Orangetheory FANATIC turned F45 member?! 🫣 (Brutally Honest Review)

Orangetheory vs F45 (from an OTF member!)

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[maddiekalt]

As a former OTF employee, I can say that it is definitely great for beginners! But after a while it becomes a “maintenance” workout, don’t see a lot of growth after a while. You are showing HUGE strides by wanting to do something different Andrew! Proud of you and can’t wait to see the change throughout the new journey!

[seandeananderson]

What helped with my transition from OTF to F45 was that my OTF couches all left their OTF studio to couch at F45. So everything I loved about my couches didn’t change because I followed them and their energy still helped me reach my fitness goals!

[TeresaCaban-pshi]

Yes, same! I totally lost weight, too, but I also felt I was “skinny fat” because of how little lifting we did compared to the cardio portion. I balanced it out by getting a regular gym membership and adding lifting days 2-3 times a week in addition to the OTF days.

[TuckerPearce]

“I post on Tuesday’s” ❤️ No judgement here, getting a video out is not easy work.

Taking it back to the pre pandemic days with Coach Vinnie, those were great days. He was an awesome coach and cared a lot about you and the OTF community. 🧡 Solid Coaches really are a huge part of what makes OTF SPECIAL. They lost some amazing coaches during the pandemic. Hard to get that back. We still have some rockstars at my studio but it’s why I left to try new things.

Proud of you bro for trying new things. I think you should give a Lift45 (name is no coincidence) but yeah the timing of those classes can be bad.

Nice hat by the way 💪🏽

[Nonyabusiness]

I’m an on and off member with OTF. I was going to OTF consistently for 3 months but I wanted more out of my workouts. Which lead to try CrossFit. I eventually stopped going to OTF and focused on eating more food, and staying consistent with CrossFit… I am the strongest I have ever been in my life! There are members at my box who transitioned from F45 to CrossFit… I’ve never taken an F45 class but I have a feeling you’ll eventually end up trying CrossFit. 😊 I would encourage you to try it when you’re ready to cross that path. There are a lot of misconceptions about it, and you do not have to do all the movements they do in CrossFit. You can scale everything to fit what you are capable of doing… I’ve followed you for a few years now. I’m happy you’re still staying at it. Mixing things up when needed. We all do that, and it’s okay!

[jillybeann]

It’s great to recognize when to shake things up! I think doing what you enjoy is crucial to staying motivated, and incorporating what’s best for reaching your goals shouldn’t get any side eyes!

[anthonysanmiguel]

This video was incredibly informative and helpful! thank you so much for that. side note, your video is so crisp my dude, what camera are you using? I wanna get me one too 😅

[FineNaturalHairROCKS]

Oh wow! I can't believe you made the switch! I tried F45 before I signed up with OrangeTheory and it was really awesome. For now, I'm really loving OrangeTheory but I may go back to F45 at some point down the line. Another great video btw!

[rach]

Your remarks about F45’s cardio days is interesting because reflecting back, I think those classes are why I was scared off. I really enjoyed the strength training (even though it moved so fast it was hard to keep up), but the cardio workout made me want to throw up. It was so intense that I actually never went back, which is so silly. It just messed with my mojo. OTF always feels so welcoming, but this makes me want to throw in some f45 strength days again.

[andreagonzalez-ymxt]

As a person who did OTF for over two years and now have been going to F45 for about a year and a half, I can say hands down F45 is better when trying tone. In my opinion if you want to lose weight fast go do OTF for a few months. Once you have built resistance and have lost your desired weight or you are close to it, move to F45. Your body will dramatically change.

[JT-nftk]

Hi Andrew. It's good to see that you are expanding your fitness horizons. You are the master of your journey so I pray that you will continue to guide your course according to your needs. I am looking forward to your continued progress this year. Have an awesome week!

[ryand]

I find so many people just rip through the weight section with small weights instead of taking their time with bigger weight and focusing on form and not cheating\rocking\etc. That being said, with the short times allowed to do a lot of the exercises, it's difficult to do much weight to gain muscle\strength because you aren't given any time to rest to regain your strength... the aim is more HIIT than strength gain. When at home, I can easily do 50lbs DB should press for 10 reps x 4-5 sets followed by a 60s rest, but at OTF, with a circuit to run, I usually only go for 25-35lbs for something shoulder related...and they usually only have you doing 6-8 reps. I also find that OTF tends to be more core and leg orientated instead of upper body for the guys... maybe it's because 80% of the clients are women it seems.

[IanMcCausland]

I forgot how much I enjoy your videos, yer honesty is so great! Thanks for this!

[janaposypankova]

When I changed from OTF to F45 I could see changes on my body. Paradoxically I gained some weight but my body looks finally I am working out

[BrianKim-ihqh]

I found it super annoying that people would show up to F45 late and request to be put at station #1

[Taylor-qgw]

I have tried most gyms, and f45 is my favourite gym by far!!!
I have had the best results at f45, and its always fun!!

[tc]

Love it Andrew, just keep digging deep and revolving and moving forward.

[HuntweatherExtra]

I got in a good rhythm of adding a Lift45 at OTF once a week to my routine to avoid the muscle loss AND I’ve gained muscle with this strategy. I do the 3G three other days a week.

[Christ-qkor]

Oh nooo Andrew. Open relationship 😂 actually, i like the Lift45(its 45 min)

[SimplifyFitness]

I enjoyed your comparison. You do you! Enjoy your open Fitness Relationship 😀