CrossFit Liberate

CrossFit Liberate is a gym in Athens, GA. It helps people of all fitness levels build strength, confidence, and lasting fitness through expert coaching, large- and small-group training, and a supportive community. The gym offers CrossFit, HYROX training, small group personal training, one-on-one personal training, a kids program, and nutrition coaching.

The gym was built day by day, rep by rep, with a focus on one member at a time. What started as a vision for honest, effective training grew into a space defined by strong programming, high standards, and a community that shows up. Training here might not feature flashing lights or the latest athleisure set, but it works, every time. The coaches are proven over decades, and the programming is sought out by other gyms. The training philosophy integrates fitness into busy, ambitious lifestyles, with flexible scheduling for early birds and night owls. The gym is owned and run by Jen and Larry, retired military officers who bring decades of experience. Larry is a 27-year Army veteran, retired as a Colonel, with multiple combat deployments, and Jen is a retired Air Force Colonel. Their story includes a focus on service, helping athletes learn movements, achieve new personal bests, and grind through workouts. The CrossFit program blends strength training, gymnastics, and conditioning into sessions that are coached, scaled, and designed with purpose, focusing on movement quality, safety, and structured progressions. HYROX training builds strength that transfers directly to sleds, carries, lunges, and compromised running, developing aerobic and anaerobic capacity without constant redlining. Small group personal training sessions are capped to keep coaching quality high, with programming that is structured, progressive, and adjusted to the people in the room. Personal training offers one-on-one coaching designed around your body, experience, and goals, with every session purposeful and adjusted in real time. The kids program focuses on building physical literacy first, with coach-led, age-appropriate sessions built around coordination, balance, and basic strength. Nutrition coaching treats nutrition as part of your life, not something that takes it over, helping you build habits that support training, energy, and health without rigid plans or extreme rules.

CrossFit Liberate is located at 425 East Dougherty Street in Downtown Athens, about a tenth of a mile from the Robert G. Stephens Federal Building, the Church-Waddel-Brumby House, the Clarke County Courthouse, and the Athena public artwork.

The gym holds a positive rating of 4.70 from the customers who have reviewed it. It is known for its experienced coaching staff, strong programming, and a community that shows up, built on a foundation of military service and a commitment to helping people get stronger, move better, and feel capable in their own bodies.