“Why do I hold the bar with one hand facing you, the other facing away?” I have got many messages asking this question. So here’s the answer. It is called “mixed grip”. The mixed grip stops the bar from rolling out from your hands. It improves your grip for Deadlifts by cancelling the rotation of the bar. The mixed grip is safe if you Deadlift with proper form. AND THE MIXED GRIP ISN’T CHEATING. The mixed grip is better than normal grip when you are lifting heavy weights. Why?? Because… With the normal grip you have eight fingers on one side of the but only two thumbs on the other side. When your thumbs fail to keep your hands closed, the bar rolls to you. This opens your hands and causes you to lose the bar. With the mixed grip you grab the bar like a baseball bat: one hand facing up, the other down. The bar can no longer rotate in your hands. This increases your grip strength for Deadlifts. With the normal grip, the bar always rolls down because both hands face you. #StayFitWithFitness9
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FITNESS9 GYM & GROUP WORKOUT STUDIO
The Fitness9 Group Workout Studio runs on a simple idea: variety keeps you consistent, and consistency gets results. Our signature cardio fusion format gives you 6 days, 6 different workouts — so the body never fully adapts and the mind never gets bored. Studios run at both branches (Kompally and Karkhana, Secunderabad), and your first class is a free trial: call or WhatsApp 90002 92442.
Cardio Fusion: 6 Days, 6 Variations
Each day of the week brings a different session in the studio:
- Functional training — circuits built on real movement: squats, pushes, pulls, carries.
- Power yoga — strength, flexibility and breath work in one demanding hour.
- Step aerobics — classic, sweat-heavy cardio with rhythm.
- Weight training — barbell and dumbbell work in a coached group format, so you learn form while you burn.
- Cardio kickboxing — punches, kicks and pad drills; the best stress-relief hour on the schedule.
- Zumba — the dance-party session that fills rooms; see our full guide to Zumba classes in Kompally & Secunderabad.
Rotating formats means every energy system gets trained — strength, stamina, mobility, coordination — without you having to program anything. Just show up; the variety is the plan.
Why Group Training Works
- Accountability — the class is scheduled and the group notices when you’re missing. Attendance beats motivation.
- Effort — everyone pushes harder in a room full of people doing the same work. It’s not competition, it’s current.
- Coaching included — every session is instructor-led with form corrections, scaling options for beginners and progressions for regulars.
- Community — the same faces every week become training partners, and training partners become the reason you don’t quit in month two.
Who It’s For
Everyone from complete beginners (every format scales down) to gym regulars who want conditioning their solo training misses. We also offer kids dance-fitness sessions and corporate group packages for teams — ask at your branch. Members typically combine studio classes with floor training from our main programs — classes for the engine, weights for the frame.
Find Your Class
Schedules rotate through the week and vary by branch, so call or WhatsApp for the current timetable: 90002 92442 (Kompally) or 81795 95959 (Karkhana). First class free — come see why the studio is the loudest room in the gym.
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Mr. Chikka Srinivas & His Team — The People Behind Fitness9
Who is the owner of Fitness9? Mr. Chikka Srinivas — founder and managing director of Fitness9 Gym, a Reebok-certified fitness trainer and certified nutritionist who has spent more than 18 years coaching Hyderabad, and who still walks the gym floor every day. He opened Fitness9 on 10 October 2010 with one conviction: that Hyderabad deserved a gym built on honest coaching and real results, not sales tactics. Fifteen years, two branches and hundreds of transformations later, that conviction hasn’t changed.
The Story: One Dream, Two Gyms
Fitness9 began in Karkhana, Secunderabad — a no-nonsense strength floor with a motto that members still quote: “No nonsense, just workout.” Srinivas built it around what he believed a gym should be: trainers who coach instead of watch, equipment that always works, and programs that survive contact with real life — jobs, families, injuries and all.
The gym grew the only way that lasts: member by member, result by result. Word of mouth carried Fitness9 from a local Secunderabad gym to one of Hyderabad’s most trusted fitness names, and in time to a second, ultra-modern branch in Kompally — complete with a café, steam and massage recovery, and a rooftop pickleball court. Two very different floors, one standard: see both branches here.
Behind it all sits the dream Srinivas states simply: a healthy Hyderabad.
