Everyone is super friendly, facility is very clean, and the equipment is extensive. This is a great gym!

I'm an older client and have been an enthusiast of The Training Room and Mark Brisby owner and chiropractor for years. Mark trained me for my first sprint triathlon when I was in my early 60s. Now, whenever I have a physical challenge or when I need advice and treatment and can't get into a Medicare paid physician or therapy for weeks or months! - I go to Mark Brisby. His experience, knowledge, training and services have been invaluable over many years. Even after I've received all the help I can from Medicare paid physical therapy - and it just takes me to functional - I go to Mark and The Training Room for the next level = excellent! It's my "Go To"place for the very best physical care & training. I can't recommend it highly enough. read more

This review is from a local who has trained hard for decades. I tried many, many different ways to stay health and achieve my goals but the best action I've ever taken is to use the Dr. Brisby and the Training Room to help me. If you've got an athletic injury, save yourself the runaround just go to Dr. Brisby and LISTEN to his advice. He's helped me and many of my friends get healthier than we ever were. And the training faculty itself is special. It's all "functional" which translates to a better ability to perform in the real world. I've worked with trainer Chris and found him to be really, really smart and helpful and just wants to help people reach their potential. Chris is wise and has seen A LOT and if you're a bit banged-up will definitely get you not only back to where you were but way better--without any risk of setbacks. read more

PSA: NOT SAFE FOR WOMEN During my two plus years as a member at Dr. Mark Brisby's Training Room I endured repeated harassment from multiple male members. From an overwhelming lack of common courtesy and gym etiquette to unsolicited evaluations of my body while exercising. One male member even offered my teenage daughter, a minor, his unsolicited opinion of her body. I also endured unsolicited lectures ranging from how to exercise, what weight to use, and even why I shouldn't open a window, in spite of all we have learned from the pandemic and the importance of fresh air. The culture at The Training room is creepy at best, textbook misogyny at worst, and utterly lacking in accountability. Dr. Brisby and staff know this and don't care. Do yourself a favor: skip The Training Room and find a healthy, safe place to take care of yourself. read more

Following an horrific bike crash, my shoulder surgeon referred me to Mark Brisby. From the first visit, through surgery and after it, Mark was engaged, compassionate and professional. The trainers were all excellent as well. Simply put, Mark is a consummate pro and he runs an operation where excellence is required of everyone helping patients and clients. I hope you never need them like I did, but if you are injured and PT is prescribed, this is the place to go. read more

Terrific in all aspects. I would recommend them to friends and family. Chris,, Blake, and the doctor were all very helpful and professional. read more

A professional, caring, attentive, smart and very experienced staff. Super workout facility and equipment. Dr. Brisby sincerely cares about your health, rehab as needed and performance goals. read more

I can not express enough how amazing this place is!!!! I have gone here for a couple of minor sports injurgies and gotten amazing results. When I tore my ACL, the first person I went to was Dr Brisby. I got all of the support I needed in the weeks leading up to surgery, and have had amazing results since. I am 7 weeks post-surgery and my friends and even my surgeon can't believe how fast I'm recoupperating. I owe it all to Dr. Brisby and his staff. Dr. Brisby's staff is fantastic! They're all friendly, knowledgable, and available to you whenever you need them. As long as I live in Santa Barbara, I will never go anywhere else for my physical therpay or sports medicine needs!! read more

The training room is a good place for your body but not for your wallet. They are nice and the training is good but they quoted me one price 80.00 and then at the end when I had decided to write one big check at the end, it became 95.00. I wrote 1 80.00 check for the initial visist and 1 80.00 check for a subsequent visit and no one said a word until all of a sudden I owe them a great deal more than I had been qouted. Too bad too, the doctor is good but they assured me that they told me about the price - so much for the customer is always right. It's not the money - it's being called a liar that I can do without. read more

From their front desk staff, their trainers, and the Dr. himself I've had a great experience. I was looking to increase my overall athleticism and functional strength both for performance as well as injury prevention. I wasn't really concerned about aesthetics. Another thing I wanted was to make sure of was that the trainers approached everything from a science and research based perspective and seeing Dr. Brisby's background as a fellow Bruin and a trainer for the UCLA Sports Medicine Department was very encouraging. I met with Dr. Brisby to talk about my situation and then I was setup with my first training session with a trainer. I was thoroughly impressed with Cliff's knowledge and experienced and scheduled my second session before before I left. I will be scheduling a third. The facilities are excellent, clean, well maintained, lots of room and parking. There are showers, locker rooms, and it's really just a phenomenal space! Highly recommended! read more

