Gainz is a strength and conditioning facility dedicated to excellence in athletic education and heal
A regular gym charges you for access to the equipment, but doesn’t teach you a thing about how to achieve your individual goals. Here at Black Box, we create a learning environment where you can truly understand your physical capabilities and improve your health and athletic performance across a broad spectrum. We are teachers first and foremost, dedicated to the highest quality instruction and en
Operating as usual
12/01/2022
Everyone knows that a competition cannot be put on alone. Here is a huge THANK YOU to all of our amazing sponsors & vendors helping this year’s Reindeer Gainz happen!
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Come out Friday night & Saturday to see the action of all the amazing athletes registered to compete in our 3rd Annual Reindeer Gainz
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11/28/2022
Registration closes at 10pm on Wednesday 11/30 . Do not wait for the last minute - SIGN UP NOW!
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Divisions with room:
• Scaled Men Open (4)
• Rx Masters Men (2)
• Rx Masters Women (2)
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Once registration closes, athletes will receive an email Thursday morning with next steps! Including heat sheets and sign up instructions for WOD 1 which begins Friday 12/9 at 3pm. Please save your questions until after the email is sent & you read it!!
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We have close to 100 athletes registered so as a heads up……plan to be with us ALL DAY Saturday. We will do our best to finish as soon as we can!
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We are so excited to be hosting the 3rd Annual Reindeer Gainz! We will be in touch soon 🎄
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11/21/2022
Come support our friends at Serenity Mesa Recovery Center
Join🎄us🎁 Thursday December 8th🎄We are thrilled to announce that our Annual Holiday Open House is back!
See comments below for our Target Registry. Additional donation ideas:
Gift Cards from Walmart to be utilized for supplies needed at Serenity.
Starbucks, Dion's, McDonalds, Panda Express, Whataburger, and Subway gift cards in small denominations to be utilized as incentives for our residents.
11/20/2022
Today is the LAST day to get EARLY BIRD pricing on the Reindeer Gainz competition! If you are still thinking about it, stop! And just click the button to get yourself in!
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Divisions are filling up - some will close by the end of the week, if not sooner - don’t delay!
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We do need a few more scaled Men’s Teams! Come on guys - grab a partner & get signed up
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11/16/2022
Our bad ass Rx athletes showing up and taking numbers!
Photos:
11/16/2022
Our Intermediate teams taking on the days tasks!
11/16/2022
Not in any particular order, just some amazing photos from this past weekend with the incredible athletes from GAINZ FITNESS!
11/15/2022
Reindeer Gainz is up next! Last local CrossFit competition for the 2022 calendar year! Get excited & get signed up - only 6 more days for EARLY BIRD pricing ($70 individuals/$140 teams)
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Also coming, timeline. Since it’s hopper style, WODs are released only an hour before start time, which means the timeline is FLEXIBLE! Stay tuned for details. Friday is packet pick up & WOD 1 (by appointment) starting about 11:30am-8pm
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Come join the festivities!
11/11/2022
Thank you for your courage, dedication & sacrifice. Always grateful for all who have served & given themselves for all
10/29/2022
Reindeer Gainz is ON! We had so much fun last year & we’re ready once again. Albuquerque’s only HOPPER style CrossFit competition. Register now through Nov. 20th for EARLY BIRD pricing.
https://app.conquestevents.net/events/reindeer-gainz-2022/register
Rx divisions: Men/Women (Masters & Teens too!!) Individual athletes
Scaled divisions: 2 person teams (same s*x)
10/01/2022
Here you go! Standards (as best we can!) for REINDEER GAINZ 2022
**Registration goes LIVE on Monday**
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Please note that if there is a MAX lift of any kind, no standard weight is listed. ALL movements here “MIGHT” be in the WODs.
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If you have any questions or concerns reach out to us & we will answer your inquiries as best possible.
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Know your movement standards as CROSSFIT teaches them and judges by.
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Let the GAINZ begin
09/29/2022
Registration OPENS Monday 10/3 - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
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3rd Annual REINDEER GAINZ Competition
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Registration link will be posted this weekend. Get ready for Albuquerque’s only HOPPER-style CrossFit competition.
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Standards coming this weekend - get yourself ready. Or find a partner!
