Start 2017 off right with an investment in your health and fitness! We're looking for 20 dedicated new athletes to participate in a 6-week fitness and nutrition challenge! Morning (7am) sessions begin Tuesday, February 21st; Evening (7:30pm) sessions begin Tuesday, March 7th.

Our finest investigative reporter uncovers the secret real life identities of people you’ve only ever seen in sweatpants for our documentary series ALTER EGOS. For this installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @kenichikato77!🏋 GYM LIFE:: Usually Attends: 7:00am L2 (and a "nooner" when he can be).:: Started CrossFit: At CFV.:: Years of CrossFit: 1.5.:: Origin Story: A CFV member, who shall remain nameless, worked as a trainer at the Globo Gym where Kenny was a member and encouraged him to jump ship.:: Athletic Background: Collegiate swimming.:: Gym Superpowers: Thrusters, which he finds "organic and fluid," so much so that he stood up and demonstrated during our interview.:: Gym Kryptonite: Stringing together ring muscle-ups.:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Morgan. Kenny loves grunge and California pop-punk. He says, "I usually find myself singing along during the workouts, which is why I occasionally lose count of my reps and rounds...lol.":: Loves Most About CFV: Beefing up. Since Kenny joined CFV in September of 2015, he's gained 16 pounds of muscle.

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Our finest investigative reporter uncovers the secret real life identities of people you’ve only ever seen in sweatpants for our documentary series ALTER EGOS. For our sixth installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @sandeeshin_was_taken!🏋 GYM LIFE:: Usually Attends: 7:00am L2.:: Started CrossFit: At CFV.:: Years of CrossFit: 4.:: Origin Story: Sandee's husband, David, started at CFV in 2012 and encouraged her to join, but she was too nervous about getting bulky. She doesn't worry about that anymore.:: Athletic Background: High school volleyball and dancing.:: Gym Superpowers: Cleans and double-unders.:: Gym Kryptonite: Deadlift, though she's very proud of her 188 one-rep max. It's four years in the making.:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Joey. Favorite song: "Peaches & Cream" by 112.:: Loves Most about CFV: The intensity. Though she's gotten better about taking rest days, Sandee once went two weeks straight without a break.

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The CrossFit Games Open is a five-week competition that starts at the end of February! Each week, CrossFit releases a workout that athletes all over the world complete. We'll be running an in-house competition around these workouts: every Virtuosity athlete will be assigned to a team, either the AM Avengers with fearless leader Coach Morgan, or the PM X-Men with fearless leader Coach Ariel!

The 2017 CrossFit Games season begins on February 23rd, mere weeks away!! Are you ready to take on The Open? Coaches Ariel and Morgan will be running two Open Prep seminars to work on your competition skills and make sure you're ready to give the Open your very best!

Our finest investigative reporter uncovers the secret real life identities of people you’ve only ever seen in sweatpants for our documentary series ALTER EGOS. For our fifth installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @nina_meijers!🏋 GYM LIFE:: Usually Attends: 6:30pm or 7:30pm L2.:: Started CrossFit: At CFV.:: Years of CrossFit: 2.:: Origin Story: Nina knew Coach Kyle from a nearby gym. When he moved to CFV, he encouraged her to join.:: Athletic Background: Competitive gymnastics and soccer.:: Gym Superpowers: Toes-to-bar and handstands.:: Gym Kryptonite: Double-unders (she overthinks them).:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Mike. Nina likes the rock ballads that she'd "never listen to in real life.":: Loves Most about CFV: Currently, it's how she feels from the Whole30 Challenge. "Even when you're feeling awful during a workout, it isn't as awful as you know it should be."

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Our finest investigative reporter uncovers the secret real life identities of people you’ve only ever seen in sweatpants for our documentary series ALTER EGOS. For our fourth installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @wissammrabi!🏋 GYM LIFE:: Usually Attends: 12:30pm CrossFit L2.:: Started CrossFit: At Brooklyn CrossFit South Williamsburg the day of Murph (Memorial Day), 2016.:: Years of CrossFit: 3/4.:: Origin Story: Wissam was looking for a program that would constantly change.:: Athletic Background: Roller hockey, track and field, and fencing (florette).:: Gym Superpowers: Handstands and anything on the rings (an Iron Cross is his 2017 goal.):: Gym Kryptonite: Cardio.:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Mike (Wissam grew up listening to Blink-182, Green Day, and the Offspring and digs Mike’s 90s playlists).:: Loves Most about CFV: Posting beefy pics to his Instagram.

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Our finest investigative reporter uncovers the secret real life identities of people you’ve only ever seen in sweatpants for our documentary series ALTER EGOS. For our third installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @dergod!🏋 GYM LIFE:: Usually Attends: Movement (6-7:30pm on T, W, Th) and 6:30pm CrossFit L2.:: Started CrossFit: At CrossFit Virtuosity in January, 2014.:: Years of CrossFit: 3.:: Origin Story: Derek and Inna, his wife and fellow CFV member, heard about CrossFit from their friends and stopped by. They were hooked after an intro class with Coach Joey.:: Gym Superpowers: Kipping ring muscle-ups and anything core. Partly thanks to CFV's core and strength work, Derek didn't have to see a physical therapist once last year, the first year since he injured his back playing soccer in England.:: Gym Kryptonite: Single-arm chin-ups and forward rolls.:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Kyle's "sexy selections during spinal waves.":: Loves Most about CFV: What he loved when he played elite soccer in England – the community and the sense of competition.

...keep reading for Derek's real life identity! >