Mark Peters
Posted January 24, 2018I played several sports growing up – primarily baseball, wrestling and tennis. After high school, I became active in volleyball, and then rowing, which I still compete in. Over those years, I have also coached baseball, soccer, wrestling and rowing. It was while looking for a way to train for rowing during an extended vacation that I got involved in CrossFit and it’s been my focus ever since. As a masters athlete, I wasn’t sure if it was too late for me to start CrossFit. However, I was and am truly amazed at the support I got from the community and the progress I have been able to make as a result.
I personally love to compete and have been happy to find out that, in addition to the younger athletes you see on television, CrossFit has wonderful age-group competitions. However, coming to CrossFit later in life than most has made me understand that while that’s certainly a great part of CrossFit, it’s not the main point. Rather, it’s about improving your physical capability and capacity, regardless of whether you’re eight or eighty, and whether that improvement is squatting 500 pounds or getting your first push-up.
As a coach, while I do enjoy helping people hone their competitive skills, I’ve found that I get even more joy helping somebody simply acquire a skill that they thought they weren’t capable of. If you think you’re too old, young, big, small, uncoordinated or whatever to benefit from CrossFit, I encourage you to give us a try. I’ll bet you’ll find out you can not only do it, but have a great time and get in better shape than you thought possible.
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