Metroflex Gym

This gym is by far my favorite gym out of all of the other gyms where I have previously trained. The equipment and atmosphere allow for a creative and hardcore workout, yet welcomes beginners as well. The owner, Eddie, is dedicated to offering an inviting gym and has given me workouts to complete for specific muscle groups. I have also been given some amazing kickboxing workouts by trainer, Chris Linton, who I highly recommend. He will tailor workouts (kickboxing or non kickboxing) for clients of all levels and he is very knowledgeable and supportive. Chris’ workouts are improving my self esteem as well as my health. Try this gym out if you are in the area. You will not be disappointed.

The ultimate playground for people that love to lift. The environment pumps you up to a point you have no idea how long you have been training. Came here, so many different equipment you cannot find else where. Test your power!!! I have to go back again soon, thank you everyone there and especially BC !!!

MY FAVORITE GYM ON EARTH! Lots of space and equipment to get creative with your workouts! Super loud music You can workout OUTSIDE! This gym is grimy and hardcore in a good way. No AC, showers or rainbows here!

Awesome gym, absolutely love!!! If their hours fit my schedule, I’d totally be there every day! Great for the hardcore folks that want to get work done. Highly recommend.

the gym was amazing !! has everything you need a bit hot but this isn’t the «come with makeup on and look cute gym.»
BUT THE MEN AT THE FRONT DESK NEED SOME SERIOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS !!! The ONE WITH A RECEDING HAIRLINE and plucked eyebrow roided out guy was a prude. I asked him if there were showers here, he laughed along with his little buddy next to him saying oh just go to la fitness don’t you go there? He would have known if he bothered to take a look at my waiver we were from Fresno and visiting.
Other than that great gym, staff horrible!
Except for BIG C, some trainer who was in there really nice and introduced himself.

The best gym I’ve ever been to! Hardcore atmosphere with everyone having the same mentality as you, to get stronger and better. Has everything you want in a gym. Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, Strongman, Crossfit, Olympic Lifting, you name it, they got it. This place is The New Mecca!

I wished I was able to come here everyday. Sadly I live up North. Definitely the best gym I’ve seen.

This place is unlike any other gym I’ve ever been too. If you’re looking for good looking posers you can find them and the hard core body builders and the novices who are really quite clueless about what they are doing. Easy remedy hire a trainer for about 8 – 10 workouts to get you going and TAKE NOTES on what you do and what they say. The only drawback is I really don’t like their choice in music. Tired of hearing F this and F that and N this. If it’s a word you don’t want to hear from me then don’t play music that has it

Awesome gym! Friendly people. Good trainers :)
Will be going back soon! Highly recommended

This gym is on its own league of hardcore! No matter what kind of exercise you are into this place will get you the results you want. Why play around at other location in long beach???

Upon entering this gym on a Friday night with minimal people in here I immediately liked the atmosphere. It is a hardcore gym but don’t expect everyone to be advanced most people are intermediate. You can be a newby and still be fine. I have been lifting on and off for 1 year and loved the equipment they had here for glutes and legs. It was easy to focus and give it your all because of the environment.
My only issue was the staff. I was planning on joining once my trial period was over and paying for the full year and was told I would get a «free month» in addition to a groupon I purchased for 1 month. I know on paper I signed up for 1 month but I was told differently. I was surprised to be stopped by a different employee and told my 1 month was up. The employee who had told me he’d give me an extra month pretended to have no recollection. My issue was just being lied to as if I had misunderstood. decided to just take my money elsewhere. I don’t like sale pitches or lies. I would of been fine being told upfront 1 month only not like I haggled or anything he offered out of his own will.
Anyway pretty cool gym unfortunately I won’t be joining.

Best gym I’ve ever been too. The staff is great. Owner Eddie is awesome and the equipment is on point. I’ve been coming here for 5 months now and its much fun working out here.

This is a hardcore gym. I come here twice a week with a personal trainer. I’m now in the best shape of my life. Everyone is super chill and knowledgeable about lifting.

If you are looking for a gym that allows you to be motivated just by walking in the door, then this is it! Everytime I go to Metroflex in Long Beach, the environment creates an excitement and desire to push myself to lift better and be stronger. There are so many things I have improved on and learned from just a short time of being part of the Metroflex family. Even on Friday nights, you may just get your own personal DJ, Eddie :) to workout too!
It’s an amazing gym with everything you need to suceed at becoming healthier and stronger! If you are serious, YOU NEED TO BE HERE!!!

Watched lifting competition here, $ 5 cash admission. GOOOO @RockyBangg! Huge gym. Great for the hardcore folks that want to get work done. Their mirrors aren’t vanity mirrors, they’re posture workout mirror for actual function.
Parking is free among all businesses there, closed on a Sunday, just don’t block gates.
Black seems to be a theme color for attire here. No AC, lots of fans, even spectacular will be sweaty on hot days.

