CrossFit Holdfast

CrossFit Holdfast

GymHappy Review:

"Beginners Find Confidence Without Intimidation"

5 /5

52 verified member reviews

What Members Are Saying

At CrossFit Holdfast, members appreciate the supportive community and personalized coaching tailored for all fitness levels.

  • ❤️ Beginners Find Confidence: Newcomers often mention feeling welcomed and supported, with instructors providing personalized modifications that help them engage fully in their workouts without intimidation.
  • ❤️ Rehabilitating Athletes Feel Supported: Those recovering from injuries report that the coaches are knowledgeable and offer tailored guidance, ensuring safe progression and confidence as they regain strength.
  • ❤️ Community Bonds Enhance Motivation: Reviewers highlight the positive atmosphere, noting how the encouraging environment keeps them accountable and motivated to attend classes regularly.
  • ❤️ Personalized Coaching for All: Many appreciate the focused coaching, which emphasizes individual needs and offers specific scaling options to accommodate various fitness levels and goals.

AI summary based on recent reviews, updated weekly

Member Reviews

Cheri is awesome, she showed me extra stretches to help with my back pain. Always does a great job!

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Dec 11, 2025
Review for Cheri Spatenka

Eli said that he liked Erick’s class because he pushed him in ways he hasn’t been pushed before while working out.

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Dec 11, 2025
Review for Erick Endres

Chad is an extremely competent and focused coach. He cares about you as an individual and is there to made the workout work for each athlete in the gym. His focused and encouraging style gives me the confidence in each workout to push myself. I really enjoy having him as a coach!

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Dec 5, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

What’s one positive change you’ve noticed since joining this gym?" Since joining CrossFit Holdfast, I’ve noticed a significant improvement in my overall fitness and energy levels. The community here is supportive, which keeps me motivated to show up consistently. The coaches provide personalized guidance that helps me progress safely and effectively. It’s been rewarding to see my strength and endurance grow over time.

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Dec 2, 2025
Review for Amie Chambers

Erick corrected some of the things I was doing wrong with my butterfly pull ups and got me into a great rhythm and able to crush quality sets.

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Nov 24, 2025
Review for Erick Endres

Great job and yes you made me feel more confident and got me motivated! You also reminded me on proper deadlifts. Thank you for all of your help.

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Nov 19, 2025
Review for Erick Endres

Provided good feedback in class for handstand push ups today! He was very encouraging and class was fun!

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Oct 30, 2025
Review for Erick Endres

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Oct 28, 2025
Review for Amie Chambers

We switched dumbbell weight for the lifting today which helped me a lot.

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Oct 24, 2025
Review for Erick Endres

Cory was great! Explained every movement thoroughly and was very encouraging!

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Oct 10, 2025
Review for Cory Bang

Mike's cheerful attitude really makes the class enjoyable. He is always happy, smiling, and genuinely interested in what the athletes do away from class. Athletes can always count on a thorough explanation of the movements for the WOD and how to scale to our abilities. I look forward to Wednesday classes with Mike!

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Oct 9, 2025
Review for Mike Jensen

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Oct 8, 2025
Review for Mike Jensen

Coaching is very specific to individual needs, very motivating!

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Oct 1, 2025
Review for Dallas Williams

He is always so passionate about taking the time to walk through every movement and all of the scaling options! I always look forward to class when he is coaching because he truly cares about every single athlete in that gym. He also has THE BEST music and he plays what we want to hear, just like any good DJ would!

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Sep 30, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

I love being in the gym with Coach Chad. He keeps the mood fun and light. He cares for his athletes and looks to provide feedback to make us better.

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Sep 29, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

Every good day as ___ in it? And Chad answered and gestured to all of us in attendance today; so obviously that alone is worth a 5 star rating.

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Sep 29, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

He helped me with my deadlift form. It was nice to have feedback to properly lift with out messing up my lower back. He's always been super helpfull.

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Sep 29, 2025
Review for Austin Haverkost

It was great being back today! When Chad is coaching, you will leave there with a huge smile on your face! Thanks for the reminders not to look at the floor during today’s lift cycle.

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Sep 23, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

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Sep 22, 2025
Review for Amie Chambers

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Sep 18, 2025
Review for Cory Bang

After taking time off, i felt welcomed right where i left off. Amie is always a great motivator, pushing you to your limits!

