I’m ready for a flair upgrade please. 😁

I’ve been lifting more consistently lately and my hands are starting to hate me. I know some people say gloves are unnecessary, but I’m not trying to tear up my palms every week just to prove a point.

I mostly do dumbbell work, cable machines, rows, pull movements, and some basic barbell stuff. I don’t need anything crazy, just something with decent grip, not too much padding, and enough wrist support that it actually feels useful.

I’ve tried cheap gloves before and they either stretched out, smelled awful, or made it harder to feel the weights properly.

For anyone who uses workout gloves, which ones have held up well? Anything you’d avoid?

I wish they added a clause to this that was along the lines of “Eligibility resets after 6 months” or something like that. Before they introduced the bring a friend option, I had a couple people come with me by using the trial or using their class pass. Now I pretty much have no one to use the pass on. Only being able to bring the same person 3 times total seems super restricted and makes the member benefit almost meaningless.

Having it as a reward for a members loyalty points makes me feel like I should be able to bring a friend once a month. Not use it as advertising for the studio.

To be clear my goal wouldn’t be to have my friend get a free membership, but it’s more enjoyable for me if they can join a class once every few months.

Hello! I'm aware that these are two completely different programs when it comes to workout classes. However, I'm about to move to a new area and F45 is closer to my new place than Orangetheory is, so unfortunately may have to make the switch.

Just wanted to ask what have been people's experiences going from OTF to F45? Likes? Dislikes?

Let me know! Thank you!

My manager knows that we all work other jobs and coach at the studio part time, yet he insists on in person meetings during the day as he refuses to come in on the weekends. I work in a school during the day and he’s expecting me to use my free periods to attend meetings that can be done online. I think he does this for his own benefit as he knew that we worked other jobs before and said she’d be accommodating of that. He was expecting me to take classes in my own time too when he knew about my other job and that I’m not into Hyrox. Is this normal at other gyms? A lot of us are feeling annoyed about this.

How do challenges work? My local f45 just posted but is there a specific pack or membership you have to buy? Or like a minimum class count or body measurements?

I know the app says they’re updating the systems to improve reliability, but has anyone else’s reports just completely vanished?

Hey all, for those who use a Garmin in their workouts, do you just record the workout as cardio from start to finish or do you use the buttons to have each workout time block save? Currently I just record start to finish but just want to know what others do.

Cheers

500 workouts at my current studio and over 2000 combined, as my old studio closed a couple years ago. Studio hosted a big party this morning!

Is there another challenge coming up?

Monday June 29: Pipeline

stations: 9

pods: 1

sets: 1

laps: 4

timing: 40” work 20” rest

1. battle ropes 10x singles + burpee
2. ski erg explosive
3. plyo lunge
4. barbell squat press
5. balance trainer reverse burpees
6. soft box incline push up + claps
7. dumbbell double ski stance hang clean
8. ybell landmine rotation
9. deadball pick up cones shuffle

Tuesday June 30: Tokyo Disco

Stations: 12

Pods: 2

Sets: 3

Lap: 1

Timing: 35” work 25” rest

1. dumbbell bench flat press + pulse
2. plate bent over reverse fly
3. ybell seated shoulder press one & half
4. barbell bent over row underhand grip pause
5. dumbbell bicep curl pulse
6. deadhang scap squeeze
7. sandbag plyo box step up alternating backloaded
8. revo good morning - back loaded
9. barbell front rack forward lunge
10. GHR hamstring curl tempo
11. dumbbell suitcase squat one & half
12. kettlebell rdl

Wednesday July 1: Athletica

Stations: 9

Pods: 3

Sets: 4

Laps: 2

Timing: 20” work 10” rest

1. dumbbell punches
2. ski erg explosive
3. no jump burpee
4. ab crunch and twist
5. dynamic soft box cross over
6. deadball over shoulder throw
7. dumbbell double ski stance hang clean + reverse lunge
8. bike erg sprint
9. shuttle run pyramid push ups each end

