Member Spotlight- JANUARY
Trisha Gordon
How long have you been a member of FFW?
Since 2014!!!!
What made you initially sign up to become a member of the gym?
I moved to Eaton, Ohio from Tipton, Indiana. I was working at Reid, and looking for a gym to join. Beth Ingram suggested FFW, so I tried it out, loved the classes and joined the gym! After a class at the main gym, Stephanie Baker told me I should try CrossFit. My reply—Ummm what’s that? I gave it a shot and have been part of the cult since!
What class time do you normally attend?
5:15am— life and work schedule has changed a ton, I now work in Englewood, Ohio. Mornings I have to be at work at 7…..I have to be at the gym prior to the 515 class
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What is/are your favorite thing(s) about the gym?
The PEOPLE! I love our members! I have met some (OK MOST) of my best buds at the box!
Do you have a favorite WOD or a favorite movement?
Hmmmm give me a barbell and I’m a happy girl!! I’d say my favorite are heavy cleans!
Do you have a favorite memory from the gym?
Tons of memories! I have been here a long dang time!
A few funny memories (now funny, not at the time funny):
-nearly passed out flipping a tire around the block during a Saturday team wod
-I broke a pull-up bar doing TTB and fell off the rig
-I knocked out 1/2 of my front tooth with a dumbbell doing a weighted sit up
-I have dislocated my left wrist during a power lifting competition- so very thankful for a chiropractor on site during that event!!
Awesome memories:
-ALLLL the competitions I have been a part of!!! Thanks to ma best partners in crime: Kaylynn Hooker, Lauren Horton, Elisha Frazier, and Lindsey Baker for all the confidence, motivation, and encouragement!!!
-335lb deadlift PR at a competition. THAT weight will NEVER happen again- but I can say I did it!
-200lb clean- again, I don’t feel like I am the same person who did this years ago!
-the open workouts- ALL the energy and excitement at our gym!!
-Meeting some very best friends along the way- I’m afraid to mention names, I’ll miss a few I just know
Sad memories:
- The loss of my sister.
Ben and I was at the box when Ben got the phone call from my uncle. I can tell you where I was in the box, who I was with, what I was doing. ALL. OF. IT.
-The loss of our friend Sam.
Ben and I were not at the box, but it’s where we met Sam.
The way our gym supports each other is unmatched. Ben and I do not have family here. But the family we have found at the box is simply amazing!
What’s the biggest accomplish you’ve had since becoming a member?
-the biggest accomplishment I’d say is sticking with it. I have all my friends to thank for that! They for sure keep me accountable!!
What’s your favorite pump up song?
Anything on Regulate Radio! Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dog. Allllll the 90s
What’s your least favorite movement or WOD?
Bahahaha. The junk on the rig- Pull-ups, TTB. Rope climbs have recently made the least favorite list lately. Hmmm what else- there’s more I’m sure. It changes daily
What keeps you coming back to the gym so consistently?
MA CREW. Especially my Sunday Bunday crew.
Give us (at least) one fun fact that the other members may not know about you!
I have 3 Boston terriers, ok, everyone knows that
Ben and I own a residential electrical company, and employ 17 wonderful humans!!!