Chikka Srinivas coaching on the Fitness9 floor The Coach: Certified, Experienced, Still on the Floor
Chikka Srinivas is a Reebok-certified fitness trainer and a certified nutritionist — a rare combination that shapes how Fitness9 programs work. Training and food are planned together, because he’s watched for two decades what happens when they aren’t: effort without results.
His coaching philosophy rests on three beliefs:
- Fitness is a lifestyle, not a bootcamp. Muscles and weight loss are outcomes; the real product is a balanced life — training, eating and mindset working together.
- Every body is different. No template plans. Every member starts with an assessment, and every program is built for that person — their goal, their history, their injuries, their schedule.
- Basics, done brilliantly. No gimmicks, no miracle promises. Progressive training, honest nutrition and consistency — supervised by people who care whether you show up.
Unlike many gym owners, Srinivas never left the floor. He leads spinning sessions, coaches members through their lifts, and personally supervises every program Fitness9 runs — from the 15 kg weight-loss challenge to strength training and health recovery for backs and knees.
The Team
A gym is only as good as the people on its floor at 7 AM, and Fitness9’s certified trainers are Srinivas’s proudest work. Every trainer is trained and mentored under his system before they ever coach a member: assessment first, form before load, nutrition alongside training, and progress measured — not guessed — with body composition analysis at every milestone.
Between them, the team covers every discipline Fitness9 offers: weight loss and body sculpt, strength and conditioning, personal training (at the gym or your home), injury-safe recovery training, Zumba, CrossFit and kids’ fitness. Members from every walk of life have rated their coaching five stars — homemakers, students, IT professionals, even a heart surgeon.
A team training session at Fitness9 The Proof: Results That Carry Names
Srinivas doesn’t ask anyone to take his word for it. Fitness9 publishes its members’ results — with names, photos and numbers:
- Vandana Rastogi — 28 kg lost: “Highly motivating trainers who push you to do your most, every single day.”
- Sivacharan Sivalenka — 21 kg lost in a 3-month challenge.
- Bhuvana Sharma — 18 kg lost: “remarkable and life-changing.”
- …and nine more stories on the transformations page.
That’s the Fitness9 measure of success — not machines sold or memberships signed, but lives changed. Work hard. Stay fit. Stay healthy.
Beyond the Gym: The Fitness9 Family of Brands
For Srinivas, a healthy Hyderabad doesn’t stop at the gym door — it extends to what people eat and how they play. That thinking has grown Fitness9 into a family of brands:
- Fiteaters — the nutrition arm, born from Srinivas’s certified-nutritionist side. Fiteaters delivers fresh, healthy breakfasts across Secunderabad and Kompally — protein bowls, smoothies and sandwiches built on the same principle he coaches in the gym: nutrition should never compromise on taste. Open every day, 7 AM–12 PM.
- Smashh Indoor Pickleball — Hyderabad’s rooftop pickleball destination at the Fitness9 Kompally building, with a skyline view and courts open to everyone, members or not. Fitness for people who’d rather play their cardio than run it.
Gym, food, sport — three doors into the same dream: a healthier, fitter Hyderabad.
FAQs
Who is the owner of Fitness9 Gym?
Fitness9 was founded and is run by Mr. Chikka Srinivas — a Reebok-certified fitness trainer and certified nutritionist. He started the gym in Karkhana, Secunderabad on 10 October 2010 and remains its managing director and head coach.
What are Chikka Srinivas’s qualifications?
He is a Reebok-certified fitness trainer with over 18 years of coaching experience, and a certified nutritionist. Every Fitness9 program and trainer works under his supervision.
Can I train with Chikka Srinivas or his team?
Yes — he remains active on the floor, and his certified team handles personal training at both branches and at home. Call or WhatsApp 90002 92442 (Kompally) or 81795 95959 (Karkhana) to ask about availability.
Where are Fitness9’s branches?
Kompally (Vaishnavi Lamani Arcade, Doolapally Road, Hyderabad) and Karkhana (7 & 8 Gunrock, Secunderabad). Open Mon–Sat 6 AM–10 PM.
What other brands are part of Fitness9?
Two: Fiteaters, a healthy breakfast delivery service in Secunderabad and Kompally, and Smashh Indoor Pickleball, the rooftop pickleball court at Fitness9 Kompally.
Meet the Team Yourself
Fifteen years of coaching, two branches, one standard. Come experience it: call or WhatsApp 90002 92442 (Kompally) or 81795 95959 (Karkhana) for a free trial session with the Fitness9 team.