Our Team
Joe Miranda
CrossFit Level 1
CrossFit Level 2
CrossFit Kids
CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certificate
CrossFit Mobility Certificate
AED/CPR Certificate
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- When did you start CrossFit? Jun 2011
- When did you start coaching? May 2012
- What is your job (outside CFO)? Father, Husband, Youth Sports Coach and maybe Therapist, Educator, Hype Man could be added along side Gym Owner
- What has CrossFit done for you? It has changed the way I look at fitness and wellness for myself and my family. I didn’t know that something that looks so hard can be adapted to literally any persons goals. I was searching for something to replace my desire to compete in sports because I always felt broken playing hoops 4-5 days a week. The result was I became a healthier, stronger athlete in my late 30s than I was in my 20s in college. I can jump just as high, run just as fast and now continue to PR on strength work into my early 40s so let’s just say IT WORKS!
- What is your favorite thing about CrossFit? The easy answer for me is the community because I don’t think you will find any fitness or wellness group in the world that are passionate about and celebrate others successes equally to their own. “CrossFit never gets easy, you just get better” so having the push and support of our Box family will push us all past what we thought was possible.
Emily Miranda
CrossFit Level 1
CrossFit Level 2
Brand X Kids
AED/CPR Certificate
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- When did you start CrossFit? May 2013
- When did you start coaching? June 2013 (Kids Assistant) / June 2017 (Adults)
- What is your job (outside CFO)? Coaching CrossFit Kids ultimately led me to being a Full time student at Aurora University as a Physical Education and Health major
- What has CrossFit done for you? I was reluctant to start (even though my parents opened the gym) because it was way outside my comfort zone but I have found a passion in coaching and exercising through CrossFit and it has changed my life for the better!
- What is your favorite thing about CrossFit? The community and the energy among people of all kinds trying to be the healthiest version of themselves!
- When did you start CrossFit? May 2015
- When did you start coaching? Feb 2016
- What is your job (outside CFO)? Stunt work, Performer and most recently Stay-at-home Mom
- What has CrossFit done for you? Over the years, my reasons for crossfitting have remained fluid, ranging from a desire to compete in a physically and mentally challenging sport, to being necessary for my mental and emotional health, to career injury prevention, to keeping my body strong and capable through pregnancy and birth...and I'm sure they will keep evolving!
- What is your favorite thing about CrossFit? My favorite aspects of CrossFit are the global community and the way in which the workouts can be adapted for athletes of all ages and abilities. I have taken classes, clinics and workshops at boxes around the world, and what I love is how the movements, technique, supportive people, and fist bumps are the same in every country, in every language.
- When did you start CrossFit? Jan 2013
- When did you start coaching? Oct 2017
- What is your job (outside CFO)? Comcast Technical Operations Supervisor, Team Leader and Educator
- What has CrossFit done for you? As an athlete, it comforts me to know that when I am going through a tough workout that there are people next to me feeling the exact same way. The group class model motivates me like nothing else.
- What is your favorite thing about CrossFit? No other workout methodology even comes close in my book. One of the best things about CrossFit and one of things I hold most dear is the community. We are all together and I love seeing people actualize their potential and go way beyond what they thought was possible.
Julie Carroll
CrossFit Level 1
AED/CPR Certificate
- When did you start CrossFit? May 2012
- When did you start coaching? Feb 2017
- What is your job (outside CFO)? Oncology Nurse Navigator at Rush Copley helping cancer patient through their journey.
- What has CrossFit done for you? CrossFit has made me healthier and stronger. It gives me a sense of pride knowing that I do not have to rely on others to do things for me. It has given me lifelong friendships.
- What is your favorite thing about CrossFit? Seeing people, myself included, pushed out of their comfort zones and seeing the positive outcomes that come from that.
Andy Rodriguez
CrossFit Level 1
AED/CPR Certificate
- When did you start CrossFit? May 2012
- When did you start coaching? May2014
- What is your job (outside CFO)? Musical Instrument Team Leader, Sales and Repair
- What has CrossFit done for you? Crossfit has helped me develop a better work ethic, the work you put in shows. Helps put your mindset into a new gear.
- What is your favorite thing about CrossFit? The sense of accomplishment everyone gets each class. Things ‪get hard in and out of the box and if you keep pushing forward you can see positive results.
Josh Campbell
CrossFit Level 1
AED/CPR Certificate
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- When did you start CrossFit? Sept 2013
- When did you start coaching? June 2019
- What is your job (outside CFO)? Hairstylist, Haircolorist, sometimes an educator as well. (I play with hair all day)
- What has CrossFit done for you? Crossfit saved me from being complacent. Crossfit provided me an outlet to pursue a healthier version of myself....not only my lack of fitness, but a complete alteration to my outlook about health and wellness.
- What is your favorite thing about CrossFit? It’s ability to reach a broad spectrum of individuals and bind them together through fitness.(I’m quite certain no other model of fitness regimen holds a candle to the CrossFit’s community).