About Us
Legend Fitness is an international fitness equipment manufacturer based in East Tennessee. The folks here are more likely to speak of pickup trucks than private jets and since 1977 we have brought the sense of value and hard work the South is known for to the strength and fitness equipment world.
People here know the value of a dollar and of a job well done. As a result, we build everything right here in Maynardville, Tennessee instead of unloading it from a ship on the coast. From the simplest plate holder to the towering Pro Series Power Cage, our standards of detail and quality can be seen in every welded joint and powder-coated finish.
We are proud to say that we're not the only ones that feel that way. From professional and collegiate sports teams to government agencies and health clubs, our equipment can be found all over the world helping athletes and average folks to forge themselves into something stronger and fitter than yesterday.
Fitness is a growing business with scores of manufacturers building thousands of products, but even among those numbers Legend Fitness stands proudly above the others for building the strongest, most reasonably priced, American-made equipment in the industry.
Please call us and arrange to see our products in person if you haven't already. The quality of the construction, the reasonable price and the purity of purpose in everything we do will be obvious, and we think you'll find that the East Tennessee way of making strength and fitness equipment is Legendary.
Testimonials
I have been a Legend customer since 2005. Our relationship started when I was the inaugural head strength and conditioning coach at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, PA (just outside of Pittsburgh). The AD gave me a room, $20,000, and asked me to purchase equipment that accommodated both males and females.
To make a long story short and on the recommendation of a friend, I contacted Kelly. I was hesitant at first since the prices were lower than expected, but I soon realized that Legend made extremely durable and quality equipment. To this day, I believe RMU still has not replaced the initial equipment I purchased. Feel free to contact their current head S&C coach, Todd Hamer at hamer@rmu.edu, he can verify that for sure.
When I accepted the Browns head job in 2007, I was given an unlimited budget and once again purchased Legend equipment. We currently have around fifteen of pieces of Legend equipment and many of them are re-buys from my original purchase at RMU. To this day, we have never had to replace or repair any of the equipment I purchased in 2007 and I deal with very strong and aggressive three hundred-pound plus athletes on a daily basis.
Please feel free to call me and discuss any other questions you might have. I understand UT has a big decision to make but I wanted to reassure you that you cannot go wrong choosing Legend.
Tom Myslinski, MS, CSCS
Strength & Conditioning Coach
The Cleveland Browns Football Club
Anytime you're dealing with high-dollar professional athletes, guys who earn a living with their bodies, you can't afford not to provide the very best equipment to help them achieve their goals. That's why we partnered with Legend Fitness. Their weight equipment is perfect for our guys, and they are willing to adapt it for the size and weight of our elite athletes. Legend's sales reps and manufacturing guys have overseen all of their equipment installation and functionality to make sure they perform movements exactly like we need them to.
Chip Smith
Founder, Competitive Edge Sports
Most successful trainer of Pro Bowlers in NFL history
The quality of the equipment we use has to be the highest possible. Safety is first. Safety is something we can't skimp on at all. You gotta know that when you buy a piece of equipment, you put it in, and you got a guy that just signed a contract for a hundred million dollars, and if I get him hurt his contract ends and the money he just signed for ends . . . that's huge.
The same thing with the equipment companies. That quality has to be there. You can't cut a corner on a bolt or a weld or anything else you do because you're taking a guy's career in your hands at that point. So, it's up to me to find that company that's gonna provide that, and I feel without a doubt that Legend Fitness is the company that can do that for us.
Robby Stewart
Director of Strength Training, Competitive Edge Sports
The equipment is great, but one of the strongest selling points to me has been the customer service. I had previously done an equipment order at my last school with another company and the service was terrible, which is why I refused to buy from them again. Because of the strength of your equipment and your great service whenever I need to order more equipment you will be at the top of my list.
Garrett Keith, CSCS
Westminster Christian Academy
We have worked with Legend Fitness for a few years now and I can say that it is a treat to be able to call and get a pleasant voice on the phone no matter what time of day. Whether I need help in purchasing, manufacturing or shipping someone is there to take care of us.
We are very pleased with the quality of our products that they produce for us, so much that I asked to be considered a dealer for all their equipment because I know I can be proud to show them to my customers and clients.
We have many visitors to our gym, and they get to see the real powerlifters and football players that I train put these pieces through the test of ruggedness.
Louie Simmons
Westside Barbell
