CrossFit 818

Glendale, United States

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20 reviews

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+1 818-522-0205
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www.crossfit818.com
Address:
425 N Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA, 91203
Glendale
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.5 miCommuter Express 549 To Encino
1.6 mi409 Commuter Express to Sunland/Sylmar
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Today 5:00 am – 7:30 pm
Open now
Local time (Glendale) 13:01 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 5:00 am – 8:30 pm
Tuesday 5:00 am – 8:30 pm
Wednesday 5:00 am – 8:30 pm
Thursday 5:00 am – 8:30 pm
Friday 5:00 am – 7:30 pm
Saturday 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 am – 11:00 am

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CrossFit 818 is a School of ELITE Fitness and a registered CrossFit® affiliate. Our program is based on functional movements that have been around for thousands of years. These movements have survived the test of time for only one reason: they work. Whether you’re an elite, professional athlete or a beginner with little experience, functional training that mirrors movements used in real life and sport is the best way to condition body and mind. Take these functional movements, add constant planned variation and high intensity and you’ve got our program! Our CrossFit classes incorporate gymnastics, Olympic Weightlifting, and cardiovascular training to challenge you no matter what your current level of fitness may be.

History

Established in 2011.

CrossFit helps improve your capacity across 10 components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy. Our specially designed workouts are specifically formulated to provide stimulus across all of these components in less than 30 minutes a day! In addition to the workouts, we provide the in-​depth, personalized coaching necessary to perform functional gymnastic and weightlifting movements efficiently, effectively, and most importantly, safely.

We are what we eat. At CrossFit 818, we understand that no fitness program could possibly be complete without a proper nutritional plan. We empower you to understand how food affects your performance as an athlete and as a human being living life. Our nutrition plan has proven to be successful because of three key components: simplicity, consistency, and accountability.

Meet the Business Owner

Zareh A.

Business Owner

Zareh Amirian is the founder of CrossFit 818. His passion for sports and athletic endeavors begun early in life and continued through high school, where he lettered in three varsity sports (Basketball, Baseball, and Cross Country). His Cross Country experience led him to run and complete four Los Angeles Marathons. An Eagle Scout, Zareh also has had the opportunity to backpack through the rugged terrain of Philmont, New Mexico carrying an 80lb. backpack 70 miles over eight fantastic days. Zareh also spent four years studying the martial art of Hap Ki Do. His journey to elite physical fitness truly began when he discovered CrossFit in 2008. Zareh’s purpose is to help others achieve all their personal fitness goals using the best available method: CrossFit!

When not coaching or lifting heavy weights, Zareh serves as a Commissioner on the Audit Committee in the City of Glendale and spends free time with his beautiful wife, Yvette.

