo.

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Elaine Bussema

★ 5

Angela is an amazing instructor, fun classes and great music!

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Em Brace

★ 5

Amazing. Every part of my legs are in pain from all the lunges and steps. I couldn't make it through the 3rd song without stopping. It was a great workout

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Rachel Guenther

★ 5

The atmosphere here is great and everyone is here to motivate and help each other! The staff is so friendly and helpful. They also have great tanning beds. Highly recommend!

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Megan Lomonaco

★ 1

This is the worst gym ever! They scammed me into a 3 year contract! They use tactics to get you to sign for three years. The supposed manager has poor customer service and he states that he is sort of the manger and won't let you talk to anyone else about this scam. Not only that he deleted all the 1 star reviews from Facebook once I brought up that there are multiple people complaining of these scams on Facebook. Not only that this place has old equipment, tanning beds, very hot, and nota place to go as a woman with all the creepy men

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Jay Rustenholtz

★ 1

Plain and simple, don't join this gym.

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Chris Pluymers

★ 5

Great gym, filled with practical equipment and everything you need for serious weight lifters; the gym also has a very knowledgeable staff willing to help and improve anyone who needs it.

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Shae Hamilton

★ 5

In my personal opinion. When i think of a gym...a place to train, workout, or lift...Strength Beyond is what i think of. SB is every bit of a real gym. I think its by far, hands down, the best gym in the area(kzoo,BC). Nothing else compares!

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Mark Forward

★ 5

This gym has great atmosphere to really reach your fitness potential. Marshall along with other staff and trainers have great knowledge and are open to being helpful. Its amazing the gains and goals I've achieved since purchasing my membership. Well worth what ever it costs to better yourself and live with better health. You can't put a price on living and feeling better. I look forward to getting to the gym everyday. Just plain awesome.

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David Eberstein

★ 5

I thoroughly love this gym. Everything from the information filled staff to the reasonable rates to the plethora of equipment, this gym essentially has it all. The fact there are tires, ropes, sleds and a tub full of chalk is incredible and hard to find around here. I always feel at home and comfortable when coming here to workout. I would sincerely recommend this gym to everyone!

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Delta Sigma

★ 5

Every gym has benches squat racks and dumbbells. Every gym has 45lb plates

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Shawn Brew

★ 5

Great environment to train in. Great staff. Great place to learn about fitness and get in shape

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kyle sofia

★ 5

I enjoy the fact there is more than one location open 24 hours, awesome equipment, and the staff is very friendly. I will continue my membership here and give them my money! Thank you!

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James Ballard

★ 5

Okay, so I'll start off by saying it's not a gym for the faint of heart. This is an actual gym, which in my opinion is hard to find in the day and age of planet fitness/ anytime fitness/ etc. this isn't a place where people gather to talk and look at weights. This is a place where gains are made! If you like a place with a motivating atmosphere and you're looking to hit that next level, look no further.

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Tara Killian

★ 5

Angela is a great instructor, she cares about her students, the gym is always clean, friendly staff. I would recommend the gym and Angela's classes to anyone.

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Lupita Herrera

★ 5

Lugar perfecto para hacer el cambio a tu vida,te resiben siempre con una sonrisa y siempre motivandote a alcanzar tu meta,feliz de compartir parte de mi dia con personas hermosas,gracias a mi entrenadora trisha baker y angela castellanos que es motivacion y diversion en todas sus clases.
Si kieres un cambio este es el lugar!!!

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Sara Cox

★ 5

Great enthusiastic staff willing to go above & beyond for members

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April Curtis

★ 5

Very friendly

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Timothy George

★ 5

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Katlyn Langlois

★ 5

Such a great gym! Staff is very friendly and definitely knows their stuff. They are always willing to help you when needed and have great advice. The equipment is clean and nice. Wonderful atmosphere, definitely recommend!

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Chris Roth

★ 5

Nice facility, with very knowledgeable staff. If u wanna be strong, or just want to be healthy and look your best, they can help. Great gym full of great people.

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jason thur

★ 5

Great customer service. No hassle memberships, def recommend if you are in kalamazoo.

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Eric Bruining

★ 5

When I first started my membership I didn't know anything about physical fitness. The staff helped me gain a good understanding of what to do weight wise starting off. They gave me helpful tips on diet, supplements and form. Since then I have lost 60lbs and am happier in general. The staff is knowledgeable and nice. The facilities are clean and ready to be used.

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Able-Bodied Nutrition

★ 5

The best bodybuilder friendly gym around! Every piece of equipment that you could want or need to reach your fitness goals! And they even encourage intense workouts, and allow deadlifting!

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brandon stclair

★ 5

Awesome gym with a great atmosphere. A place where anyone from a competitive bodybuilder to a first timer can reach their fitness goals. Everyone that works here is friendly and willing to help you. The training staff at all three locations are knowledgeable and can help push you to new limits and break through plateaus. I would recommend this gym to everyone!!

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Erika Perez

★ 5

Great gym, great equipment, great atmosphere. The staff is friendly, outgoing and is there to help you achieve goals specifically designed for
You. Not to mention, they're 24 hours, with 3 diverse locations including 2 in Kalamazoo and one in paw paw. Strength Beyond is truly the "Mecca" of gyms in southwest Michigan.

