Reviews of Nickel City Athletics (Gym)

Stephanie Hilbert

I come for the spicy programming and stay for the friendly staff and members. NCA makes me excited to go to the gym and encourages me to work toward reaching my fitness goals and maintain healthy habits. No toxic vibes at this place, just good people all working toward bettering themselves every day.

Tommy Engelhardt

Instructors here are AMAZING

Josal Diebold

Nickel City is an amazing community of coaches and athletes - and has been a space where I’ve been able to grow over the years. They support each person’s goals and celebrate all fitness levels. I whole heartedly recommend this gym to folks interested or wanting to find a fitness home.

Justin Dix

Best Crossfit gym in Buffalo

Zachary S

Amazing facilities and coaches!

Panu Smu

I dropped into this box on Sat June 15 2019 with my wife for a Saturday Wod. I travel for work and drop-in regularly worldwide, this was my first here. Kyle was the coach. I was impressed at how organized the box was. Everyone had to sign up and pay (20$) in advance online for the drop in. All payment and waivers signed through wodify. Gym is small-med size but had great rogue equipment (like sandbags) that are not commonly found in boxes. Coach Kyle was great at remembering our names in a class of 10plus and divided attention evenly during the sat partner wod. we had people from Rx to intro people. He came over to every single person to ensure we could scale accordingly before the start. There was a small game to wamrup everyone as well. If I ever moved to Buffalo this would be my new home box. Drop in here. T shirts 10$ extra.

Becca Witkin

Great facility with intelligent coaches, clean equipment, and a welcoming community! Great vibes, highly recommended for any from from experienced athletes to beginners!

Robert Bell

Your fitness goals start here

Amelia Bailey

Losing that weight

Christopher Johnson

Excellent coaching, fun programming, great atmosphere

John McHugh

Great coaches here, they take the time to show proper technique and warm up at the beginning of every class. Definitely recommend for those looking for a fun, high paced workout!

Julia Taylor

This gym is incredible! The coaches are extremely knowledgeable and the focus is about achieving the intended stimulus and making genuine improvement, NOT lifting too much, too fast. I’ve destroyed my knees through prior sports and activities, and in the last couple of months, my knees feel healthier and stronger than they ever did after months of physical therapy. I appreciate that everyday the coaches scale the workout to each individual’s needs, ensuring for safe, gradual improvement that you’re sure to see, as long as you keep coming back. 12/10 Highly recommend; no matter where you’re starting from or what your background is. P.S. Our dog also loves open gym! (As a member you’ll have 24/7 access to the gym)

Benjamin Madoff

I love working out here - it's a great community and the combination of a physical therapist and a crossfit gym is really great for form and body movement

Christina Tretter-Herriger

Nickel City is great! The instructors offer excellent programming with a fantastic emphasis on moving better and getting stronger. It is a positive, supportive attitude that focuses on strengthening your body rather than being at war with it. The ethos extends all the way down to the other members and there are no jerks. Even in a class setting, they find ways to focus on individual athletes and customize the class to each athlete's abilities, needs, and goals. Moreover, in these times of COVID 19 they are doing an excellent job with social distancing and adding additional outdoor programming. I have done time as a professional athlete and it was very important to me to find skilled, responsible coaches who would get beneficial results, without being reckless, overdoing it, or risking injury that would keep me from my main sport. In fact, when I got injured in my main sport, I continued coming to Nickel City during recovery and they helped me keep a fitness baseline, rehab, and get full functionality back. I highly recommend Nickel City for everyone - from people who just want to get stronger and healthier in daily life, to pro athletes looking for a holistic, all around program to benefit and increase performance in their main sport. The coaching, training, and programming at this gym are top class!

Catherine Mettille

Great owners

Adam Sturm

I own 3 boxes in NYC, I've been woding for 6 years, twice a year I come up to Bflo and this box is one of the best in Western NY. Rachel, our coach when I dropped in was on point, knowledgable and kept the class moving, the athletes were a cheerful group and the box is well appointed. Keep it up CF Nickel City!!!!!!

alex chapman

Amazing location. The instructors are supportive and very knowledgeable

Jason Cwiklinski

Excellent facility with all the equipment you need to stay or get fit. Knowledgeable owner and coaches along with a clean facility. Would highly recommend

Jesus Portugues

Gym with everything you need. Great trainers that will push you through barriers

Bill Stauffiger

I’ve known and worked with the owner, Becca, for years. She has an excellent approach to fitness and it comes through as professional and caring. She provides an environment that is judgement free and accepting to everyone. I started my fitness journey later in life, and she helped me by being thoughtful about scaling movements to my ability, but she also pushed me enough so that I was able to progress. She started as my personal running coach a few years ago and I went from being a non-runner to completing a half marathon and continually being able to shave time off my 5k’s. It does not matter what level of fitness you are at, Becca WILL be able to help with your fitness goals!

