Name – Rachael Arrington Age – 27 Occupation – Physical Therapist Assistant Sports and Fitness Background – I did gymnastics from 4 years old to 7 years old. I played basketball and softball competitively through 6th grade. First get into crossfit? How did it go? – I was working at Fleet Feet, and one our delivery guys was a coach at a local gym. For 6 months he tried to get me to go, and I finally gave in to get him to quit asking. Also, lots of my customers were mentioning crossfit, and they would say that in crossfit, running is where you get to catch your breath. I thought what could possibly be harder than running? Lots of things. Lots of things are harder than running. From there I was hooked, although as I was finishing college, I was inconsistent with attending regularly. Changes in my body, health, fitness...Read more

Name: Blake Hollingsworth Age: 30 Occupation: Tulsa Firefighter/EMT When did you first start crossfitting?: I guess I started some form of crossfit around a year ago at my fire station. We started doing crossfit based workouts. We would set up some circuit workouts with some Olympic lifting incorporated in it. I really enjoyed them some I started dropping into boxes around Tulsa, Jenks and Claremore to see what real crossfit was all about! I’ve been a member at Crossfit Eclipse for about 5 months now. Tell us about your sports and fitness background: I was always involved in sports growing up. I really focused on fitness after my playing days were over to channel my competitiveness and to stay in shape for my job. It was mainly just weightlifting 5 day a week with cardio mixed in. How did you first get into crossfit? How did it go? A fellow...Read more

Name: Megan Rene’ Blasingame Age: 19 Occupation: Waitress/Manager at Rib Crib When did you first start CrossFitting? January 4, 2016 Tell us about your sports & fitness background. I haven’t ever really considered myself an athlete. I cheered for my high school, we competed in regionals every year and made it to state twice. How did you first get into CrossFit? My father in law and step mom does CrossFit at other locations and hearing them talk about it convinced me to give it a try. How did it go? I started in January and have been hooked since. I was terrified to go at first but as soon as I got there everyone was so welcoming and made me feel comfortable! What sort of changes have you seen in your body, health, and fitness since starting CrossFit? I have gained strength mentally and physically! It seems like every time...Read more

Killing the Fat Man!!! Down 50lbs, off high blood pressure medication, and pain free!! Name: Jerry Stacey Age: 46 Occupation: remodeling contractor When did you first start CrossFitting? April 1 , 2015 Tell us about your sports & fitness background. Casual sports like softball, disc golf, golf. No real fitness background ! How did you first get into CrossFit? How did it go? I was looking to get into better shape, and Patrick Huntley a friend from church suggested we do CrossFit , I agreed reluctantly, and for the first month I thought it would kill me ! But instead it killed the Fat man I had became ! Now I love it !!! What sort of changes have you seen in your body, health, and fitness since starting CrossFit? 1 year ago I was at my all time heaviest of 225 +, I was on high blood pressure medicine...Read more

CFE February 2016 Athlete of the Month! Name: Noelle Robertson Age: 44 Occupation: Speech-Language Pathologist When did you first start CrossFitting? June 2013 Tell us about your sports & fitness background. I never played any sports in school. I took ballet for ten years while growing up. I always loved Aerobics classes, Barbell strength classes, Kickboxing, and Running. I ran two marathons, one in Chicago and one in Seattle. I have never considered myself an athlete and in the beginning, the challenge of CrossFit seemed overwhelming. How did you first get into CrossFit? How did it go? My husband, Jason wanted to try CrossFit originally and I told him that I would try a class or two. Once I started, I really enjoyed it and loved the workouts and the coaches. It was extremely difficult in the beginning and the best advice I received was from someone telling me to just...Read more