CrossFit Kalamazoo FEATURED ATHLETE JuLY 2020

CrossFit Kalamazoo
FEATURED ATHLETE
JuLY 2020

CFK Featured Athlete James Henry!

Age: 25 years old
Date Started: 9/8/2018
 
Background Information
Where are you from? I'm from Kalamazoo,MI (born and raised)
 
Family? Boy I have a HUGE family haha, but my household family includes my mom (Carla), dad (James Sr.), sister (Chelsea), my niece (Brylee) and of course my boyfriend of 7 years (Howie).
 
Where do you work? I currently work for Bronson Methodist Hospital as an EVS associate.
 
What do you do for fun/hobbies? CrossFit haha, but my other hobbies include reading, watching a good horror movie, going for a walk or a good kayak trip!
 
What’s your favorite food? Oh, I am a pizza fiend (and maybe a ice cream monster too, haha).
 
What is your athletic background? 
Back in the day I wasn't athletic at all, despite coming from a family of athletes! But I signed up for a weight lifting class my sophomore year of high school and fell in love with weight lifting ever since! 
 
What were a few of your goals when you started at CrossFit Kalamazoo? To lose weight, to gain confidence in myself and to change my physical health for the better. 
 
What are some newer goals you have set for yourself in 2020?  Well I am trying to better my cardio and to get those dang rope climbs down pat!!!
 
What keeps you coming back to CrossFit Kalamazoo?  The tough workouts, the feeling of accomplishment after doing said workouts and most importantly the people!  I can't express how much I enjoy coming to my usual 7pm class and seeing all the awesome people and coaches who make me feel welcomed and push me to do better! Oh and the OLY classes too haha. 
 
What do you do on days when you don’t “feel” like going to the gym? What motivates you?  I think back on when I first started, to the times where the old me would say "I'll do it tomorrow" or "a few days off won't hurt".  A big motivator for me is reminding myself how far I've come and how far I can go if I keep at it and work hard.

How has CrossFit Kalamazoo changed your life, lifestyle, and level of fitness? I am addicted to the tough workouts, something I'd NEVER thought I'd say haha. I feel better after completing a workout and I love seeing my improvements now to when I first started. That feeling of bettering myself gives me confidence to push myself harder the next day.
 
If someone asked you “What is CrossFit Kalamazoo”, how would you answer? I would say CrossFit Kalamazoo is a place of hard work, where you can and will feel a sense of accomplishment if you are willing to put the effort in!
 
What advice would you give someone walking into CrossFit Kalamazoo for the first time? It is totally okay to feel scared or intimidated! That feeling comes to us when we step outside our comfort zones, but the only way to experience change in yourself is to do something that might make you a little uncomfortable. Fear can be paralyzing, but it only has as much control over you as you allow it to. CrossFit can be tough, but we have awesome coaches to help you understand the movements and great people to cheer you on during every workout!
 
What is your favorite CrossFit movement? Deadlifts! I love to deadlift haha.
 
What is your least favorite CrossFit movement? And why? Probably rope climbs, but that's only because it's one of the few movements I have trouble with, I'm working on them and determined to master the ropes!!! haha.
 
Share with us something we would be surprised to know about you? Believe it or not, I was once invited to take part in a voodoo ritual in New Orleans!
 
Name two things you consider yourself to be very good at? I like to think I'm good at making people laugh and I KNOW I'm a pro at complaining when I see wall balls, double unders or 400m run in a workout!
 
In 10 words or less, what does CrossFit Kalamazoo mean to you?
Because of CFK I have regained lost confidence in myself.

"If I had to use one word to describe Jimmy’s workout ethics, it would be “tenacious”.  He is always up to a challenge.  I recall Jimmy being a little timid when he first joined CrossFit, and then he participated in his first Festivus competition.  That first competition spurred a fire within Jimmy that has not waned.  Keep up the great work Jimmy and keep that fire burning. " - Coach Tim

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