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20 reviews of CrossFit 818

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Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
CF818 is great for beginners, the regular gym goer, or the experienced crossfitter. When choosing a CF box, one should be aware that not all coaching is the same. Zareh and the coaching staff bring a level of thoughtful programming that is scalable to the individual. This is one of those gyms that focuses on the individual attention with small class sizes and a group of coaches that care about your success. Great community too!
Place rating: 5
North Hollywood, CA
Just a great overall box. The coaching is top notch and the programming is awesome. I travel a lot for work, when I’m in Glendale, I make it a point to hit a WOD at this spot.
Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
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Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
I came here to learn a beginning barbell program, Starting Strength. Armen is one of only two Starting Strength Coaches in LA, and that’s the reason I picked this gym. A smart coach, Armen pushes me but not outside of my limitations; just enough to keep making progress.
I haven’t checked out the CrossFit aspect of the gym but there are a lot of satisfied people taking classes there. The gym offers a good selection of class times, plus you can come in anytime and workout on your own.
No treadmills or weight machines here. This is a more serious gym than the typical corporate gyms. So you won’t find a lot of people casually watching TV while they slowly amble along on an elliptical machine! No, you find people who are taking their fitness seriously.
Place rating: 5
Granger, IN
Fantastic coaching will take you from zero to fit at your pace. Great members, great atmosphere and great programming. If that @WodcastPodcast guy was not a coach there I would give them 6 stars. Totally kidding, @heynaked is great.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
I always workout at 818 when I’m in town. Z and Armen are great instructors, the gym has a great community.
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
I was visiting Glendale on business and contacted Crossfit 818 to schedule a few workouts. I work out regularly but have never tried Crossfit. Between Tyler, Armen, and Z, the level of customer service far exceeded my expectations! They were professional and kind, providing ample explanation during sessions and following up after the workouts to ensure we had a good experience. The other gym members were also very welcoming– overall, an awesome experience!
Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
I cannot begin to express how much I enjoyed being a member at CrossFit 818.
Armen and Z were AMAZING coaches who truly pushed me each and every time I was there. I was extremely hesitant to try CrossFit because I was not sure if I could keep up everyone else in the class but I’m so glad I gave it a try. The coaches help you modify when need be and they do not treat your inability to do certain exercises as disadvantages to your workout. Instead, they recognize that you may not have the ability to do that specific exercise just yet, but with their guidance you soon will be. The progress and physical growth is unbelievable! You not only look great but you really start to feel great more and more each and every day.
The facilities were clean beyond belief as well. The environment each day was motivating and energizing. All the gym’s members were great people to work out with as well. No matter how experienced or trained they were, they were very inviting and encouraging during every workout and I really appreciated that.
There’s just an endless amount of positive things to say about CrossFit 818. I’m definitely going to sign up again for this summer because I miss the feeling of looking forward to my workouts and enjoying the challenge and sense of accomplishment that CrossFit 818 offered!
Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
I started Crossfit818 in May 2013 and I couldn’t be happier. My life has completely changed for the better and healthier. The coaches are always pushing us to excel and correct forms when needed. I’ve always been intimidated of weight training, but with the help of Crossfit818 that’s not an issue anymore. I also love how all our workouts have structure and are always challenging. The friends I’ve made and support from coaches and other members have been great motivation to not make any excuses. With that being said if you’re interested in Crossfit you should definitely stop in.
Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
This gym has been my first jump into CrossFit, and I couldn’t be more pleased! Before joining I had been running around the regular gym circuit, never really getting anywhere since I had no real idea of what I was doing. Despite that though, I was nervous to join a CrossFit gym, as I had heard about the level of skill CrossFit can take. I had started to focus more on my fitness, but didn’t really know if I would be ready for what they had to offer.
My first experience was meeting with Zareh, one of the coaches and owners of 818. I mentioned in our first meeting that I wasn’t sure how I would be able to handle all the workouts, and he assured me that everything would be scalable, no matter what level of fitness I was at. 818 also offered a one week free trial, which helped me to feel I could get a real grasp of what it was about before committing to the membership.
Don’t get me wrong, that first week was definitely a rude awakening, but in a very good way. I realized a good deal of what I thought I knew about fitness was dead wrong.
The classes are very structured, and the coaches make sure to give each member an explanation of the workouts, and how to scale to their needs. I loved this part! Finally I found a gym that would actually teach me a great deal about fitness, which so many other gyms don’t bother with.
The staff are also the best in the business. You will not feel afraid to ask questions, and they have no problem with helping you understand how to improve yourself. It’s a huge focus of their job, and it shows.
CrossFit 818 has given me a great deal of confidence in what I can do with my fitness and strength, and your improvements happen much faster than you would think.
But its all dependent on the level of work you put in. When I started I only went for 3 days a week. But by the 2nd-​3rd month, this wasn’t enough. I bumped up the commitment to unlimited and have no regrets!
I love this gym! And you will too! ;)
Place rating: 5
Santa Cruz, CA
I’m a Crossfitter from Santa Cruz, but this is my go-​to gym whenever I’m in the L.A. area. I had been trying to do a pull-​ups for awhile, and with some coaching from Coach Z, I got my first one here. Thanks Z!
The programming is excellent, the community is great, and they have all the equipment you need to get more jacked than you’ve ever been in your life.
Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
This is the first place I’ve ever tried CrossFit. I’ve been a member since June ’12. It’s a great place to get an intense and varied workout in. No workout is ever the same, unless you’re lucky and you happen to schedule yourself to do a benchmark workout a couple months apart. The coaches teach you how to move, lift, stretch, eat, and share toys. They’re also very concerned about your well being so you can perform at your best each time. Feeling sore or injured? No worries, they’ll teach you some crazy stretches or scale a workout to help recover. If you’re lazy, they’ll motivate you. If you’re poor and can’t afford it, well stop going out to eat and drink so much.
