Posts by CrossFit ASAP
Sacrifices
It was the middle of the night in February of 2016. I was sleeping on the gym floor that I was volunteering at. I heard the door knob rattle as someone was entering the gym. I quickly got up and opened the door to a surprised friend of the owner. I explained to him that…
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Choices
Every day we have the power to choose and make decisions. We have the power to choose what time we wake up. We have the power to choose our mood for the day. We have the power to choose the foods that we eat. We have the power to choose the content we consume. We…
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5am
All around the world there is a special type of person that is on their way to their gym. Tired, anxious, sleepy…energized, calm, awake. This type of person accomplishes so much before most people are even awake. This type of person sweats, gasps, laughs, and smiles before most people have gotten up for breakfast. This…
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Now
Right now, all of us are on our own journey. Our journey to finding the best version of ourselves. Our journey to finding our significant other. Our journey to finding out our purpose, and who we are. Right now, there are people in this world waking up to work out. Working out to defeat illness,…
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Pressure. Adversity. Perseverance.
These last couple of weeks I have felt an enormous amount of pressure. Pressure from the world, pressure from myself, and pressure from my inner-voice. Pressure can lead you to execute, and pressure can lead you to a negative mindset. The way we view pressure allows us to make decisions on our execution, or make…
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1 Year
My friends, it has been one short year since I started at ASAP Fitness. One year ago I was hopeless. I was hopeless because I didn’t know if I would make it. I was hopeless because all I wanted to do was coach Crossfit. All I wanted to do was wake up and make a…
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One Body. One Life.
Three years into coaching, motivating, and leading hundreds of people in health&fitness, one thing that holds true to an individual’s success is their desire to prioritize it. Gym to gym, barbell to barbell, commute to commute, a person’s success is dictated on their process, their work-ethic, and their consistency. Only that person can ultimately determine…
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Thank Your Coach
Somewhere in the world today, a coach woke up to provide value. Somewhere in the world today a coach was out the door by 4:30am to open up the gym for his members. Somewhere in the world today a coach sits in preparation for her members to arrive and start their day. Fueled by energy,…
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Why I Coach: Part 1
I choose to make Coaching and Fitness a career because it is what builds the best version of myself. The process of becoming a better coach, and fitness professional is what drives me. The constant workouts, the constant repetitions, and the constant progress is what fuels me. Coaching is more than fitness. Coaching gives you…
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Faith. Hope. Trust.
Remember that feeling you had when you first walked into a new gym? That feeling you had when you didn’t know whether you had the strength and consistency to PR your deadlift? That feeling you had when you didn’t know what a thruster was? I’m sure you may recall feelings of anxiety, fear, anxiousness…or faith,…
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