CrossFit Merak
CrossFit Merak is where people who are done shrinking come to take up space, lift heavy, and rebuild the strongest version of themselves—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
You’ve already survived your hardest days. Now it’s about how you rise.
At Merak, we mix strength training, conditioning, and real coaching with a community that refuses to let you disappear. No toxic fitness culture. No pressure to be smaller. Just honest work, loud support, and space for every version of you.
The Best Hour of Your Day – and the Hardest Work You’ll Love
This hour is yours.
No list of errands you need to run. No expectations. No pretending you’re “fine.”
You show up. We handle the plan.
You’ll learn how to move well, lift safely, and push on the days you feel strong—and pull back on the days you’re just proud you got here.
This work doesn’t just change your body. It rewires how you talk to yourself. How you walk into rooms. How you live outside the gym.
For the Ones Who Are Done Being Small
CrossFit Merak is home for people who are ready to stop apologizing for existing and start building a life—and a body—that can carry it all.
This is for you if you’re:
Reclaiming your body from years of shame, dieting, or “be smaller” messaging
Sick of gyms that care more about aesthetics than actual health
Ready to lift heavy sh*t and let go of emotional baggage along the way
Tired of toxic positivity and just want someone to be real with you
Looking for a community, not a competition—whether you’re a beginner or more advanced
You don’t need to be “in shape” to start. You just need to be willing to show up as you are.
What Happens Inside a Merak CrossFIt Workout
Every class at CrossFit Merak is coached, guided, and scalable. That means…
Warm-Up With Purpose
We prep joints, muscles, and your nervous system—no rushing straight into the fire.
Strength & Skill Work
Barbells, dumbbells, bodyweight, and skill progressions. You’ll learn to lift with power and control, not ego.
Functional Fitness That Transfers To Real Life
You’ll develop strength, stamina, coordination, and confidence through a wide range of workouts designed to support how you actually live. From carrying groceries and chasing kids to moving through your day with less pain and more ease, this is fitness that shows up when it matters most.
Cool Down & Reset
We bring your heart rate down, breathe, and reset your nervous system so you don’t walk out as a stress grenade.
Every movement can be scaled up or down. Bad knees, cranky back, brand new to fitness? We’ve got you. The workout meets you where you are and builds from there.
How to Start at CrossFit Merak
You don’t need a perfect plan to begin — just a place that welcomes you exactly as you are, and a coach who actually listens. We keep the process clear, honest, and human.
Step 1 – Connect With a Coach
Reach out with your questions or book a time to come in. We’ll talk 1-on-1 about your goals, your history, and what life looks like for you right now. If you want to test the waters, you can set up a drop-in and feel the space for yourself. No pressure — just a real conversation.
Step 2 – Build Your Plan
Together, we’ll map out what training looks like for you.
Whether you’re brand new, returning after a long break, or leveling up your current routine, we’ll show you how we scale workouts, support you through injuries, and choose the membership path that fits your lifestyle — not someone else’s.
Step 3 – Step Into the Work
You’ll start with group classes or an on-ramp path if that’s what your season calls for. Then you show up, breath by breath, brick by brick, stacking small wins that start to shift your entire life. This is where the real rebuilding begins.
Support This Strong Changes Everything
When you walk into Merak, you’re not just thrown into a workout — you’re guided, coached, and cared for. Our team makes sure every rep is safe, every movement is understood, and every athlete feels confident in their own body. Listen to one of our athletes share what that kind of support has meant in her journey.
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MEET YOUR COACHES
Meet Kelly & Zach
The Husband-and-Wife Team Behind Merak
”We built ourselves first. Now we help you build you!”
Kelly Jones – Head Coach & Co-Owner
Born and raised in South Texas, Kelly tried CrossFit in 2015 and spent years in the familiar cycle: start, stop, backtrack, repeat. Then came the moment she realized she didn’t like the story she was telling herself about who she was.
So she changed everything—what she read, who she listened to, how she moved, how she spoke to herself. CrossFit became the framework for building the best version of herself, not the smallest.
Now, Kelly coaches from that place: part barbell, part mindset, part “I know what rock bottom feels like—and I know how to climb out.”
Zach Jones – Co-Owner & Coach
Zach graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and works full time in the shipping industry—but years ago, he fell head over heels for CrossFit and knew he wanted to bring that feeling home.
He and Kelly spent years vision-casting, learning, reading, going to seminars, and having the hard conversations about what kind of community they wanted to build. CrossFit Merak is the result: a place where you’re allowed to take risks, fail forward, and become stronger than your circumstances.
WHAT MAKES MERAK DIFFERENT
More Than a Gym. A Place to Take Up Space & Finally Choose Yourself.
Live Unapologetically
We don’t ask you to shrink to fit the room. We turn the music up and make space for who you really are—loud, messy, human.
Take Up Space
Muscle. Voice. Presence. You’re allowed to be strong here. Every rep reminds you that you are worthy of every inch you occupy—in the gym and in your life.
Be Real, Not Perfect
No fake fitness personas. No curated perfection. Some days you PR. Some days you just survive the warm-up. Either way, you’re welcome.
Build the Best Version of You
Not the thinnest. Not the most “shredded.” The most you—built brick by brick, barbell by barbell, with people who actually give a damn.
This Is Where Healing and Hard Work Collide
We don’t pretend this is easy. Life isn’t. But inside these walls, you’re not carrying it alone. You’ll sweat next to people who are rebuilding after heartbreak, burnout, kids, careers, grief, and everything in between.
We cheer loud. We swear sometimes. We laugh a lot. We leave lighter than we walked in—not because life magically got easy, but because we got stronger.
Our Class Schedule
How to Book a Drop-In
Click on any class below → create your account → book your spot.
That’s it. You’re in.
Looking for more than a drop-in?
Memberships begin with a 1-on-1 conversation with a coach.
GET IN TOUCH
Not sure where to start or what you need yet? That’s ok.
Drop your info below and tell us what’s going on—injuries, fears, goals, all of it. A coach will reach out, answer your questions, and help you figure out your next right step.
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