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CrossFit Strong Island CrossFit Strong Island CrossFit Strong Island is a CrossFit Affiliate located in Merrick, Nassau County, New York. What is CrossFit?

We boast an impressive 5500 sq-ft facility that includes a 2400 sq-ft indoor turf. We are a short 2minute walk from the train station and have access to ample parking for our members. CrossFit is a “back to basics” type of training. We employ functional movements to facilitate our members to meet and exceed their fitness goals in a short time period. Our program is constantly varied providing a new challenge each day. CrossFit is a combination of metabolic conditioning (running, rowing, jump roping), gymnastics (any bodyweight exercise), and weight training (power-lifting, Olympic lifting, kettlebell techniques), with a time or task oriented domain. We believe there are ten components of fitness;
Strength
Cardiovascular Endurance
Balance
Agility
Power
Accuracy
Coordination
Speed
Stamina
Flexibility
At CrossFit Strong Island we work towards our members becoming proficient in all ten of these components. CrossFit Strong Island is not your regular “run of the mill” gym; it’s a community and a way of life. Our training is instructor-based, whether through group classes, team training or one-on-one. The environment is supportive and encouraging, without compromising its competitive edge. Our goal is to educate, encourage and motivate members to meet their highest fitness potential.

🇺🇸 SEPTEMBER COMMITTED CLUB 🇺🇸23 athletes. 20+ classes. Another month of showing up and putting in the work.Congratulati...
10/05/2026

🇺🇸 SEPTEMBER COMMITTED CLUB 🇺🇸

23 athletes. 20+ classes. Another month of showing up and putting in the work.

Congratulations to everyone who earned their spot in our September Committed Club, with Rob Perper leading the way with 27 classes!

This month’s graphic carries a little more meaning.

As a New York community, September will always be a time to pause, remember, and honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001 — as well as the first responders who ran toward danger and the families who continue to carry their memory.

We’re grateful for the community we have inside our walls and we never take for granted the opportunity to come together each day.

Congratulations to our September crew. Keep showing up. Keep putting in the work. Keep making each other better.

🇺🇸 9/11 — We Remember. We Honor. We Will Never Forget.

🚨Strength and skill work for the week ahead🚨 This week we have some Olympic lifting, powerlifting, muscle up skill work,...
10/04/2026

🚨Strength and skill work for the week ahead🚨

This week we have some Olympic lifting, powerlifting, muscle up skill work, high intensity intervals, and a CrossFit girl workout. See you this week!

🏆 YOUR 2026 NIGHTMARE ON BENSON LANE PODIUM! 🏆What a day🔥Congratulations to all 12 athletes who earned their way onto th...
10/04/2026

🏆 YOUR 2026 NIGHTMARE ON BENSON LANE PODIUM! 🏆

What a day🔥

Congratulations to all 12 athletes who earned their way onto the podium at our 3rd Annual Nightmare on Benson Lane!

💀 SCALED DIVISION
🥇 Jacked Skellingtons
🥈 PR or ER
🥉 Two Tone Titans

🔥 RX DIVISION
🥇 DB4L
🥈 Peak 180 Athletics
🥉 The Big Apples

Every event brought a different test, and these teams continued to perform when it mattered most.

Thank you to every athlete who stepped onto our competition floor and helped make Year 3 our biggest one yet. The energy, sportsmanship and support throughout the entire day were exactly what this event is all about.

Most importantly, we were able to come together as a community and compete for something bigger than ourselves while supporting Compete for a Cure 🎀

Congratulations once again to our podium finishers — you earned it!

4th Annual Nightmare on Benson Lane ☑️
See you in 2027 😈

CompeteForACure

🚨Strength work this week 💪🚨Getting after it before a big weekend — Nightmare on Benson Saturday. Let’s have a good one 🔥...
09/28/2026

🚨Strength work this week 💪🚨

Getting after it before a big weekend — Nightmare on Benson Saturday. Let’s have a good one 🔥

🚨BEST OF LUCK ORLANDO & JUNIOR! 🚨Two of our own are taking the competition floor today! The entire CrossFit Strong Islan...
09/26/2026

🚨BEST OF LUCK ORLANDO & JUNIOR! 🚨

Two of our own are taking the competition floor today!

The entire CrossFit Strong Island community is wishing Orlando and Junior the best of luck as they head down to Toms River, NJ to compete at the ARX Games!

