NathanI joined CrossFit Central in August of 2021. I had just turned 33 years old. CrossFit wasn't my first foray into fitness though.
ClaudiaI started CrossFit about 10 years ago and always enjoyed a Bikram class to compliment my movements. I moved to Austin in June of 2021 and as I learned more about the city, I realized there was a Bikram studio near a CrossFit gym, CrossFit Central Downtown!
The Smith FamilyWe joined the gym spring of 2022 and to be honest neither of us thought we’d ever be doing CrossFit. We have family members who for the last 10 years have owned their own CrossFit gyms and it just wasn’t something we could see ourselves getting into.
AshleyI initially joined CrossFit Central in the fall of 2014. I lived in the neighborhood and kept driving by and seeing all these people doing crazy things outside.
MoI joined CrossFit Central in September of 2022. Before I moved to Austin, I did research on all the CrossFit gyms in the area, the website of CrossFit Central looked so neat and professional.
BobI joined CrossFit Central in September of 2022. I had stopped working out regularly and wanted to do an activity that was challenging and even daunting as a means to help me get more focused.
JenniferPrior to joining CrossFit Central our family had just gone through a couple big moves in a couple years.
The Woods FamilyWe've been at Central since 2019, but have been doing CrossFit for over 10 years now. When we joined the CrossFit Central community we were looking to continue to challenge ourselves at work and at the gym.
AlanI joined CrossFit Central in December of 2022. I had been keeping a pretty grueling running routine leading up to that time, but some foot and hip issues were making me have to dial back on the running.
The Andersen FamilyWe joined CrossFit Central in March of 2023. Kristen was a member of CrossFit Central Burnet Road several years ago when we first moved back to Austin from Atlanta in 2015.
TedI first joined CrossFit Central in mid 2021. I had just moved to Austin from Houston and had asked for some CrossFit recommendations from a friend who used to live in Austin.
LenaPrior to joining CrossFit Central I was really feeling that I had lost a lot of physical condition.
RandiI joined the CrossFit Central in 2020. I had previously been a member of CrossFit gyms and always enjoyed them, but chose to be a member of YMCA gyms during the 5 years of my 3 pregnancies because of YMCA’s daycare system.
AshtonBefore joining CrossFit Central the heaviness of my own weight pushed down on me, in both a physical and emotional sense, and I felt as if I was perpetually tied to a 200-pound kettlebell that would hold me back whenever I'd go.
KatyaI joined CrossFit Central on Burnet Road in February 2017. I had just arrived in the US and was getting used to being in a new country, learning a new language, and adapting to a new culture.
ConnorI joined CrossFit Central Burnet Road in March of 2023. I've knew several people who did CrossFit. I found it interesting, but never considered it for myself.
JayI initially joined CrossFit Central when we moved to Austin in January of 2019. My CrossFit journey, though, began back in February of 2014, right before I turned 40.
VictoriaPrior to joining CrossFit Central I felt like I had hit a plateau with my strength and I never focused on gymnastics movements like handstand push-ups, chest to bar pull-ups or toes to bar.
CasandraI initially joined CrossFit Central because of its stellar reputation in the CrossFit community. I had previously been at another gym out of state and when I moved my trainer there recommended I check out Central.
RussellI joined CrossFit Central four years ago. Prior to that, I raced mountain bikes for about 20 years and was looking for a change.
ErinI joined CrossFit in 2009/2010 in my mid 20's and had always been active with running, swimming and jump roping but had never touched weights aside from one semester in a college weight lifting class.
Cunningham BrothersMichael and Richard come from a family of athletes. Their father was a an old school baseball coach, their mother started and lead the Pom team at the University of Texas.
RupaliGrowing up in India, I used to be a competitive gymnast. Post-college I came to the US for grad school. During school years, I didn’t keep up with fitness.
MichaelThirteen years ago, a series of fortunate events coaxed me into CrossFit: I saw myself in a family photo, my annual physical exam yielded a concerning cholesterol reading, and my dear friend Neil Blumofe invited me to join him at a CrossFit class he was taking with Lisa Thiel.
