Contender CrossFit^®

Fantastic experience: I have been in CrossFit for 5 years now and this is hands down the best gym I have been a part of. The coaching is EASILY the best in town. They spend the time to coach everyone through the movements and not afraid to have some scale as needed. The classes have the community atmosphere that every gym needs. No one here is ever on their own. They all stay till the end and help everyone through each workout. Contender has done a great job even with growing as fast as they have. The facility is also the best I have ever been a part of. The equipment and gym is always taken care of and clean. I had reconstructive knee surgery a year ago and along with working with a PT I used their classes as PT. The coaches and I scaled the workouts accordingly so that it was still safe and effective for coming back. I was cleared by the surgeon after only 4 months. One of the fastest he has ever seen. If you are looking for a CF gym with quality all across the board then this is the only place to go in Corpus Christi. I have been to all of them and none of the others come close.

Fantastic experience: Pretty cool place, I'd reccommend.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Professionalism Love my experience at Contender CrossFit. Great community feel and awesome trainers.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality Highly recommended! The coaches are awesome!

Fantastic experience: I lost my passion for CrossFit a few years ago and this place rekindled the fire for me. Besides the fact that gym is going to challenge you no matter what level you’re at, the culture and the people will welcome you with open arms. The coaches are phenomenal and Coach Ervin’s programming is excellent and well thought out. If you’re struggling to get your fitness improved and want some company to suffer with and friends to encourage you, come check us out!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Professionalism Best gym in town. If you are looking for a gym community to keep You motivated this is the place. Great coach’s!

Fantastic experience: The community is great!! Everyone is so inviting and encouraging and the coaches are amazing!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality I this gym! The coaches are more than willing to work with you and help you succeed. Everyone at the gym has become a family and I always look forward to seeing them.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality Having worked out at a lot of CF gyms, this is definitely a special place. Wonderful coaches, great versatile workouts, and an unbeatable island-family vibe... come for the sweat, stay for the good vibes and friendly faces... 10/10!

Fantastic experience: I have been a member for 5 years now and every day brings new challenges. From the group classes (competitions) that are super motivating to the one on one from our Coaches. Coaches immediately recognize your abilities and help you strive to reach your goals. I turned 60 last year, but I feel that because of the movements, motivation from members and coaching at Contenders I can easily go toe to toe with people 10-20 years my juniors. They say your are what you eat, I say you are what you do with your life… Keep on squatting!!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Professionalism The coaches, crossfit program and the community are simply the best.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Quality Staff here is amazing! They will meet you at your level and help you meet your fitness goals!

Fantastic experience: I love it here! I’ve only been coming for about 2.5 months but I already have made so much progress. I look forward to the WOD everyday because I know it’s a step closer to meeting more goals! Coaches are patient, encouraging and help you work at your personal level. Great community too. I always feel so empowered leaving there

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality Family oriented. Great staff! People of all shapes and sizes. Come and join. They have all kinds of work outs or all level and everyone is willing to help!

Fantastic experience: Ervin and his crew truly care about personal fitness. If you are thinking about changing your fitness lifestyle please go and check out Contender CrossFit.

Fantastic experience: This place and the people in it have changed my life forever. I tried Crossfit probably around 10 years ago in the Houston area and knew I enjoyed the program and atmosphere. However, I never could find a box here in Corpus that really resonated with me and felt like a place I could fit in. I remember passing by Contender while working pretty often, and decided to stop by and check it out. I was immediately engaged in conversation with one of the wonderful owners of the place and was encouraged to try attending. This was over 3 years ago now, and I can’t possibly say enough to do justice to just how great the owners, coaches, and all the other members are. No matter what your skill or fitness level, there is something for you here, and you will always be encouraged and on the right track to do better for yourself, your fitness and personal health. If you’re even remotely thinking about taking your first steps to getting into shape (or let’s be honest, back into shape after all the COVID shutdowns), do yourself the biggest and best favor you ever could and give this gym a shot. I did and I have never looked back, and never will.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place!! Highly recommended, great coachs and environment. Always a warm welcome to new comers and drop ins.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Quality Amazing Box with excellent coaching and one of the best CrossFit communities!

Fantastic experience: Best Crossfit gym I have ever been to. Period. The staff and owner are extremely friendly. They go out of there way to make everyone feel included, and ensure you are getting personal feedback for progression. I would recommend this gym for anyone. If you are a beginner they will spend the time to get you to your fitness goals, and if you are an expert they will push you to another level of excellence. Great job!

