Our Coaches

Brett Hall

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Owner, Head Coach

Certifications:

  • CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach

  • CrossFit Level 2 Certified Coach

  • CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certified

  • CrossFit Endurance Certified

  • CrossFit Football Certified

Through my experience as an athlete, a trainer, and a coach, I have learned that true confidence can only come through preparation; and nothing will prepare you like CrossFit. CrossFit has had a profound impact on nearly every aspect of my daily life. I am so grateful for the opportunity to bring CrossFit to you. You will experience the feelings of accomplishment, freedom, and empowerment that come with taking control of your life through CrossFit. I practice what I preach because I believe in it and I know that it works. I truly believe that CrossFit is the most efficient and effective way to achieve fitness for anybody, regardless of age or current fitness level. I am wholeheartedly committed to providing the highest quality coaching, the best training facility, and the most supportive and inspiring atmosphere for our athletes to not only reach your goals, but to surpass them and redefine what you thought to be possible.

  • Illinois state heavyweight boxing champion – Silver Gloves – l999

  • Top 10 two-sport high school athletes in the nation- Rivals.com (football/baseball)

  • Ranked in Heard’s “Top College Quarterbacks” 2004, 2005, 2006

  • Professional football in Europe 2007, 2008 Berlin Eagles- Captain of 2008 European Champions

  • #1 Draft Pick in US and Europe for inaugural AFX Professional Football League

  • Played for Milwaukee Bonecrushers in the Continental Indoor Football League. Set several franchise passing records – 2009

  • Played in the Arena Football League for the Milwaukee Iron and the Chicago Rush.

  • Men’s 500m Sprint Champion – Chicago Indoor Rowing Championships 2011

 Cathy Paulsen

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Certifications:

  • CrossFit Level 3 Certified Trainer

  • U.S.A. Weightlifting Level 1 Coach

  • Adaptive & Inclusive Fitness Trainer

  • CPR/AED and First Aid

Courses:

  • CrossFit Masters

  • CrossFit Scaling

  • CrossFit Spot the Flaw

  • CrossFit Lesson Planning

  • CrossFit Judges


When I first started CrossFit I was looking for a way to get healthy and lose the baby weight I had been trying to lose for the last two years. I had tried several different exercise programs and diets with varying success but had never found something that really worked for me. What I got from CrossFit from results, I lost 10 pounds in the first month, but more importantly I found something that I loved to do.

Finally working out wasn’t a chore that I had to drag myself to the gym to do, I wanted to go to class everyday because it was so much fun, I loved the way it made me feel, and I had great support from all of the people working out next to me. I lost weight, became faster, stronger, improved my endurance, and made great friends, all of which made me more confident and gave me more drive to continue improving myself.

I still get all of that same joy as when I first started, but now as a coach I get to help others on their fitness journeys as well. I love to see people improve from their first classes, where most everything can be a struggle, to a month later when things are getting easier, they are moving faster and lifting more weight. It’s an honor to watch somebody exceed their own expectations for what they are capable of, because having been through that myself, I know that accomplishments in the gym lead to accomplishments in other parts of our lives.

CrossFit builds confidence, it builds work ethic, and gives us a supportive community in which everybody is growing together and all of those things not only make people more fit, they make us strive to be better in all aspects of our lives.

 Pat Fitzpatrick

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Being active has never been a problem for Pat.  Growing up, he played baseball, football and lacrosse, but college had a focus on education over sports.  He stuck to the traditional upper body, abs and leg days at the local gym, but it was hard to stay focused.  Following a traditional path to fitness, he started doing running races and triathlons.  Not seeing the results he wanted, he poked around the CrossFit waters and fell in head first.  After that first gulp of CrossFit Kool-Aid, his focus shifted towards helping others achieve their fitness goals.  Not happy with the common views on health, fitness and nutrition, Pat spends a lot of his time self-educating about smart training, clean eating, and overall health systems.

“My goal is to use health and fitness to better the lives of others, in and out of the gym.”