Athlete Testimonials
Peng, UCSB Physics Professor
“Crossfit has been a great experience! And weirdly addictive—I never thought I’d get into something like doing Olympic lifts for time, but it’s actually a lot of fun (or, as these guys say, “it doesn’t have to be fun to be fun”). Nick is a great guy and very patient and encouraging, even if you’re a nerdy unathletic scientist like me. The atmosphere in the group is great too—we all cheer one another on, which somehow gives you the impetus to lift that !@$^$#! bar one more time.”
Sam, UCSB Student
“CrossFit Dane, UCSB Alumni ’10 My Julian Martinez, Collegiate Cross Country Athlete
“Out of the 26 guys on my college xc team, I ran the fewest miles over the summer (although pretty much all my miles were quality miles). The previous two summers I ran over twice as many miles, only to get badly injured midway through both seasons (knock on wood for this season). This summer I began at the goodland, and despite the lack of miles, I would say I had the most physically demanding summer of my college career.
is one of the most addicting workouts I have ever participated in. As an ex
water polo player who let myself go a little too much and gaining over 30
pounds of weight, I was in search for a good and enjoyable workout routine that
would get me in shape and feeling good again. I tried to get into running, but
did not stick to it because it was boring and I wasn’t very good at it in the
first place. I enjoyed cycling, but could never go enough because to get a good
workout I needed to clock in a lot of time. I was immediately intrigued when a friend
of mine told me about CrossFit and a gym that had just opened up in Goleta, and
knew that I had to try it out. From the baseline intro workout I was hooked.
The constant varied workout routines you never get bored of and sometimes you
do a workout that only last 10 minutes but it feels like you have been working
out for hours.
Two months later I have lost over 20 pounds while still getting much stronger
every workout. I could barely do a single pull-up with my lack of muscle and
extra weight when I first started and now pull-ups are basic. I’m on my way
back to the shape I was in as a collegiate water polo player, and probably
better soon enough. The gym atmosphere is one of the best parts, because it is
like being part of a team, more like a family, where we all push each
other to out limits with competition and words of encouragement. Nick is a
great coach and trainer and really focuses on making sure you do all the lifts
and exercises properly so you don’t get injured.”
testimonial,
CrossFit Goodland has changed my perspective on what fitness is really about.
After moving to UCSB I stopped participating in athletics and let my self go
physically. Needless to say I gained some weight and became unhappy with my appearance.
When I was introduced to CrossFit I really had no idea what I was getting
myself into. My first baseline workout was brutal but really turned me on to
what CrossFit has to offer and really highlighted my weaknesses. After deciding
I wanted to commit to CrossFit, I started seeing drastic changes immediately.
My favorite personal success story is when I first started; I could barely do 1
pull-up. But after a lot of hard work and great coaching I was able to do 60+ pull-ups
in a work out. The best part about working out at the “gym” was the
encouragement, support, and pure competition between the athletes. The support
of our coach, Nick, and other athletes really pushed me to get uncomfortable
yet enjoy the workouts that often ended in beautiful “sweat angles”.
I am so happy that I gave CrossFit a shot and really enjoyed my experience
learning and raging with Nick! I am now stoked on my physical appearance and
owe it all to CrossFit Goodland!
I can’t stop talking about CrossFit and am digging
the bodyweight workouts. I miss all you guys and hope everything is still going
well for you my friend…
Peace and love,
Dane
We’ve been at training camp for almost two weeks now, and I don’t feel like I’m behind the other members of the team at all, despite the fact that I’m ending the runs earlier than everyone else. Today we had our 4.5 mile time trial on roads, which we run periodically to gauge where everyone is. Prior to today my best time was 24:06. Today I ran 23:22 and was the third runner on the team, higher than I’ve ever finished on the team (and this year we’re expected to have the best team Claremont has ever had, potentially top 5 in the country). Tomorrow we have an LSD, which I will not be doing. Instead I’ll go for a regular run and get in a good crossfit workout.”
