John found CrossFit at a point in his life where he was extremely bored of the way he had been training…basically lifting weights and riding, running or walking on Cardio Equipment and thinking he was fit…HA!However he was NOT FIT, not as he understands it today. He says he never was until he found this incredibly effective methodology called CrossFit. After spending 23 years in the fitness industry in Los Angeles and seeing fad after fad go by he wasn’t sure what to make of this stuff that kicked his **** on so many levels. He had been a spinning instructor, cyclist, competitive powerlifter, competitive bodybuilder and private trainer working with everyone from housewives to world class athletes and never had he felt like he did after his first WOD, which was Cindy. He got 8 rounds and thought he had died and gone to heaven. He was hooked but wasn’t sure where or how to get some formal CrossFit training.
By chance, (or not) he attended a personal development program and met a coach from CrossFit Los Angeles, scheduled a baseline workout and after that he knew he had fallen in love with fitness again. He joined that day and began to workout with the crew from CFLA. He drove an hour and a half each way to train twice a week(so never tell him that it takes you 20 min to get to our box and that is an issue) and did one on his own in his garage gym every Saturday. He invited friends over to workout with him and began to resurrect his coaching career. He took the Level 1 Cert in February in San Diego and started his first CrossFit business in Redondo Beach out of his garage. He was hooked and addicted to this new way of life that brought ALL of his clients positive results, a deep level of satisfaction, fulfillment and esteem!
Knowing he would be moving back to Lake Charles, one day while searching the message board on the main CF site he saw a post from Ashley asking if anyone from around Lake Charles would be interested in doing some CrossFit with her. He responded and told her his plans. They eventually connected and met in person over dinner and decided instead of competing against each other they could serve more people and build a bigger better business together and ultimately help more people, so CrossFit Lake Charles was born from a chance meeting on a message board on the internet.
Since that time he has been through and successfully completed the Level 1 Certification, the Level 2 Coaches Prep Course, the Nutrition Certification, the CrossFit Kettlebell Certification, CrossFit Gymnastics Certification and the Exercise Science Certification. He has also been Certified through or a member of the International Sports Science Association, National Academy of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association, American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise.
