Our Mission
Andover CrossFit is not just another gym; it's a community-driven space where coaching and connection take center stage. Dedicated to fostering not only individual strength but also personal growth, we believe in the importance of being a good human and cultivating a space where you can meet new friends who care about a healthy future as much as you do.
Within our walls, the focus extends beyond mere workouts; our goal is to create an inclusive and supportive environment where individuals from all walks of life can come together to have the best time. Our community ethos is built on the principle of equality, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their fitness level or background, has the opportunity to thrive.
Our coaches are committed to giving members the best hour of their day, emphasizing not only the physical aspects but also the mental and emotional components of their well-being. This approach sets Andover CrossFit apart, making it more than just a gym – it's a place where individuals transform into their best selves.
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CrossFit is a workout program defined by constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. Designed to improve health, burn fat, and better athletic performance, CrossFit relies on gymnastics, weightlifting, cardio & more to drive results and help athletes reach their goals.
Each session features a different Workout of the Day (WOD), and can be tailored to all fitness levels. Our program works for new members who are just starting out and those who have trained for years.
Focus: Olympic-weightlifting | Gymnastics | High-intensity metabolic conditioning
New to CrossFit?
CrossFit for Beginners consists of 3 pre-req classes that you will go through before you go into regular classes. These fundamental classes are mandatory for all new Andover CrossFit members because it is a great introduction to learning the basic foundations of the sport of CrossFit. It also ensures success and allows our coaches to see how you move.
CrossFit Veterans
If you are an experienced CrossFitter looking for a new community, click the link below!
How We Roll at ACF - See how our classes set you up for success!
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This is where we discuss the workout and what we will be doing today. We also have our “question of the day”. A fun, easy way to start class and to learn your classmates' names. We also go over any updates and upcoming events.
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“Preparation phase”: This is a general movement to raise the heart rate and start sweating a little, to get your body ready for what we are doing today. We also discuss the main movements break them down into progressions and move into a specific warm-up.
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Our “meat of the class”. In this part of class, we take barbell movements, or gymnastics movements and focus purely on building strength, practicing, and form. Sometimes it will be barbell movements on what we call a “strength cycle” that progresses week to week. Other times, we use drills and progressions to work on certain gymnastics movements.
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Here’s the fun part :). We execute the WOD (Workout Of the Day) after we finish the strength/skill. Get ready to bring the intensity and move a little faster! Oftentimes the WODs are anywhere from under 10 minutes to over 20 minutes. We try to incorporate some aspects of the strength or skill that day and add in some other fun parts to crank up the music to and get your heart rate up.
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After we crush our workout, we begin to put our things away and stretch them out, but not before fist-bumping and high-fiving each other! We always end on a good note with our signature ACF clap. This is your chance to bond with your classmates about crushing the workout! Feel free to continue your cool down after class as well to get your body right.
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Keeping track of your weights in the strength, and ideally, your time and reps of the workout tracks your progress. CrossFit is measurable, observable, and repeatable. Keeping track in the SugarWOD app allows us to see our progress and see how far we have come from day one!
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ACF and Spark are all about community. Here, you have the chance to work alongside like-minded people who have a common goal of making health a priority. We also understand how important it is to have fun and be social in a safe space that brings together awesome people. This is why we are always putting on fun social events. Be sure to join our Facebook page and keep an eye on the whiteboard for all the fun and don’t be shy! You got this!
Dropping In?
Whether you are here on business, visiting family, or looking for a new gym, we would love to have you stop by! Click below to get in touch & let us know when you will be dropping in. You can also reserve your spot in class directly through our club cloud app.
Drop-in is $28/Class. If you are in town for an extended time, please reach out to hear about our weekly special.
Logistics / Apps
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Clubcloud is the app that we utilize to sign up for classes and view schedules.
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Allows you to track your progress in class, see upcoming WODs, fist bump your friends, among many other things that help you to further improve your health and fitness. You don’t want to ignore this step and you want to log your results after each class so your coaches can keep an eye on your progress and make sure you are moving toward your goals! You will also be able to see all premium class programming (Spark Sweat, LIT, Inferno, Tennis S&C, etc).
The workouts are released at 8pm the night before and it will give you notification right to your phone so you can look at it. SugarWOD is a really cool resource so make sure you play around on it to see what it offers. This is all FREE to you when you join. Kelli will reach out with a code to login.
Benefits of using SugarWOD include:
View today’s WOD and weightlifting programming.
Log your daily workouts.
Track your weight, measurements, and progress.
Analyze your fitness: Graphs, history, and more.
Compete with yourself and your friends!