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Desk staff is extremely rude and acting like it is a pain to sign up a new member. Not sure why he is working here if he seems to hate it so much. Forced me to pay an extra $20 when I already have a membership through my insurance. Tried to show him proof of my membership but he “doesn’t want to see it and we don’t have a system to look you up.” Asked if there was any chance for to be reimbursed after his manager got back from vacation, you can guess what his answer was. Terrible customer service and no compromises.

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Brickhouse Gym is the real deal — huge space, old-school vibe, packed with Hammer Strength, Nautilus, dumbbells way over 100 lbs, turf, heavy bags, grappling area, plus every cardio machine you could want. No fluff, no BS, just a gritty spot where people actually train hard. Staff are solid, classes are included, and the energy in here makes you want to push yourself. Easily a 5-star gym.

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★ 5

THE BEST GYM IM SOUTH CAROLINA 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

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Great gym equipment and the atmosphere is good as well.

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First time here and sadly my last. The staff are great but the gym leaves everything to be desired. Zero AC when its 80 outside its 80 plus inside. The machines are completely rusted over from the exposed open air. Some may think its "hardcore" but from someone who has trained at the best gyms in this country sadly tonight ruined my workout and entire evening being so frustrated with this gym.

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Best gym in Columbia! Equipped with anything you need

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★ 5

Great old school gym with lots of space bars & equipment at very reasonable prices. Boot camp classes also a good bang for the buck

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Consumer Beware! Parking is horrible. The equipment is old, dated, and unclean. They have very unfriendly staff. They did not give me a notification when they moved the gym to another location. They are trying every trick in the book to keep me from canceling ( I already did my one-year requirement). They said they needed a letter, then they said I needed to email them and now they made me call Paramount Service ( waited 30 minutes on the phone) and they would not let me take my kids off even if they were charging my card. For all three members, I was the one that opened the account.

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★ 5

Great gym !!! Has literally everything !!!

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★ 5

Brickhouse is such a great gym. They have many pieces of equipment you simply will not find in other gyms. There is something in here for everyone whether they are a bodybuilder, powerlifter, fitness competitor, athlete of most any kind or even just someone looking to get fit and in better shape for their general overall health and self confidence. Squat racks galore, dead lift platforms, huge turf area and so much equipment and space it would take you forever to use everything even once.

The owner is a former athlete herself and knows quality equipment obviously judging by the top of the line equipment she has the entire facility stocked with. The gym's manager is a retired state champion bodybuilder and has a vast knowledge of anything related to health and fitness as well as being a nice friendly helpful guy.

The parking is no issue at all due to having a huge lot right out back of the facility that takes me about 90 seconds to walk from parking to inside checked in and ready to go lift or hit some cardio. This is a great gym and Columbia's top facility by far with a great staff and the members are nice with everyone doing their thing and there working hard to better themselves. You get a lot of bang for your buck at Brickhouse Gym. I cant think of anything I could complain about at all with this facility other than I wish I lived even closer!

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Just when you thought the parking couldn’t get any worse, this month they added MORE no-parking signs against the only remaining fence where people could safely parallel park up front. This comes after they repeatedly reduced up-front parking quietly throughout all of last year, first by reserving two spots at the front for EMPLOYEES (why should paid employees park in front of customers???) and then later by blocking the corners and some of the fences from being parked on for no good reason. Up-front parking at the new location is now beyond unacceptable for a gym that costs $70 per month, and it’s a huge betrayal to long-time members like myself who have been coming here for years and remember back when there was plenty of up-front parking at the old Brickhouse. Now we have to drive 5 minutes further past old Brickhouse and (if you park in the overflow lot which is RIDICULOUSLY far away) you walk another 5 mins to the gym so you waste an extra 20 minutes round trip for every gym day. That’s an hour per week wasted if you workout 3x. Who decided this was a good choice for the new gym??? The inconvenient location and parking far outweigh the larger size of the gym, which btw still doesn’t have enough barbells for all the racks and still has outdated equipment in disrepair. I have tried to be patient and give them time to work out their silly quibbles with ETV over the closer overflow parking lot which we should be using, but I’m not sure how much longer I will wait before canceling for good. Shame on Brickhouse for choosing this location knowing that the parking would be terrible and then deliberately making the parking even worse!!!

