GTX Lifting Club opens in Gatesville with chamber ribbon-cutting

GTX Lifting Club opened its doors in Gatesville with a chamber ribbon-cutting, adding a new strength-training and wellness option just off Highway 36 at 101 River Oaks Drive. Ashlee and Josh Ramburger own the family-run club, which is positioned around a straightforward mission: helping people build healthier habits through strength training and healthy living.

The ribbon-cutting, held Friday, May 29, 2026, at noon, gave chamber members a public look at a business that is already operating at Suite D in the 101 River Oaks Dr. complex. The Gatesville Chamber of Commerce lists GTX Lifting Club in its gym and health club directory, placing it alongside longtime local fitness options such as Anytime Fitness and Gatesville Fitness Center.

That matters in a city where residents looking for specialized training often have fewer choices than people in larger markets. By opening a locally owned club focused on lifting and wellness, the Ramburgers are filling a niche that sits between a standard gym and a more personal training-centered environment. The business also adds another name to Gatesville’s small but active fitness market, where residents now have multiple places to pursue exercise close to home.

The chamber’s support for the opening fits a broader pattern in Gatesville, where it often works with the city on ribbon cuttings and other events aimed at supporting local commerce and quality of life. That role gives new businesses more visibility at the moment they are trying to build a customer base, and it signals that the local business community is still seeing enough momentum to welcome another storefront. Gatesville had 16,135 residents at the 2020 census, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city’s population at 16,422 in July 2025; Coryell County had 83,093 residents in 2020.

The Ramburgers already had ties to the local wellness scene before GTX Lifting Club opened. An earlier item identified Josh Ramburger as a personal trainer at Anytime Fitness in Gatesville and Ashlee Ramburger as the owner-operator of Hydration Therapy in Gatesville. Their new venture keeps that experience rooted in town, while giving Gatesville another place focused on health, strength and regular community use rather than a one-time ceremonial photo.