Client of The Month: September 2024
The Winner:
George Briggs:
George has also been training with Coach Dan for many many years. He first started Coach Dan was teaching Olympic Weightlifting classes at a CrossFit gym in Finleyville back in 2015. George has always had the itch to Become Better. He is always working to improve his form while trying to get stronger and stronger. Being 70 years old doesn’t mean anything to him and will never use it as an excuse. George currently has goals of deadlifting 300 lbs, TB DL 400 lbs, squat 200 lbs and bench 180 lbs.
He currently has hit:
Deadlift: 120k (264 lbs)
Back Squat: 65k (145lb) for 4x4 while improving his depth
Bench: 63k (140lb) for 4x4
George was also a recipient of the Big Blue Award in this years Summer Olympics.
*George Briggs just turned 71 a few days ago
The Other Nominees:
Chris Dattallo:
When it comes to Becoming Better over a long period of time, Chris Dattolo is the prime example! Chris has been training with us from almost the beginning (coming up on 10 years). Chris is always a happy face wanting to keep up with sports on all levels. He has seen so many of our athletes start at a young age and grow to high school and college level, always wanting to keep up with how they are doing along the way. Chris consistently trains 3 days a week, getting stronger and stronger as he goes along and is a sneaky performer when it comes to each summer olympics!
Below are some of his accolades:
180k Trap Bar Deadlift
113k Pause Bench Press
150k Back Squat
Heidi Calhoun
Positive attitude, cheerful, resilient, determined. These are a few of the adjectives that describe Heidi Calhoun. Heidi has been a client of Become Better for many years now and many of you may have seen her smiling face around the gym.
Every time I see Heidi she greets me with a cheerful grin. She's also been one of our most consistent clients over the years despite dealing with various injuries that would temporary set her back. She never let those injuries deter her however. After receiving PT, she's right back in the gym asking for modified workouts. She never complains and is always willing to try something new, even if she needs to modify it. Lately she's been doing very will with her back, neck and shoulder and has been extremely consistent with workouts coming twice a week and sometimes twice a day when she participates in Nicole's Dance Fitness class...And she works hard, you can see it in the sweat equity she puts in.
Heidi has lost up to 70 lbs since she started her fitness journey. The weight lost was largely before joining BB, but her continued training has led to even further body composition changes which led her to getting a tummy tuck earlier this year.
Despite being overlooked in the Olympic draft, Heidi has been one of the best sleeper picks for the past couple of years. She finishes way above where she was picked in points and has finished in the top several spots for core exercises.
These are just a few of the ways that Heidi has Become Better over the years and I don't think she's going to stop any time soon