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Sep 11, 2025
Review for Amie Chambers

Cory always runs a good class. Offering different options for those that might need them. He is very knowledgeable and approachable if you have any questions. Really appreciate his guidance throughout the workouts!

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Sep 10, 2025
Review for Cory Bang

As a beginner in CrossFit Cheri helped me modify my work out to help me feel like I got an effective session. Intern motivation goes up to keep on this fitness journey. Thank you Cheri

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Sep 3, 2025
Review for Cheri Spatenka

Amie was amazing! It was my first time doing crossfit and she made me feel super comfortable by breaking things down for me and just showing me how to do everything. I loved the community aspect of the class and it was an all around fun experience!

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Aug 19, 2025
Review for Amie Chambers

Great workout today after being gone for over a week on vacation. Chad helped me find the best option for an assisted pull up for today's workout and made suggestions for future workouts based on quantity of pull ups that may be required. Still being new, Chad has coached quite a few of the classes I have been in and he is always very helpful and gives good tips. Also very patient with the coaching he gives and positively reinforces as I continue to build the skills in each class.

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Aug 19, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

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Aug 12, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

One of the best coaches and friend. Makes the gym more of a treat than a punishment!

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Aug 11, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

Awesome points of performance. Checking in on injury and offering helpful alternative options!

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Aug 1, 2025
Review for Taylor Busho

Dallas is always willing to assist and modify the workout to meet my ability.

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Jul 26, 2025
Review for Dallas Williams

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Jul 26, 2025
Review for Dallas Williams

Love when Cory coaches. Comes in with a great attitude & starts off the day with a great workout!

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Jul 14, 2025
Review for Cory Bang

Taylor is very welcoming, confident and thorough in her coaching! No matter the athletes skill level, she always has feedback and input for them. Love having her as a coach at CFH!

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Jul 11, 2025
Review for Taylor Busho

Amazing, as always. She considers my current physical limitations and helps me scale as necessary. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude makes coming in a real enjoyable experience.

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Jul 7, 2025
Review for Amie Chambers

Great enthusiasm and focus on safety over pushing to hard.

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Jul 1, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

He’s s very thoughtful of scaling options on movements I’m not ready for…

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Jun 30, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

Austin brings the right kind of energy for a Monday morning. Encouraging with a balance of intensity. At least for me, it’s needed. He manages the athletes with a calm approach. I enjoy his class.

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Jun 30, 2025
Review for Austin Haverkost

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Jun 26, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

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Jun 17, 2025
Review for Cheri Spatenka

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Jun 5, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

Great work.

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Jun 2, 2025
Review for Austin Haverkost

Erick was great - very helpful and gave appropriate feedback and modifications when needed. Felt very supported!

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May 30, 2025
Review for Erick Endres

Chad was very welcoming and supportive. He gave me great tips and cues during the workout.

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May 20, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

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May 19, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

Mike was great, he explained all the exercises and gave pointers during the workout which was super helpful! I had a great time during my first class, it was a lot of fun!

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May 15, 2025
Review for Mike Jensen

Chad remained calm and cranked up the music during the tornado siren 😂 10/10

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Apr 29, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

Plays the best workout music 🤘

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Apr 28, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

Austin did great today! Super large class that he kept in line and on schedule. Though in walking through the movements. Learned he got cool new shoes!!

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Apr 28, 2025
Review for Austin Haverkost

Always helpful, informative , and easy to approach with any questions!

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Apr 11, 2025
Review for Amie Chambers

Chad does the best job explaining barbell movements

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Apr 1, 2025
Review for Chad Chambers

Dallas did a great job this evening. He helped me/ gave me some pointers on my squat cleans about some things to try to help with some heavier lifts. As well as some pointers on the kipping part of hand stand pushups.

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Mar 28, 2025
Review for Dallas Williams

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Mar 25, 2025

Phenomenal coaching. Great use of time with warmup, WOD explanation, WOD execution, and still having a few minutes for cooldown.

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Mar 21, 2025
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CrossFit Holdfast currently has 52 verified member reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars. All reviews come from real members who have experienced the gym firsthand.

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CrossFit Holdfast is located in Owatonna, Minnesota at 195 SE 18th St, Owatonna, MN 55060, USA. Click the address above to get directions.