Urijah Faber's Ultimate Fitness

TRX Conditioning Boot Camp Video – Check it out!!!

Little Fish — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:07:14 +0000

If you haven’t made it in for a Wednesday TRX Conditioning Class yet, check out this video and see what you’ve been missing.

TRX Conditioning Class

Ultimate Fitness Grappling Tourny – Cancelled!

Little Fish — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:48:26 +0000

Our next Grappling Tournament has been postponed due to a conflict with another tournament. We will reschedule as soon as possible and get the date out to you when we lock it in. Sorry for the inconvenience!

VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL!!!

Little Fish — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:31:20 +0000

One week only, Today, February 9th through Valentine’s Day get $50 Enrollment and free gloves and hand wraps with any 12-month contract! Why not give the loving gift that keeps on giving! Sign your honey bunny up now!

NEW Homepage Slider – Cal Kid

Little Fish — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:21:14 +0000

TRX Format and Schedule Change

Little Fish — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:40:30 +0000

We’ve come up with a plan to build our TRX program and to make it more accessible to more people. We are going to honor the class cards that we have on file right now. Those of you with classes already purchased will have until July 1, 2012 to use those classes. After that, non-members will no longer be able to purchase or take TRX classes. We’ve decided to “keep it in the family” so to speak.

As of Wednesday, February 2nd, the following schedule and pricing changes will take place:
All Full Members will automatically have unlimited TRX classes with their membership.

Stand up and BJJ only Members will be able to add unlimited TRX for $16 per month. This upgrade can be made at any time.

Pull up bars will be installed in the BJJ area this week so evening classes are being added to the schedule starting next week. No shoes or clean wrestling shoes only will be allowed in this area.

The new schedule is as follows (also available at front desk and online under Schedule menu):
Monday: 4:15 p.m. – Ryan
Tuesday: 5:00 p.m. – Derik
Wed: 4:15 p.m. Cond/TRX Bootcamp – Rosanna
Thursday: 12:15 p.m. – Ryan
Friday: 8:15 a.m. – Derik
Friday: 1:15 p.m. – Rosanna
Sat 1: 12:15 p.m. – Ryan and Derik (every other Saturday)

Again, this will start Thursday, February 2nd. See you all in a TRX class soon!

Carie Ward Fisher

Little Fish — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:04:21 +0000

MARKETING MANAGER

Photo tribute to UF Mascot, Tiberius, RIP

Carie helped get Ultimate Fitness off the ground. She worked along side Matt and Urijah as Operations Manager, getting systems and procedures in place and members signed up before the doors officially opened in October 2006.

Carie stayed on and helped run the gym until 2009 when she left Operations in the able hands of Dave Rowan to pursue other interests.

In September 2011, Carie returned to her true passion, this time in a Marketing role. Carie handles all aspects of Marketing for Ultimate Fitness and especially enjoys working on the fringe market, helping get women in the door proving the facility is not just a boys’ club. She is diligently getting out the message that Ultimate Fitness provides MMA Fitness for EVERYONE. If you have friends or family members who are interested in trying out the gym, see Carie for 1-week passes!

Dave Rowan

Little Fish — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:44:08 +0000

OPERATIONS MANAGER AND HEAD COACH TO TEAM ALPHA MALE

Dave Rowan has been with Ultimate Fitness since 2006, during construction. Dave met Urijah back in 1998 while coaching college wrestling. Their paths crossed again in 2006 while Urijah and Matt were working on opening the facility. Dave helped construct the inside of the gym and was intrical in getting it opened in a timely manner.

After the gym opened, Dave began training with Urijah and Joseph and started his fight career at age 41. He was an absolute beast and had 4 exciting fights which he won in dynamic fashion. Unfortunately his career ended in 2008 when he blew out his knee. Along with a stellar record in the cage, Dave has a great wrestling record as well. While at Chico State, he was a 2 time All American.

Dave started working full time for Ultimate Fitness in a management role in early 2009. He is our Operations Manager and is responsible for keeping all aspects of the gym running smoothly. He does everything from compiling our EFT drafts to scheduling classes. He’s also the Head Coach of Team Alpha Male and leads the daily team practices.

Dr. Matthew Fisher, D.C.

Little Fish — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:33:01 +0000

OWNER AND CHIROPRACTOR TO TEAM ALPHA MALE

Dr. Fisher, A Sacramento native, graduated from Life Chiropractic school near the top of his class, cum laude in June 1999. He started his own practice promptly in October of the same year.

His practice grew quickly and he was enjoying everything about treating patients. But, an interesting thing happened in 2005. He was introduced to Mixed Martial Arts super star Urijah Faber. Urijah and Dr. Fisher hit it off and soon were talking about opening Sacramento’s premier mixed martial arts facility. That vision became a reality in October 2006 when they opened the doors to Ultimate Fitness with 100+ members already on board.

