Meet Coach Kevin:
- Tell us a little about yourself outside of the gym. I am originally from Virginia. I have lived all over the country and world (Virginia, Texas, Missouri, Indiana, Georgia, North Carolina, and Germany). I spend most of my time watching CrossFit and college football.
- How did you first get into CrossFit/fitness? I was a student at JMU, and had become so bored with the typical globo gym 5 day a week split. I walked into Rocktown CrossFit in 2016 and the rest is history.
- What brought you to Fit Lab? I came to Raleigh for a new job opportunity, but got assigned to a location in Burlington upon moving to Raleigh. Due to that I tried every single gym along I40 and fell in love with the coaching and competitiveness of the gym.
- What made you want to become a coach? It has been a dream of mine for years to be a coach. CrossFit is my absolute passion and I love being able to have others learn about my passion, and no better other way to do that than to coach. I got my CFL1 in 2023 but never had an opportunity to coach until now.
The Fun Stuff
5. What’s your favorite movement or type of workout? I love burpees, anything on the rig, and long grind type workouts where you can just put your head down and move.
6. What movement do you secretly hope never shows up on the whiteboard? wallballs and kettlebell swings.
7. What’s your favorite part of coaching a class? I love in the final few minutes of a workout when I can put on a hype song and see the athletes kick it up a notch.
8. What’s one thing you’re always looking forward to when you walk into the gym? I look forward to being able to give everyone a meaningful workout that crushes them regardless of skill or ability.
Their Coaching Philosophy
9. What do you think makes a great coach? The ability to get everyone excited to work out makes a good coach. This should be the best hour of their day, and I want athletes leaving feeling better than they came in.
10. What’s one thing you want members to get from your classes besides a good workout? I want members to gain confidence in themselves and want to come back to my classes because of the confidence and gains they are making.
11. What’s one piece of advice you’d give someone who is new to CrossFit? It takes time. This is a highly technical methodology, and it takes coming in day after day to see fitness increases.
12. What does “The Fit Lab Way” mean to you? Continue show up and give your best effort, day after day, even when it gets tough.
Community
13. What’s something you love about the Fit Lab community? The constant encouragement amongst the athletes. Classes are fun because we workout together.
14. What’s one thing you hope to contribute to the community as a coach? I hope to be another friendly face that people are excited to see when they walk in the door.
15. What’s something members can expect from you when you’re coaching their class? I am going to be hype and my music choices and enthusiasm will reflect that in the “final round” of the workout.
Crossfit Level 1 Certification
Weightloss transition (left photo is in 2013, right is the Open in 2019).
Competing at the 2019 Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge
Competing in the 2021 Murph CrossFit competition in the Army against the 16th Engineer Battalion |
