The myth of Ariel Fernandez begins in Queens, New York, where he is rumored to have grown up amongst many brothers (perhaps as many as 5!) Details are sketchy, but we hear he attended Baruch College, and played baseball in the minor leagues (a story that may serve to explain his immense strength.) 

As a member of Team Virtuosity, Ariel went to the CrossFit Games in 2014, and competed at CrossFit Games Regionals in 2017. His training regimen is impressively extensive, including legendary warm-ups that routinely take him over an hour. Years of consistent mobility+strength+CrossFit have made him the strongest and stretchiest coach we know: we’ve seen him get absurdly close to full splits, as well as front squat over 400lbs. And his conditioning ain’t bad either!