ABOUT THE RAGE CAGE-
The RAGE CAGE was founded amidst a terrible time in our history. When a pandemic shut our society down, the RAGE CAGE was birthed. RAGE was spawned from the destruction of the youth by seclusion and the stealing of their precious years in school was the catalyst for a CAGE to safely turn that energy into something positive. With sports seasons shut down our kids were losing those most special times in their lives they would never get back. A small 2-car garage was converted into a makeshift gym where we would train the body, mind and spirit.
The spawning of the RAGE CAGE took 2 weeks. Old workout equipment was resuscitated. New equipment was quickly acquired or built by whatever means necessary. What started that day with a spark turned into a roaring fire of motivation. When they shut us down, we reinvented ourselves and would not be stopped. Little did we know that that mentality would be the heart and soul of the CAGE.
The CAGE kept evolving as weeks turned into months. We had athletes in middle school, high school, and college coming to the CAGE to put the work in for the hopes of a day when they would be called back to the sport they loved to play. Focused on their dreams and forging their craft the CAGE provided an outlet for the RAGE and damage being done to these young people. We had baseball, basketball, lacrosse, and football athletes coming to the cage. Brothers and creators of the CAGE, James and Chaz, quickly turned into coaches as they took what they learned from their own lifting and training experiences and continued their education to provide better programming for the athletes coming to the CAGE. Specializing in the CONJUGATE lifting system pioneered by WESTSIDE BARBELL, these young men worked harder than they thought possible.
They woke up early, cleaned, and prepped the gym for the sessions to come. Stayed up late evaluating each workout, looking at video of the lifts and seeing what worked and what didn't and adapting to get better and better each and every day. Always looking for new workouts and exercises the CAGE was always evolving. Tires of all sizes and tons of weights were acquired along with sleds and sledgehammers for yard work. Road trips to snatch up whatever weights we could were mission-critical to keep the workouts going at a high level. The athletes were starting to push some serious weights and the CAGE needed to keep up. The CAGE was full of mighty lifting accomplishments with all the athletes rooting, no, more than rooting demanding each other to be GREAT. What had been initially a very hard hand dealt to these young athletes, turned into something special.
There will be tales to tell and retell from those times. Lots of videos captured many of those days, some have been published while a lot yet to be. But fast forward to today, the RAGE CAGE has been taking the next steps in providing that unique special experience to the next generation of athletes.
James and Chaz had found themselves during those early days of the CAGE. Blasting through PR's, uncovering secrets to better athletic development and how to conquer the fears that live within us all. A love of passing on their knowledge to the next wave of athletes was forged thru those long days of being shut down.
Fast forward to today and the RAGE CAGE has joined forces with the GREAT CROSSFIT845 fitness community. Our new home at CROSSFIT845 Poughkeepsie has allowed us to reach more youth athletes and provide a much-needed approach to youth athletic development. If you have a child with a dream to be great but does not know how to get there then the CAGE is your next stop.
If you are interested in anything the CAGE has to offer, please send us an email to info@RageCageGym.com with as much detail as you can provide and one of the coaches will be in touch to assist the best they can.
