Vanguard Gymnasium, located at 2009 Wheeler St, Columbia, provides extensive spaces and modern equipment for various fitness needs, including Olympic lifting, CrossFit, and traditional workouts. With a proactive staff ensuring cleanliness and rule enforcement, it fosters a conducive environment for intense training. Despite some complaints about temperature and overcrowding during peak hours, it remains popular among users, especially for its availability of ACFT gear and ample squat racks.
However, it's not deemed ideal for long-term use due to consistent high temperatures in the weight room. Therefore, consider the facility type and personal schedule when choosing this gym. Vanguard Gymnasium operates from early morning till evening on weekdays and shorter hours on weekends.
Pros:
- Extensive equipment variety.
- Very spacious gym.
- Clean environment.
- Friendly and proactive staff.
- Available ACFT gear.
- Ideal for CrossFit and Olympic lifting.
- Open space for group workouts.
- Ample squat racks.
- Newer, modern equipment.
- Enforced rule adherence.
Cons:
- Consistently high temperatures in the weight room.
- Crowded during peak hours.
- Older gym overall.
Location / Contact
- Address: 2009 Wheeler St, Columbia, SC 29207, United States
- Phone:+1 803-751-4384
- Email:[email protected]
- Website:jackson.armymwr.com
Rating Stats
Reviews (10)
Frequently Asked Questions
Except the peak hours, this place remains quite free or moderately crowded.
This business has a rating of 4.3-star.
This business has 10 reviews.
The address is: 2009 Wheeler St, Columbia, SC 29207, United States .
The contact number is +1 803-751-4384
This service is listed under Gym .
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Diego Lourenco
1 year ago
Great gym. Clean and many machine to use. Open space to work out
lauren benton
1 year ago
If you're looking for space and squat racks, come here. There are other cardio machines and miscellaneous equipment behind the desk as well.
Steven Abbott
1 year ago
This is a nice gym with a lot of weights and space to work out alone or with a group. We ran our ACFT for a small group here and it worked well.
Marylin Salas
1 year ago
Very clean, and not crowded at all!
Beth Westall
1 year ago
This gym is "ok" for a short term Service Member. But it is not ideal for a long term place to call home for a gym. Way too hot! Over 80° consistently in the weight room. Too many at once between 0600-0700. If you are coming to Ft. Jackson to train I would suggest another gym.BUT the staff there is phenomenal! Very kind and ALWAYS cleaning! Hats off to the staff!
Ralph Hershberger
1 year ago
It's an older gym but has most of what you need.
Andro Ayala
2 years ago
Great place!!! Staff is respectful, on top of maintaining the gym and making sure everyone is following the rules. The gym overall is very spacious and has all the equipment you need, for Olympic Lifting, crossfit, traditional lifting and getting ready for the ACFT.
MaasTROT
3 years ago
For the military of course. But kept super clean and a lot of the newer equipment in the main gymnasium is modern hammer strength racks with plenty of space to get the job done. I'll give it a five-star once the covid restrictions are gone.
Andrew Pakstas
3 years ago
Place is perfect for cross fitters, no mirrors anywhere so you don't have to try to correct your horrible form, or see the dad bod with zero gains you've been working so hard to maintain. Also the covid police is real here. They'll come up to you if you are having a conversation with someone. Social conditioning at its finest. Go to Perez for a real gym experience.
Adam Tomlinson
4 years ago
Great gym for any workout. Very spacious and has all the gear for the ACFT, if that's what you're looking for.