Ohio Strength

Group Fitness, Personal Training, Nutrition, CrossFit, Sports Performance, Olympic Weightlifting

A group fitness training center specializing in CrossFit, Nutrition Coaching and changing lives through movement and human connection!

04/25/2026

Back squats are the best!

04/24/2026

Not all gym shoes are created equal 👟

With more running showing up in and workouts lately, your footwear matters more than you think.

1️⃣ Cross Training Shoes (your daily driver) - you can try these and Olympic Weightlifting shoes retail store.

Think Metcon, Nano, , or my current favorite — V2.
✔️ Flat, stable, minimal heel drop
✔️ Great for lifting, jumping, and most workouts
❗ Not built for longer runs

2️⃣ Running Shoes (for anything ~1 mile+)
If you’re consistently running longer distances, switch shoes.
Go get fitted at or Company — they’ll match you to your foot, gait, and goals.
✔️ More cushion and stability
✔️ Better impact absorption
✔️ Big difference in comfort + injury prevention

3️⃣ Olympic Weightlifting Shoes (optional but powerful)
For heavy squats, cleans, snatches.
✔️ Elevated heel = better positioning
✔️ Maximum stability under load
✔️ Not needed daily, but very useful

Bottom line:
The right shoe = better performance, better comfort, fewer issues long term.

Drop questions below 👇 or grab me in the gym and I’ll help point you in the right direction.

And if you want to try lifting shoes, head over to Rogue Fitness and test a few out.

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04/11/2026

Having fun moving some odd objects with our partners in this Saturday morning workout today !

04/09/2026

Another fun workout practicing some compromised running and machine work this Thursday !

04/04/2026

Practicing some rope climbs with our workout partners this morning!

04/03/2026

A little bit of Thursday afternoon and Friday morning classes for ya!

04/02/2026

A little story that you might find relatable, educational, inspirational ( or just boring 🥱 😂) - my first workout - written workout and levels at the end of the video along with my heart ❤️ metrics.

03/28/2026

We’re 3 days into the quarter finals workouts in our classes at Ohio Strength - some very fun and tough workouts no matter how you modify or scale it to meet your wherever you are in your own fitness journey!

03/21/2026

So much fun 🤩 sweating this Saturday morning with the squad!

03/19/2026

Another day of fundamental strength work with box squats today - consistency is more important than intensity. Don’t skip today!

03/06/2026

Morning classes brought big energy for 26.2 !!!

03/05/2026

Coach put on a fun class per usual for her last class coaching with us at 5am this morning - she’s a wonderful coach and human and we’re glad she’s not leaving us but sad that she’s stepping back from coaching. She would be welcome to return to our coaching ranks anytime!

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279 E 5th Avenue
Columbus, OH
43201

Website

http://www.ohiostrength.com/

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Ohio Strength Est. 2014 is your 3rd place. You’ve got home, work and then Ohio Strength. It is that important in the lives of our loyal members. We don’t just want to see you for a quick session, a bootcamp or a nutritional consultation. We’re building lifelong relationships to help people make lasting, lifelong healthy habits and friendships. We want you to feel better, look better and live better. Ohio Strength is one of the most well equipped, well coached, hard working and friendly CrossFit gym communities in existence, providing private, group and sport specific performance training and nutrition coaching. We have 10,000 square feet, turf, specialty barbells, ski ergs, rowers, assault bikes, GHDs, jerk blocks and plenty of other training tools that are hard to come by in many training facilities smaller or conventional corporate gyms.