Spotlight Athlete – Sean Bruce

Sean competing in the Helen Challenge finals!

1.How did you find CrossFit?
A friend of mine in the Navy used to talk about it and I had looked at it on line but it wasn’t until Colleen went one day that I really tried the workouts

2.What is your favourite CrossFit exercise or WOD?
Anything that leaves me an exhausted mess, I love filthy fifty, crazy eights or any of those long ones that push you both mentally and physically

3. How long have you been CrossFitting for?
I guess It has been a year and a half, but between being injured or away it seems less than that

4. What do you do for a living?
I am a MARS Officer in the Navy, basically that means I am the guy on the bridge making sure the ship is going where it is supposed to go and doing what she is supposed to do, although right now I am still under training so there is always someone making sure I am not screwing up 😉

5. What are your hobbies?
I bike a lot, play hockey in the winter and try to run when I can. Most of my free time lately has been spent at Crossfit Zone.

6. What are your goals?
I don’t have any specific goals in terms of a certain weight to lift or time to beat, my goal for this year (my 30th) was to be in the best shape of my life and I think I pretty much did that. (kinda cool that 30 year old me could whip 20 year old me in pretty much any WOD.) I guess the goals for next year will be to just be one level better than I am now, oh yah I do want to be able muscle-up but I gotta let my wrist heal first.

7. Why do you CrossFit?
I like the diversity, the philosophy and especially the people and atmosphere that Crossfit Zone provides. It keeps the energy up and there is always that motivation to keep you going. Plus going back to a regular gym is just really boring now.

8. Any advice for future CrossFitters?
You really just have to try it, people can try to explain what Crossfit is all about but until you do your first WOD you won’t really truly understand the difference.(and find out just what level of fitness you truly are at)

Thanks Sean!  It is always a pleasure to have you at the CrossFit gym and all the community/social events.  I love how dedicated you are and willing to help anyone out in the class that is struggling.

Today’s Workout:

Buy In – 800M  run practicing the Pose technique

WOD – “Cindy”

AMRAP in 20 minutes

• 5 Pullups
• 10 Pushups
• 15 Squats

Scale the exercises with modifications as needed

Cash Out – 3 x 5 reps of 2 Arm DB split clean and split jerk adding weight each set; then, 3 x 3 reps (each side)  of 1 arm clean and jerk adding weight each set.