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*****Rx, Masters, Teen divisions are INDIVIDUAL $70 **********
********Scaled divisions are TEAMS OF 2 (same gender) $140********
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Let the GAINZ begin!
09/27/2022
It’s finally here!
🦌REINDEER GAINZ 2022!🦌
The only hopper style CrossFit competition in the city! Athletes be prepared for anything to come your way!
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Registration goes LIVE Monday October 3rd - don’t miss out on early bird pricing.
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Divisions:
INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES
[Male, Female Rx]
[Male, Female Masters] (35+)
[Male, Female Teens](14-17)
SCALED TEAMS OF 2
[same s*x male]
[same s*x female]
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PRICING (through Oct 31)
Individuals: $70
Teams: $140
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Registration link in bio (activates Monday 10/3)
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Let the GAINZ begin!
09/23/2022
Last Sunday, a few of us participated in the Annual Samson Challenge at the JCC and we had SO MUCH FUN! I hope many of you choose to join us again next year.
was the most bad ass of all, competing in the Individual level! She’s AMAZING!
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and teamed up, along with and myself (tori) competing in the Teams division.
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Although not what we are used to day in & day out, it was a fun course filled with some fun elements!
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Huge shout out to from for organizing such a fun event! Now get some rest & we will be back next year!!
08/03/2022
Last one! Lots of fun was had at our Annual In House Comp. Be ready for the next! Huge thank you to my man, for all the amazing photos of us doing our thing! Check out the link in our bio for even more pics
08/03/2022
More awesome photos of our badass athletes! Check out all the photos in the link on our story & in our linktree bio.
08/03/2022
Set 1 of some awesome photos of even more awesome athletes! What a fun day - thank you all for participating. Go look at all the photos in our Linktree in the bio! There are tons of everyone
Workouts will be released tomorrow. Look up at the white board and GO GET A PARTNER!
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Competition is Saturday July 30th.
We start at 8:30am
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Deadline to register is July 25th
($50 per team)
(Shirts $20 extra)
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After party at OutPost Brewing in Old Town Albuquerque
06/29/2022
We will be open with an amended schedule on the 4th! Take note, make plans to get here in the morning hours before all the festivities begin!
06/28/2022
COMING SOON!! Our 2nd annual In-House competition “May the GAINZ Be With YOU”
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Saturday, July 30th (all day)
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Teams of 2
- Scaled division (same s*x)
- Rx division (mixed)
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Cost: $50 per team
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More details to follow!
• Movement standards posted July 1st
• Workouts announced July 22nd
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Register July 1st- July 20th
06/16/2022
This Saturday we will join our greater CrossFit Community to celebrate the life of Uvalde teacher Eva, who lost her life too early. Please come (to 8am or 9am classes) participate in this WOD for a strong, brave woman who loved CrossFit, loved her family & loved teaching to her children. A life take much too early is the one we will honor and remember this Saturday and every day.
05/30/2022
Round one of Murph photos! What a great day it was. Thank you to all our athletes for taking your morning to celebrate those who have paid the ultimate price.
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MURPH is just around the corner! This year as usual we will do Murph on Memorial Day, MONDAY May 30th. Heats will begin at 7am and last heat will start at 9:30am! Sign ups for heats will begin May 25th (on the board) Potluck to follow last heat - bring a dish to share, we provide the meat!
Order your T-shirts now on Push Press. Shirt orders END on May 18th (no late orders, sorry)
03/23/2022
We could not be more proud of these three men! They all are husbands, dads (one to be soon!), providers for their homes AND amazing coaches for all of us at Gainz Fitness.
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Their dedication to their lives, health, and incredible fitness is something to be respected and followed. They set a high standard for themselves AND they help each of us grow to be better each day!
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Thank you for being such great role models for not only your families & friends, but also to all of us at Gainz Fitness. We are blessed to call you “ours”
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Congratulations on making it to the top 10% in the 2022 CrossFit Open. Good luck 💚
03/19/2022
We appreciate you all! Fun times today at Top Golf. Now that the weather is getting nicer, watch for more social events! Thank you to everyone for your loyalty, support, and unending dedication! We LOVE you all
Next post will be team assignments! It was a big deal & your captains did a great job!
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Go read your emails for details! Know what you’re doing to get points for your team
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Captains will start contacting their teammates this weekend! Get ready to have some fun!
