Brian Wilson
I was a Division I baseball player in college who transitioned into a tri-athlete, marathoner, and adventure racer. As the time and expense continued to grow with those hobbies, it butted up against my career as a Marine Corps Officer.  I needed to shift gears and I started training with the more traditional body building approach that is pretty…more

Dan Hoffman
I’ve always been fairly athletic (soccer, Triathlons, weight training, etc), but I have never considered myself an elite athlete. I am intellectually curious, but I am rarely the smartest guy in the room. Towards the end of my time in the Navy and after returning from Iraq, Brian kept hounding me to do CrossFit. I was skeptical, as I tend to…more

Curtis Blake
I am a former police officer who served in both the Arlington County and DC Metropolitan Police Departments. I worked in the Tactical Unit, as a Field Training Officer, and patrol officer in the 13 years that I was with both organizations.  I am Level I CrossFit certified and a CrossFit Kids certified trainer. I believe that…more

Jon Matzner

Like Brian, I was a Division I baseball player in college. Not surprisingly, I didn’t learn the truth of the quote “I’m not an athlete I’m a baseball player” until being introduced to Crossfit. While in school, and after some limited success with triathlons and distance races, I quickly grew tired of the monotony and lifestyle choices required to continue to be a…more

Aaron Moburg-Jones
CrossFit has been my training program since I deployed to Iraq and saw just how fast and strong it could make some our best soldiers. After being embedded with a Special Forces Unit and introduced to CrossFit’s Workout of the Day, I never looked back. I have played sports, run races, copied the workout routines of NFL players and World Class body…more

Seamus Monaghan
As a former high school and collegiate rower, I developed an appreciation for pushing the limits of my physical abilities for the sake of improved athletic performance. Lacking this outlet for most of my adult life, I devolved into the standard body split weightlifting routine, mixed with long distance running/swimming. The monotony of this routine not…more

Mike Rauseo
Always looking for new and unique ways to challenge myself, I found Crossfit two years ago and have not looked back since. A good friend of mine turned me on to this model of fitness while in Iraq, and I adopted the lifestyle while working out with the Southern California Crossfit community. As a Marine Officer, fitness is an integral part of life, and…more

Siddharth Sawker
I was first introduced to CrossFit after a friend showed me the classic video, Nasty Girls. I finally had my first real CrossFit work out in Seattle with the fine folks at CrossFit Eastside in January of 2008. After spending a month with them, I knew that I had found my new training program. I enjoy the data-centric nature of CrossFit …more

Erika Schick
I’ve been an athletic person all my life and over the years have competed in a variety of sports, dance, and races. However, none of these endeavors ever afforded me the strength (both physical and mental), capacity or sense of community that I have experienced since coming to CrossFit. I am hands down in the best shape of my life, yet Crossfit constantly challenges me to be…more

Aviv Bercovicz
My athletic experience was focused on competitive wrestling at the scholastic and collegiate levels. I competed at the NCAA Division 1 Level at American University under Mark Cody. I served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at American University from 2003-2004.  Currently my training is centered around CrossFit and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu…more

Tes Salb
I was introduced to CrossFit in late 2006 and earned my Level 1 Certification in the middle of 2007. Since that time I have completed CrossFit certifications in Running and Endurance Sports and Olympic Lifting, as well as multiple workshops with outside organizations in a vast array of sports and specialties. I have been published…more

Alison Pierce
I remember priding myself on a better-than-average familiarity with the weight room before starting Crossfit.  I considered myself in perfectly acceptable shape.  After years of dabbling in field hockey,rowing, running, and weight-lifting, I had settled into my chosen career — financial reporting — and dutifully went to the gym 3-4 times a week…more

Chad Pierce
I used to love sports but hate exercise.  Thanks to Crossfit, I now love both, and I’m better at sports as a result.  After high school, I joined the military and spent fiveyears on long, slow, distance running — along with pushups and situps — which gave me the illusion that I was in really good physical condition.  A few years of relative inactivity followed my enlistment because…more

Kristin O’Keefe
I never called myself an athlete. I’m competitive by nature, but I was never in sports. I did some martial arts, but I had to recruit the high school football coach to prepare me for the West Point fitness test. My type A ego drove me to run, push up, and sit up for the top scores in school and the Army, but I felt that was too forced to be real…more

Ryan Powell
My goal is to build genuine fitness, not the appearance of. I have found that CrossFit is the best avenue to that objective. As an athlete, I’ve have seen the amazing impact a broad and inclusive physical fitness program can have on myself and the people around me. I love to teach people how to move large loads, long distances, quickly and consequently watch them reap the…more

Liz Korbich
CrossFit has added a dimension to my fitness that I could not have achieved with any other methodology.   The physical achievements that I have accomplished over my first year of CrossFitting are incomparable to the many years of athletics and gym workouts before.  What I was once unable to accomplish during an hour on the treadmill can now be conquered within…more