CrossFit Boston Iron & Grit

Third Box I have joined — a keeper! The crossfitters I found here are welcoming, have varied skill levels and are always encouraging me to do my personal best. The coaches are knowledgeable, easy to approach, and get to know everyone. They have been able to spot and help me to develop in my areas of weakness. They push me from where I am comfortable to a higher level. I am finding that I am more capable than I expected.

Crossfit often gets a bad name because of poorly run gyms. This is not the case at CFIG. Tina and her coaches are highly knowledgeable and great people. The gym has amazing equipment and it is much larger than most gyms in the area. They offer yoga, mobility, and Olympic lifting classes. Tina also focuses on youth fitness and runs youth and teen weightlifting classes. If you’re a parent and you want to start getting your kid into fitness, this is the place to look.

Highly recommend! CrossFit Iron & Grit is my first experience with CrossFit and, I would say, I was intimidated before I joined. Tina and her team make everyone feel welcome and an important part of the community. No matter what level of fitness, you can do this! The coaches are highly knowledgeable and, most importantly, ensure that you will choose a safe path to fitness no matter where you begin. Check it out, you will not be disappointed!

I LOVE THIS PLACE! I left my first crossfit box that I had been a member of for about two years to come here when they opened a year ago. The move was initially based upon convenience, given this box is closer to where I live, and now I can’t imagine crossfitting anywhere else. Tina and her team of coaches have really created a community and environment where when I walk through these doors I felt, and continue to feel, completely at home. They are kind, passionate and enthusiastic, without getting carried away with the «cult» vibe crossfit unfortunately gets. They are genuinely interested in the success of their members, both in their lives inside and outside of the gym. I can truly say each of these coaches has had an incredible impact on my life over the past year, helping me achieve goals as an athlete I never thought possible, and as a human!

This box is the total package. I have been a member at another box and worked out a few others. Crossfit BIG is easily the best. First things first, the coaches are knowledgeable and available. They will work to help you achieve your goals and can help you fine tune programing. There is plenty of space — so during a a class, you can still use it for open gym, and/​or mobility work. They have all the things you would expect a box to have, plus little extras like prowler sleds, an atlas stone, kettlebells from super light to insanely heavy, and an assault bike. The culture is supportive and without being cultish or super competitive. Even if you aren’t into classes, it’s such a better place to work out than a commercial gym. The culture and effort just rubs off and helps you push your self a little extra.

I have been fortunate to have joined this CrossFit gym, owned and led by Tina Ramos, since nearly the day it opened. Three reasons:
— Fantastic Coaches and Programming
— Awesome Gym Community
— World Class Kids and Teen Program!!!
I am a busy executive and I have enjoyed CrossFit for the last few years, but I am in no way a buffed athlete. Instead, Tina’s CrossFit Boston Iron & Grit (or CFBIG) is the place for the ‘rest of us’ who enjoy the benefits of being physically fit without necessarily being a ²⁴⁄₇ athlete (though they have a few there that inspire…). The coaches are fantastic and will properly train anyone from the very first day of CrossFit to an experienced athlete who wants to raise their game. Aside from the strength building and metabolic conditioning in a small class format, things like community whole life challenges and others special touches that Tina has brought are simply amazing (private showers, towels, etc.)! I have never felt healthier in my whole life and get that everyone-​knows-​you/​Cheers feeling whenever I go.
However, the thing that sets it apart from every other CrossFit gym is the kids and teen program. I have my teenage daughter enrolled and she loves it. Coach Don goes above and beyond, taking the time to give each child the personalized attention and guidance they need. He and Tina understand how teens are different from adults and know when to push and when not to push to minimize risk of injury. The benefits for my daughter in Don’s classes have been transformative (plus the rates are such that I can cover her and myself for the same price I paid alone in another gym).
Bottom line is that I will go extra miles to get to CFBIG. They care about each member so much and we all stick around. If you are thinking about finding the best gym in Boston, then check them out, but expect to like what you see. Look for me because I’ll be there.

This place is amazing. The workouts are great, the people are all supportive and the staff makes takes the time to make sure you are doing things correctly so you don’t hurt yourself. I joined crossfit to do something different in my exercise routine — I could not be happier and love the West Roxbury team.

You have to come check this place out!
–Incredible facility.
–Knowledgeable. staff.
–Supportive community.
I’ve worked with Tina, Billy and Jason off and on for several years and any praise I could give them here would still fall short. Bottom line, if you are looking to make a real change in your health or fitness this is the place to do it.
GO TO THIS GYM!