Deanna Whiteley
Owner/Head CrossFit Coach
Nick Name: Angry Kitten
Favourite WOD: Filthy Fifty and Helen
Goat: Running and AMRAP
Favourite Lift: Deadlift and Overhead Squats
How did you get into CrossFit? Where I used to work training young athletes, my boss at the time came across it. CrossFit convert ever since!
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? My first WOD that I did was I think in November 2005, so about 3.5 years
Benchmark PR: Clean 120lbs, Cindy 19 rounds
Hobbies: I love CrossFit! Hiking, rollerblading and playing baseball and helping people change their lives.
Goal: Be able to do 5 muscle ups… but have to start with one and Snatch 95lb!
Credentials:
CrossFit Certified Level 1
CrossFit Certified Level 2
CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certified Level 1
ACE Personal Trainer
BCRPA Certified Personal Trainer
Cam Birtwell
Owner / CrossFit Coach
Nickname: Turts, aka the Turtle
Favorite Workout: Fran, Fight Gone Bad, anything with double unders!
Favorite Lift: Weighted pullups, muscle ups, Olympic lifts
Goat: Overhead Squats
How did you get into CrossFit? Heard about it from a firefighter friend, went to the website, thought “this looks easy”, did a workout and got destroyed. The rest is history.
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? I’ve been mixing it in since January 2008
Benchmark PR: Christine 9:35 (3x row 500, 12 Bodyweight Deadlifts, 21 Box Jumps)
Hobbies: Indoor rock climbing, mountain biking, trail running, rugby
Goal: muscle ups 20/30 reps consecutive, Fran <3:30 min, 400m run <60 sec, clean and jerk 220lbs, 1.5 mile run <9min
Credentials:
Msc Exercise Physiology (UVic)
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, NSCA (2001)
NCCP Olympic Weightlifting Level 1
Strength and Conditioning Coach, Canadian Sports Centre Pacific and Rugby Canada (2007-present)
CrossFit Level 1 certified
Shannon Jones
CrossFit Coach
Nick Name: Bones
Favourite Workout: Anything with Kettlebells and Double unders!
Favourite Lift: Split Jerk and Deadlift
Goat: Snatch
How did you get into CrossFit? I was really, really into fitness, but always got bored easily. I was always looking for a new challenge, and I was frustrated from having to work through a lot of recurring injuries from the type of training I was doing at the time. I found CrossFit online, and it seemed to be the answer to my problems! After the first WOD, I was hooked. My body has never responded like this before, and my results continue to amaze me every day. Crossfit is hardcore, and I LOVE hardcore!
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? Unofficially, about a year and a half (What I THOUGHT CrossFit was!). Officially, since November 2008
Benchmark PR: 50 Double unders, Annie 6:23
Hobbies: Of course, I love CrossFit! I also like running, reading, getting outdoors, hanging out with friends and generally being ridiculous as much as possible!
Goal: To increase my lean body mass, and get 17 rounds of Cindy by increasing my upper body strength and cardio endurance.
Credentials:
CrossFit Certified Level 1
Krista Kitson
CrossFit Coach
Nick Name: KDF
Favourite WOD: any of the 21-15-9 WODs or ones that include handstand pushups.
Favourite Lift: Deadlift…and Squat…my squat sucks!
Goat: Muscle Ups!
How did you get into CrossFit? I used to watch and share xfit videos with former teammates and really wanted to try the workouts! Then I found Deanna on Facebook and have been crossfitting ever since.
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? I started crossfit in early April 2008
Benchmark PR: Push Press 1 Rep max 120lbs, Helen 11:26
Hobbies: anything to do with working out…I love the challenging of seeing what my body is capable of. I’m a former competitive paddler (outrigger & dragon boater) but now my activities include CrossFit, running, and most recently surfing!! 
Goal: To be powerful and ripped…while appearing somewhat feminine! AND to finally be able to do a muscle up.
Credentials:
CrossFit Certified Level 1
BCRPA Strength Trainer
Toby Weltman
CrossFit Coach
Nick Name: Sgt. Pepper
Favourite WOD: AMRAPs and the Heroes
Goat: Nancy and more
Favourite Lift: Clean and Jerk
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? I have been an avid advocate and athlete of CrossFit for 2 years now. I completed my Level 1 Cert. in May 2009. What an experience that was. Athletic my entire life with such sports as field hockey, cricket, and county (rugby), England’s national sports. My love of sports has taken me in many directions. I attained a Divemaster’s rank from PADI, Jiu Jitsu and kickboxing training during college years.
CrossFit is the embodiment of everything that life means to me. \get out and experience it! There is only one life to live and CrossFit training for it. I am constantly striving to improve others and myself athletically. I hope to complete my CrossFit certification level 2 in 2010. This is the beginning of a grand experiment that I am proud to be part of.
Benchmark PR: max Pullups 34; 5Km run under 20 minute
Hobbies: All sports related activities, drums, good food and wine, winding people up.
Goals: Increasing knowledge, ability and performance in all aspects of life.
Credentials:
CrossFit Certified Level 1
1st dan black belt Kiai Yamabushi Ryu Jiu Jitsu
PADI Divemaster