If you don’t like a hardcore gym, go somewhere else.
If you like a hardcore gym, this is the place.
Metroflex Long Beach is a tough, intense training environment that’s VERY motivating and very fun to work out in. Although not your typical 24 hour fitness, Metroflex still offers everything you need. There are TONS of free weights, squat racks, bench presses, dumbbells, and machines. It also offers an awesome MMA/​Boxing area with several punching bags, a grappling area, and a large mat. Out back they have a parking lot featuring various strongman exercises like tire flips, atlas stones, and more.
As if this wasn’t enough, you also have a pretty good chance of meeting famous fitness YouTubers like Mike Rashid, Big Rob, or CT Fletcher. Mike and Rob are super cool, I haven’t been lucky enough to meet CT yet. If you’re in the area, check it out! You won’t be disappointed.

The variety of equipment they offer here is just amazing. Plenty of free weights and dumbbells for those straining for both strength or aesthetics. They even have a variety of strongman training equipment as well as what they call a prowler which will have you gasping for air and getting strong simultaneously.
The only problem I have is that this place is so far away from my location.

First and foremost this is a REAL gym! No gimmicks no nothing. This is where people come to workout and train. Not to take selfies and lolly gag. All pros. No cons!
The guys here are all Down to earth! It’s like a family here. Great people. I live like 25 miles away but I’ve made it all the way over there because its that great. They inspire greatness. So go out and find your greatness by visiting the best gym this side of the Mississippi! #IronAddicts

Clearly, this gym is not for everyone, which is just how I like it.
Metroflex is located on the border of Long Beach’s northern industrial area and a small residential neighborhood. It’s hard to miss if you’re not looking for it. Parking is sparse but nothing to worry about.
Upon walking in, you may find yourself saying, «What the fuck?» The walls are peppered with autographed bodybuilding posters and graffiti. The floor is comprised of chipped slabs of American concrete and the gym equipment is scattered everywhere. I’m not gonna sugar coat it; it looks like a prison gym. And it’s a mess. And I love it.
So if you’re a spandex wearing douche in fluorescent shoes and a Crossfit t-​shirt, I do not recommend this place for you. Additionally, if you wear knee high striped socks and practice power-​cleans with no weight on the bar, again go home.
If you like pushin heavy ass weight and do not care about appearances or hygiene, I invite you to try this gym. It’s a serious gym for serious people.
See u there.

There aren’t many places you can walk in that can literally scare the crap out if you. Cemeteries at night, parents bedroom when you hear noises, and Metroflex Gym, Long Beach… or so I thought.
Never would I have guessed that a gym (I’ll get back to that in a minute) full of professional athletes, hi intensity trainers and bodybuilding legends would be such a great, welcoming atmosphere. Don’t get me wrong, they’ll kick your ass if they want to, but they do it with iron instead of fists. From the moment I walked in on the very first day they opened, I was greeted by Chris and Eddie who then introduced me to everyone there. It was like I was their long lost much better looking, wittier and more charming brother. Basically, I was made to feel like family.
That welcoming spirit still exists today. I was so moved on grand opening day that I took the shirt off that I was wearing and gave it to them. It was a t-​shirt from the original Metroflex in Arlington, TX. It had rust stains on it from the iron I was moving during my days there. I thought they should have something representing the original. They agreed, and honored me incidentally by having it framed and hanging in the lobby, where it watches over things today.
The gym itself has almost everything anybody could ever hope for in a gym. There’s a modest but effective cardio room. Seriously though, this is Southern California. Do your cardio outside in the 80 degree summer. People in Arizona and Texas would kill for that weather.
The freeweight section is decent. I would have expected a bajillion benches, inclines and machines, having to do a dance to get from one spot to the next, similar to the world class original Metroflex in Arlington, Tx. But no obstacle course movements necessary. The place is just that much bigger so there’s room to stretch.
They encourage vomiting with all of the squat racks, monoliths and plethora (I’ve been wanting to use that word for a long time-​but it’s true) of dead lift platforms. On any given day, you can see the gym owners out there practicing what they preach, encouraging each other to lift one more time. And another. And one more just in case.
Chalk stations are strategically placed to make it easily accessible to anyone in need of not losing grip and ripping skin of the hands. Yes, both. No, I wasn’t using chalk. Dumbells go up to like 24,000 tons or something close to that.
Did I mention the insane CrossFit area? I’d talk more about it but one, I don’t really know anything about it and two, it’s too much cardio. But if CrossFit is your deal, box-​jump on it and check it out.
They have kept the hardcore spirit alive, and in my opinion it is just as, if not maybe a little more gritty and more raw than Arlington. It does fluctuate between days and times, so zip it loyalists and purists.
Basically what I’m saying is there’s very few gyms that cater to both Fitness Fred and Meat Head Mike. There’s a smaller number of gyms that members will respect all types of people and even stop what they’re doing to spot or encourage and answer questions (Gym etiquette, don’t bother people during training time, find someone finished or wait). Even less number of gyms where the owners invited people from all walks, all experiences, all skill levels, all strengths, all knowledge levels, all genders, and brought them all together as one big family. Metroflex Long Beach is one. We are one big family and C.T. is that one uncle we all know we have but don’t talk about either. We are Metroflex and we like it like that. Now go lift, bro!