Hey Friends!

It’s our favourite time of the month – We get to feature another of our awesome members! 🙂  This month we’re highlighting someone I was surprised to know wasn’t picked yet.  This person displays hard work, grit and determination every time they’re in the gym, or competing at one of our competition.  He finds time to fit fitness into his life, despite the other responsibilities and commitments life throws at us.  This month, we’re proud to recognize…

Marty!

Here are his answers to our questions! 🙂

Name: Marty Champagne

Age: 36

Occupation:  Product Manager

What was your exercise experience prior to CrossFit?

I participated in multiple sports throughout high school and college.  Afterwards, I paddled on a somewhat competitive Dragon Boat team for several years.  Throughout that time I had been attending the typical Globo gyms for strength training and then worked on endurance training by cycling, running, skiing, etc…

How long have you been doing CrossFit and why do you choose to CrossFit?

I’ve been doing CrossFit for 3 years.  Every once in a while life gets busy and I have to pull away for a bit, but then shortly after I get the sincere “We Miss You, Marty!” email which motivates me to get back in.  It’s sometimes difficult to prioritize time for health and fitness over other aspects of life.   With CrossFit, I know that the awesome coaches will always help me to maximise my fitness intake within the one-hour time slot.

What is your favourite part about CrossFit?

I love the friendly but competitive nature of CrossFit.  I find myself constantly pushing that extra little bit to try and match or surpass my past results.  Even though it’s definitely not always gains, it’s a good motivator to understand how good or bad the results are.  Having CrossFit friends doing the workouts with me also helps motivate better results.

What are the accomplishments you are proud of?

My biggest accomplishment so far is having kept relatively healthy and fit.  This is especially important to me as I look forward to being able to participate in all sorts of fun fitness activities with my two beautiful little girls for many years to come (Alexia – 2 ½  and Mia – 1 ).

Favourite workout or lift?

My favourite workouts are the long grinders.  Maybe not so much during the workout, but I love the feeling of accomplishment when they are done and I’m stretched out on the floor unable to pick myself up

Anything  else you would like to share please feel free

At first, I was slightly hesitant about joining CrossFit.  However, a friend (Beau Frescura) just wouldn’t shut-up about how great CrossFit was and how I would really like it.  Eventually, I signed up for the intro and soon found out he was right.  The fitness, the coaches and the friends are all really great – I’m very grateful to have been introduced to the CrossFit community and I inspire to making it to the games someday (at least as a spectator).