AnthonyI had been training in traditional gyms and it became a struggle and ultimately I worked out with less intensity. I wanted to try something new and liked the idea of group workouts, so I decided to join CrossFit Central.
LizaMy husband previously joined the gym and convinced me to try out a few classes. Initially I was very skeptical to join CrossFit central because I always thought of it as heavy lifting and lots of injuries.
CristinaI first joined the CrossFit Central in May of 2022. What initially drew me to the gym was the location (it’s very close to my home) and the great reviews online.
BridgetI first came to the gym in October 2018. I live near CrossFit Central and saw people working out every day. I was curious about it but too intimidated to try it.
DannyI was about to turn 40 and a friend recommended I join him for the "bring a friend week" at CrossFit Central.
CaitlinI joined the CrossFit Central in August of 2021. I was drawn to CrossFit Central because of the amount of times I had driven past it and labeled it as “the CrossFit gym” in my mind.
TylerI had done CrossFit for about a year or two before joining CrossFit Central. One thing I noticed was after doing some personal training with Coach Allison my ability to do pull-ups drastically increased.
KarenI joined CrossFit Central when Lynnsey, our daughter, was working there during her senior year in college in 2012. Of course, she has been a major positive influence on her dad and me. CrossFit, according to Lynnsey, would change our lives through movement as well as nutrition. It has, indeed.
AndrewI joined CrossFit roughly four years ago. The biggest changed occurred in April this year when Coach Allison helped me fix my nutrition. I have greatly increased my protein intake and virtually cut all processed food out of my diet.
JamieI joined CrossFit Central within the first few weeks of moving to Austin during the summer of 2019. I had been going to CrossFit gyms or doing my own CrossFit workouts since I was 17.
KeithI initially joined CrossFit Central in November of 2020. When I looked at the website I recognized the name and was immediately attracted to what was offered. After riding my bike to check out the facility I was sold and joined the next day.
CalebI joined CrossFit Central in October 2020 shortly after moving back to Texas from NYC. I had tried CrossFit for the first time a few months before, and I was eager to find a fitness community to keep me moving and motivated, especially during the pandemic.
AnnieI initially joined CrossFit Central in September of 2020. My best friend had just moved back to town and tried a HIIT class and told me I had to come check it out! I took a couple of classes, fell in love, and have been here ever since!
JustinI started with CrossFit Central a little over three years ago. Initially I looked at CrossFit Central because of location but after trying several gyms in the area, I choose it because of the coaches and programming.
Rachel I officially joined CrossFit Central two years ago. Coach Mike convinced me to try out some classes, then after participating in the I AM Challenge I signed up for a membership.
BlaneI initially joined CrossFit Central in 2019. Honestly the thing that drew me to CrossFit Central was the fact my wife had planned a trip with all of her friends and their husbands to the beach.
WhitneyI joined CrossFit Central in July 2017. My family had been encouraging me to start CrossFit for some time.
DonnieI joined CrossFit Central in August of 2020. I first heard of CrossFit back in 2012 from the "CrossFit Games," but never pursued it because I was convinced you needed to be an experienced athlete training for competition.
StephenI joined CrossFit Central toward the end of 2019. I had already been living in the area for several years and had always known about CrossFit Central, but just never took the leap.
VickieTo say CrossFit has changed me is an understatement. When I started at the Burnet gym, I was a regular runner and I was going to a morning bootcamp.
JeraldI joined CrossFit Central in January of 2012. I saw people working out when I drop by and it looked like fun. I was coming off of knee surgery and knew I needed to improve my overall fitness.
CindyMy first experience with CrossFit was in 2009 at 52 years old. CrossFit Central was recruiting for their new women's only program.
JoshI joined CrossFit Central my last year of law school. I was very burned out from all of the studying and definitely dealing with a lot of anxiety on top of not getting exercise.
JillI first dropped into a class at CrossFit Central in February 2019. The strength and conditioning coach from my previous gym made the move to CrossFit Central and with him went the programming that had been a very successful program for my fitness journey.
