It’s a small, but adequate gym. It has everything you need. The owner and members are lovely and very friendly!

One of the best powerlifting gyms Ive ever been to, hands down. If youre within an hour of this gym and youre not training here, youre doing it wrong. Chris is an awesome dude and will take care of you. I would give 10 stars if I could!

Great value, not too crowded in the mornings or afternoons. Free classes with membership, pool, hot tub, sauna, and steam room. Cant beat this place.

I went for my first time today, lowkey, owner is cool and they love America. Always going to support small biz.

American Raw Fitness owner Chris Knight proactively reached out to our consulting firm during this difficult time to ensure both his patrons’ physical safety, as well as their private information, were both safe and secure. It was apparent from the start that he truly cares about his gym members and the business they help support. If you are looking for a truly world-class gym and an owner who cares more for his customers than he does for himself, American Raw Fitness is the only gym you need to consider.

Good place has all the bars and equipment needed to prep for a powerlifting competition.

Was in town for the week and lifted here. Great powerlifting gym! Chris helped me get set up and was easy to communicate with. The gym has nice equipment: plenty of squat racks, Ohio power bars, Texas power bars, safety squat bars, a monolift, a reverse-hyper machine, et al. Other lifters are friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend!

Quality equipment and a clean facility. Had a great workout.

Awesome place! Great powerlifting equipment. I was visiting the area and stopped in for a workout. Everyone was super friendly. I did not bring my belt or wrist wraps and the owners happily lent me theirs to use!

Best strength gym around

This gym welcomed me and my husband while we were visiting from Hawaii. I am a powerlifter and this local gym had everything I needed to get my work in while I was away from home. Great environment and everyone helped root me on for a deadlift PR on the road! If I am visiting the valley again I will definitely visit again. Thanks for having us!!

Best gym in Arizona hands down. Amazing support system with all the lifters and owners. If you are serious about powerlifting/strength training/general fitness this is the place to go.They have Ohio,Texas, and Kabuki power bars, kilo plates, comp rack, and many other specialty equipment.

Great gym, great atmosphere. I live and work in downtown Phoenix, and make the drive to Gilbert 5 times per week to go here. It has the equipment I want, and the vibe Im looking for, which is just as important.

If youre serious about getting stronger or lifting properly, this is the place. One of the best atmospheres youll find.

This is an honest review but long story so I will keep it short. To begin with, I am not impressed with the club. The equipment is tired and definitely needs an upgrade. Its dark in there as well, they may want to upgrade with some lights. The majority of the members keep to themselves and perhaps just focused on their workout which is good. Some of them are very nice and freely answer questions and some have the i pick things up and put them down attitude. They cant be bothered attitude.Overall the owner is a great guy yes I said it... great dude, very educated, articulate and overall a down to earth person. We had some miscommunication via text which turned out that he fired us as clients and proceeded to take away our memberships which is very strange. It was an automatic payment that came out monthly.... apparently my money wasnt green enough and my son and I were not good enough for their 1200 sq foot tired gym. Given our miscommunication, to stop our membership was not something you do to consumers unless of course we were doing something that violated club rules which we were not. I understand that this is a private club however clearly this is not the way you go about things. My son is only 14 years old and to kick him out makes no sense and really disappoints me. There are many gyms that we can goto and already have a membership at lifetime (great gym). We wanted to goto a powerlifting gym in order to teach my son the proper techniques of each movement. The owner claimed that I never responded to his scheduling requests which is not true, I have every text message as proof. Hes clearly confusing us with other clients. He was also upset that I would ask him for impromptu private sessions for my son. Ok I get it, respect his time but hey why not ask if he may perhaps be available for a session that i would be more than happy to pay for. Its not like Im cancelling an appointment last minute that he set aside. All he has to say his sorry no Im busy.The bottom line is I will not be recommending anyone to this gym, Im clearly disappointed in the service and thats why I took the time to write a review and this is my first review EVER... I still havent received an answer on why our membership was cancelled other than I didnt respect his time. (Omg). Moreover he cancelled private sessions twice for actually good reasons and I had no issues with it at all. All I wanted was more impromptu private sessions and he fires us.Best of luck with your endeavors Chris you are a good guy however this was a bad business decision in my humble opinion.

If youre seriously into lifting free-weights while being allowed to use chalk, having reliable spotters, and always having the morale boost that comes from that kind of environment, this is your gym.

American Raw is by far the best strength gym in the valley for those serious about powerlifting. Equipment, expertise, environment; American Raw has it all. Everyone is welcome.

Definitely a powerlifters paradise. Have about every bar you could ever need along with some accessory machines that are big in powerlifting. People were also very welcoming.

If You Are Looking For A Well Equipped Powerlifting Gym With A Supportive, Fun, Accountable, And Family Atmosphere..American Raw Is Your Gym. They Also Have Day Passes To Check It Out Or If You Are In The Area For A Visit.

This is hands down the best powerlifting gym in the Phoenix area. They have all the equipment you need including squat racks, comp rack, bars and kilo plates. Members are helpful and friendly. Coaches are extremely knowledgable. As a competitive powerlifter, I wouldnt want to train in any other gym.

Great atmosphere, strong individuals and people who actually compete in powerlifting thatll actually give you tips aand have experience in getting on that platform. Not like that little gym on the south side.

Amazing community. Very friendly. Very strong.

Best gym, best atmosphere, best team ive ever been around in the lifting world!

Chris and everyone makes the environment so incredible it’s hard not to want to push yourself while you’re there. Being the owner of the gym, and one of its coaches, chris is super busy but always says hi to everyone who is there and checks in with them as well

Awesome!