// Our Story
Fifteen years of grit.
One neighborhood.
We affiliated in 2011 with a simple mission: create a community of fit, healthy and happy people who live their best life — and by extension, help the youth of Boston.
// Est. 2011 · Affiliate #1360
Same iron.
Same grit.
Sharper name.
You may have known us as CrossFit Boston Iron & Grit. We're now Boston Iron Grit — because what we build here goes beyond any one methodology. CrossFit classes are still the heartbeat of the gym, now joined by HYROX training, the Westie Barbell Club, B.I.G. Engine conditioning and the Live B.I.G. 365 longevity program.
Over 15 years, the Iron Grit team and community have volunteered to help homeless children and the kids in Boston's most impoverished neighborhoods — while keeping ourselves strong enough to keep showing up.
// What We Stand For
The Iron Grit way
No-Judgement Community
All shapes, sizes, ages and abilities. Members call this gym their second home — some call it their church.
Coaching That Scales
Every workout meets you where you are. Beginners and 15-year athletes train side by side, each with their own version.
Give Back
Since 2011 we've volunteered for homeless children and Boston's most impoverished neighborhoods. Fit people give more.
Live B.I.G. 365
Boston Iron Grit isn't a 6-week challenge. It's a 365-day-a-year way of moving through life — stronger, happier, together.
// The Coaches
The people in
your corner.
Coach Tina Ramos
Owner & Head Coach
CF-L2 · Ed.M. Harvard · NPTI
Tina began her career working with at-risk teens and families, earned her NPTI personal training certificate and CrossFit Level 1 in 2010, and opened the gym in 2011. A former national-level cross country runner with an Ed.M. from Harvard, she built our kids, teen and Fundamentals programs and launched Live B.I.G. 365 in 2024. Her passion for fitness and compassion for people is the driving force behind B.I.G.
Full Bio
Coach Miguel Claravall
Coach · Olympic Lifting
CF-L3 · USAW-L1
Our Olympic lifting and skill development specialist. Known for his technical eye that fixes a lift with one cue.
Full Bio
Coach Brian Conroy
Coach · Aerobic Capacity Specialist
CF-L2 · HYROX Coach
Runs the B.I.G. Engine class and programs for the HYROX club. If you want a bigger engine, Coach B is your guy.
Full Bio
Coach Yohanna Estime
Coach
CF-L2
Yohanna brings her warm heart and keen eye on the floor. She assists the B.I.G. Engine classes and competes regularly with the crew.
Full Bio
Coach Marc Tucker
Coach · Powerlifting & Teen Specialist
CF-L2
Coach Tuck runs the powerlifting program and specializes in helping teen athletes with sport-specific development.
Full Bio
Coach Cassandra Eddy-Stewart
Adaptive Coach Specialist
CF-L2 · M.S. Exercise Science
Coach Cass brings her athletic experience and amazing spirit to her coaching. She specializes in training adaptive athletes and competes in HYROX, rowing and CrossFit as an adaptive athlete herself.
Full BioAbout the Gym — FAQs
Boston Iron Grit is owned and led by head coach Tina Ramos, who has coached the West Roxbury community since the gym affiliated with CrossFit in 2011 as affiliate #1360.
Yes — same owner, same coaches, same location at 1230 VFW Parkway. We rebranded from CrossFit Boston Iron & Grit to Boston Iron Grit; we remain CrossFit affiliate #1360.
Our coaching staff holds CrossFit Level 2 (CF-L2) certifications along with specialty credentials in Olympic weightlifting, nutrition coaching and adaptive training — and every coach trains on the same floor as the members.
Since 2011 — over fifteen years of coaching in the same West Roxbury neighborhood, making us one of the longest-running CrossFit gyms in Boston.
Yes. Coach Cassandra Eddy-Stewart is Boston Iron Grit's Adaptive Coach Specialist — an adaptive athlete herself, she works with athletes training around injury, disability or limited mobility at our West Roxbury gym.
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