Building Better People

November Gym Update

This week on the #BuildingBetterPeople podcast, Charlie and Julie talk about TONS of new updates — including new members, sweatshirt orders, AND they also share details about the fun holiday activities that will be going on during the month of December. Make sure to listen to this one so you are up to date with what is going on here at College Station CrossFit and Boomfit.

Will Walker - Pushing through intimidation

Meet Will Walker - this young 30 year old has 3 kids aged 5, 3, and 1 and has been doing CrossFit here at CSCF for about 4 months. You may have seen some of Will’s work if you follow the BCS Classic; he has AMAZING video skills and also works with our friend Richard Bloomer as a videographer for some pretty cool CrossFit stuff. 

In the first few months of joining College Station Crossfit, Will saw great improvements in his health and fitness - he was able to lose about 10-12 pounds, and has also seen improvements in his aerobic capacity. 

In this week’s episode of the #BuildingBetterPeople podcast, Will shares his story from high school to the present, and shares how, despite all his accomplishments, he still wrestles with feelings of intimidation. Listen in to hear how he pushes past these fears to take on things he never thought were possible. 

Michael Streight - Stick to the plan

Charlie sat down with Michael Streight who has an AMAZING fitness and faith journey. Michael, and his wife Sophie, were in town this past weekend for the Faith RXD True Strength camp. Both Michael and Sophie used to coach here at College Station CrossFit, so it was fun to have them back here with us! 

 

Michael and Sophie started the first Faith RXD chapter here in BCS several years ago. Faith RXD was founded by Becky Conzelman, Michael’s cousin. Becky passed away from a sudden brain aneurysm in 2019 Michael’s cousin, and this weekend we honored her with a workout called “Champion”. 

 

During today’s podcast, Michael takes us through his journey, including how he enjoys and prefers to work out with others which lead him to regionals for the team CrossFit games. We hope you enjoy hearing his inspiring story!

Neil Krebs - It‘s not about you

Meet Neil -  he is 34 years old and lives in Brenham. He works out and coaches over at Brenham CrossFit, but you probably recognize Neil as the BCS Classic volunteer extraordinaire that he is! He has been volunteering with us for a few years now, and brings a level of excitement and hype that is matched by no one!

 

Neil has several parts to his fitness journey. The first one - it was all about Neil. The second story started after his mindset shifted from ‘it’s all about me’ to ‘how can I become strong so that I can be strong for others’. Then he moves onto to a part of his life where he realized that fitness has internal benefits that far exceed that of weight loss (or muscle gain) and looking better. 

 

Listen in to be inspired by his story of intentionality and focus. 

October Coaches Update

It’s time for another coaches’ update on the #BuildingBetterPeople podcast.

 

The coaches give their updates on how things have been going in the past month—including their takeaways from the BCS Classic which was a few weeks ago. Perren and Brandon loved it so much they have signed up for another competition coming up in about six weeks—and Perren also just started the six week challenge. That’s right—even our coaches need a little focus and accountability every now and then. 

 

Listen in to hear what else the coaches are up to this month—including how they are training and what they are eating these days. Lots of laughter and fun conversations in this one!

September Gym Update with Julie and Charlie

This week on the #BuildingBetterPeople podcast, Julie and Charlie talk about what’s going on this month at the gym, including a giant t-shirt blow out AND the remodeling that has been going on in the gym. They also give shoutouts to all of the new (and new, old!) members at the gym.

 

Julie also talks about the Faith RXD camp that is taking place here in October and the meal train we will be creating to help feed the staff while they are here. Faith RXD is a non-profit, and this meal train really helps relieve some of the costs for the staff members who  travel here to provide this awesome opportunity for the fitness community. 

 

Listen in to hear some of the community events we have coming up here in the next few months as well!

TJ Ryan - Accountability is a game changer

Meet TJ Ryan—he is 25 years old. TJ is the Director of Scouting for the A&M men’s basketball team. He is originally from St. Petersburg, FL, but has been working out here in College Station at BoomFit for the past 3 months. 

 

As a kid, fitness was just something you were apart of according to TJ. He played baseball and basketball both until high school where he decided to focus on basketball. 

 

TJ grew up being self conscious about his body and how he looked—something we can all relate to. In high school he started to get serious about working out, and tried out various programs like P90X and Insanity. After opting to focus on his passion for coaching instead of being a player, though, he lost the drive to workout and let his fitness slide.

 

Now, he’s focused and back at it. Listen in to hear the rest of his story and find out how he turned things around in terms of his health and fitness!

10 Min Pep Talk - Stop trading minutes for calories

In this month's 10 minute pep talk, Charlie expands on an email he sent out earlier this week where he discussed the common misconception that if you workout, you can automatically eat more. Yes if you workout you likely are able to eat more freely. But, that creates a very unhealthy thought pattern in your brain. Exercise should be something you do. It is making your body healthy, stronger and it will perform better for you long term. It also just happens to burn calories but that is not WHY we do it. 

 

Listen in to be inspired! 

Q&A with Rich Froning, Tasia Percevecz, and Guido Trinidad

This week on the #BuildingBetterPeople podcast, we have THREE Crossfit Games athletes who sat down with Charlie at the 2021 BCS Classic to talk all things faith, family, and fitness. Learn about Crossfit Mayhem, Mayhem Mission, and Faith RXD--3 organizations doing amazing work!

Coaches Podcast- BCS Classic

This month on the coaches’ podcast we meet one of our new coaches who is finishing up her training period. Additionally, our coaches talk about what their strategy will be leading up to the BCS Classic as well as what their strategy will be for each of the events. 

 

Since this podcast will air AFTER the BCS Classic, listen in to see if they were able to stick to their plan for Saturday’s events!