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★ 5

I live out of town and hadn't been to their new location until today. By far my favorite gym in North America, and I've visited hundreds. Expansive footprint, ridiculous levels of equipment (at least 12 squat racks) featuring everything you could imagine to achieve a great workout. Bravo for hosting a "real" gym in a world full of "planet fitness" and other identical franchise "fast food" gyms. I'll be back asap.

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★ 5

New to the area and struggled to find a solid gym until I came across brickhouse. While pricey, this gym checks off a bunch of boxes. Lifting for 16+ years, I've come to learn what I want and don't want in a gym. This place has a large open environment with tons of free weight space. You will never have to worry about a bench or squat rack opening up as these are prioritized with ample openings. The environment is a bunch of people who are serious about their fitness and you can tell everyone is putting the work in vs crowding around machines and socializing. Lots of variety of equipment for isolation exercises as well as catering to strength training, body building and crossfit. Worth the drive from blythewood. I signed up for a 5 day pass and the staff was welcoming and wasted no time getting me signed in.

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★ 5

Livingston and Ryan were incredibly helpful during my visit at Brickhouse. Griffin and the rest of the staff are always ready to assist in any way. It’s never a struggle finding an open machine, and it’s always nice when a gym has weights properly organized. Staff is always great and I always look forward to friendly conversation heading into the gym.

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★ 5

Big, clean, spacious, ventilated, and everything works.

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Emma was super helpful and the gym has everything you could want!

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★ 3

The gym and equipment are fine. Unfriendly staff and environment. Save yourself the headache and go to another gym.

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★ 5

Great place to get a work out in. Gym owner knows his stuff and place was clean.

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★ 5

Amazing gym !! From powerlifting to bodybuilding to any sport definitely a great place to train huge gym plenty of space every machine you could dream of including a reverse hyper !!! Well Worth joining

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Quite literally the best gym there is!

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This gym is hands down the best gym in Columbia and one of the best in South Carolina. Friendly owner and staff who care about customers.

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Great traditional gym. Excellent equipment for great workout

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Fantastic gym loaded with equipment. It gets a little tight at certain times of the day, but I love the lack of air conditioning and open garage doors. Can't wait to go back!

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Chimene the massage therapist at Brickhouse is truly amazing. Her presence is very welcoming and relaxing. I went to her because of some ongoing soreness and knots in my back and I just felt super tight. After my sessions with her, I feel so relaxed and not tight. I do the same workouts but now I don’t feel as sore and my lifts are improving!!! Thank you Chimene <3

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★ 5

Great gym with great hours and lots of equipment

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I have only experienced Brickhouse Gym as a visit to Chimene for a massage, but what an experience! She has immense strength in her hands as well as her intuitive knowledge in order to know where and how to release tension and muscle blocks, and I stepped off the table feeling like I'd left pounds of tension on it. In short, one of the most healing massages of my life, resetting not just soothing. Thank you Chimene!

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It's a typical gym, nothing special. It's very small and unless you go to workout before ten in the morning you will be dealing with the typical meatheads and space space pirates that are there to talk and roam around. The guy named Lee gives his supposedly extensive background upon every introduction to a new person that comes (I assume that's his sales pitch for his qualifications in regards to being a personal trainer), Seems like an insecure mentality to me. I would not pay that guy to train me. He just goes around taking to people which is bothersome. There really isn't anything special about this gym other than a couple of hard to find gym apparatuses, but the lack of space and the attitude of people there isn't worth the fee. Planet fitness while having different atmosphere has way more space and nicer amenities. Admittedly the. equipment at Planet fitness is just Ok, but how much work does a person really need to get a pump? Brick house tries to have the "old school" feeling but comes up short giving more of a good old boy "in crowd" feeling instead.

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★ 5

Chimene is the real deal for treating sports injury and pain. She has successfully helped me with shoulder impingement and has helped me with my low back that was re injured after a L5-S1 disk rupture.
I believe in her so much I gave all my family members gift cards to her for Christmas presents!

