Building Better People

Maribel Perez: Faith and fitness--A complimentary relationship

Meet Maribel. She works here in College Station at the Association of Former Students. Whoop!

 

She moved here right as COVID-19 hit, and really struggled at first at finding her community. Once gyms opened back up, she found College Station CrossFit, and has flourished in the gym’s friendly community. 

 

Recently, she found @faithrxd. At first she was just excited about the free workout—but the cool thing about Faith RXD events is that it also includes a bible study afterwards. 

 

Needless to say, her little crossfitting-heart was HOOKED! Maribel shares how Faith RXD and her faith has complimented her health journey, and how the two works so well together. 

 

She also mentions the Faith RXD camp that is taking place right here at our gym October 15-17. Its going to be SO awesome, and if you are on the fence—you definitely need to listen to this podcast!

Kyle Boeck: Rich Froning's 2020 Partner

Charlie sits down with Kyle Boeck, who was able to partner with Rich Froning at the 2020 BCS Classic through the fundraiser with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas. Charlie and Kyle talk about how fun the experience was, from meeting Rich for the first time to what it was like to work out with the G.O.A.T. himself. Kyle also shares how the Ronald McDonald House has personally impacted the life of him and his wife, Hannah. 

 

To win your chance to be Rich Froning's partner at the 2021 BCS Classic, visit https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bcsclassic2021 to sign up for the fundraiser!

Catching up with Jon Devlin

You may remember Jon Devlin from the 2019 BCS Classic. He was the first person to have the honor of working out with Rich Froning, raising almost $15,000 in the inaugural BCS Classic fundraiser benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas.

 

Charlie sat down with Jon this week to reminisce about this awesome experience and to talk to Jon about how he has grown since the 2019 BCS Classic. If you haven’t heard Jon’s incredible story, you definitely need to give this a listen.

 

Jon is extremely excited to continue to help raise money for the Ronald McDonald House, and he mentions something he is doing to help out this year’s fundraiser winner…but you’ll have to listen to find out!

July Gym Update

This month on the July gym update, Kyle shares some big and excited news with us! 

 

Give it a listen and send him well-wishes!

July Coaches Podcast-All things BCS Classic

This month the coaches sit down to talk about the BCS Classic and what competing or volunteering for this event means to them. If you’re new to our gym or new to Crossfit, don’t miss this podcast where we discuss all things BCS Classic. 

 

The BCS Classic is a Crossfit competition our gym hosts—and its an AMAZING event to be a part of, whether you are participating as an athlete OR a volunteer. The competition is for all levels of athletes—whether you’ve been doing Crossfit for 6 months or 6 years, there is a division for you.

 

Oh, and some guy named Rich Froning will also be there competing alongside you. 

 

The qualifier is going on this week, and if you are at our gym, you’re already doing the workouts, so if you get that competition bug, sign up before July 19th. If competing is not your thing, sign up to volunteer! Its a great way to hang out with your fellow CSCF members and meet some other Crossfitters from across the state!

Stephanie Curtis-Your diagnosis does NOT define you!

Meet Stephanie Curtis. She is 34 years old, grew up in the Angleton/Lake Jackson area, and graduated from Texas A&M in 2009. After college, she decided to go into ministry and got into Crossfit while doing ministry in Houston. 

In this episode, she and Charlie discuss how it can be difficult to eat healthy while living on campus. Stephanie is grateful that she had a group of friends who were always active, whether that was going to the Rec center or getting together to play volleyball. 

Stephanie also shares about a bad car accident she experienced in 2015 that lead to a difficult concussion recovery. Despite taking time to recover, she kept experiencing strange symptoms wile working out, and was eventually diagnosed with Dysautonomia.  However, she was determined to keep exercise in her life as she knew she felt better when she did. Now she knows what she needs to do to treat the symptoms so that she can keep Crossfit and exercise in her day-to-day life. 

If you want to hear how Stephanie does NOT let her diagnosis define her, give this episode a listen. This is one you do not want to miss!

July edition: What’s happening around the gym with Kyle and Julie

This month’s edition of ‘What’s going on around the gym’, Kyle welcomes and gives a shoutout to some of our new members, and Julie discusses what it looks like to be a new member here at College Station Crossfit versus what you might see at a commercial gym. 

 

Kyle and Julie also discuss the Advanced Theory course we are doing this month—its something that if you want to know more about programming or what its like to be a coach, you will definitely want to sign up for this course!

 

They also discuss something big  we are doing the week of July 12—but you’ll have to listen to find out what it is! ;)

 

Listen in to hear what else is going around the gym this month! 

June 10 Minute Pep Talk

In this month’s pep talk, Charlie talks about how you can’t do this by yourself. 

We are all about positivity here at BoomFit, but over the years, through all the client work Charlie has done, he has come to find that it is very difficult for people to lose weight on their own. Often people struggle and find it extremely challenging to make healthy changes. 

 

To find out just exactly what Charlie means by this, give this quick 10 minute episode a listen!

Jake Fenoglio - The need for a fitness community

Meet Jake. Jake is 34 and recently re-joined College Station Crossfit after taking a bit of a break during the COVID pandemic. 

Jake went to high school in Chicago and played just about every sport out there. He came to College Station hoping to play baseball at TAMU, but soon realized that wasn’t going to happen with a shoulder injury he sustained in high school. 

Facing this realization, Jake spiraled into depression and a drug addiction until he found Jesus and a home church at Brazos Fellowship. 

Jake discusses his fitness journey, the ups and the downs. Ultimately, he feels better when he is working out, which is why he decided that coming back to Crossfit was the best decision for him since he not only missed the working out, but also the community.

Give this one a listen—its one you do NOT want to miss! 

June Coaches' Podcast

This month on the coaches edition of the #BuildingBetterPeople podcast, the coaches sit down with Charlie to talk about what we all love to talk about…MURPH! 

 

Murph is more than just a workout. It is a tradition that helps push us, humble us, and allows us the opportunity to dedicate a bit of pain and sweat to honor LT. Michael P. Murphy, a man who sacrificed everything he had for our freedom. 

 

Each coach shares how they did this year and how they have progressed over the years. They also discuss some strategy—so you won’t want to miss this one!