Principal Fitness

I have trained with Karl for over three years now and had an extremely positive experience throughout my entire time training with himCrossFit Lake Zurich is very clean and well taken care of and the equipment is perfect for whatever you need to work on. Karl is a very experienced and professional trainer who has been in this profession for a very long time and knows what it takes in order to train you to get you to where you want to be physically. His workouts are challenging, but never boring or dangerous due to hit emphasis on form, technique, and all around safety. I think everyone deserves to have this great of a work out experience, it's unfortunate that more gyms can't be like CrossFit Lake Zurich! Five stars!
Oct 16th, 2015

I have been training with Karl for about 4 to 5 days a week for almost one month now and I am very happy with this Crossfit gym so far. I would definitely recommend this gym and Karl to anyone who wants to train with a fitness expert at a very reasonable price. My husband and I love the smaller classes and individual attention. We did our research before finally deciding on training with Karl. We really didn't want to be 1 of 20 to 30 people who probably only gets the trainer's attention once or twice per WOD. Karl is very fit but also very smart, definitely not a meat head. His scientific approach to fitness and health really sets him apart from other trainers. There are a couple of things that makes this place stands out when comparing with other gyms: 1, Karl the trainer is not just a gym owner. He has been training and coaching professionally for 10 years. When I say professionally, I mean fitness has been his job for 10 years and he has degrees plus key certifications that enhances his expertise in this. I know Crossfit is trending right now, anyone with ANY background can start a Crossfit gym easily. All he or she has to do is look the part. Can they help you lose weight and get fit? Sure. But a lot of the time, they train you base on how they train themselves. It might work, but it might not be the most effective or safest. All you have to do is Google Crossfit fail on YouTube and you can see how dangerous it can be to train with an amateur trainer who has no idea the physiology or the scientific basis behind every move. Karl, on the other hand, is a fitness expert with a heart of a teacher vs. the heart of a salesman. He tailors the workouts to each individual's abilities and experiences, and he wants you to learn and understand. He is professional yet fun and easy going. He pushes you hard yet never let you get discouraged. 2. His education in biological sciences and physical therapy makes him an expert when it comes to making sure we have got the forms down correctly, it's quality over quantity. He knows the names and functions of all the muscle groups. And he knows the correct ways to work them. I am a pharmacist and I was very impressed with his knowledge on the human body and fitness. I used to suffer from backaches when I worked the kettle bells, after his corrections on my form, not only is the pain gone, I am now able to swing a lot heavier KBs and I feel and am so much stronger. 3. Most Crossfit trainer only has 1 certification: Crossfit level coach, which is very easy to get. He is a National Academy of sports medicine certified personal trainer, and corrective exercise specialist, which my husband told me were a lot more difficult to get. He is also a United States weightlifting sport performance coach, which is awesome because I love barbell training! I know I am in safe hands here, God knows how easy it is for one to get injured working with heavy barbells. So schedule a free class, you will not regret it! :)
Jan 28th, 2015