Awesome CrossFit Gym. Very welcoming. Reasonable drop in rates for visitors from out of town.read more

Awesome gym! Definitely a place for everyone, no matter your previous experience or current level…read moreof fitness. A must try if you're in the area!

Glad to write a first review for Crossfit Tripoint. I usually "exercise" at home or at a different…read moregym but I wasn't seeing results. I decided to try this place after reading about it online and new year new you blah blah - It was great! Im no expert on the programs they offer but it seems like you start with their program called on-ramp. It is 3 sessions that are sort of a personal training sessions (not sure if it is always 1:1 but mine was) where you are shown how to do some different moves properly and safely and other stuff about how the workouts operate. then you do a mini workout where you practice the moves in a timed workout and he helps correct your form if it is off. So it is very worth the cost! (IMO) It was very educational and helpful (and inspiring.) Then this way you can enter the classes and know more what is going on. Now online it said search for onramp classes and i was mildly confused and didnt see them so i emailed and Alex got back to me right away and we scheduled no prob. I'm so glad I tried this! My perception of the whole Crossfit thing with the strong insanely fit people and the big weights was very intimidating to me. But Alex the owner at Crossfit Tripoint was very knowlegable, reasonable, down to earth, welcoming, professional, helpful - his gym is great and the experience was really great so far. He explained each move and how to modify the move if I was unable to do the goal weight/method of the move, he showed, like beginner, intermediate modified moves. So everyone does what is best for them and I didn't feel that I was beyond my skill level or like failing or embarassed. (Like no way I have even done a pull up in my life I don't think and still no.) I wasn't able to meet many other people since I wasn't in a regular workout class yet but in passing the members were very friendly! As for the reaults that I wasn't seeing at my gym (me losing 50 lbs) well.... it has only been two workouts here but I felt really really great after my introductory workouts so far. It felt tired but great after the workouts and really enjoyed. This review sounds so fake - first review - I am not, like, this guys sister or something. Wish I could say something funny but nothing was funny - just great. Don't be shy just check it out (if you want) and best wishes to Alex and the Crossfit Tripoint people and their amazing gym! Best wishes to me losing weight and best wishes to you too gentle reader.

What a great addition to Erie, PA! I've been to Ascend a…read morecouple of times, and the staff always makes me feel welcome. As for those without any experience, don't fret, the staff will guide you through the whole process and get you climbing in no time. Gear (shoes, harnesses for auto-belay, and chalk bags) are provided for an additional charge. They also offer a variety of gym classes, yoga sessions, and summer camps for kids. Definitely a great spot to get your workout in, hang out with friends and family, or host a private party!

From the owner: ASCEND Erie is... 25,000 SF (bottom two floors of a 5-story ASCEND + residential building),…read morebouldering terrain, up to 52’ tall rope walls (lead, top-rope, auto-belay), yoga classes and workshops, fitness and training areas, youth programming, slacklines, retail and concessions, group spaces, community events - the whole lot! In partnership with the EDDC, we are located in the heart of downtown Erie at 5th and State, meaning close proximity to all of the Erie-based universities: Gannon, Mercyhurst, and Penn State Behrend. This location is part of an extensive downtown revitalization project that the Erie community is incredibly excited for. Additionally, there had been an independent group, ClimbERIE, working on opening a gym for many years now. As a prominent Erie climbing community voice, they were stoked to learn of our plans and are eager to assist in ASCEND's efforts. We are grateful to have the ClimbERIE team on our side, keeping the climbers of Erie in the forefront of everything we do. This is not just another gym to add to a list, this will be a place for a whole community of people, old and young, new and experienced, to gather, train, coexist, and to call home.

Ops should have done this along time again. They have updated this gem nicely. Tons of new…read moreequipment. I'm definitely grateful for this place. Please bring back the vending machine with the snacks though. Oh and maybe a steam room? Lol

The gym is freezing. Turn up the heat. Additional equipment is not going to keep members from…read morejoining Crunch if you don't properly heat the facility. Poorly managed.

