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| - I would say that if the idea of doing Muay Thai sounds like something you would be interested in, you'll very likely enjoy going to Stout Training. When I've tried to talk my friends into joining (I'm sorry I'm that guy), the biggest pushback is typically that although they are interested, they're not sure if they would fit in with their current fitness level. I have seen people come through at all fitness levels and with all body types. There are some people here who run through pushups, and some who need to pace themselves with modified ones. Personally, I remember what it's like to be ready to welcome the cold embrace of death after just the warmup. But the instructors and the people here are super supportive and are really there just to work hard and have a good time. Actually, the instructors are scarily good at knowing when to check up on you and to make sure that you're ok, and when to push you to harder. When I am successful at convincing my friends to try out a fundamentals class, they've always been incredibly positive in their reviews.
Also, the instructors here clearly show a deep reverence for the sport. I don't know what this specifically does for me, but I feel like this is a good thing.
To address another big pushback I've heard from my friends when I've tried to convince them to join- as a college student, I know it's far from campus. Also, having come from a college that constantly screams at you "PAIN IS TEMPORARY, GPA IS FOREVER", I know what it's like to let the membership sit empty because time is sometimes too costly a commodity. Trust me, I've gotten way too many of those "We've missed you!" emails they send when you haven't been to the gym in about ~2 weeks. But even so, I don't regret joining. It's worth it. This place is truly a community that is full of people that inspire you to dig deeper, be better, and hit harder. I can't promise that stepping into the gym will immediately feel like Thanksgiving dinner with the family, but people are really friendly here and they're always super excited to see people come back. Even though it's only been a year, I would say that my college experience would have been much poorer had my friend not first convinced me to step through the doors of this gym. And yes, to reiterate what my friend has said below, they were much nicer than the hot yoga instructors we met before joining.
P.S. Make fun of Kru (be prepared to die for it though)
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