It’s a small gym in downtown Glendale, but I’ve learned to love the space. Small space = small classes = better coaching. In the 8 months that I’ve been cross fitting, I’ve learned to properly lift weights, run more than 400m without dying, succeeded in doing real strict pull-​ups, succeeded in a succession of double unders (don’t know what the hell that is? come check it out!), and made a lot of new friends.
The coaches have come up with cool development series to help members focus on something they want to improve (mobility, endurance, lifting, etc). Saturday morning workouts are fun — partner or group workouts. Armen even let me pick some workout features when I brought him breakfast. There’s also wreck shop time slots — basically an open gym time.
Cons: there are smokers who like to congregate by the bus stop that’s outside the gym so you sometimes get a whiff. BLEH.
Place rating: 5
WOODLAND HLS, CA
If I can rate them 10 Stars i would!
STOP LOOKING, STOP WAITING, STOP COMPLAINING, stop Starving, AND START CrOSSFITTING@818 !!! (like i did 2 weeks ago :))
If you are someone like me, that is motivated to workout and see a change, but you just don’t have the knowledgeable or discipline, you must sign up here.
For many years all I’ve done was complain «to myself» how I wasn’t happy with my body, how I wasn’t in shape, and list goes on and on…
I have signed up at many gyms, hired a few trainers, been to 5 different gyms around my area, and nothing ever got me as motivated as I am now. I was sick and tired at looking at others and saying «I WISH …»
I didn’t need convincing, because I have seen a few friends join and have first hand proof of, what they do works! (in 2 weeks i have seen a change in myself)
The coaching you get is the best! As a female, I’ve never felt comfortable at gyms, at Crossfit818 everyone is nice, and professional.
must say Armen is one of the best coaches I have ever worked with, he pushes you until your guts scream out of pain. and Zareh, he pushes you with using your excuses as NO excuses.
ALLLL i am saying is, start now and see your love handles turn into, hate handles!
Place rating: 5
Santa Monica, CA
I’ve been doing CrossFit for almost two years and I joined CrossFit 818 a few months ago. The most important thing to being successful at CrossFit is the quality of the coaching. The coaches at CrossFit 818 are experts with years of experience not just in CrossFit but in power lifting and kinesiology. Do not settle for a place staffed solely by former gym rats that got their CrossFit Level 1 certification.
This is a great place to learn. The warm-​ups are tailored to the workout. Every exercise is demonstrated by the coach before you do it and the coaches take the time to check the weights you are using. During the workout, the coaches will give you pointers on your form. Lastly, the community will encourage you and cheer the last athlete across the finish line.
If you’ve ever been interesting in trying CrossFit, this is the place.
Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
If you’re looking to get into shape but don’t have the discipline or the knowledge, CrossFit 818 is the place to go. As someone that’s tried your typical globo gym for years with little results, I would highly recommend going to a place that has a proven track record in results.
I’ve personally spoken to people at this gym (I’m also a member) that have lost weight, gained muscle in a relatively short period of time. Let’s be honest though; crossfit is not easy. If you’re serious about results, I believe that CrossFit 818 can get you there but you also need to put in the effort.
Four months in and my waist line has shrunk 2 inches. I can do at least 5 pull ups but when I got there I struggled to do 1. I can go on and on. Just get in and try a free class. The coaches are amazing and super knowledgable. They want the best for you and always make time.
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I’ve been going at least 5 times a week for almost a year. What I want to share about CrossFit 818 is that I’m just as motivated to go now as I was a year ago. I set some pretty lofty goals on moves that I wanted to be able to do and I’m proud to say I’ve met everyone one of these goals. It’s amazing at what you can accomplish in a positive, group environment.
As a side note, I did a body fat test (bod pod) and I’ve never been as low as I have through CrossFit — 15%. My next goal is to try and get this down to 13% during my next physical.
Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
Sickest gym!
Place rating: 5
South Pasadena, CA
I found CrossFit 818 after years of training at multiple gyms, martial arts, and fitness programs. I can confidently say that after a life time of sports and 13 years of martial arts and fight training I have never felt more «fit» and confident in my abilities. I have lost 20 lbs and gained on every aspect of fitness. From my weight lifting to my body weight exercises there is nothing that has not improved and you notice results quickly because your progress is measured.
When you do the math and list all the services they provide it truly holds it’s value to be a member at this location. They are with you every step of the way on your goals regarding fitness and nutrition as well as any special needs you have regarding past or present injuries. The workouts are scaled to your abilities at the moment yet you get to participate in a group setting where everyone has a common goal.
Today you will see multiple «CrossFit» locations in almost every city but after speaking with the coaches at CrossFit 818 you can immediately tell how well educated and experienced they are regarding overall fitness and the CrossFit program. Not all CrossFit locations are created equal and the quality of coaching is what can determine success or failure, injury or improvement. They have dedicated their lives to their craft and it shows in the results of their members.
There is no other way to understand if a service is worth it then to try it yourself. Just walk in and speak with one of their coaches to try a class, the results will speak for themselves.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Crossfit 818 is by far the best workout I’ve ever had. I signed up for a bootcamp class before Crossfit. The bootcamp was a great workout, but Crossfit is as intense as it gets.
The #1 thing that turns me off from gyms is bad attitudes, but at Crossfit 818 all of the instructors are amazing, friendly and the students that are there on a regular basis are great.
If you need to get into shape this is the place for you. As I write this I have lost 23 lbs in 6 months and only have 11 more lbs to meet my goal. I also have severe asthma and thanks to Crossfit 818 my asthma is the best it’s ever been in my entire life.
Thank you Crossfit 818 for giving me a new life and showing me that nothing is impossible.
Place rating: 5
Glendale, Los Angeles, CA
The coaches are super knowledgable and you’ll get insanely fast results all around if you are serious about getting fit! Come in for a free analysis and workout!!! Do it!
Place rating: 5
Glendale, CA
This place is great! It’s clean, the staff are knowledgeable, the workouts are challenging and the fellow crossfitters are all very inspiring! I’ve had a regular gym membership for years (Bally’s, then 24 Hour) but nothing can compare to the intensive yet varied workouts that I have had here.
I train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as well and in just the few weeks that I been training here I have seen great improvements in my strength, agility and stamina. And to think all this in only going 3x a week! (I used to go to the gym and putt around on the treadmills and weights 5−6x a week with results nothing like this!)
Novice gym-​goers need not shy away though! All the exercises are customizable to each individual’s abilities — although with the small class sizes the coaches are quick to pick up on each individual’s abilities and they make sure that you push yourself every time ;-)