CrossFit Sixth City

Congratulations to our Sweatiest Angel for April 2017 - Muñe Gil ! The Sweatiest Angel award is given each month to the CSC athlete who displays significant work ethic, a willingness to support others and a true sense of camaraderie inside the gym.   Muñe has progressed more in the short time she's been training with us than just about any CSC athlete. She's super competitive with herself, always takes on her weaknesses and loves training each day. She is a great example of an athlete who understands the point of training and fitness. Utilizing what we do in the gym as a means of helping us enjoy the life we have - playing sports, enjoying the outdoors and living an active life.    Congratulations Muñe. We're proud to have you as part of the family! How long have you been doing CrossFit?   Mune : I have been doing CrossFit for about 10 months now, time flies!   What do you do when you're not at CSC?   Mune : My life mainly consi...

Megan Wolansky   CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Registered Nurse, BSN, CMSRN Email: megan@cleveland-strength.com   Instagram: @meg_wol Megan is one of our CrossFit coaches at CrossFit Sixth City and can be found running classes throughout the week at lunch, some evenings and the weekends. As much as anyone we have ever seen, she gets real joy out of seeing her athletes succeed and get stronger both physically and mentally. She coaches because she loves helping others. She believes seeing personal and physical growth in another person is one of the most satisfying things you can experience and knowing that you are a part of that change is an exceptional feeling. She also really loves being at the gym. Like all the time! Megan has her Bachelors degree in the Science of Nursing from University of Akron, is currently obtaining her Master's in the Science of Nursing, Nurse Educator from Cleveland State University and ha...

Jennifer Britton   USA Track + Field, Level 1 CrossFit Level 1 Trainer CrossFit Aerobic Capacity Ambassador Email: jen@cleveland-strength.com   Instagram: @jbritt111 Jen is the Endurance coach at CrossFit Sixth City and a coach for some of our morning CrossFit classes. You can find her at Endurance classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30pm and Sundays at 12:00pm. Coaching has allowed her to tap into her love of teaching. She previously taught for 12 years and has been able to pass on her second love, running, to the athletes at CSC.  Jen coaches because teaching people has been and will always be a passion of hers. She says there is no better feeling than knowing you’ve helped someone learn or achieve something. But also because she really enjoys yelling at people! Jen has a B.A. in writing from Cleveland State University and a M.A. in education from Ashland University. She has been a CrossFit and Endurance coach for 8...

Congratulations to CSC's newest papa, Arnie Colvin , and March's Sweatiest Angel! The Sweatiest Angel award is given each month to the CrossFit Sixth City athlete who displays significant work ethic, a willingness to support others and a true sense of camaraderie inside the gym. Rarely does any athlete show up at the gym with more focus on improvement. In fact, he usually leaves the sweatiest of angels of the day.  Despite having a newborn baby boy (congratulations to Arnie and Jen) and a full time engineer position with irregular hours Arnie has continued to maintain focus on his training and it showed during The Open this year, where in March he set 5 PRs.  185 lb clean 135 lb snatch 1st "Rx" HSPU WOD 1st bar muscle-up 125 lb push jerk Cheers to your hard work and your beautiful baby boy, Arnie! Arnie's Sweat Angel How long have you been doing CrossFit? Arnie: August 2015 What do you do when you're not at CSC? Arnie: Running, ...

Author - Coach Jennifer Britton When Coach Adam petitioned me to write a short piece on what being a strong woman means to me, I of course immediately accepted. I pulled out my trusty tablet, opened a blank page in my word processor, rested my fingers on the keyboard, and then…nothing.   "This should be easy," I thought to myself. After all, I consider myself to be a "strong woman." So, why was I finding it difficult to define this term? That's when it hit me: the vastness and depth of what it means to be a strong woman is infinitely definable.   Having said that, here is what it means to me, in the simplest of summations, to be a strong woman.   It means being independent while also being comfortable with depending upon others from time to time, whether it's for guidance, comfort, or support.   It means having strength of character, continually striving to be the best version of myself physically, emotionally, and outwardly towards my ...

Congratulations to our no-show sock, pink laces, short-short wearing friend Todd Glassman on being named CSC's Sweatiest Angel! The Sweatiest Angel award is given each month to the CSC athlete who displays significant work ethic, a willingness to support others and a true sense of camaraderie inside the gym. Todd has been with us since the beginning and is one of a kind. Our heavily tattooed, usually bearded, booty sock wearing teddy bear has always been a very strong person and consistent smiling face at the gym (except during bad Winters). But over the last couple of months he has been diligently working to increase his aerobic base, shed a few pounds and become a better overall athlete. Which he has done very well, including the third fastest male time on Open WOD 17.1. His most recent goal is to run a sub 7:00 mile. Not bad for someone who's squatted almost 500 pounds, pressed 200 pounds and deadlifted over 500 pounds. Cheers to you Todd, and all of your hard work! ...

Congratulations to our dynamic duo, the cool kids of Buffalo, Alexis Derrigo and Lindsay Ponto on being named CSC's Sweatiest Angels! The Sweatiest Angel award is given each month to the CSC athlete who displays significant work ethic, a willingness to support others and a true sense of camaraderie inside the gym. Alexis and Lindsay came to Cleveland for grad school last year from Buffalo, New York. They have been friends since sophomore year of undergrad after ending up dorm neighbors. After about a year of CrossFit Lindsay was finally able to nag Alexis into joining "the cult." They've been the dynamic weight slinging duo ever since! They both have been a ray of sunshine in our classes since arriving in Cleveland, with a little bit of bad ass butt kicker on the side. We hear they also make some fantastic cookies! How long have you been doing CrossFit? L: 2.5 years. A: Almost 2 years. What do you do when you're not at CSC? L: Go to class, stud...