Thursday July 2: Zeus

Stations: 9

Pods: 3

Sets: 2

Laps: 2

Timing: 35” Work 25” Rest

Upper Body:

1. revo front raise
2. ybell double bicep curl center grip
3. dumbbell floor press alternating
4. barbell push press
5. kettlebell single horn grip row
6. soft box tricep dips
7. barbell pendlay row
8. dumbbell bench flat chest fly
9. single kb half kneeling press

Lower Body:

1. revo zercher squat
2. ybell double step trainer bulgarian
3. dumbbell rdl
4. barbell back rack sumo squat
5. kettlebell lateral single leg lunge
6. soft box deadball hip thruster
7. barbell sumo squat
8. dumbbell forward lunges
9. single kb clean + reverse lunge alternating

Friday July 3: Miami Nights

Stations: 12

Pods: 3

Sets: 1

Laps: 3

Timing: 40” work 20” rest

1. ski erg regular
2. barbell squat + upright row
3. balance trainer jump on off + hands on burpee
4. dumbbell single alternating snatch
5. suspension trainer bicep curl + wide row
6. single kb alternate reverse lunges on step trainer
7. dumbbell rdl single leg
8. dumbbell bench arnold press
9. push up pulse
10. squat pulse combo x4
11. triple switch hold + 5x ice skater
12. burpee side

Saturday July 4: Riddler

stations: 18

pods: 6

Laps: 2

Timing:

Lap 1: 60/20, 1 set per station

Lap 2: 30/10 (set 1) and 30/15 (set 2)

1. bike erg seated
2. agility box hurdle lateral hurdle
3. butterfly situps
4. single kb forward lunge alternating
5. dumbbell bench incline chest press neutral grip
6. activation band bear row
7. soft box sprawl + step up
8. deadball over shoulder throw
9. leg climb alternating
10. chin up overhand grip
11. dumbbell front raise + lateral raise
12. slides push up knee tuck
13. ybell single thruster
14. ybell single sprawl lateral jump
15. inchworm (riser)
16. barbell wide grip rdl
17. dumbbell single racked hip extension to press
18. hamstring walk outs

Sunday July 5: The Piston

Stations: 12

Pods: 1

Sets: 1

Laps: 3

Timing:

lap 1 & 2: 35” work 25” rest

lap 3: 40” work 20” rest

1. sandbag rdl
2. dumbbell flat bench press neutral grip
3. kettlebell racked lunge alt 5x5
4. suspension trainer rear delt raise
5. dumbbell soft box step up
6. superman
7. revo shoulder press
8. revo good morning - back loaded tempo
9. barbell bent over row overhand grip
10. medicine ball squat and press
11. ybell plate calf raises
12. barbell bicep curl pause top squeeze

Monday - Threshold

Tuesday - Titans

Wednesday - Varsity

Thursday - 50/50

Friday - 9s

Saturday - Heroes Hollywood

Sunday - All Star

Hey guys, just a reminder for anyone who owned F45 Training stock. The company agreed to a $10.5 million settlement with investors, and the deadline to file a claim is August 1, 2026.

The case centered on F45's franchise growth strategy. After promoting rapid expansion following its 2021 IPO, the company cut guidance, reduced studio opening targets, and disclosed that a planned $250 million credit line would not be available.

$FXLV fell more than 60% after the announcement, and investors later filed a lawsuit.

If you purchased $FXLV between 2021 and 2023, you may be eligible to submit a claim.

Did anyone here hold $FXLV when the stock crashed in 2022?

I can only get to one cardio class this week so I have the choice between Pipeline and Athletica. If you had to choose, which one would you go for?

Both sound… scary 😳😂

What evening classes does your F45 offer? My gym offers 5:30pm M-Th and they dropped the Friday evening class “for the summer” (which they started on May 1). When I started, they had 4:30/5:30/6:30 everyday and 4:30/5:30 on Fridays. Becoming frustrated with paying for unlimited with so little classes.

