1739 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80525 · Across the street from CSU
13,000 square feet of plate-loaded iron under South College Avenue, run by a Mr. Colorado who is still on the floor most days.
110+ machines. No waiting in line.
Under $50 a month. No credit check.
$44.99 for students, military and first responders.
Book online in 30 seconds. Nothing to pay.
4.8 stars across 500+ Google reviews
Lara Solt
“Chris is one of those small business owners that truly cares about his members and potential members. Prodigy Gym is priced fairly compared to another gym we were members of and we feel like we are getting more services and not paying an arm and a leg extra.”
Google review, Jul 2026
D S
“I've been going to this gym since 2021 and I'm very sad to leave. Armed with an expansive assortment of quality machines and free weights, well curated gym ambiance, consistent improvements, and no shortage of friendly faces, this has been the best gym I've ever had the pleasure of attending.”
Google review, Jul 2026
Andrew Kronbach
“Went to prodigy for 2.5 years, it was the best gym experience and environment I have ever been a part of. The staff is great and they want to help you reach your goals, whatever they may be.”
Google review, Jun 2026
Greg Mahler
“The variety of equipment is unparalleled, most of which is plate-loaded and high quality! The sound of clanking plates and rock 'n roll is one of my favorite sounds, especially coming from an underground gym!”
Google review
Liam Badger
“As one business owner to another I have a lot of respect for this gym! Been lifting here for 6 months and Chris and the community are overall a 5 stars.”
Google review, Apr 2026
Down the stairs on South College
45 of them are for legs alone. Hammer Strength, Nebula, Watson, MedX, Prime, Arsenal and Atlantis, plus a 50-piece attachment wall sourced from around the world. You can hit the same muscle six different ways without walking across the floor.
The owner won Mr. Colorado in 1999 and was coached by John Meadows and Dennis James. A second Mr. Colorado is on staff, and so is a former Miss Colorado. Team Prodigy athletes placed at the NPC Colorado Cup this month.
Alice is 82 and has trained here for over 30 years. Kids as young as 9 train here too. No club music, no daycare, no pool. If you've never set foot in a gym like this, Chris will walk you round and set up any machine you point at.
13,000 sq ft, down a flight of stairs
Every number below is attached to a reason you'd care about it. Brands most gyms in Colorado don't own, and enough of each machine that you're never waiting on one.
Around the gym
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Training Zones
45 machines for legs: 22 quad, 10 hack and squat, 9 leg press, 9 glute, 7 calf, 6 hamstring. A MedX Avenger plate-loaded press, a centre-drive Nautilus leg extension, a Watson hydraulic hack squat, Arsenal and Rogers pendulum squats, an Atlantis belt squat. Biggest in Colorado, and the reason people drive in from out of town.
18+ chest machines, 18 to 20 for back, 18+ for delts. Hammer Strength, MegaMass, Prime, M-Torture, Nebula and Icarian. Six different side-lateral machines, which is either excessive or exactly right depending on who you ask.
An EliteFTS Monolift, dumbbells up to 200lb, a Texas deadlift bar, competition-standard benches and multiple deadlift platforms.
The most stocked on-site supplement store in Fort Collins, open to non-members. CBUM, Axe & Sledge, Hosstile, NutraBio, Panda, American Labz, Black Magic, and every Flex Pro meal below the Flex Pro price.
Member facilities
Full-service male and female locker rooms, plus day-use lockers if you're just passing through.
Woodway Curve treadmills, Jacob's Ladder, The Real Runner and spin bikes.
Free at your first consultation, then every two weeks for as long as you're a member.
Posing on Saturdays, 10:15 for men and 11:15 for women. Kyle Schuman's technique and injury-prevention seminars Wednesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 1pm.
Location
Prodigy Gym & Fitness
1739 S College Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Down the stairs, across the street from the CSU campus.
Opening hours
Mon to Fri 5:00am-10:00pm · Sat 7:00am-8:00pm · Sun 8:00am-8:00pm
Get directionsFour things people come here to do
Pick one and see the kit and the coach behind it. No chain gym in Fort Collins can put both on the same floor.
110+ plate-loaded machines means you can hit the same muscle from angles most gyms in Colorado do not own. 45 machines for legs, 18+ for each upper-body group, and 50+ cable attachments to change the line of pull on any of them.
