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Deanna Whiteley

Owner/Head CrossFit Coach

Nick Name: Angry Kitten
Favourite WOD: Filthy Fifty and Helen
Goat: Running and AMRAP
Favourite Lift: Cleans
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 over 5 years
Benchmark PR: Clean 141lbs, 18 Handstand Pushups, 2 consecutive muscle ups & 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, Complete Isabel (30 Snatch – 95lbs for time).

Credentials:
CrossFit Certified Level 1
CrossFit Certified Level 2
CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certified Level 1
ACE Personal Trainer
BCRPA Certified Personal Trainer

 

Shannon Jones

CrossFit Coach/CrossFit Kids Zone Owner & Coach

Nick Name: Bones
Favourite Workout: Annie and Diane are tied in my books!
Favourite Lift: Split Jerk and Power Clean
Goat: Snatch
How did you get into CrossFit? I was really into fitness, but always got bored easily.  I was constantly looking for a new challenge, and 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? Since November 2008
Benchmark PR: 102 Double unders, Annie 6:23
Hobbies: Of course, I love CrossFit!  I also like running, reading, getting outdoors, hanging out with friends and laughing 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
CrossFit Kids Certified, ECE, BCYC

 

Lucas Parker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CrossFit Coach

Nick Name: Scooter
Favourite WODs: Mary and Nate
Goat: jerks, wallballs, and long runs.
Favourite Lift: Snatch, Turkish get-up
How did you get into CrossFit? I was exposed to it back in high school,
around 2005, while training for Rugby. We didn’t do vanilla CrossFit, but
the methods and philosophies influenced our training and intensity. This
shaped the way I approached exercise in the years to come.
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? I officially started following CrossFit.com WODs on July 11, 2009 (although I’ve had the kool-aid running through my veins for far longer!).  My first Hero WOD was Nate, and my first girl WOD was Nancy.
Benchmark PR: Fran- 2:39. Back Squat- 440 lbs.
Hobbies: Video games. People-watching. Preparing for the zombie
apocalypse, both physically (CrossFit!) and strategically (Zombie
movies!).
Goal: get at least 300 lbs from the ground to overhead by the end of the
year.

Credentials:
BCRPA Fitness Leader
B.Sc. Kinesiology (in progress!)

 

Sean Bruce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CrossFit Coach

Nick Name: Working on that
Favourite WOD: Filthy Fifty or any long chipper style workouts (12 days of xmas is a good one too)
Goat: Squats…..I hate squats
Favourite Lift: Snatch
How did you get into CrossFit? Heard about it from guys in the navy but it wasn’t untill my wife started that I actually tried it.  After the first workout I was hooked.
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? about 2 1/2 years I guess
Benchmark PR: 500m row 1:25.5, 395 Deadlift, 21:55 Filthy Fifity
Hobbies: Cycling, Hockey
Goal: 250 back squat, 122 500m row, 225 Clean and Jerk

Credentials: Level one crossfit cert, highly developed level of sarcasm

 

France Legault

CrossFit Coach

Nick Name: Francey Pants, Pants
Favourite WOD: Helen, anything with running, endurance based wods
Goat: Ring dips, Handstand pushups
Favourite Lift: Power clean, Snatch
How did you get into CrossFit? I did a research project on it for school and thought it seemed amazing/crazy, had to try it!
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? Playing around with it since December 2009, but didn’t start full on till August 2010.
Benchmark PR: Helen 9:13, Fran 6:09
Hobbies: crossfit, duhhhh. biking, running, reading, laying in the sun
Goal: get a muscle up! and master handstand pushups! Also to rock Isabel!!!

Credentials: Currently enrolled in Bachelors of Athletic and Exercise Therapy degree, also working towards my NCCP cert in weightlifting.

CSEP Personal Trainer
Red Cross First Responder

 

Level 3 Apprentice:

Tom James

Nick Name: Teej
Favourite WOD: Filthy Fifty or Diane
Goat: Rowing…. Definitely rowing.
Favourite Lift: Clean and Jerk
How did you get into CrossFit? I was a competitive rugby player for many years before finding CrossFit and it took a pretty nasty injury for me to hang up my boots.  In 2009 I severed my ACL in a game and was laid up for a while not able to train.  Needless to say, during this time I watched a lot of movies.  One of those was the film “300″ and those guys were jacked, so I looked into how they trained for the movie as a possibility for me to try in order to get back into shape after my rehabilitation.  One day, before I could jog or even stand with my full weight on my bummed knee, I headed down to the Zone to hopefully watch a workout…….the rest is history I guess.
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? Just over 2 years.
Benchmark PR: Filthy Fifty: 18:37  Fran: 2:58
Hobbies: Anything outside!!  Hiking, cycling, exploring beaches and forests for hidey holes and neat things….
Goal: To one day abide by the “train smart” philosophy…..

Credentials:

CrossFit Zone Apprentice Program Level 1
CrossFit Zone Apprentice Program Level 2
“WOD Hog” – CrossFit Regionals 2011

 

Level 2 Apprentices:

Craig Rice

Nick Name: To be determined
Favourite WOD: Cindy… Well the first half of Cindy
Goat: Kettlebell Swings
Favourite Lift: Snatch
How did you get into CrossFit? Dan H made Tish and I try it and then we fell in love with Krista
How long have you been doing CrossFit for? A year and change
Benchmark PR: Cindy 19 rounds and a bit
Hobbies: Reading Tarzan books and waiting for the collapse of civilization when we will be forced to resort to our primal state
Goal: 160lb snatch

Credentials:

I tend to get by on my looks

Adam Giles

 

Level 1 Apprentices:

Warren Reeves

 

 

Steve Soley

 

 

May Pongpitpitak

 

 

Jonathan Elliot