In this interview, I sit down with Andy Timm– a new member of Iron Athlete’s coaching staff as well as the East Valley CrossFit competition team. Andy has been involved in gymnastics since age 3 and competed at the Junior…
Could you start by telling us a little about your weightlifting career – as both a competitor and a coach? (please, brag) At 14 years old, I started weight training with my older brother at a nearby YMCA. When I went…
Your family name is so well-known in weightlifting circles that it’s basically synonymous with world-class coaching. I imagine that, growing up around weightlifting, you might have had a very different relationship with the sport than those of us that stumbled…
Could you share a bit about your background and the work you do? I’ve always enjoyed being a competitive athlete. Like most, I’ve accumulated an impressive list of injuries over time, many of which I had to learn how to…
Would you mind sharing a little bit of your background—your history in competitive rowing, as well as your introduction to CrossFit? I had a strange journey from a desert hippie girl from Santa Fe to a Collegiate rower. I saw…
When I first started researching Jim for this interview, I was astounded and so very intimidated by his background. He has coached ten weightlifting Olympians and was an US Olympic Weightfting Team Coach at the 1980, 1988, and 1992 Olympic…
NFL strength and conditioning Coach Brett Nenaber generously took time out of his busy schedule to speak with me about working with such elite athletes. He also discusses his own background in weightlifting, and his more recent experience as a…
Name: Tiffany Hendrickson Age: 34 Height/Weight: 5’1” 130lbs Current City: Layton, UT Gym: Wasatch CrossFit Job: Stay-at-home mom of three Competition PRs: Snatch: 168lbs Clean and Jerk: 205lbs 2014 CrossFit Games 11th Place 2013 CrossFit Games 31st Place Tell us about your athletic background and how…
Despite the ire that CrossFit has drawn from some corners, even its most adamant critics agree: CrossFit has brought much-needed attention to serious strength training. It has entirely changed the demographics of weightlifting and powerlifting trainees. It has revitalized formerly…
Marie Finamore is the Director of Sports Medicine at East Valley CrossFit and the founder and sole proprietor of Have Thumbs, Will Travel®, a Scottsdale based wellness private practice. In her decades of experience, Marie has become an internationally renowned athletic…