Hometown: Mountain View (Northern CA), Now in Mission Viejo
Age: 41
First start at CF Anaerobic? May 2011
Favorite WOD: The long ones with lots of varied movements.
Least Favorite WOD: Any WOD with SDHP, Snatches and Box Jumps
Tell us about you sports & fitness background: I played sports but was never an athlete. I have no coordination. I worked out at ‘the gym’ throughout my 20’s. After having kids, I was ‘too busy’ and didn’t go to the gym for most of my 30’s. Then I was diagnosed with a brain tumor (benign, but caused seizures). I became pretty incapacitated by the amount of anti-seizure drugs I was taking and they weren’t even working. I continued to seize. Radiation (Gamma Knife) killed the tumor but swelled my brain to a point where my seizures got more intense and left me unable to use my left leg and arm. Low point. Surgery removed the tumor and I had to begin rehabbing my body. It was the beginning of what I knew… Read More
How did you first get exposed to CrossFit? I first heard of CrossFit on a photographer’s blog that I follow. She started doing CF late 2010 and that was when I began my nightly searches about CrossFit, eager to learn more. I was hesitant to try it out and intimidated by the unknown. It is always easier to stay in your comfort zone. My husband was… Read More

Hometown:  Covina, CA
Age: 36
First start at CF Anaerobic? February 2011
Favorite WOD: Grinders with lots of lifts and lots of pain!
Least Favorite WOD:Anything with burpees (and inchworms…I know, not technically a WOD but I hate those damn things!)
Tell us about you sports & fitness background: I grew up swimming, and played some pop warner football, but didn’t really excel at either.  I swam and played water polo during my first two years of high school (until I got kicked out) and then wound up playing football for a small private school.  While I loved playing football, I wasn’t good enough to do anything beyond high school so that pretty much ended it for me.  After high school I joined the Army where I really learned that I had a passion for physical fitness so I started working out a lot and… Read More
How did you first get exposed to CrossFit? Sunti (who also happed to get me started in MMA) started telling me about the incredibly intense workouts he was doing here so I agreed to come in and give it a shot.  After Cole kicked my ass (or what I thought of as an ass kicking at the time…I quickly learned how wrong I was) in the On Ramp class, I was hooked and have been a regular ever since…. Read More
What sort of changes have you seen in your body, health and fitness since starting CF (before/after)? I’d pretty much plateaued with my physical wellness and fitness before CF, pretty much believing I was as fit as I was ever going to be (wrong again).  Since starting CF, and moving to a mostly Paleo (I still love craft beer…I’m not giving that up!) diet, I’ve actually discovered some abs under there…Read More

Hometown:  Lake Forest, CA
Age: 27
First start at CF Anaerobic? I signed up Feburary 2011 but not going consistent until April 2011
Favorite WOD: I know it sounds crazy but I love when they incorporate runs into the workouts… And I love dead lifts
Least Favorite WOD:I can’t stand snatches!
Tell us about you sports & fitness background: I was very active when I was in High school but after my two kids I gained a lot of weight and stopped working out.
How did you first get exposed to CrossFit? I saw the sign on Santa Margarita and had heard people talking about crossfit before so I thought I would try it.
Take us back to your first WOD… what was it, and how did it feel? I cant remember what it was but I thought I was going to die and I remember telling Cole “I feel like I am on the biggest loser”
What sort of changes have you seen in your body, health and fitness since starting CF (before/after)? I have had so many changes it has been amazing. Along with Cross-fit I started a diet plan as well and have lost 46lbs. I have gone from a size 16 to a size 8. I feel amazing and just the other day I pushed my two year old for a 6.5 mile run. I could hardly make the 800m run when I began CrossFit. I feel so much stronger and healthier. Thank you CrossFit!!! …Read More