The Beginning
A few years ago I started doing CrossFit while still in the Marines. I loved it and immediately started seeing improvements in my performance, both in PT and in the field (where it actually matters). CrossFit gets knocked quite a bit but I have to be honest and say that I love it for an infantry Marine. I loved that I could take a squad and thrash the shi* outta them in a half hour, the pain and misery builds camaraderie as much as work capacity.

It also jump started me on the path that I am on now.

The Middle
In September of 2009, I got out of the Marines and enrolled in University of Louisville for Exercise Science. A couple of days after, me and Waylon partied across America and shotgunned beer on the side of the Grand Canyon (Waylon puked into it). When I came back, I went into Derby City CrossFit. I started training there and immediately began benefiting from the experience and coaching. CrossFit gave me an outlet for competition as well as I had the opportunity to compete in the sectional and the regional last year. But most importantly, I traveled to West Side Barbell for a Powerlifting Certification. I immediately loved the atmosphere, the attitude, and the overall amazingness of the weight being thrown around.

Since then I have been soaking up as much knowledge as I could, dedicating as much time as possible to figure out how to get strong. We have traveled around to train and ask questions to some of the strongest people in the world. We read all the information we can by the people who have been there and done it; Dave Tate, Jim Wendler, anybody who is strong as shi*… and of course our lord and savior Louie Simmons.

The Vision
As I grow as an athlete and coach, so too will our gym, our programming, and our athletes. Derby City CrossFit is seeking to create the atmosphere that is conducive to training intensely and subsequently making steady gains. It is about the long hard road.