Mid City Baton Rouge CrossFit + Hyrox Training Built on Good Vibes & High Fives
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MORE THAN A GYM.
A COMMUNITY.
We’re a community of busy professionals, parents, former athletes, beginners, and everyday humans who all share one thing in common: we want to feel stronger, healthier, and more capable in our lives.
The Values That Shape Our Community
At RSHP, these values guide the way we coach, support one another, and build a community where everyone can grow stronger together.
Community
First
We believe people thrive when they feel supported. At RSHP, you’re not just another member, you’re part of a community that celebrates effort, progress, and showing up for each other.
Coaching
That Cares
Every class is led by coaches who guide, teach, and support you along the way. Our goal is to help you move well, build confidence, and keep progressing safely.
Progress Over Perfection
We celebrate consistency, effort, and growth. Everyone starts somewhere, and every step forward matters.
Strength for
Real Life
Our training is designed to help you feel stronger and more capable in everyday life, not just during workouts.
Better
Together
Fitness is more enjoyable, more motivating, and more sustainable when it’s shared. We believe the journey is better when we do it together.
Show Up
for You
Taking care of yourself matters. Showing up for your health, physically and mentally, is one of the most important investments you can make in yourself and the people you love.
MEET THE OWNERS
Andrew and Melissa’s story with fitness began long before RSHP existed. The two met in high school in San Antonio, Texas and married in 2003 before Andrew began serving in the United States Coast Guard. His first station brought them to Louisiana, where they quickly fell in love with the culture and community.
After Hurricane Katrina, Andrew remained in Louisiana assisting with search and rescue efforts while Melissa returned to Texas. Eventually both found their way into careers in the fitness industry in TX, gaining years of experience coaching, training, and managing large fitness facilities.
In 2010, Andrew moved to Baton Rouge to attend LSU. Soon after arriving, he walked into RSHP (then called Red Stick CrossFit) for the first time and instantly knew it was the kind of place he dreamed of running one day. What started as coaching soon turned into ownership when the original owners offered Andrew and Melissa the opportunity to purchase the gym in 2012.
Fourteen years later, they are still here, raising their son, and continuing to grow the community that has meant so much to them. Through challenges, growth, and countless memories, the gym has become more than a business. It’s a place where lives are changed, including their own.
MEET OUR COACHES
Our coaches are here to guide you, challenge you, and help you feel confident every time you walk through the door. They’re teachers, motivators, and some of the biggest supporters you’ll find inside the gym.
andrew chicoine
CF-L2, CF RUNNING, CF MOBILITY, NSCA-PT, HYROX L1
I truly enjoy the interaction with everyone that walks through my doors. Watching them have an “ah-ha” moment or nail a PR is just as gratifying for me as it is for them
FUN FACT: I grew up on a farm in South Dakota.
JONATHAN ARNOLD
CF-L2
Helping people accomplish something they say they can’t do is fun. I get to change and affect peoples lives for the better.
FUN FACT:
VINCENT SHAW
CF-L2
This is more than a gym. It’s a community where you can grow beyond physical health. It’s a place where you can grow emotionally, spiritually, and socially.
FUN FACT: I was a deputy sheriff on the SWAT team for 10 years.
JASON RUSK
CF-L3, B.S. in Kinesiology, CSCS, USAW-1
Anyone can do this. It doesn’t matter your fitness level. just start showing up and putting drops in the bucket.
FUN FACT: Crocs are my favorite shoes.
TAYLOR PICKARD
CF-L1, USAW L1
The best thing that could happen is you make a ton of friends, you get super fit, have a blast working out, hit some PRs, and do things you never thought you could.
FUN FACT: I secretly entered a hot dog eating contest when I was 12.
MANDI MCCARSTLE
CF-L1, HYROX L1, Competitive Gymnastics Coach for 20 years
RSHP has opened doors that I thought were closed for me. Which means they are open for EVERYONE!
FUN FACT: I was a competitive gymnastics coach.
GIL CAMARENO
CF-L1
ANNA HITT
WHAT MEMBERS SAY
NICOLE P
“I have made friends in our incredible community that I never would have otherwise met. It’s awesome to make friends that are happy to be in the trenches of a workout with you and then an hour later be next door with you for a beer on Friday.”
HALEY B
“Andrew never seems to have a bad day!! His “what not to do” demonstrations never get old as we are all guilty of them one way or another. Taylor’s commentary is hilarious. The workouts are always challenging and you leave with such a sense of accomplishment.”
TJ A
“The RSHP community in a few words: A group of misfits (in a good way) who come together for a common cause and purpose.”
Proudly Part of the
Baton Rouge Community
Red Stick Health+Performance is proud to serve the Baton Rouge community. We’re here to help our neighbors, friends, and families build strength, confidence, and connection through fitness. When you walk through our doors, you’re not just joining a gym, you’re joining a community.
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