Trainers/Maximus
Maximus Lewin
- Certified CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
- Level 3 expected 2008
- CrossFit Basic Barbell Certified by Mark Rippetoe
- Formal degree in Psychology
Online Interview with Max
I am not a natural athlete and I have had to fight hard to get to where I am. Because of this, I have a better understanding of what it takes to make progress for the average person. Gifted athletes don't often make the best trainers: they are primarily visual learners who can copy what they see on an intuitive, sub-verbal level, so they sometimes cannot explain how to do what they do. The best trainers are mediocre athletes who have struggled like hell to get to where they are. I am proud to be of those mediocre athletes!
CrossFit has changed my life. In Jan. of 2005 I was in, perhaps the worst shape of my life. I had ballooned up to 215 lbs at about 36% body fat. I felt over the hill at 37 years old. I spent the next six months trying to claw my way back to fitness, and made small progress. I was then lucky enough to discover CrossFit and it was like an answer to my prayers. Today, at 41 years of age I am back to 165 and 13.5% bodyfat, within spitting distance of the best body composition I have ever had. That is 60 pounds of pure bodyfat lost. You can see more about this on my blog. I have developed athleticism that I have never had in my entire life, and I can honestly say I am in better shape at 40 than I was at 30. Not only that, but it is easy to believe I will be in better shape at 50 than I am now. It is incredible, and I am a tireless evangelizer for CrossFit and the Zone Diet. In addition to the changes it has made in me, I see the positive results with my clients every day, in everyone from firefighters and SWAT members to busy working moms and grandmothers.
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