Trainers

Mariah

Mariah holds her CrossFit Level One certification. She has attended several CrossFit seminars whether participating or supporting the staff. She has played water sports since she was very young and has competed in soccer, basketball, swimming, waterpolo, and field hockey.

 

She has worked with Sage Burgener assisting with instruction in the Olympic lifts. Her opportunity to demonstrate and work under one of the top ranked teen female Olympic weight lifters in the United States has given her a unique eye to train these lifts.  Mariah loves working with athletes of all ages and is now involved as a member of the certification trainer team for the CrossFit Kids program.

 

Denise

Denise has attended the Level 2 Trainer course, the Coach's Prep Course, and has completed the CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting, CrossFit Nutrition and CrossFit Kids Certifications.  She has functioned as a head trainer at several CrossFit certifications and gets tremendous satisfaction out of supporting the CrossFit community.

Involved in team sports since early childhood, Denise has participated in and coached basketball, soccer, softball and surfing.  She has coached seniors as well as children and believes in the potential of each of her athletes. She enjoys seeing the confidence in her athletes as CrossFit not only contributes to their fitness, but to their everyday lives.

She looks forward to sharing her experience as a CrossFit affiliate with others.  It's also her hope that she can introduce the value of the CrossFit method to your family as she has seen its contribution to her family and the health of her children.

 

STEVE

I found CrossFit online while working as a support Corpsman for the Naval Special Warfare Command.

As a Navy Hospital Corpsman (Active and Reserve, now retired) for over 21 years, and as a retired law enforcement officer, I've had a first hand opportunity to see the range of conditioning for "operational fitness".  Like most of my co-workers I was stuck with inadequate, segmented, moderate-intensity workouts and poorly planned strength development efforts.

Each of us has the need for a conditioning method that not only guards against injury but allows us to excel in anaerobic events (running, fighting, intense or sustained work) that are vital aspects of everyday tasks as well as demanding professions.  That linked anaerobic efforts including weightlifting (as functional movements) contribute to our aerobic fitness is what is often lost on the general public.  This is training for life. 

I've attended the following CrossFit Certs:

Coaches Prep Course
Level 2
Olympic Weightlifting - Burgener
Barbell - Rippetoe
Endurance - Mackenzie
Running - Romanov
Nutrition - Wolf
Science of Exercise - Glassman, J., Kilgore, Rippetoe
Striking - Ryan
Swimming - Nabeta/Michelmore

I've had the opportunity to attend every CrossFit Games, competing in 2007 and 2008 and I've administered the Medical support for all of the CF Games.  My affiliate administered (CF Marina along with CF Brand X) the 2009 and 2010 Southwest Regional Qualifier for the CrossFit Games.

The challenge has been made by the CrossFit community worldwide: If you can find a better method of conditioning for general physical preparedness, for real life, use it.  It's my hope that we can provide the best means for you to develop both your fitness and health with the best of this method.