33M - just ended 20 months of chronic back pain. First saw Brisby April 2017 after severe muscle spams in my lower back happened when stretched on a exercise ball. I had some postural problems with extremely tense back muscles and my right shoulder slumping before this.' Brisby questioned my symptom of having flu like tiredness and cut off me off trying to blame the pain on spine degeneration saying everyone has degeneration. I did treatment for 4 months slowly improving, but having a horrid quality of life. Due to insurance I had to stop going. It took me 20 months to figure out the cure to my debilitating chronic back pain which included rolfing, then reading Healing Back Pain. Here is my story if interested: http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/33m-20-months-debilitating-chronic-lower-back-pain-cured.20072/ read more

Went to see Mark Brisby and his team after a car accident and some severe whiplash. I was referred by someone in the sports field so I wasn't too sure what to expect. This guy is no-bullshit and gets you back to feeling fantastic FAST. I don't know where I'd be without him today and his knowledge on sports and injury related recovery. You want the best? GO TO MARK! You want to put in the time and heal well? GO TO MARK! I am so thankful I found him and The Training Room... you won't regret it. read more

my personal experience with The Training Room and "Dr." Brisby.... Went in to see Dr. Brisby, waited 30 minutes in the waiting room with no explanation as to why the "Dr" could not see me for my foot injury, he walked by .... made eye contact with me but never a "hey just running a little behind, sorry for the wait" or anything. Finally I got up and left only to be invoiced $35.09 and then finally sent to collections for refusing to pay. Your time is worth less than his, buyer beware... poor customer service. I could give a sh** about the $35.09, just can't stand when people treat customers like this.... read more

The training room rocks. Great staff. Good equipment. Big clean space. Lots of fun. I belong to another gym as well. But this is 10X more fun. The price is very reasonable. You don't have to be injured to use Mark's gym. But if you are they can fix it. Rob M. read more

Dr. Mark Brisby is a gifted chiropractor and healer. He is the first person I see if I have an injury that needs treatment and rehab. He really listens to his patients and then decides the best course of action.I've been his patient for 30 years. I also go to The Training Room for a STOMP class with Chris Quesada. He is professional, encouraging, attentive, and funny. My class is a group of friends who are all over 60 and Chris knows how to work with all our issues and aches and pains. He makes us want to get up early and go exercise at The Training Room. Gwen Dawson read more

Thank you once again Mark and staff at theTraining Room for helping me get over my back problems and back in the gym. Rick read more

In a nutshell, the training and rehab services for my teenage daughters was completely useless and in some ways counterproductive, and when I challenged the billing clerk who called me about my small remaining balance, rather than address my grievances, she just sent it straight to collections! And now it has hit my credit score! So, because of a small remaining balance (after more than $1200 in prior payments), my family's financial future has been severely impacted. Sorry, but I'm not going to knuckle under to extortion. THIS IS WAR. Here are more details. About two years ago, my younger daughter was having a lot of sports-related shoulder pain, so I took her to a series of rehab sessions after an acquaintance told me that Brisby gave discounts for local high school athletes. They had her do a lot of silly "T's and Y's" on an exercise ball along with various other rehab activities like ultrasound stimulus and Lord knows what else. None of it did a bit of good. So, she would just rest a few days and then keep trying to play. Then, her lower back began hurting, so I called Brisby about it and he had her come in for some spinal adjustments, which only made it worse and inhibited her ability to play at all. Moreover, I later learned that he offered no discount for Santa Barbara High athletes--only for DP and SM, apparently because SBHS didn't pay a required retainer fee that year. So, all the time spent pulling her out of school and me leaving work to drop her off and pick her up was completely worthless, and it was priced way higher than I expected. Nevertheless, I continued to pay the bills they sent me until it became clear that there was no benefit at all. I was so unhappy that I couldn't bring myself to pay the very last bill, but rather than Brisby calling me to discuss it and try to "make it right," he just sent my tiny $160 balance straight to collections! I gave my dispute statement to the collection agency, and they just sent a negative report to the credit agencies! Now my credit score has taken a hit over this small balance. Although I have filed a dispute, my credit score is probably about 50 points lower. The rights of the consumer have been completely trampled. Apparently my dissatisfaction with the service doesn't matter. Is it really that easy for a low-quality service provider to ruin a dissatisfied client's credit? Is there really nothing I can do about this extortion? There's more to the story. Prior to this episode with my younger daughter, I had bought my older daughter a package of 10 workout sessions at The Training Room for $700 or so. At the end of it, I asked her if she learned enough to train on her own at a gym, but she didn't. The workouts they had her do were obscure exercises on specialized machines that she couldn't do on her own. If she couldn't continue on her own, then this 10-session package was a total waste. So, as an athlete and fitness enthusiast myself who still works out regularly, I decided I had to take matters into my own hands. I had both daughters join a local fitness center, and I spent 30 minutes showing them how to use the equipment and do basic strength training. In the case of my younger daughter, she simply needed to strengthen her back and rear deltoids in order to better stabilize her shoulder. After several weeks of strength training to balance her shoulders, her sports-related pain had disappeared completely. In addition, my older daughter also took my basic instruction and ran with it, and now she is happy and fit and completely self-sufficient in the gym. Joining a gym and getting some basic instruction was all that either of my daughters needed. Brisby's Training Room was completely useless and a total waste of time and money. Now my lowered credit score is costing me money and opportunities, thanks to the good Dr. Brisby, but I'm not going to sit here and take it. This Yelp posting is my first retaliatory salvo. He offers absolutely no customer service or compassion for the client. I strongly recommend you avoid this place at all costs. There are plenty of better facilities in town, whether you need rehab, fitness training, or chiropractic care. Don't risk getting at odds with this outfit because they won't hesitate to screw you over it. read more