HaleyI initially joined CrossFit Central in December of 2019. I’ve officially been a member for a year now. My has that flown by.
JoshCrossFit Central has a great reputation among the CrossFit community, and it did not disappoint! Great atmosphere, wonderful coaching and amazing people!
KayeI started CrossFit Central in August of 2019, and chose CrossFit Central because it was in such a convenient location.
GarrettSwimming was my primary sport in high school and in an effort to become stronger and improve my times, I decided I needed to step up my training.
MollyI joined when I moved back here from Brooklyn. I was already sold on CrossFit, I just needed a new gym that had good programming.
DougI have been a member of CrossFit Central for over eight years. Before I joined I was a runner, I was running marathons back then. I would run by the gym every day.
ColleenI've been a member for a little over 10 years! Carey is a good friend of mine and encouraged me to give CrossFit a try.
DamonI've been at CrossFit Central for over seven years. I wanted to try out CrossFit, I knew a couple of people who recommended it and I had heard it was excellent cross-training with road cycling, which I was doing heavily at the time.
NicoletteEarly in 2018 my husband and I moved into the same neighborhood as Carey and Kris - we saw them walking their dog every evening.
MariaI am 67 years old and a grandmother to 6 children and a mother to 4. Before the pandemic I was coming 5 days a week to The Golden Hour.
LizI joined CrossFit Central in 2017. I was still teaching first grade at that time. (I am now retired). I had Coach Carey’s nephew that year in my class.
EdI joined CrossFit Central two years ago because my wife worked out there. I had been working out on my own by jogging and walking 10,000 steps a day, but did no stretching or weight lifting.
HellghaEveryone calls me (Diana) Hellgha, which is actually my rollerderby name but I guess it fits me.
PageI initially joined CrossFit Central to further challenge myself in my fitness journey and to expand the circle of people in my life to have greater variety and also greater alignment.
BeckieI followed CrossFit Central for about a year on Instagram before getting the courage to walk in the door.
CyrusPrior to CrossFit Central I had been doing all sorts of different fitness classes and gym memberships over the last decade and I always struggled staying consistent.
BiancaMy experience at CrossFit Central has helped me find 3 things that I was missing in my life: Coaches, Cheerfulness, and Courage. (CC helped me find 3 C’s, haha, yes, I did that on purpose)
JamesI’ve been with CrossFit Central since around 2009 or so. Time sure flies when you’re having fun. In 2009 was doing bootcamps at the time that were poorly ran and very inconsistent.
MichelleA few years ago, my cousin AJ invited me to a workout at CrossFit Central. I loved CC and joined immediately!
WhitneyBefore LIFTOFF I was eating very clean during the week and I was tracking my macros. The macros I came up with were numbers based on weight, activity level and age.
MaiyaAs a former Division 1 college athlete, fitness and nutrition have been an important part of my life for a long time. I first discovered CrossFit in 2009, when I realized the physical and emotional void left by no longer having mandatory challenging team workouts built in to my schedule.
LaurenI joined LIFTOFF because I wanted some guidance for using nutrition to heighten my running. I was training for a fast half marathon with Rogue Running and wanted to dial in my nutrition.
DonnieI’ve always had a love/hate relationship with food. I love to eat it, then I hate myself afterwards. My tendency has always been to grossly over-eat.
LillyI decided to try LIFTOFF for a couple of reasons. Last year I had been working a job that was mentally and emotionally draining.
AdrianI joined CrossCit Central after I discovered the cause of my overweight, sadness, depression and tiredness was about two health issues: Hypothyroidism and sleep apnea.
KathrynI was just looking for something to help me lose weight. "Fad diets" weren't giving me the results I was hoping for and the big brand gyms made me feel completely lost and out of place.
MorganBefore I joined CrossFit Central I was living a super fun life in Austin, indulging a little too much and not taking the best care of myself. Despite my generally positive outlook, 2018 was a really tough year for me.
PhilipIn my late 20s and 30s I was in really good shape. I did triathlons, marathons, long bike rides, swam laps in the ocean and pools.
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