Our coaches are why we are different, why we are the best, why you should choose CrossFit Watsonville. This is what you pay for when you walk in to a CrossFit gym, and this is what we work tirelessly to cultivate – the best and most dedicated staff around. They are the reason why you will choose to stay with us:
The coaches at CrossFit Watsonville come from a variety of backgrounds. The thing that unifies us all is a dedication to our members, and a passion for fitness and healthy living.
I started CrossFit in 2013 with no sports or athletic background after being peer pressured by a friend. I quickly realized I was intimidated for no reason and regretted not starting earlier. I was surrounded by a wide range of encouraging members from all age groups and experience levels. My love for the sport increasingly grew after each workout.
In 2015, I received my Level 1 certificate and inundated myself in educational videos on form and mobility. Over the last few years I’ve had the ability to train at multiple boxes and the community support and acceptance always remains consistent.
I coach now to give back what was, and what is constantly given to me.
I’m passionate about helping members obtain their physical goals and destroy their self-imposed mental limitations. The best thing about our community and methodology is the ability to always improve. Strength can escalate, endurance intensify, and form can advance. I deeply believe in the transformative nature of CrossFit and stand behind the power of athletes and our community.
Hello, my name is Matt. I started CrossFit during the summer of 2006 and have been coaching since 2010. I got involved in CrossFit because I needed a program that would help me with High School sports, I needed to improve my strength, explosiveness, and overall athleticism, and quickly! Under the guidance of CrossFit coaches I put on lean muscle and excelled athletically in very little time. This early involvement in sport strength and conditioning set the tone for my lifelong pursuit of fitness. I enjoy coaching because physical fitness is such an important part of life. When people recognize this and come to the gym to improve their fitness, I want to give them the best instruction and workout environment possible so that they not only reap the benefits of a physically fit life, but enjoy their time spent working out too! I can help athletes of all levels achieve their goals by passing on what I have learned and experienced to them. Everyone starts somewhere on their fitness journey, and the more I can teach someone about how exactly their fitness will improve through CrossFit, the more buy-in they will have and the more they will improve, which is what I love to see.
Hi, my name is Pete. Like a lot of people that find CrossFit, I was very athletic and involved in sports when I was younger but then didn't make fitness a priority in my 20's. I had played soccer starting at age 6 thru High School and also played on competitive club teams here in Watsonville. When I decided to "get back in shape" I had heard about CrossFit and gave it a shot. It was everything I was looking for and more.
I started CF in 2011 in Santa Cruz but switched to CF Watsonville when it opened and have been here almost every day since day one. I also train for and have completed over 30 GORUCK endurance events and train others for these types of events thru our GORUCK Training Partner program.
I enjoy coaching other athletes and find it very rewarding when someone comes up to me after a class and thanks me for helping them in some way, whether it was a cue I gave them that helped them move better or motivating them through a tough workout and showing them that they are capable of so much more than they think.