Terrible!!! What a crock for a Dr. and the trainers are as useless as the unused space there. Huge disappointment in all aspects

I came to Dr. Brisby after a car accident broke all bones in my left leg, along with three major wounds on my left side as well. My Dr. told me, I would be lucky to walk normal again. Dr. Brisby's name came up in a conversation with a family member and I went to view the facility the next day. When I came up the convenient elevator with my walker, Leeanna, the office manager, greeted me. She has ALWAYS been on top with the correct information of my payments, Dr. forms, and insurance information. She always greets me with a smile, a good morning and pleasant attitude. Her gentle way and beautiful professional look, is always calming to me. When I hobbled in to view the facility I immediately saw the gravity treadmill. When I saw this piece of equipment being used, I knew I wanted to come here, and only here. Dr. Brisby listened to my concerns, wants and wishes, and PATIENTLY answered all my questions-daily. I like that Dr. Brisby is in communication with my Dr. so my therapy can follow a cohesive healing plan. He also has access to viewing my newest x-rays giving him immediate knowledge to line his work with my strength training and exercises. Brian, Anthony and Chris are so very very kind in there handling of my injuries; I was terrified to let anyone touch my leg. I have been matched well to my trainer, having worked with all of them. I like that Dr. Brisby understands my personality and matched me to Brian. Brian doesn't listen to my whining and knows exactly what I am capable of and how much he can push me WITHIN my limits to yield my best healing result. From my work with Brian and Dr. Brisby I am walking six months later with no aids. All the trainers at this facility are fabulous. Dr. Brisby, Brian, Chris and Anthony have always been professional, informative, and happy to work with me, everyday. I am not an easy patient, and these trainers have managed to coax the best from me, with a smile and a kind word-all the time; not an easy task in my book. -Veronica F. read more

This review is from a local who has trained hard for decades. I tried many, many different ways to stay health and achieve my goals but the best action I've ever taken is to use the Training Room to help me. If you've got an athletic injury, save yourself the runaround just go to Dr. Brisby and LISTEN to his advice. He's helped me and many of my friends get healthier than we ever were. And the training faculty itself is special. It's all "functional" which translates to a better ability to perform in the real world. I've worked with trainers Blake and Chris and they are both really, really smart and helpful and just want to help people reach their potential. Blake is creative and extremely knowledgeable and well informed and will challenge you to reach new levels--which you will if you train with him. Chris is wise and has seen A LOT and if you're a bit banged-up will definitely get you not only back to where you were but way better--without any risk of setbacks. Definitely the place to go when you're ready to do it right. read more

Great, knowledgeable, experienced staff. Have relied on the for recovery from injuries and for building fitness. They work hard for clients - lots of emphasis on technique for building strength and fitness, healing the last injury and preventing the next one - can't recommend them too highly read more

Excellent gym. Excellent equipment and friendly/professional staff. It has a personal feel.

Excellent personal attention by the training staff. Knowledgable certified athletic trainers and chiropractic staff on hand. The facility has everything you need in a gym and/or injury rehab facility. There is a trainer here for you no matter what your goals or expectations. read more

I started seeing Dr. Mark Brisby and his team for various sports related injuries more than 18 years ago. He and his team, some of who have been there as long as I have been visiting, are always very professional. They have helped me through, shoulder surgery, two different knee surgeries and various other sports tweaks that happen if you are an active person. Dr. Brisby's approach is to help get you through what ails you and get you back into the game. He isn't one of those practitioners that wants to see you again and again unless it is absolutely necessary. After my last ACL reconstruction (5 years ago) I did my rehab at the new Training Room and have been training there ever since. The facilities are amazing, the price is very fair and the employees are top notch. If you are looking for a great place to rehab an injury, work out with a personal trainer or simply join a state of the art gym, I highly recommend Dr. Brisby and the Training room. read more