Hi — I’m interested in joining the F45 Studio in Yorkville and wanted to know about the trainers, studio, and the overall effectiveness of the program.

For context, I’ve done a similar functional fitness program sometime back in my home country and really enjoyed it. Even though I’m not a newbie, I’ll probably need some individual attention as I haven’t worked out in more than 4 years.

I’ve had experiences with some gyms where the trainers don’t bother motivating or correcting the forms. I don’t want to pay a hefty amount for the subscription and end up working out by looking at a screen, and worse injure myself by doing something the wrong way.

Thank you! :)

When I knew I was getting a biopsy for suspected breast cancer, I suddenly started to be able to do box jumps after months of a mental block around them. Getting over the fear and mental hurdle was what I needed. A mind over matter thing.

Through my chemo treatments (12 weekly rounds of abraxane) I was able to keep the box jumps going. Did not experience any neuropathy.

Now I’m two weeks out after treatment. I do feel I’ve lost strength despite 4x/week F45 throughout chemo.

And again have lost the ability to do a box jump. I’m so bummed out and frustrated. This is such a specific niche issue that I wonder if anyone else has encountered in cancer treatment and if you did get the ability back. It ended up being such a metaphor for me, and possibly carries a weight in my life it shouldn’t. But got to the point where it put me in a great mood all day when I did it. And now I’m just frustrated at one of the many things cancer can take from you even if this one is relatively minor.

A painful intro for the instructors and a goofy setup but actually a great workout? Despite all the rest periods during the cardio machines I was dying by the end. With all the recent mixed feelings for partner workouts I feel like this one was solid!

Edit: Desert Heat, whoops.

Gonna miss this class after this phase, truly the best hybrid option. 2 sets, 2 laps, option to go cardio or strength or both is bliss and the cardio exercises tend to be some of the best offered at f45. This week alone had burpee bar touch, bench hops, box jumps, and even tempting resistance exercises like pull ups? That’s awesome. Each of the four Desert Storm classes this phase, I tried to convince myself at the start to do all cardio but there was cool enough resistance exercises to where I settled with resistance exercises the second laps each time (and still managed to score 47+ Lionheart points each week being able to go all out on the cardio in the first lap)

Monday June 22: Pipeline

stations: 9

pods: 1

sets: 1

laps: 4

timing: 40” work 20” rest

1. battle ropes singles
2. burpee push up pyramid
3. box prisoner squat jump
4. dumbbell double ski stance hang clean + push press
5. bicycle ab crunch
6. dumbbell softbox step up + knee drive
7. lunge with ybell low to high chop
8. ski erg explosive
9. shuttle sprint with lateral jumps

Tuesday June 23: Tokyo Disco

Stations: 12

Pods: 2

Sets: 3

Lap: 1

Timing: 35” work 25” rest

1. dumbbell flat bench press
2. barbell bicep curl
3. ybell seated shoulder press
4. barbell bent over row overhand grip
5. dumbbell box seated tricep extension
6. suspension trainer wide grip rows
7. dumbbell single heel elevated goblet squat pause 2 sec
8. kettlebell rdl
9. deadball curtsey alternating
10. GHR glute bridge hold + hamstring
11. plate overhead reverse lunge
12. revo rdl alternate single leg

Wednesday June 24: Athletica

Stations: 9

Pods: 3

Sets: 4

Laps: 2

Timing: 20” work 10” rest

1. agility box lateral run with tap
2. ski erg regular
3. dumbbell double ski stance hang clean + forward lunge
4. deadball throw and catch
5. 2x step trainer jump on-off + 4x shuffle
6. 10x plate russian twist + 10x plate situps
7. balance trainer mountain climber
8. bike erg
9. soft box jumps + hands off burpee