01/01/2022
We have so much to be grateful for this past year even though for most of us it was the strangest year of our existence. But we survived, we thrived, and we are ready to keep moving forward. Best part is, we did this with the help & support of all of YOU taking the time to read this post.
From all of us at Gainz Fitness ( ) we thank you all for making this dream come true - for supporting us through good times & rough times - for always being caring and offering help. We could not ask for a better group to have beside us. Thank you - here’s to 2022!!
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12/29/2021
The year is coming to an end - with a new one to begin!
**Gainz New Year Schedule**
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Friday 12/31 8:00 & 9:00 classes
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Saturday & Sunday CLOSED!
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Be safe, have fun & see you all January 3rd!
12/21/2021
This week classes look a little different. Friday, Christmas Eve we have our annual 12
Days of Christmas (3 heats 8:00, 8:30, 9:00am) followed by BRUNCH! Bring food to share and Gainz will provide the things to make burritos, bowls, etc.
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Christmas weekend, NO classes!!
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Normal schedule of classes Mon-Th (12/27-12/30)
12/10/2021
Athletes Heat sheets for Saturday are up - you need to know these are APPROXIMATE TIMES given the nature of the Hopper-style of this competition.
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Athlete meeting 7:00am. ALL athletes need to attend. See you there!
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12/10/2021
WOD 1 - note the cals for Scaled Teams!! The person writing on the board (me, Tori) was so nervous I wrote wrong 🤪🙈
Attention Athletes!!!
Please read!!
See you soon! 🎁
12/09/2021
Reindeer Gainz begins TOMORROW! Athletes be ready - dress in layers, bring tents, blankets, gloves & hats!
IMPORTANT ITEM!!
Here is the link for the leaderboard. Go grab it and get this on your phones.
https://linktr.ee/gainzfitnessabq
Workouts will be posted as they are drawn, with plenty of time to warm up and prepare.
See you all tomorrow for WOD 1 which will be drawn at 11:00am
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12/09/2021
ATTENTION Reindeer Gainz Athletes! The link for the Leaderboard/workouts, etc for Reindeer Gainz comp that STARTS TOMORROW is in our Bio and on our page. Go check out this link, get it on your phones - WODs will post as soon as they are drawn!!
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https://linktr.ee/gainzfitnessabq
12/08/2021
Reindeer Gainz After Party!
Don’t miss it! Be there right after finals! Expecting 4-5. The BEST food you can have! Great drinks, view, atmosphere, etc.!
Everyone is welcome whether you competed or not. Invite your friends and family! That’s what the CrossFit Community is all about! 🙌🏽❤️🌲🎁
Reindeer Gainz Comp schedule is here! Please read the entire schedule.
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Also not due to the HOPPER-style Comp, start times for WOD 3 & Finals are subject to change. Be ready AT ALL times to get warmed up!
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WODs will be pulled from hopper and announced 30min prior to allow ample warmup time for all athletes.
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It’s going to be a long day, but you all should have expected that!! Come prepared. Dress in layers, bring tents, blankets, etc. Bay door will be wide-open for air circulation.
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If ANY athletes, volunteers, spectators are displaying ANY symptoms of ANY illness, please stay home. No one wants to get sick! Let’s be responsible & healthy - thank you!
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12/06/2021
Here’s to all our amazing sponsors for the Reindeer Gainz 2021. They all generously donated to our competition so we can provide an amazing day for all our athletes, volunteers, and spectators. From all of us at Gainz Fitness, we appreciate you all!!
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12/02/2021
We said to be prepared for everything!! First surprise of the Reindeer Gainz 2021……you ready for it??
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WOD 1 will take place FRIDAY, December 10th!! Workout will be drawn and announced at 11:00am via IG live!! And posted immediately following.
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Athletes: you received a text already on how to sign up for a time to complete WOD 1. If you didn’t, please contact us asap!!
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11/28/2021
Athletes get ready to be tested! The city’s only HOPPER-STYLE CrossFit competition is here - Reindeer Gainz 2021
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Know your divisions standards, get some practice in and be ready for the unexpected!
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WODs will be released “as we go” with plenty of time to warm up and wrap your heads around the workout. Challenge your body & mind with a true CrossFit competition. Be prepared!!
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