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 special CrossFit Games Open installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about Nick Taylor!🏋 OPEN LIFE:: Started CrossFit: May, 2014.:: Years of CrossFit: 3.:: First Open: 2016.:: Favorite Open Workout: 16.5 (also last Friday's workout): 21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps of thrusters and burpees-over-bar. "It damn near killed me," Nick says.:: Open Superpowers: Snatches.:: Open Kryptonite: No-repping other athletes. "If the person disagrees, do you have a conversation right there in the middle of the workout?" (Editor's note: NO! The judge makes the decision about whether it's a good rep or not, and if it's not, the athlete does another rep!):: Wish For The 2017 Open: Seated Box Jumps.:: Loves Most About The Open: The increased intensity.

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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 this installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @lbry1780!🏋 GYM LIFE:: Usually Attends: All over the place, but noon L2 every Monday and Friday.:: Started CrossFit: At Buckeye CrossFit in Columbus, OH.:: Years of CrossFit: 5.:: Origin Story: Her gym hosted CrossFit and Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art. Originally, she trained in the latter but later thought to herself, "If I can take a punch, I can lift a barbell" and switched.:: Athletic Background: Nothing. She says, "I'm still not athletic. I just workout.":: Gym Superpowers: Double-unders.:: Gym Kryptonite: Wall balls. She cries every time she does Karen.:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Mike's Hall and Oates playlist.:: Loves Most about CFV: Of the four boxes that Lindsay's been to, the coaching and programming at CFV are "far and away the best."

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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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