Reverent's Origin Story: Gym Buildout

Welcome to our THIRD and final part of our Reverent Origin Story!

• If you missed part one, check it out here: Reverent's Origin Story: The Park Days

• For part two, check it out here: Reverent's Origin Story: New Baby & New Building Secured!

It's the end of September in 2022, and it's time to get cracking on the gym buildout!

We planned a shorter, two month, fall season at the park that would begin in October and go until Thanksgiving. This allowed us to stay consistent with class offerings for our current students while also putting in A LOT of hours building everything.

Before we jump into some photos of the buildout, I have to share that EVERY SQUARE INCH of Reverent was imagined, planned, drawn out, and measured by Emic.

*And then probably remeasured by Omar, but we will get to that ;)

There were many mornings where Emic would literally wake up from a dream about a certain setup or a trick he wanted to be able to do, and then do a quick drawing of it on paper to add to his plans. So, as you walk through Reverent, or watch videos of students jumping and swinging from one thing to the next, I want you to remember it all originated from a bunch of incredible ideas that came together so beautifully!

For the next 8 weeks, here is the buildout magic that happened:

We want to give special thanks to all of the helping hands we had for the buildout - without you this would not have been possible:

Omar, Trevis, Ian, Destiny, Marcus, Sharolyn, Jim, Marina, Garrett, Aramis, James, Tim, Nick, and of course our sons that put in MANY hours with us!

Together, we lived off a decent amount of Chipotle and Costco chicken bakes. :)

On the evening of November 12th, Emic and I did a FULL post-buildout cleaning of the gym before sitting back to tearfully bask in this insane accomplishment that represented the beginning of what was to come. All glory to God!

Here is the first official photo tour of Reverent School of Movement from that evening:

As we get ready to celebrate another year of Reverent, we have learned that a building is just a building. What has made these years so incredible, where the true adventure lies, is the people that have been with us along the way!

November 2022

As we close out the Origin Story series, we are excited to use this blog to continue sharing about all the life that happens at Reverent, hear from other athletes about their training tips, answer questions about our programs, and brag on our coaches & students.

Thank you for going back in time with us for a little bit!

Allysha