Coach/Owner
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is level one certified through CrossFit. Chris is 35 years old, married to Erica, and has four children. Some of his interests include hunting, fishing, being in the outdoors and spending time with his children.
"I discovered CrossFit in 2008 while reading a fitness magazine. The workouts interested me and after running through some with my wife and a friend, we quickly figured out we were not in as good of shape as we thought. I have been challenged and changed by incorporating CrossFit into my life. I feel healthier, stronger and better equipped to face the daily tasks of life since starting CrossFit. Contact me with any questions, I would love to share with you how your life will be impacted by working out with us."
- Chris
Coaches
Alex Dimitrov - I think the best way to describe me is to use the well known phrase "dynamite comes in small packages". Everything about my personality is larger than life in spite of only being 5'4".
At the age of nine I read "Rogue Warrior" by Dick Marcinko and decided that I wanted to become a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces. The dream met with a lot of skepticism from those around me but it never slowed me down.
I immigrated to the United States when I was fifteen years old as a foreign exchange student, stayed on a astudent visa to attain my Bachelor's degree and took the biggest step to attaining my goal, I enlisted.
Not long after enlistment I was deployed to Camp Bucca in Iraq for a year. White there I came in contact with CrossFit for the first time and I was hooked. Whatever free time I had in Iraq was devoted to two things: writing/talking with my fiance and working out.
I am still working on my goal to be accepted to Special Forces, CrossFit is helping me attain that goal and I want to help others with their dreams. Be it three minute Fran or getting through selection, I want to share my passion and conviction with others.
Carley Nicholas - Five years ago, at the age of 24 I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. My world was turned upside-down, and everything I thought I knew about personal strength was destroyed in less than two months. Every fiber of m y being was spent just to survive the next day, the next week. I fought for my life and won, but at a huge cost to not only my physical self but also emotional and mental.
The battle did not end with cancer. At the beginning of remission I was constantly plagued with nightmares that I would become sick again, relapse and not be able to fight this time. It was about this time I met my future husband and came into contact with CrossFit for the first time.
I cannot say that CrossFit can beat or prevent cancer, a magic cure for all ills, but it is giving back to me what I had sacrificed. CrossFit is taking me from fearful to fearless one thruster, one burpee, one kettebell swing at a time. Everyone has a story to tell and live, I want to teach others how to become better prepared for those "what if(s)" in t heir stories by creating a better qualiity of life and how to maintain it.
Erica Smith - Early in life I was active as an athlete in various sports. Played softball at an NAIA school but never received 'real' weight training. So, aerobics was where I found myself at the gym with a few sets of curls, lateral arms and leg machines once married and working. After our second child and changing gyms I had the opportunity to workout with my husband. He guided me in some different weightlifting methods and a few years down the road he came across the CrossFit main site and we were hooked. I was pregnant with our fourth child at that time, so I did what I could and had a goal of obtaining an unassisted pull up one year postpartum. Goal was acheived in a short amount of time. I enjoy being active and helping others move better, feel better, be stronger.
Other CrossFit level 1 certified members:
Gillett
Jay
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