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Josh Outman

★ 5

I've been lifting since I was 15 years old. I've been to gyms all over Michigan. This is by far the best gym I've ever been to. It's got everything I need to improve my training. If I ever have questions about training or nutrition the staff and management are very knowledgable and come from all sorts of fitness backgrounds. My type of gym.

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STEVEN WILSON

★ 5

This is a real gym with real equipment and iron. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Highly recommend this gym over any in southwest Michigan.

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Joshua West

★ 5

Strength beyond is a GREAT gym!! Not sure why anyone would complain about the best place to get a killer workout and get your tan on as well. You have to insane not to come to this gym to get fit and have fun doing it. Even better now that its under new management!!!!

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Chelsea Tristan

★ 5

Came back to the gym after I heard it was under new management. It's a much better environment!

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Adam Munzlang

★ 5

I had gone here a few years ago and I wasn't too impressed. Recently I started going again and I'm not sure what happened, but I love the new changes. The management and staff is incredibly helpful. The place is kept much cleaner. Whatever you guys are doing, please keep doing it!

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Jorge Arredondo

★ 4

Atmosphere is awesome and staff is very friendly. One of the best gyms I've ever been to hands down!

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SinCity_40Cal 1934

★ 5

Best gym around.. I drive from Battle Creek daily to work out here. Very knowledgeable staff. New management is on point with upkeep and keeping the place flowing. If your looking for a actual gym this is the place!

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Marshall Hamilton

★ 5

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Luke Vavra

★ 5

This place is awesome. Cut the payments down a lot and gave my girlfriend a free membership as well! Highly recommend this place!

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Nick Savoie

★ 5

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Tamar Reid

★ 5

They were able to work with me!!

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Sarah Lawwill

★ 5

Everyone is strength beyond is AMAZING! The personal training program is so thorough and Trish is the BEST. They offer many classes and the gym is always clean! I can honestly say I have never been to a gym better than STRENGTH BEYOND and I can't wait to continue my journey with them! :)

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Grant Lewis

★ 3

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Bill Peter

★ 5

Marshall is friendly and knowledgeable. Convenient location and easy access.

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Tracy Garcia

★ 4

Mark is very understanding guy, who explicitly explains what he can offer at this gym and expresses his concern to help with any realistic goal

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Matt Rose

★ 5

Awesome gym! New general manager Mark really made the place great.

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Mike K

★ 4

Quality gym to lift and work toward your goals. Friendly staff.

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Anastasia Slabzhennikova

★ 5

Awesome gym! Awesome people!

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Fernando Nunez

★ 5

Clean gym, great hours, overall great place to work out

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mark davidson

★ 5

This place is now under new management and is running better then ever! Excited to see the new changes for the future. Great place to lift.

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Chris Nurrie

★ 5

Well I will say customer service is an A+ here because first thing I noticed was I felt welcomed important and like all my needs were met so this place is a great location great place to come to work out if you want to have a good mixture of free weights treadmills and machines I think this is one the best locations in town I would highly recommend it to all friends or acquaintances or just anyone in general thank you.

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Jessica Stevens

★ 5

The staff was super helpful and very informative. Great deals!

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Ronney Banfill

★ 5

Mark is the most professional and easy to work with sales associate I've ever worked with. Love the gym. #gains.

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Hayley Davidson

★ 5

Since the new management change the gym has improved 1000% the customer service is so much more helpful, the staff is happy, I actually enjoy coming in the gym now!
Keep up the good work Strength Beyond...Im excited to see even more improvements coming to the gym!

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Randy La Prairie

★ 1

The gym created a high pressure situation to sell my wife a $3,000 membership and took no steps to ensure she understood the contract. On September 9, 2015, a male employee at the Stadium Drive location created a high pressure situation to get my wife, who is a shy female and not a native English speaker, into signing a membership contract, telling her she couldn't take time to think about it or call her husband (me), that she had to sign now. The employee told her that she was signing up for a 6 month membership, but the employee, who filled out the form (not her), actually signed her up for 36 months. He did not tell her he was doing this and took no steps to ensure that she read carefully and understood the contract. The value of that membership was $3,000 (36 months x $80 per month.) When she tried to cancel the contract later that day, she was denied, and was told to talk to the VP of the company to negotiate a cancellation with him. This man (the Vice President and co-owner) was so rude that he made my wife cry and then humiliated her after she started to cry. He explained to her that she could not get out of her contract unless she paid half of what the membership fee would have been, that is, $1,500. He told her that this is how he does business; this is how he makes money. That is an accurate paraphrase of what he told her. He refused to cancel the contract, which stipulates that if payments are not received, the contract is turned over to a collection agency.

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Tagg Doll

★ 5

Love this place. It's got a great atmosphere and tons of great equipment. Bands, chains, reverse hyper, glute ham raise, plus a ton of free weights and machines. Very bodybuilder friendly. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

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Sarah Sharai

★ 5

Great place to work out! New classes coming, looking forward it :)

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Stan Knappen

★ 5

Strength beyond is as good as it gets. Its a place for people of all levels and abilities who are serious about reaching their fitness goals. While i was at another gym i had outgrown the limited equipment they had. Then i found strength beyond. They have excellent free weight selection, hammer strength machines, aerobic room and more.this place has an amazing atmosphere with a super friendly and helpful staff. Also tom drake and the staff does a great job on always adding improvements to the gym. I have surpassed alot of my fitness goals here and glad to have joined this gym!

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