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★ 5

Pretty nice place! Really cordial staff and an overall chill vibe. If I could give 10 stars, I would.

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★ 5

Nice gym, great environment, plenty of options to train many different things.

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Pretty decent gym for the average gym goer, would’ve been 5 stars if it was a 24 hour gym.

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★ 5

I went to this gym during a 10 week clinical rotation. It is by far the best gym I have been to and now that I am back home I miss it. At Brickhouse you won't experience a lot of the BS that happens at other gyms. Everyone here is serious about their workouts and the environment is very motivating. There are plenty of squat racks, deadlift platforms, and I can't speak for the afternoon/evening, but in the morning it was never overly crowded and I could always use the equipment I needed. We need more gyms like this.

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Nice gym but be careful. You are signing a 1 year contract with them. I had an issue trying to cancel my membership. I was able to contact the gym owner and very quickly was able to address and resolve my situation. If you are looking for a powerlifting style gym I would recommend checking them out.

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★ 5

Very cool gym

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★ 5

I was in town visiting and needed a day pass. Lee was very nice and helpful. They had everything I needed and it was a welcoming environment and clean! I will be back when I come in town again. Thanks Brickhouse!

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★ 5

Lots of squat racks and deadlift platforms, and everything else. Only bad thing I have to say about it is the bars all seemed bent.

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Awesome gym…got my son training here to become a better athlete….

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★ 5

Finally a REAL GYM no room for sore spots just a nice place to get the grind in great gym great atmosphere get in get it done no judgment

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The best weight lifting gym in the Columbia metro area. This is where the big dogs train. Plus this gym looks out for students and veterans with nice discounts.

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Off of first impressions just walking in, the older gentleman at the desk was very unwelcoming. I had questions about a membership and the possibility of using their facility for a small photoshoot. He was very dismissive. Told me to contact the owner for approval, followed by she’s on vacation and wouldn’t even give me a business phone number to contact her. I politely asked for an email and he barely could provide that. The gym itself looks old and worn down, very cluttered. Not sure why there seemed to be a gate keeping mentality here but I’m definitely never coming back regardless.

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Great water pressure. Decent staff. Sturdy equipment. Plenty of weights. A cable machine could use fixing and the bathroom could use some love but great overall.

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They outsource their customer service; so if you decide to cancel, you'll be on hold for a long, long, long time talking to robots.

On top of that, you can't even cancel over the phone. Unsure how to actually cancel.

Great gym in and of itself!

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★ 5

Coming from an actual bodybuilding perspective, this is the best gym in the Columbia, SC area.
Great equipment, good facilities, and empowering atmosphere.
Has good cardio space/equipment, awesome weights and machine selection and even space for crossfit.

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The gym itself is fine, but good luck trying to cancel your membership. If you walk in and want to sign up, they have no problem signing you up in person, on the spot. However, if you walk in and say you want to cancel, they will tell you to call a number for a billing company. The billing company will then tell you to email someone else and that they will get back to you in 3-5 business days.

I have yet to have my membership cancelled and there's no reason it needs to be this difficult.

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★ 5

Love the old school vibe at Brickhouse. The only boy gym I got to when I am in town

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Best gym in Columbia!

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This gym has more testosterone than the city of Seattle

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Best gym in Columbia

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I said I was new and asked to check them out. The manager immediately charged me for a day pass. So I work out because I paid for it.

Afterward, I ask if they still do their free 5 day pass for military (as advertised on their site). Manager says yes, but I should have asked for it when I came in and have to prove I fall into a category on the slip. I show my military ID, which is a written category on their promo. He says I have to prove it’s a “local military ID” because it “could be from anywhere”…as though I heard of their gyms free pass and decided to drive from states away to work out there for a couple days. I explained the pass just states “military ID”. He then told me to “read what it says” and dismisses me.

I will not be coming back.

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I asked them to cancel my membership when my year was up. 3 months later they are still billing me and I call again and they tell me they can’t give me the money back even though I’ve moved and told them in advanced I wanted it canceled.

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Powerlifters dream......came at 8pm little crowded....due to the variety of equipment I chose to ignore the particular person that I “checked in” with....will update when I come again tomorrow

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★ 5

Nice gym with a good vibe. You can tell the members are happy, and the staff definitely knows their equipment.