22 quad, 10 hack and squat, 9 leg press, 9 glute, 7 calf, 6 hamstring. Train quads six different ways without walking across the floor.
A member's story
Addie trained at Prodigy for a year before life got in the way. She left a review on her way out, and it is the one worth reading if you have ever stood outside a gym like this one and wondered whether there was room in it for you.
"Literally the best gym in town," she wrote. "I just want to say thank you to all the gentlemen that work here. No matter the time I would go to the gym, I always felt safe, respected, and supported."
“Chris and his crew made me feel like I was part of something bigger.”
- Addie, member for a year, Google review
Training is available with any coach on the floor, and Chris still takes clients himself. Whether you want a programme written, someone to fix your setup, or a full show prep, there is a coach here for it. If you're over 40 or coming back from an injury, that isn't an edge case here. It's a big part of who trains at Prodigy.
Your free 3-day pass includes a 30-minute session with Chris and an InBody scan. Just say so when you book.
Find the coach who fits you
A 9-year-old, a postpartum mum, a 60-year-old working around arthritis and a national-level bodybuilder all train on this floor. Every one of them is somebody's client.
Owner and Master Trainer: body transformation, injury rehab, bodybuilding and powerlifting
35+ years coaching · owner since 2014
Fort Collins native. Won Teenage Mr. Colorado at 17 and the overall Mr. Colorado title in 1999, then spent years in the national top three, training under John Meadows and Dennis James. He has had back surgery himself, which is why he is the coach most members over 40 end up with.
Certified Personal Trainer: clients over 60, arthritis and joint-friendly training, competition prep
20+ years personal training
2014 Mr. Colorado, 2016 NPC Nebraska Muscle Classic overall, 2024 Branch Warren overall. His stated passion is the range, from sports-minded kids to clients over 60, and he uses the gym's equipment breadth to build programmes that work around joints rather than through them.
Certified Personal Trainer: transformation, postpartum, competition prep
Competed 2005 to 2019
Won the Miss Colorado title during a 14-year competitive career. She now coaches transformations at every phase of life, including prepping for stage and getting back to training after having a baby.
HIIT and strength coach, USMC veteran: powerlifting, conditioning, military and law-enforcement fitness
BA Health & Exercise Science · ISSA certified
Force Fitness Instructor background in the Marine Corps, now applying the same protocols to civilian training. Strength and conditioning, sports-specific work, rehabilitation and HIIT.
Certified Personal Trainer (NASM) and Nutrition Specialist: fat loss, functional and sport-specific training
BSc Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Sciences
The coach to see if the eating side is the part you keep getting wrong. Evidence-based, and focused on changes that hold rather than a six-week push.
Certified Personal Trainer (CES, PES): movement quality, functional training, athletic conditioning
Movement specialist who builds progressive programmes to break plateaus without letting form slide.
1739 S College Ave
In 2014 Chris Havekost bought The Zone Health and Fitness from Greg Bobby and renamed it Prodigy, from the Latin prodigium, a sign of something to come. Greg still trains clients on the same floor.
In 2020 they took the unit next door, and it became the leg room, now the biggest in Colorado. The place has grown by adding iron and nothing else: no pool, no daycare, no club music. Which is why lifters who trained at Dorian Yates' Temple Gym in Birmingham walk down the stairs here and recognise it.
Membership
Pay by the month or pay for the year and get the 13th month free. Every button below books your free 3-day pass, not a membership: come and use the place first.
Standard
Everything on the floor, on a 12-month agreement.
Students, military, veterans, fire & police
The same membership, $5 a month less. Valid ID required.
Short term
Priced at the front desk, because it depends how long you need.
$1 first month on Standard and discounted memberships. 12-month agreements, plus a $25 one-time start-up fee. Short-term and no-contract options available in the gym. No credit check, ever.
Straight answers. Anything else, call (970) 224-4500 or ask when you come down.
Free 3-day pass
Come in, use everything, decide afterwards. Pick a day below and that's it, there's nothing to pay and no card to hand over.
Pick a day that works for you
What time will you come down? Wed 19 Aug
Your pass runs for three days from this one. Open 5am to 10pm on weekdays.
You'll find us at 1739 S College Ave, across the street from the CSU campus, down the stairs. Bring trainers and a water bottle, that's it. Someone will show you round the floor, and if there's a machine you don't recognise, ask. Chris sets people up on them every day. There's no induction to sit through and nobody is going to watch you.
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