Athletic Nation
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Athletic Nation Corporation is a chain of franchised
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....

  personal training gyms founded by Dennis Mulgannon in 2001. The chain started with its first location in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

 in 2006. Presently there are several locations across the United States.

In 2006, Travis Ortmayer
Travis Ortmayer
Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym...

 opened the company's first franchised location in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

. The gyms are typically located ground floor in a medical office building and are 1100–1800 square feet of floor space with freeweights, multi-use machines and a cardio room.
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