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Passing by and did a day pass. Love this place! It’s like a gym, Crossfit, strongman’s and power lifting paradise. If you need it, they have it! Wish they had a place like this in Florida!

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This place is awesome and there is a massage therapist onsite.

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Great gym

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And old school mixed with new weight lifting or power lifting

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Great equipment, Excellent and clean environment to work out in. All staff members are very friendly and knowledgeable. I highly recommend Brickhouse Gym.

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People rerack their weights here.

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Great equipment great environment to work out in

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Hands down the best gym in Columbia

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Been a member for over 6 months, staff is fantastic, equipment is maintained regularly, they offer classes and massages. Highly motivating space.

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Brickhouse is a fantastic old school gym. It is a fantastic place to push yourself. Bodybuilders, Powerlifter, and people of all fitness levels will find something at this gym.

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The only full service traditional weight lifting gym I've found in the Midlands. There have been quite a few positive changes and additions in the past year that make you feel like your membership is worthwhile and management is listening to its members. I can't imagine a better value and quality gym in Columbia.

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Home away from home

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A great gym for a true lifter. Though we had limited time and got a quick lift in, it was tempting to use all on offer. The turf area with sleds, tires and sledge hammers was sadly not used.

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★ 5

This a great gym. It has all the equipment you need and can think of. I enjoy the green area to do prowler sleds or battle ropes. Group fitness classes are offered and they have cycle classes. Even when the gym is "busy" there's still plenty of space to work out at. The bathrooms have lockers, just bring a lock. Bathrooms have showers and there is plenty of space to get dressed and ready.

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Needed a massage and was hoping to get a little back pain relief, so I dropped in the gym to see Chimene Green of Kneading Souls. She asked great questions about my concerns and went to work. Chimene’s magical hands and cupping reduced my pain from level 7-8 to about a 3. It’s been 4 days and my pain is still down and manageable!! The only reason Chimene isn’t a regular on my calendar is that I live in Texas, otherwise I would see her weekly. I will definitely see her on my future visits to Columbia.

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My son in law gave me a gift certificate for massage with Chimene. I was very hesitant because of my neck. I’ve had many therapists tell me they could help me, but only cause me more pain. I’ve had chronic neck pain for years and since I’ve been seeing Chimene’s through her therapy I’m neck pain free.
Thank you Chimene

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Anybody that has not got cupping done before you need to meet up with the massage therapist there she is a wonderful person great personality and I'll get you fixed right up it has great benefits and she'll tell you all of it best massage I've ever had!

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Best gym in Columbia. A great little gem.

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Great old school gym, no air conditioning, has daily or weekly rate options.

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Has everything a gym needs and nothing it doesn't. No track, no tanning beds, no frills. A hardcore gym with a great selection of plate load/cable machines, dumbbells, kettlebells, squat racks, Olympic platforms, rings, sleds and tires. Absolutely love this place - they're not looking to scam you with a ridiculous cancelation process - they just want to see people improve.

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The ultimate hardcore gym for truly serious workouts. No frills, no B.S. Manager Lee has encyclopedic training knowledge. If you want to just look pretty or show off, go elsewhere.

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Been a member here for over a decade. Best gym in Columbia for those serious about this lifestyle. No frills, no silly promotions, and no hidden fees and charges. It truly is what a gym should be.

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Been going here for about 9 months now. Great gym and awsome people.

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Best gym in Columbia! No free pizza here. Just heavy weights and sweat and everything you need to get in great shape!

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Great gym! And if you are needing a massage ask for Chimene! The best massage I have ever had!

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Awesome Gym

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The gym is awesome but so are the massage therapists working there!!
Had a massage with Chimene last week for the very first time, and she was awesome!!! She has magic hands and she helped me relax and release tensions in my neck and back. Thank you Chimene!

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I can't praise Elite training enough! The staff genuinely care about their clients and on numerous occasions I've felt that they've gone above and beyond in providing their services. I've seen incredible results in a welcoming and positive environment! I'm so thankful for Elite helping me get stronger!

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What a gym should be!!!!

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