Meet Jeremy!

Jeremy Gilbert recently received his Level I CrossFit Certification and will be coaching at CrossFit Protocol. Get to know more about Jeremy below!

What are your hobbies?

CrossFit, weight lifting, and any game that I can win at!

What do you do in “real life”?

I am the Student Ministry Director at First Bible Church in Decatur.

Please tell us a little about your personal life.

I am married to my beautiful wife Katie, and we do not have any kids yet except for the kids in our youth group.

What led you to join the CrossFit Protocol family (and how long have you been a member)?

In the fall of 2015, Scottie Hubbard introduced me to CrossFit by bringing me to the 11:30 class and I knew right away that it was something I wanted to do more, so Katie and I joined in January of 2016.

What is your past fitness/sports/exercise history?

High school wrestling and track and college cross country.

What did you think about CrossFit before you started?

I had no idea what CrossFit was.

How do you feel about CrossFit now that you’ve been doing it for some time?

I believe CrossFit is an effective fitness model that can suit the needs of anyone that walks through the door.

How has CrossFit affected you in your regular life; tell us about any results you’ve experienced as a result of CrossFit.

CrossFit has helped me lose weight and get stronger. While it is fun and I enjoy that competitive side of the workouts, the most important thing for me is just staying healthy.

If you could pick one exercise that you never had to do again, what would it be?

Thrusters!

Tell us one thing about you that we might not know.

I’m a huge nerd (Harry Potter fan, LOTR, Super Hero movies, board games etc.)

What’s your biggest CrossFit accomplishment?

100kg Snatch

What goal are you currently working on and how do you plan to attain it?

Qualifying for the American Open Weightlifting series. I am attaining this with the Fearless Lifting team programming and dialing in my nutrition in 2020.

Why did you want to become a coach?

I love Protocol and the athletes here and I wanted to serve this community and help people become more fit.

If you had to pick only one thing that most athletes should work on, what is it and why?

Nutrition, because it is the key to unlocking all the potential gains that our athletes could be getting from CrossFit.

What is the top subject you consider yourself an expert in?

Olympic lifts

What is the best advice you have for someone who may be interested in checking out our gym?

You do not need to be at any certain fitness level before trying CrossFit. Wherever you are right now with your health and fitness, CrossFit can be the right fit for you.