Upper Park CrossFit
Welcome to Upper Park CrossFit, a premier functional fitness facility in Chico, California, dedicated to prioritizing technique, safety, and community. Affiliated for over 11 years, our gym offers a challenging, constantly varied program designed to help you crush your fitness goals, regardless of your starting point. Under the guidance of professional coaches, our members learn foundational movements, scale workouts to their precise abilities, and build lasting friendships inside an ego-free environment. Whether you are an elite athlete or stepping into a gym for the first time, Upper Park CrossFit provides the coaching, community, and structure you need to succeed.
Technique-First Philosophy
We prioritize safe, clean execution of movements before introducing heavy loading or high-speed intensity.
Decade of Experience
With over 11 years of local affiliation, we bring seasoned expertise and proven workout programming to Chico.
Tight-Knit Support Network
Work out alongside encouraging, like-minded individuals who celebrate every milestone with you.
Christobal Nava
Head Coach & Owner
Christobal is dedicated to helping individuals move with efficiency and confidence. With years of experience coaching functional movements, he focuses heavily on structural safety and personalized scaling.
Sarah, 34 yrs
"Upper Park CrossFit completely changed how I view fitness. The coaches care deeply about technique over just lifting heavy, and the community is incredibly welcoming."
David, 42 yrs
"An outstanding box. The programming is challenging but highly scalable. After a decade of sedentary life, this place safely built me back up."
Main WOD Floor
Spacious gym floor outfitted with professional-grade Rogue rigs, custom barbells, bumper plates, and essential gymnastics equipment.
Cardio Engine Zone
Dedicated space featuring premium Concept2 rowers and Assault air bikes optimized for building aerobic capacity and metabolic stamina.
On-Ramp / Fundamentals
A structured series of personal or small group sessions designed to teach beginners the 9 foundational movements of CrossFit safely.
CrossFit Group Classes
Constantly varied functional training combining weightlifting, aerobic conditioning, and bodyweight movements.
1 Commerce Ct., Chico, California, United States
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CrossFit WOD
Entraînement du jour - séance intense et variée
On-Ramp Fundamentals
Specialized class
Open Gym
Accès libre à l'espace d'entraînement
Olympic Weightlifting Skill Focus
Specialized class
Strengths
- Strict Technique Focus - Our professional coaching team prioritizes correct posture and form over heavy lifts to safeguard your long-term health.
- Deep Local Heritage - Over a decade of operations in Chico ensures a tried, tested, and highly supportive fitness environment.
- Highly Adaptable Workouts - Every daily WOD is scalable for athletes ranging from competitive fitness enthusiasts to grandparents.
Watch points
- Midday Closures - The gym closes during the middle of the day between morning and late afternoon workout sessions.
- No Luxury Spa Amenities - We do not feature a sauna, steam room, or swimming pool, keeping our focus strictly on core functional fitness training.
CrossFit WOD
Our core group class. Participants perform constantly varied, high-intensity functional movements scaled precisely to their ability level. A coach guides you through a proper warm-up, technical review, workout scaling, and a structural cool-down.
Objective: Overall Conditioning, Strength, Power & Speed
On-Ramp Fundamentals
An essential introduction to the basics of weightlifting, gymnastics, and cardiovascular conditioning. Under intensive guidance, beginners learn standard lifting postures to transition securely into mainstream daily classes.
Objective: Technical Mastery, Safety & Core Mechanics
Open Gym
Schedules designated for members to practice weak areas, execute personal programming, focus on mobility, or catch up on a missed Workout of the Day in an unsupervised, yet structured, environment.
Objective: Individual Practice & Recovery
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Nestled in a convenient business and commercial corridor of Chico, California, the gym is easy to reach from primary avenues while avoiding the direct bustle of downtown retail traffic.
Public transport
Accessible via local B-Line public transit systems serving the East Avenue and Commerce Court routes.
Parking
Dedicated, free on-site parking lot directly in front of the entrance with spacious stalls for cars, trucks, and SUVs.
Landmarks
Approach
We view functional training as a pathway to long-term joint health, strength, and life quality. This means correct movement patterns are built first before adding speed, load, and intensity.
Methodology
Through attentive coaching, customized modification schemes, and systematic monthly programming, we provide every member with a safe path towards elite performance.
Progression
Members build capabilities naturally, starting from basic motor control on the On-Ramp and advancing toward complex gymnastic movements and Olympic lifts at their own healthy pace.
Unlimited Monthly
- Access to all scheduled group classes
- Open Gym session access
- Personalized scaling from coaches
- No long-term lock-in contract options available
Class Punch Card
- 10 class credits
- Valid for up to 3 months
- Great flexibility for hybrid athletes
First visit
Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to class to complete your health waiver, meet Coach Christobal, and get oriented with our facility layouts and equipment.
Required equipment
Wear clean athletic footwear (flat-soled training shoes are ideal) and comfortable gym clothes. Bring a water bottle and a sweat towel.
What a typical session looks like
We start with a functional warm-up, transition into movement skills review, move into the day's high-intensity WOD (15-20 min), and finish with static stretching and rolling.
Strength & Weightlifting
Cardiovascular & Gymnastics
The Annual CrossFit Open
Our community joins the global functional fitness test, coming together to support each other through intense, officially-judged weekly WODs.
Summer Gym Social & BBQ
A casual gathering for our members and their families to bond outside the training rigs with delicious food and outdoor games.
Christobal Nava
Christobal believes that quality of movement is a prerequisite to quality of life. His sessions prioritize meticulous form, progressive scaling, and a healthy dose of humor to keep members motivated, safe, and continuously progressing.
CrossFit LLC
Officially licensed and affiliated CrossFit box, ensuring professional adherence to the global high standards of functional movement execution.
Flexible membership tiers are available including Unlimited Monthly memberships, class packages/punch cards, and convenient daily drop-in rates for traveling CrossFitters.