Fantastic experience: This is a gym that anyone can walk into and feel comfortable. The people are great, the equipment is great, the wod's are carefully planned and the coaches truly care about you and your fitness.

Fantastic experience: Awesome box! Awesome coaches! Been doing crossfit for about 3 years or so and this has been by far the best gym I have been. The coaches will help with whatever you have trouble with and are very knowledgeable.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality My wife and I joined Contender in August and weren’t sure what to expect. The staff and the members at contender are unbelievable and we’re so happy we joined! It’s become something we look forward to on a daily basis!

Fantastic experience: I have been to several crossfit gyms in many different states over the last eleven years that I have been doing crossfit. Contender Crossfit is by far one of the most organized and well run gyms. The coaches are knowledgable and involved, and the business as a whole runs very smoothly. It's easy to log into classes, keep track of your workouts, and the programming is phenomenal. Great quality, very professional, and excellent communication. I'm super happy to have found a home here!!

Fantastic experience: I love it here! This is my first time ever doing CrossFit and I’ve now been here a month and I don’t ever want to stop! The staff is so friendly and the environment is great, the people here only ever want to see you succeed and are always there to assist and scale workouts to fit your individual fitness level! I attend morning classes with coach Celestial and she is great, so helpful and always has a smile on her face I look forward to seeing her every morning knowing that she’s going to help me in any way possible

Fantastic experience: Contender CrossFit is a very special place! When I started here, four years ago, I was at a low point on my fitness journey. The coaches and athletes here are so welcoming. I immediately felt right at home, even though I had a long way to go to get back in shape. The coaches always work to scale workouts for each individual’s abilities, while also pushing us to be our best. Other athletes are super supportive. These athletes and coaches have become my family. I highly recommend Contender to anyone looking for a great place with knowledgeable coaches and a friendly environment!

Fantastic experience: Contender Crossfit is more than a gym. The staff took the time to build a community and a welcoming enviroment for everyone. I reccomend Contender to anyone and everyone. Dispite your physical shape Contender is the place for you. Welcome to the family.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Professionalism , Quality You won’t find the core values of this BOX in any other box around. The friendly atmosphere is one of a kind and the athletes will make you feel as if your belong here from day one.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality Been a contender athlete for about 5 years now and must say the best most consistent thing I’ve ever done. Did the whole gym thing and just couldn’t commit! The level of coaching is phenomenal and as long as I can still exercise I will be at contender!

Fantastic experience: Yaz is the best trainer in Corpus Christi! She is professional, skilled and supportive! I can tell I am stronger and have better balance than before I started CrossFit. I’m 71 years old and didn’t realize how important it was to build strength and agility so I can prevent falls. I enjoy the friendships I’ve made at contender and how we encourage each other! Thank you yaz for all you and Lisa do to help the Legends class to be OUR best!!

Fantastic experience: This is not your typical Crossfit Gym. This is a “Welcome to the Family, and welcome Home” kind of gym. This is a gym dedicated to its members, and truly invested in trying to be the best place for people to come and get better. Safety is huge here! They never push you to the point your scared you may get hurt, but they will push you to be better. The coach team is great! They’re are grinding everyday to help the gym grow so it can keep pace with the growing demand of its members. As soon as I moved back to Corpus, I got started here and it was the best thing I could’ve done. They have helped me reach levels of fitness I haven’t seen in years! Their motivation keeps me coming every day and it won’t stop! During Covid they proved their loyalty to the members by going out of their way to help people stay I shape ( and sane!) by loaning out EVERY piece of gym equipment practically no questions asked! Show me a big brand gym that does anything like that. These people, these coaches, and fellow members are here for each other and you. If you’re within 100 miles of North padre Island… THIS IS YOUR GYM

Fantastic experience: If you never exercised this is the place to start. If you are a avid exerciser this is this place to come. Super Coaches that help you with each workout no matter your ability. There’s something for everyone here no matter your age! You become part of the gym family that really supports everyone.

Fantastic experience: I'm the type of person that if I workout on my own, I won't push myself. I love that everyone at Condenter is so encouraging and helpful. That workouts are challenging, can be modified to any level and there is no judgment. Coaches are always happy to answer questions. There are showers and lockers available if you like to get ready after a workout to head straight to work. I have been a member since 2019 and I love it.