Yesterday, I visited the gym and showed a lot of interest in a membership. I mentioned that I…read morewould love to sign up but I was worried about doing so without bringing in my disabled son first to make sure that they accommodate his special needs. I was then directed to speak with Chet, the general manger for this facility. After speaking with him, he proceeded to argue with me over the phone about why it would be impossible for my son to visit first before signing up. This was highly concerning to me as it was a real unknown whether or not my son would do well in their environment. I would heavily caution parents of disabled children from using this facility given what I know now.

It's wild noone has reviewed Crunch yet. I joined from the get-go and split my time between Crunch…read moreand another gym. I'll start off with what I don't like about Crunch: -They don't have disinfectant wipes to clean the machines. They only have paper towels and spray bottles -The locker room is small and the lockers aren't cleaned often enough -The trainers are annoying. Most aren't friendly Now, the reason Crunch gets 5-stars is because it's graded on a curve; they charge $9.99 a month which is ridiculously cheap. They have a lot of benches and dumbbells which is covenant. In general they have most of the machines I like to use and they're good at fixing any machine that breaks. There are a ton of cardio machines. The good thing about the men's locker room is it's mostly clean (minus the lockers, as mentioned). The showers are usually pretty clean and the bathroom area isn't bad for all the traffic they get. Front-desk staff (the non-trainers) range from nice to ignoring you. Not a big deal. The gym-goers are mostly younger people (that makes me sound old) and pretty much everyone is polite. It's seriously amusing seeing when any of them take selfies using their cameras and tripods in the class fitness room. I'm trying to think of what I'm missing... the place isn't bad. The parking lot of often full and I avoid the super busy times but even when the lot is packed I can still get a workout in without much waiting for machines.

I know this review will sound a little harsh, but…read more... I am a paying member of the YMCA. I don't get an income discount, I don't get a work discount, I just wanted a nice gym membership and so the Y was the first place I thought of. I know they are also a charitable organization and bless them for that...however at the downtown YMCA they allow people from a rehab across the street to shower and use the facilities. They do the same for several homeless shelters, etc. No one on the YMCA staff checks on these people. Once they are in the building, they're not just showering and leaving, they hanging out, sleeping in corners, and so on. I have been trying to add some weight training to my workout and a man was asleep on a free weight bench. He was not wearing workout clothes or anything you would wear to the gym to work out it. Eventually a YMCA worker came and woke him up and asked him to leave after I approached the front desk about this. I guess my problem here is that I was unaware that I was walking around in a building with drug addicts and homeless people. My daughter's hoodie was stolen off a machine. No big deal I guess. Frankly when you pay $50/month for a gym membership you just assume the people around you are all paying for the same service. That being said, I wouldn't be on guard for someone who pays for a membership to steal my daughter's sweatshirt. That's my own mistake for 'assuming', but until I asked about the man sleeping on the weight bench I had no idea that charities gave out shower passes to drug addicts and homeless people that they would be using the same locker rooms without ANY SUPERVISION or tracking from YMCA staff. Again I take no issues with their charity work and applaud them for doing it, I just think the average person who pays a fair amount of cash for a gym membership to a place with nice facilities does not automatically guard their belongings or themselves in the same manner you would as if you were walking down the street in an unsavory neighborhood. Right now it was only my daughter's sweatshirt. It could have been her phone, or her wallet. Yes they have free lock boxes at the front desk, but kids have come in with compact bolt cutters and cut her lock right off in the locker room. So even when you lock your stuff it could get stolen. The police don't care unless it's something like $50 or more. Appearances can be deceiving, and I would probably have signed up for a membership anyway, but a heads up about the company they keep would have been nice.

Nice facility located in downtown Erie,PA. The Avalon Hotel across the street offers free passes…read morefor guests. The staff was friendly and the equipment looked to be in good shape. The facility has three floors that are easily accessible by elevator or by stairs. They also offer a variety of classes from Body Pump to Zumba. I began my visit there with a private cardio session in a separate air conditioned room offered for those who may not feel comfortable exercising in an open space. I then moved the gym to do more cardio and ended my workout in the Rick Burr room where I did some ab work. I enjoyed my visit there and would recommend this facility for those visiting the downtown Erie area.