Athlete Spotlight: Ben

What made you choose CrossFit True?

I was looking for a gym when I moved to Hamden and saw that CrossFit True was right down the road

How long have you been training with us?

What has been your proudest moment in the past 90 days?

Participating in my first CrossFit Open (and of course night crew bringing home the gold in the True Games )

When you’re not at the gym, what do you do for work? What do you do for fun?

For work I’m a software engineer, and for fun I love to sing and play guitar, and I also love to go camping

How is your nutrition? How has it changed since joining CrossFit True?

Nutrition hasn’t changed too much since joining CF True, but I definitely make a more conscious effort to eat healthier

What are your 3 favorite movements/exercises?

What is your favorite style workout? (AMRAP, EMOM, Rounds for Time, etc)

What about your favorite workout?

I don’t think I have a favorite workout in particular, but I like any AMRAP that combines the bike/rower and a barbell movement

Any favorite workout songs?

Have you changed physically or mentally since you’ve been working out with us?

Physically I’ve lost some weight and I’ve definitely gotten stronger as well… mentally I find that I actually look forward to going to workout out now

What are your current goals?

I’d like to get to the point where I can do pull-ups instead of scaling to ring rows in a workout

How have your goals changed since you joined?

I’ve never really had fitness goals before, so just having a goal is a change for me

What has been the biggest surprise since joining CF True?

What can you do now that you couldn’t do before joining?

Say something else, Anything!

I’m so glad I decided to join CrossFit True, I’m lucky to have such an amazing place to go workout