EARN YOUR PLACE

Many gyms offer your first month at a discount or even for free. Others open their doors as wide as possible to let the masses pay their minimal fee, and expect that you won’t use their facility, because they care more about their profits than they do the people around them. We are something different.

We prioritize the people here and place the utmost value upon what is earned. We earn more than t-shirts… we earn their trust, and we all earn our place.

We are tremendously grateful for the interest and support this project received out the gate. In fact, THE SECT wouldn’t exist without the people who supported it and continue to do so. Therefore the people here by our side are our top priority. The majority of the current members have been with us in some way, shape or form for five-plus years. Loyalty is a trait we appreciate, reciprocate and do our best to reward. We are extremely proud of how far we’ve come so quickly, where we are going, and have no intent on slowing. We confidently anticipate that the interest in what we have will grow, as we are honest when we say that “we are here for you, as you are here for us,” which is real and uncommon, especially in this fucked up industry filled with greedy, ego-driven narcissism and posing.

Apply yourself and wield a pair

With the foremost said, all “new” or prospect members will be invited through application and need to earn their spot as full-fledged members with us. Those interested, engage in a three month probationary period with the following expectations:

COMMITMENT
1. Two months Unlimited Membership dues upfront
2. Attend at least three training sessions per week

CONDUCT
1. Care
2. Be true
3. Try Hard
4. Give Respect
5. Pay Attention
6. Take Responsibility
7. Strive to Understand
8. Possess Self Discipline
9. Know that there’s not one way
10. Improve yourself and your surroundings
11. Be a part – work together yet stay self-reliant
12. Stand up right with confident capability gained through
humble effort; over arrogant insecurity seen through selfish
egotism

CONSEQUENCE
1. If you quit, we keep the initial financial investment, you go on your way.
2. If we (your peers) deem you unfit for the crew, we give back your initial financial investment; you go about your
way.
3. If you make it through the first two months, the third month’s dues are “on the house,” you choose to stay or go.

Care – required and reciprocated

Our membership is capped, and we are very proud of our extremely low turnover, however, if spots do open up and people are interested in becoming members, this is the current process. If it sounds like too much to ask, then it is. If it seems as though we are assholes, it’s because we care enough to be considered so.

As stated, we choose to work through handshakes over contracts, as contracts are typically not needed if you treat people right with no intention of pulling the wool over their eyes

Be a part – leave your ego and bullshit at the door

*Probie – Derived from the Fire service to denote someone holding a position on a probationary basis, subject to performance or examination.

*Photos by Tobi Macphee of a couple of the 3rd wave of Probies (Tom and Jeremy)