I've always hated public gyms - I hate leaving my house, the crowds, and the influencers with tripods. I spent a fortune building a full garage gym back home just so I never have to deal with that nonsense again. I was in Missouri visiting my daughter for her wrestling tournament and figured I'd use my insurance perk for a free gym membership while traveling. The only place in network? Trash Planet Fitness. I was willing to suffer through it since it was free, but the staff couldn't figure out how to process the insurance and tried to charge me $20 for a day pass. Hard pass. Did a quick Yelp search and found Brian's Gym - only $8 for a drop-in. I thought, "Eight bucks is eight bucks," even if it was probably basic. I couldn't have been more wrong. This place is the absolute best! hey have literally everything: multiple power racks, a complete Hammer Strength setup, and a huge variety of machines for every single body part. The leg section is unreal - belt squat, iso-lateral leg press, pendulum squat, hack squat variations... you name it, they've got it. Everything is clean, perfectly maintained, and laid out like someone who actually lifts designed the place. Even the cardio area is solid if that's your thing. The vibe is what really sets it apart. No people camping on equipment scrolling TikTok and no tripods. Just serious lifters (and a few friendly beginners) who rerack their weights and respect the space. The staff greeted me like I'd been training there for years. I still hate leaving my house and dealing with the public... but if I lived anywhere near here, I'd gladly make the drive to train at Brian's Gym every single day. Easily one of the best, most complete gyms I've ever stepped foot in, anywhere in the country. 10/10 - worth way more than eight bucks. read more

My husband and I were in MO for an event and wanted to find a decent gym for the two days we were in town. The first place that popped up on our search was Anytime Fitness. Looked through the windows and immediately walked back to our car. Next stop, Plant Fitness.... The horrific purple gym. As soon as we walked in and dealt with the incompetent staff at the front my husband and I looked at each other and said "nope". Defeated and frustrated we found "Brian's Gym". My husband and I walked in and were immediately greeted by a staff member who was so sweet and welcoming. She gave us a walkthrough of the gym and to say we were in disbelief is an understatement. This gym has equipment that I have never seen before and makes every other gym I have ever visited look like complete trash. Clean, fully equipped and the friendliest staff and members. On our last day Brian spotted us, walked up and introduced himself and was so friendly. I can't say enough about this gym. I wish we could find a gym like this back home. The unlimited equipment is something I have never seen before. Definitely sad to be leaving to go back to our home gym but will always compare public gyms to "Brian's Gym" and know none will hold a candle. read more

Love this place. Super clean and spacious. Great lighting and new equipment. Conveniently located.

I was a member for years. Maintained my membership when I went down for my surgeries because I like to support local business. When I made the decision to leave the treatment flipped 100%. Before my last paid month was over the staff bagged my locker contents and left them at the door. This was completely ineffective as they have a special key now to open the doors. The treatment caught me off guard. I thought we had a better relationship than that. Recently I spoke with an ex.employee who I thought very highly of. The same thing happened to her. Now I'm all about supporting local business, but when that business suddenly treats me or others differently and makes comments about disloyalty then I shift my thinking. I hope that this is not the norm. read more

I have no idea why this gym has such a low rating on here. Very clean, friendly, helpful staff and any machine you can think of

Me and my family loved this spot and went for quite a few years. Recently I moved so sadly I was unable to go anymore but was shocked that even after I signed the cancellation form I was still getting charged and staff was not as nice as before. They told me they had no proof because they switched to doing all of that online. I called to let them know the issue and didn't really get much help so I asked to speak with Brian the owner. I was told he didn't deal with these issues but asked if they could leave a message and have him call me back which never happened. I had to drive all the way back to Sedalia three times just to deal with this issue and still no call from the owner. I am sad to see this is how they deal with loyal customers in the end and know me and my family will not be going back. It's sad to see businesses you used to love treat their customers this way. read more

Friendly staff, HUGE gym, lots to offer! They have a ton of equipment so you rarely wait for anything. Lots of cardio equipment too! Fair prices! read more