Go out there, compete hard, have fun, and represent STRONG ISLAND the way we know you will. 🚨

GOOD LUCK BOYS — SUIT UP🔥

This is what community looks like. 💜💚🩷Nightmare on Benson Lane has always been about more than just a competition. We wa...
09/23/2026

This is what community looks like. 💜💚🩷

Nightmare on Benson Lane has always been about more than just a competition. We want to give a huge THANK YOU to the gyms and athletes who are stepping onto our competition floor and showing their support for this year’s event.

CrossFit Strong Island
CrossFit Chief Nation
PBT The Wod
Brutal Boxx
CrossFit OZP
CrossFit Peak 180 Athletics
Cow Harbor CrossFit
CrossFit Middle Village
Solace New York

Different gyms. Different communities. One bigger purpose.

Every athlete who competes helps us make a greater impact as we raise money and awareness in the fight against breast cancer, with proceeds benefiting Compete for a Cure 🎗️

We’re incredibly grateful for every athlete and gym choosing to be part of Nightmare on Benson Lane 2026.

Under 2 weeks until showtime 🎥

🔥 MORE WAYS TO TRAIN. MORE STRONG ISLAND.Whether you’re here for CrossFit, HYROX, Kids Class, or 24/7 Access, we’ve buil...
09/22/2026

🔥 MORE WAYS TO TRAIN. MORE STRONG ISLAND.

Whether you’re here for CrossFit, HYROX, Kids Class, or 24/7 Access, we’ve built our schedule to give our community more opportunities to train on YOUR time.

🏋️ CrossFit classes Monday–Saturday
⚡ HYROX Wednesdays at 7PM + Sundays at 9 & 10AM
🚨Kids Class — Sundays at 8AM (when in session)
🔓 24HR ACCESS for our members

Different goals. Different schedules. One Strong Island.

Come for the workout. Stay for the community. 🔴⚫️

🚨2K row, overhead squats, deadlifts & muscle-ups. Time to work🚨
09/20/2026

🚨2K row, overhead squats, deadlifts & muscle-ups. Time to work🚨

🚨SEPTEMBER ATHLETE OF THE MONTH🚨Al Lucia loooshamen There are people who always seem to find a reason why they can’t — a...
09/15/2026

🚨SEPTEMBER ATHLETE OF THE MONTH🚨
Al Lucia loooshamen

There are people who always seem to find a reason why they can’t — and then there are people like Al, who simply finds a way.

For a little over three years, Al has been a part of the Strong Island community, and his approach has remained consistent: no excuses, work hard, and be willing to push a little further.

Al is also the kind of member who makes the people around him better. He supports his fellow athletes, brings a great attitude to class, and lately, he’s been making a serious push to take his fitness beyond the gym and represent Strong Island on the competition floor!

We asked Al a few questions and here is what he had to say:

What do you like most about Strong Island?
“The people and the fact that the gym always seems to be looking for ways to give members more. Whether it’s 24/7 access, HYROX programming, or organizing the in-house throwdown and Nightmare on Benson, to me it’s worth every penny.”

Favorite movement?
“Is rest a movement? JK, kind of. Power cleans and running.”

What do you want to improve?
Double-unders. Al admits they haven’t clicked yet, but also takes full ownership: “That’s on me. I need to practice them consistently.” That answer pretty much sums up the mindset that earned him this recognition.

And his goal for the remainder of 2026? COMPETE. After enjoying our in-house throwdown, Al is preparing to take on both Nightmare on Benson Lane and Fight for the Fittest in October.

Al, keep pushing, keep supporting the people around you, and keep representing what Strong Island is all about.

Congratulations to our September Athlete of the Month, Al 👏🏻

Now let’s see those double-unders! 😏

🚨This week will be featuring another hero wod, a weightlifting complex, a chipper, heavy and tempo barbell work, and we’...
09/14/2026

🚨This week will be featuring another hero wod, a weightlifting complex, a chipper, heavy and tempo barbell work, and we’ll end the week with our partner workout and Hyrox classes🚨

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26 Benson Lane
Merrick, NY
11566

Opening Hours

Monday 5:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 5:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 5:30am - 9pm
Thursday 5:30am - 9pm
Friday 5:30am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm
Sunday 9am - 11am

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