Dr. Fisher quickly realized it was too difficult to run two distinctly different businesses from two separate locations, so he moved Fisher Chiropractic into Ultimate Fitness and it was a perfect match. The business meshed so easily with the professional athletes and members in the gym all in need of chiropractic care.

Dr. Fisher is involved in all the day-to-day business of the gym and you can also catch him in Jiu Jitsu classes several times a week.

Weight Loss Tip – Healthy Snack

Little Fish — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:14:51 +0000

If you’re like me and you’re sweet tooth is the only thing keeping you from a nearly perfect diet, I have a trick for you. I do really well with my diet all day. I eat clean and healthy and avoid processed sugars all day. After dinner, however, I always want a little taste of something sweet. A super healthy friend taught me to keep pitted dates in the freezer and eat them when I have sweet cravings. They totally do the trick for me. From the freezer they are super chewy and sweet like a caramel. A few dates totally satisfies my sweet craving and they’re under 70 calories for 3. Try it and let us know if it works for you!

Special Conditioning Class This Wednesday!

Little Fish — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:44:57 +0000

Tomorrow’s Conditioning Class will be a special bootcamp style class with some TRX elements incorporated. If you have been wanting to try TRX, come take Conditioning with Rosanna tomorrow, Wednesday, January 11th at 4:15!

See you there!

Kids’ Membership Contest!

Little Fish — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:49:49 +0000

We are currently holding a contest to give away a 6-month Kid’s membership! Email your entry to carie@ultimatefitness.pro. Entrants must be 8 to 12 years of age and not a current or past member of Ultimate Fitness. Entries must include, child’s name, age, address and phone number, any martial arts experience and why training might benefit him or her and why he or she deserves to win. Also include a photo if possible. Entries must be received by January 30, 2012 at noon. We will assess and announce the winner on January 31st. Again, entries go to carie@ultimatefitness.pro

Please pass this information along to any parents you know with a child who might benefit from a membership at Ultimate Fitness.

UF Will Close Early Friday, January 6th

Little Fish — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:00:58 +0000

The gym will be closing early this Friday, January 6th for an employee appreciation event. We will be locking up at 7 p.m. No KB classes will be affected and BJJ will still take place but will just end at 7 instead of 7:30 this Friday ONLY!

We’ll be back bright and early Saturday morning!

How Ultimate Fitness Came To Be

Little Fish — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:02:28 +0000

We often get asked the story of how Ultimate Fitness came to be, how Urijah Faber and Dr. Fisher came to be partners. It’s one of our favorite stories and we thought we’d share it on the blog.

Like so many people, Dr. Fisher has been a fan of MMA since before it was sanctioned. He had heard of Urijah Faber of course as he has always been a standout and they are from the same small town of Lincoln, California. Matt had been following Faber’s career and one day his real estate agent and friend, Dana Gordon, told him that she had sold Urijah a house. Matt wrestled in high school and loved the rigorous workouts. He wanted to meet Urijah and hopefully train with him so he asked Dana to give Urijah his number.

The two spoke and agreed to meet up to discuss training. They met at Dr. Fisher’s office in Midtown and hit it off like they’d known each other for years. They quickly realized while their paths had never crossed due to a 10-year age difference, they knew a lot of the same people from Lincoln.

During this first meeting, Matt casually asked if Urijah had ever considered opening an MMA gym and Urijah stated that he had been thinking about just that and was looking for the right partner. Within three days of this initial meeting, Matt and Urijah started looking at properties to build Sacramento’s premier Mixed Martial Arts facility. 1705 I Street was one of the first places they viewed and the rest is, as they say, history. After many months of 10 to 12 hour days, headaches, heartaches, bureaucratic red tape, tons of help from friends and family and a lot of physical labor, Ultimate Fitness was born. The partnership is a great match and they work amazingly well together. They have the same solid values and work ethic and it shows in the incredible product they have produced together.

We’re so glad you two met and started Ultimate Fitness!

January Specials Announcement!

Little Fish — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:09:42 +0000

If you’re like most people and losing weight or getting in shape is your New Year’s Resolution, we can help! Why not follow through this year and really reach your fitness or weight loss goals. Training with us can get you there, you just have to put in the time. Workout with us 3 or 4 times a week and you WILL drop those unwanted pounds!

To help you out, we’ve come up with some fantastic specials for the month of January! Check it out:

$25 Enrollment fee for the month of January with any 12-month contract.

$575 6-Month Paid in Full Membership (a $525 savings!). This membership gets you access to ALL classes on our schedule.

$30 for 10 TRX Classes.

Tell your friends, it’s a great time to sign up at Ultimate Fitness where we provide MMA fitness for EVERYONE!

Kickboxing at Ultimate Fitness

Ultimate Fitness Action

Little Fish — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:09:59 +0000

Caught some Kickboxing action at the gym yesterday. Here’s Bethany Del Cid getting her punch on at Ultimate Fitness yesterday. Watching her made me want to change out of my street clothes and hit mitts all afternoon. Looking great, Bethany!