About Us

Take a peek inside who we are

Deep River Fitness was started with holistic fitness and wellness in mind. A small group of passionate athletes with a desire to spread their knowledge of agility, nutrition, CrossFit, and sports came together to form a gym that would welcome people of all fitness levels and help them reach their goals. From those just starting out on their fitness journeys to high school athletes striving for NCAA stardom, Deep River Fitness is a gym for everyone.

“We want Deep River Fit to be that third place, where you get something more out of it than you would at home or work. This is a place where you fill your cup up.”

— JAMES LANCASTER, OWNER

THE DEEP RIVER COACHING TEAM

James Lancaster

Owner of Deep River Fitness & Kings of Grit

James is a Memphis native who grew up with sports. His dream was to play in the NFL, but those dreams were smashed to pieces when he tore his ACL while playing football in the AFL. For essentially three years, he couldn’t run or jump. In between the three knee surgeries he would eventually have, his aunt introduced him to CrossFit.

Additionally, a friend invited him to come watch the CrossFit Games live in 2013, which hooked him for good. Over the next two years, he spent his time holed up in bed watching behind-the-scenes videos of the CrossFit Games, until he was finally cleared at the end of 2015 to exercise.

The next year, Lancaster qualified for his first Regional CrossFit Games, the only representative to compete from the region. He placed 24th that year, and it was just the beginning. The following year, he returned to finish 14th at the regional CrossFit Games.

James Lancaster

Owner of Deep River Fitness & Kings of Grit

Lindsey Przylepa

Head Coach at Deep River Fitness and Owner of LPGymnastics

Lindsey originally grew up in Toronto, Canada. She competed in gymnastics at the provincial and national levels. After retiring from gymnastics, she competed in competitive national cheerleading, ranking both nationally and internationally. After moving to the US at the beginning of 2016, Lindsey decided to join CrossFit and quickly developed a passion for the sport and the community. Lindsey has a BA in psychology, a post-graduate diploma in Behavioral Science, an M.Sc in Forensics Psychology, and a Post-Baccalaureate in Clinical Psychology. As of October 2018, she decided to focus on CrossFit full time and her CF gymnastics business LPGymnastics.

Lindsey Przylepa

Head Coach at Deep River Fitness and Owner of LPGymnastics

116 Cumberland St, Memphis, TN 38112 | (501) 303-9949 | Info@DeepRiverFitness.Com
M-TH: 5:45 am – 7 pm | FRI: 5:45 am – 6 pm | SAT: 9 – 10 am