Trueman Muhrer-Irwin

I've never felt a stronger or more welcoming sense of community within a gym. Great programming with a genuine focus on finding the right levels for everyone.

Scott Bryan

Love this place! Everyone is very encouraging and the instructors are top-notch.

Harris Witkin

Great gym! Super knowledgeable coaches scaled my workout to my ability but still pushed me past my comfort zone. 24/7 access a real plus.

Jenna Johnson

Love my experience at NCA! As a new comer I’ve felt so welcomed by everyone and love the smaller gym atmosphere. It has changed the way I look at working out and I look forward to each class!

Terry Heller

I live out of town but worked out here for the week I was home for Thanksgiving. In that week, I attended five group fitness classes, and was given access to the gym 24 hours a day via a simple and intuitive app. Becca, Steve, and Jason — the coaches who led my group classes — were all informative and friendly, and my classmates were great — it only took one class to appreciate the strong sense of community that Nickel City has fostered. The gym is not a large space, but it has plenty of weights, racks, Olympic platforms, boxes for plyometrics, rowing machines, and assault bikes. If you are looking for high-intensity workouts and serious weightlifting at a reasonable price, look no further. If you are looking for a place to slowly pedal a recumbent stationary bike while you flip through a magazine, this is not the gym for you. If I lived in Buffalo I would join this gym in a heartbeat.

Jonathan Hughes

Are you looking to get shredded? Are you looking to get real succulent? Are you tryna get lean and mean? Are you trying to find an escape from the endless soul crushing grind of life being exploited by our capitalist oppressors? Are you just trying to take care of your health, mental and physical? Do you want to feel supported and experience a camaraderie built from shared experiences and mutual respect? Well good news! You’ll find all of that here! Friendly and knowledgeable coaches, and the other members have been very friendly to me as a relative newcomer. They also carry my favorite flavor Bang energy drink.

Brigid Kielar

Such a friendly community! The new owner really goes out of her way to make you feel welcome and comfortable. It can be intimidating to start going to a new gym - but that feeling goes away almost immediately at Nickel City Athletics, and I definitely appreciate that!

Lisa Witkin

I love working out at Nickel City Athletics. Fun people, no attitudes and everyone is supportive. Great place!

Max

Love this gym. Very welcoming and accommodating. Always leave feeling challenged but accomplished.

Lara Svensson

Best gym in Buffalo! The owner and other coaches are very adept to functional movements and the body mechanics of exercise. If you’re looking for a fun community with tough work outs tailored to your own body, this is the place!!!! 10/10 recommend ????

Ryan Julius

I've been going to crossfit/functional fitness gyms for the past 6 years up and down the east coast. This gym is hands down the best I have had the pleasure of being a member at. The coaches are knowledgeable, and actually care about the ability of the athletes at the gym. Prior injuries or a tweaked back from sleeping the wrong way? The coaches will adjust the movements to make sure you can get a good workout safely. The atmosphere at the gym is also great. This isn't an intimidating environment at all. Everybody that walks through the front door is greeted by the whole gym and is made to feel like they've been there for years. No matter what kind of weight you are moving, everybody is excited when another member in the class PRs. Overall this is a great gym if you are looking to get fit, have fun, and make friends while doing it!

Caitlyn Waldrop

Coaches who know movement well and push you to excel without getting injured. A great environment full of encouragement and jokes! Perfect for those brand new to cross fit or seasoned athletes!

Sam H.

Nickel City Athletics is such an awesome community! No matter what your fitness level, background etc., they are very welcoming, caring and attentive to movement quality and modifying the workout to everyone's personal needs, truly great coaching! I always feel better after leaving class!

Gerald L

I dropped into this box. Maybe I'm spoiled by the gym I go to at home but this place just didn't cut it for me. Don't get me wrong the people are very nice but 1) they don't show you how movements are done before the workouts start 2) Their rig only has enough room for 3 people to work at a time, with a class with 15+ people you just can't get anything done 3)For the 15+ people that were in the class there was only 1 coach! How can you make sure every is doing movements properly with only 1 coach! Thats not safe. This gym could be great, it just needs some work.

Stephanie Zylinski

Nickel City Athletics was a very welcoming experience. The trainer as well as the owner were extremely knowledgeable about the programming, and explained things for a newcomer. Everyone was also encouraging during the partner workout, which helped me complete the workout. I recommend this gym for anyone new or old to fitness. It is worth the investment and your time. Will be back 100%.