Crossfit Fast Factory - St. Cloud, MN

Fast Elite Athletes trains scholastic athletes (12-18 year olds) from a variety of sports, including hockey, baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track & field, and wrestling to name a few.  Fast Elite Athlete’s programs are designed to assist each student-athlete in reaching and exceeding their training and athletic goals. 

Fast athletes train in age-specific groups: Fast Prep(Ages 12-14) and Fast High School (Ages 15-18).  Every Fast Elite Athlete scholastic training program incorporates character development, nutritional advice and sport-specific development.

Fast Elite Athlete places heavy emphasis on accountability for all athletes.  If the student-athlete is willing to make the effort, Fast will too.  The end result is an unparalleled level of physical and mental development that can not be matched anywhere else.

Speed | Strength | Agility | Explosiveness

Every athlete wishes they had more of it. Most athletes do. They just haven't been taught how to maximize their ability and potential. That's where Fast Elite Athlete comes in.
Owned by a pro athlete who has a passion for training and achievement, Fast Elite Athlete's network of state-of-the-art facilities specialize in making athletes faster, stronger, more agile and explosive, while also building character.
We believe replicating top college and pro training environments is the best setting for athletes to reach their goals. The "Fast Elite Athlete" experience sets Fast apart from other programs. It's a place where everyone who walks through our doors is trained and treated like an elite athlete.

Fast provides and develops athletes of all ages with a fundamental foundation that will progress along with the athletes adaptation timeline. We pride ourselves in having a scientifically designed strength and conditioning program that is prepared with the athlete's best interest in mind.

The programs are time tested by literature and studies conducted from the best strength and conditioning coaches in the world from all aspects of sport. Developing raw, powerful, explosive athletes has led to countless success stories spawning from the FAST Elite Athlete's philosophies.

The FAST Factory offers the only total athlete development program. It is the only training facility dedicated exclusively for testing and training in the Central Minnesota. Our 7000 sqft facility is equipped with the latest:

• Performance Testing Equipment
• Functional Training Areas to Develop and Improve Speed and Agility
• Power and Core Training Equipment including Olympic Lifts
• Hockey Skill Training Area
• Post Exercise Flexibility for Recovery and Injury Prevention

The FAST Factory offers Strength, Power and Speed programs for athletes of all ages and levels...from Future Fast Athletes, On Ramp Fast Athlete, Fast Athlete and Elite.

• Rookie (for atheletes ages 7 - 11)
• Developmental (for atheletes ages 12 - 14)
• Prep (for atheletes ages 15 - 18)
• Elite (invite only) Apply Here

FAST has been the leader in developing year-round Training Programs for Youth Players, Teams and Associations.
In 2010-11 over 250+ athletes took advantage of a specialized training program to improve both Skill and Power.
Fast Elite Athletes, along with its team of strength training instructors, lead by John Swanson, mission is to help all individuals attain elite levels and mastery of their goals, whether it is in athletics, sports, health and wellness, or improving way of life. Our goal is to help individuals see that they can live a life with no limits. With proper training and guidance, human beings can live the miracles they are and reach levels of mastery in any area of life.

Testing the athletes not only provides feedback directly to the athletes it also provides feedback to the instructors on how the athlete is responding and adapting to the intensities of training. These tests occur on a bi-weekly basis to ensure the athlete is always progressing and adapting to their full potential.
The assessments always include a strength performance test, speed performance test, change of direction test and a total power output test in respect to the individual athlete.
In this, the athlete is always competing and bettering with-in themselves as well as each other and as a team. Thus, internally motivating the individual athlete in a team setting which will breed success, not only during the hockey career, but long after a player has retired from the sport, leading to a healthier lifestyle.