My son and his boys have been training at Brand X for about a year. After attending a Greg Glassman seminar, Jason asked Greg if there was help for me. He told him to go home and see if I could do a squat, then go see Jeff. With much difficulty, I almost did one. I met with Jeff, and have been working out for about 8 months now.


I took an early retirement 4 years ago at 55. After 30 years in construction, and living on the edge, I managed to break my neck, collarbone, leg(twice), both hands, 3 surgeries on my shoulders, and 1 on my knee. Arthritis set in and I settled in to a daily regiment of pain medication, and inactivity. The less I did, the less I could do! My activity level was slowly going by the wayside. It was an effort to do the little things that before I took for granted.


Jeff, Dan, and the Brand X crew scaled down work outs for me. That allowed me to progressively regain flexibility and mobility. Granted it was a slow pace,but I progressed in ways that to some are hardly noticeable. I could get off the floor unassisted. I can bend over and touch my toes. I can set in a chair and put my ankle on my knee. I told Jeff last week that I sat cross-legged on the sidelines of my grandsons entire La Crosse game. It was huge to me, and to him. Training at Crossfit Brand X has given me a really big part of my life back. I've been able to reduce my intake of pain medication, and function at a much better level. My quality of life has improved, and it's enabled me to spend better time with my children and grandchildren.


After several months into my work outs, I transitioned to the Paleo diet. It's given me more energy, and after 4-5 months,I've lost just over 30 lbs. Not quite my ideal weight, but definite progress. As long as Brand X keeps letting me walk in the door, I'm in it for life. I want to be able to wear a Brand X t-shirt, and run into Jeff, Mikki, Dan, Debbie, Andrea, or Connor on the street, and have them smile, knowing they've had a huge impact on my life!

BEFORE >AFTER
You look great!

Jason did an awesome Job as he tested for his Black Belt Friday night. Having an audience of more than 17 visiting black belts and around 100 spectators. Jason's 7 plus years of hard work showed throughout his test. Congratulations Jason!