The CrossFit Fixx Experience
The Team Behind Your Progress
Brice Helms
Vanessa Helms
I have a Master’s Degree in Counseling and whether in case management, counseling or crisis intervention, my focus was on working with individuals to identify their biggest concerns and to empower them to make positive changes in their lives. During the pandemic, when my stress, eating and drinking had gotten the best (or should I say worst) of me, I decided enough is enough! Through trial and error and lots of soul searching, I found ways to establish positive eating habits and revamp my relationship with food. Because of my personal experiences, I found a passion for positive nutritional health and became a certified nutrition coach. I now get to transfer the same ideas and techniques of behavior change with which I’ve worked for over 20 years in Social Services, to work with clients to make positive changes in their nutrition habits. Helping people find even better versions of themselves is one of my favorite things about nutrition coaching.
I love working with the “littles” in our gym, I want to instill in them the love for fitness and health making it something FUN and not another chore to check off.
Ruth Adamson
Rhett Taylor
Mario Cruz
After college I found myself back in Mexico City and the gym I started working out in is owned by a CrossFit Education Staff member and was invited to start the journey as a coach.
My favorite thing about coaching is giving people the benefits and excitement of movement and health that my coaches gave me. One of my favorite moments that represents this was my sisters first pull-up.
My fun fact is that I learned how to play D&D listening to Podcast.
Lexi Nash
Because if my amazing coach I decided to get my L1 and begin coaching as well!
My favorite thing about coaching is when my athlete finally gets it! When it clicks and you see the excitement in their eyes and face. When my athletes execute a movement, get a new PR and walk out of the gym feeling better then they did upon arrival, I know I’ve done my job and to me that is the best feeling!
A fun fact about me I’ve ran 5 full marathons!
Grace Minarik
I was first introduced to CrossFit by a close friend and coworker who would do CrossFit workouts at our work gym during lunch breaks. I was curious and joined him for a workout and it kicked my butt – a lot of devil presses.
I started doing workouts with him every week and then joined an affiliate in January 2024.
Prior to CrossFit I had been doing half-marathon training, group classes and solo gym workouts and nothing else improved my cardio and strength like CrossFit.
I started coaching CrossFit in October 2024, it has been a blast to encourage others, since I’m still growing in so many areas of CrossFit and I
know what it’s like to struggle and learn new skills.
My favorite thing about being a coach is seeing athletes grow their strength and skills over time and the camaraderie in each class.
A fun fact about me is that I am obsessed with listening to podcasts, the last few years I’ve listened to the equivalent of twenty six 24 hour days of content each year.
Lance Markowski
I started CrossFit because my mother invited me to a class one weekend. I thought at first it was a waste of time and there wasn’t much for me in CrossFit. But that class just happened to be Murph, and I loved it.
Ever since I started CrossFit I looked up to my coaches. I had very knowledgeable coaches at the beginning of my CrossFit journey and I admired that. The relationships they had made with the athletes in the gym was really cool for me to see, so I wanted to be a part of that.
I absolutely love to see the progress each athlete in the gym makes. The joy that people get when they set a goal and then achieve it is gratifying.
I enjoy playing tennis in my free time.
Suzanne Hardin
Before I started CrossFit in 2022, I spent years trying one fitness program after the other. Nothing really stuck. Once I started CrossFit, it quickly became my passion. I have always loved helping people. I have worked with adults and teens with developmental disabilities for about 25 years.
When it was time for a change, coaching CrossFit was the obvious choice. I got to combine my passion for CrossFit and helping people. My favorite thing about coaching is being a part of other athlete’s success. Every time I see an athlete PR or do something that they couldn’t do before, like sit on the floor and stand up without using their hands, I feel grateful to have been a part of their journey.
A fun fact about myself is that I was the third generation in my family to be born in Tucson and I truly am a desert rat. I absolutely love the heat. Although, I will take dry heat or humidity. Both are great. I love spending as much time outside as possible, except in the winter.
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