In 2012, CrossFit turned on a light for Scottie. After years of not working out while he was building an industrial contracting business and starting a family he learned about CrossFit through a friend.  From his first WOD he was hooked. The constantly varied workouts were fun for him and the people in the community became good friends. His CrossFit community encouraged him to show up and pursue fitness with people he enjoyed spending time with. Through CrossFit he was introduced to the Olympic Lifts, the snatch and the clean & jerk. The technical and athletic aspects of the lifts were attractive to Scottie. He began training the lifts with Coach Adam Hill and has enjoyed success at regional, national and international levels.  He is passionate about the box, the community, and helping each member improve as athletes.

Adam got into CrossFit after a rock-climbing accident left him sedentary for two years. He chose CrossFit to get back into shape and, though it was challenging because of his now-fused right ankle, he kept at it and made it work and he now enjoys helping others exceed their expectations.

Ethan is a Decatur native and has been doing CrossFit for 7 years. He played 4 years of college baseball at Birmingham Southern, so the CrossFit community felt like home.

“After baseball, CrossFit gave me another opportunity to compete with other individuals and also work as a team”. Ethan enjoys staying active and has many hobbies including hunting and sports. He has a professional background in health and safety, environmental and continuous improvement. “The safety and health of our gym members is my #1 priority. I want people to leave better than they came”. Ethan and his wife (Coach Hanna) welcomed their first child (Keaton) in August 2021.

Jonathan was born and raised in Decatur, AL and is a graduate from UNA. After returning to Decatur in 2015, he was invited to Protocol for a Saturday workout and has not looked back since. He enjoys working with our members and breaking down misconceptions some may have about CrossFit. His favorite part about Protocol is the community and showing up everyday to get better. 

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Emily has lived in Decatur for 5 years and started CrossFit in 2017 after her husband joined and she saw how much fun he was having. She was skeptical initially but quickly fell in love with the community and the sport. She played soccer and loves the competitive and team/group training aspect of CrossFit. She believes with proper coaching and a teachable athlete, CrossFit can be a safe, fun, and effective form of exercises where you will see changes and improvements in aspects of daily life as well as your physical fitness. Emily is a physical therapist, is married to Coach Robbie, and has a dog named Trooper. She loves to push people to do things they don't think they can do and encourages them to try new, hard things. Emily loves to run and will very likely convince you to run at some point!

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Big Red is a physical education teacher and his passion for instilling others with a lifelong love of fitness and being active is evident. As someone who has little athletic background pre-CrossFit, he believes that too many adults have not been empowered with a can-do attitude when it comes to athletics and fitness. Big Red wants to make sure that the members of CrossFit Protocol find that sense of belief in themselves, their bodies, and their abilities and talents. As an athlete, he enjoys strongman training — odd objects, yokes, stones, sleds, and the like.

Billy found CrossFit in 2012 at a local big-box gym when he met a group of people that would later become the original CrossFit Protocol crew. Since then, he and his family have focused on CrossFit as their fitness program — it’s been a life-changing experience for them! As a coach, Billy is passionate about the holistic side of fitness. He believes maintaining good mobility and proper nutrition is an essential supplement to any workout regimen.

Coach Bill Gibson has been involved in competitive powerlifting and waterskiing since high school. He holds multiple state, regional and national powerlifting titles, including all of the American records and 3 out of 4 of the world records for his age/weight in powerlifting. Bill also holds the state open deadlift record, and he is proud to say he is a lifetime drug- and hormone-therapy-free athlete.

His favorite quote is “The best way to break a bad habit is to replace it with a good one.”

Evan started CrossFit in 2017 as a way to lose weight so that he could play middle linebacker on his high school football team. After successfully accomplishing his goal of losing over 60 lbs, he discovered his love for the sport of CrossFit and competing. Evan has since gone on to win several CrossFit competitions around the southeast, and represents the Palm Beach Breakers competing in the United Grid League. Evan enjoys coaching and aims to share his love for the sport with other through coaching and followship with the community at CrossFit Protocol.

Hanna is originally from Eva, AL but moved to Decatur in 2018 with her husband. Hanna is a former college cheerleader at Mississippi State (Hail State). When her cheer career ended, she started CrossFit to fill the void and fell in love with the competitive nature and team-like camaraderie. Hanna works as a Physical Therapist Assistant and enjoys helping and coaching people to reach their health and fitness goals.

Hanna and her husband (coach Ethan) just welcomed their first son in August 2021.

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