Fantastic experience: I recently visited Contender CrossFit while on vacation. I bought a pass for two classes. It was a wonderful experience! The coaches were knowledgable and very involved with the athletes. The staff was friendly and the athletes welcomed me with open arms. Contender CrossFit is a shining example of the camaraderie CrossFit communities should foster! I'll definitely be back!

Fantastic experience: Good workout, good gym, and good coaches! You will get the results if you do your part!

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym, amazing workouts! The staff here are incredibly friendly and extremely qualified! They know how to push you to the limit in the best way possible with your workouts. You will not leave disappointed! Such a family vibe as soon as you walk in the doors. I highly recommend experiencing this gym at least once. Friendly team who make me actually want to go train. I always look forward to walking through the doors and always feel amazing when I leave. This is a fantastic gym! All the trainers are super nice and take an interest in you no matter what fitness level you're at. I really like how they give me tips and tricks to get the most out of every workout. I've been going for about 2 years now and I’ve seen such a big change in my energy levels and body..

Fantastic experience: Positive: Professionalism Very on hands they are patients with new people and show them the correct way to get the full benefit of workout thank you

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality I’ve so far had a great experience with my one on one sessions and have seen and felt and improvement!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Quality Contender has awesome coaches and the community is like no other. So positive, encouraging and welcoming

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere, judge free zone, and everyone is extremely extremely welcoming and helpful! Everything you could wish for in a gym! Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Great coaches, nice facilities, plenty of equipment, wide range of class times, everything about this place is awesome. I visit Corpus multiple times a year and I’ve been to this gym twice now and will continue to workout here whenever I’m in town. Thanks to the coaches and others I have met at this gym, keep up the good work!

Fantastic experience: Dropped in for Saturday Community WOD and was impressed with the congeniality and amount of people that showed up. I will come here every time I visit Corpus.

Fantastic experience: My wife and I are avid fitness people from Austin. We came into town looking for an advanced workout while on vacation. This place nailed it! The people are awesome, great facility and anything you would ever want out of a crossfit workout. Thank you again.

Fantastic experience: I am from out of state and dropped into Contender Crossfit for a week. Everyone was really welcoming. The trainers were awesome and the owner was really laid back. Honestly these people have a great understanding of the sport but more importantly really care about the community of crossfit. If I am ever back in Corpus I will for sure be coming back.

Fantastic experience: I came here for about a month, they have awesome coaches and the members are friendly. It's clean and very well kept. They offer classes from 5 am to 9 pm. If you are looking for a cross fit gym in corpus try this place.

Fantastic experience: This is my place to go when I'm in town! Coaches are very knowledgeable and workouts are fantastic! One of the best crossfit in the corpus area.

Fantastic experience: Did drop in on 7/6/17 with my wife and had an excellent experience with friendly and knowledgeable coaches and athletes. We missed the class but was able to do WOD with another athlete during open gym time. Top notch facility with with lots of equipment and space!

Fantastic experience: Visited here while on a work trip. Everyone was friendly and took time to introduce themselves. The coach took his time to welcome me and invite me back anytime I travel to Corpus. I highly recommend the Box!

Fantastic experience: I had a great experience dropping in while on vacation in Corpus, Ervin and Jackson were very helpful and attentive. They both and the members made me feel welcome. I definitely would recommend Contender Crossfit.

Fantastic experience: Great CrossFit Gym!!!! 5 stars because of the most important things to me in a box, which is: 1. Friendly passionate knowledgable coaches. Every coach I met loves their role and what they get to do. Coach Jackson and Kristal are awesome!!! Ervin (owner) runs the best gym I've seen since I left my home of California. 2. Great programming! It makes a huge difference when you have great workout programming. Plenty of classes/options too if you want more intense athletic training or even something with less impact to be easy on the joints. Also, I love the fact that there are mobility classes and tons of open gym time. Even yoga. Good stuff. 3. Community. The people I have met there are such wonderful people. Friendly and welcoming. Some are becoming my good friends. 4. Quality equipment. This isn't the most important thing to me, but it sure is nice. Tons of Rogue gear and plenty of weights for all. Plenty of goodies from axle bars to crossover symmetry, and much much more. 5. Clean environment. They work hard to keep this place fresh and clean. If you are thinking of trying CrossFit, or looking for a new home...this place is definitely one to visit!

Fantastic experience: This box was so welcoming and friendly. The coaches were dilligent in encouragement and the members were happy to share their space with someone dropping in. I would reccommend this crossfit family to everyone.