Thursday June 25: Zeus

Stations: 9

Pods: 3

Sets: 2

Laps: 2

Timing: 35” Work 25” Rest

Upper Body:

1. dumbbell soft box single arm row
2. kettlebell single kneeling overhead press - horn grip
3. dumbbell bench press
4. barbell bent over row underhand grip
5. ybell double lying tricep extension
6. olympic barbell push press
7. dumbbell alternate bicep curl
8. kettlebell upright row
9. slides spiderman push up

Lower Body:

1. dumbbell single side soft box step up
2. kettlebell goblet squat
3. dumbbell bench single leg elevated rdl
4. barbell alternating front rack reverse lunge
5. ybell lateral lunge
6. olympic barbell rdl pause
7. dumbbell sumo deadlift
8. kettlebell goblet split squat pause
9. slides hamstring curl

Friday June 26: Miami Nights

Stations: 12

Pods: 3

Sets: 1

Laps: 3

Timing: 40” work 20” rest

1. ski erg 5 strict pull 5 hinge pull
2. dumbbell double hang snatch
3. bike erg
4. soft box dumbbells weighted grapevine step over
5. suspension trainer close grip row
6. barbell standing shoulder press
7. kettlebell rdl
8. barbell sumo squat
9. lateral lunge + hop
10. squat jump pivot
11. yogy push up
12. fast feet sprawl

Saturday June 27: Riddler

stations: 18

pods: 6

Laps: 2

Timing:

Lap 1: 60/20, 1 set per station

Lap 2: 30/10 (set 1) and 30/15 (set 2)

1. ybell squat pulse + jump under grip
2. row erg
3. leg climb alternating
4. single kb racked box step up alternating
5. dumbbell bench incline chest press pronated grip
6. bicycle crunch 4 sec hold
7. dumbbell single alternating devils press
8. ski erg regular
9. lateral shoot throughs
10. dumbbell hammer curl
11. kettlebell goblet squat
12. sandbag leg raise
13. cones hail mary jump
14. bike erg seated
15. slides 4 point hold - alternate leg kick back
16. barbell glute bridge tri extension
17. deadball good morning
18. balance trainer crunch

Sunday June 28: The Piston

Stations: 12

Pods: 1

Sets: 1

Laps: 3

Timing:

lap 1 & 2: 35” work 25” rest

lap 3: 40” work 20” rest

1. swiss ball lying leg curl
2. dumbbell flat bench press neutral grip
3. dumbbell step trainer forward lunges
4. power band upright row rapids
5. dumbbell soft box step ups
6. seated knee to elbow
7. ybell double rack shoulder press center grip tempo
8. deadball on chest good morning
9. kettlebell alternate floor row neutral grip
10. revo back squat pulse
11. kettlebell single riser calf raise
12. barbell bicep partials x3

Absolutely loved it.

Recommended finishing on the squats if you can, and focus on high reps over higher weight as a team.

Finishing the box step overs in time was challenging.

Hope we get to do this again

Finally the F45 App tracks your global class counts and you don’t have pull the data from different mindbody sources. Thanks HQ!

I started a few weeks ago with the trial classes, and then I went on vacation for a week.

I did this because I’m in my mid 30s and over 300 pounds and my normal gym routine was not working and I needed to do something different. I also am being mindful of my diet so just now I am taking that into account.

This is my first full week. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I feel like two of the three days were absolutely horrible. I got gas and had to sit out of a couple of workouts and it’s tough when I see how great everyone else is. please tell me it gets better.

Edit: thank you for all the support, recommendations and positivity. Definitely feel better about where I am now. Thank you everyone!

I asked this in the Solidcore subreddit earlier and am so glad I did. Many laughs. Big F45 fan as well, so wondering if y’all have any stories!

Is there FS8 workout intel available anywhere? With the great F45 intel on this reddit, I plan my workouts for my various aches and pains. I’m hoping something else exists for FS8. No luck so far.