Testimonials

Carolina CrossFit has greatly changed my life for the better in “body, mind and spirit”. It is truly a family of the best coaches and members anywhere. I did CrossFit for a year on my own and made a lot of progress. As soon as CCF opened I joined and the progress really accelerated. I was amazed at how much difference great coaching and being a part of the CCF family made. Coaches and members are so supportive and help keep your motivation at a high level.

I have exercised all my life and have tried just about every fitness program out there. Nothing comes close to the results you get at CCF. I am 60 years old, feel better than I did at 40 and am fitter, stronger and leaner than I have been since I left the Marine Corps over 30 years ago. CCF works even for old geezers. The highest praise I can give is to say CCF is the “Marine Corps of fitness programs”. This is said with deepest gratitude and from my heart.

Daniel E. Cobb, Ed.D, SPHR

I’m a Law Enforcement Officer whose position requires the best physical shape possible.  Day to day, it is always something different, whether it is simply lifting a heavy object or a 5+ mile trail, chasing a suspect.  Carolina CrossFit has not only put me in the best shape of my life, it has also given me the confidence that if faced with a serious physical threat, I’ll be the one going home to my family.

Warren Cavanagh, Richland County Sheriff’s Dept.

One of the toughest parts of maintaining a weekly fitness regimen is keeping it fun, fresh, and challenging. Carolina CrossFit changed my perspective on fitness and managed to keep me coming back for more, month after month by offering a variety of classes taught by true professionals. CrossFit provided such a motivating environment and a great workout for me, especially as I prepared for my September 2009 nuptials! I felt positively challenged to do my best while surrounded by many inspiring people. The CrossFit Team cares about each student and their energy and enjoyment for fitness is very encouraging.

I thought that I had a great workout routine before, but CrossFit has taken it to a much higher level.  Rather than just pushing me to perform standard exercises longer or with greater intensity, CrossFit brought a new paradigm.  Along with strengthening and sculpting the muscles in my core, legs, and arms, I felt a noticeable improvement in my cardiovascular strength and endurance.  Carolina CrossFit helped replace some of my excess pounds with the outer/inner strength and self confidence that I needed to live a healthy lifestyle and look fantastic in my wedding dress. (FYI – I had my wedding dress taken in 3 times!!)  I have continued to tone up while adding strength and flexibility.  Thank you for inspiring Shawn and I to pursue a fit and healthy lifestyle.  We give Carolina CrossFit our highest recommendation and look forward to seeing you in a class soon.

Emily Holland

I started doing CrossFit a short time after getting transferred to Fort. Jackson. I had heard about CrossFit from a few people since being in the Army and liked the way the workouts looked after checking out the website (although I had never tried many of the Olympic lifts/exercises before). After trying (and failing) to get my buddies in my old unit at Fort Hood to start doing CrossFit with me, I just reverted back to body building-style workouts, which continued to bore me to no end. When I called long-time buddy Aaron Dupree to tell him that I was moving back to Columbia he mentioned that he was doing CrossFit at a little place called Carolina CrossFit, and like anyone else who was “drinking the Kool-aid,” he told me how much I would like it and that I needed to check it out. So I did; and nearly 20 months later I too continue to “drink the Kool-aid” and preach CrossFit/Carolina CrossFit to anyone who will listen. Thanks to everyone at CCF and the positive, friendly, and competitive atmosphere y’all have created.

Justin Helfer, CAPT, US Army

Crossfit is the most intense workout that I have ever experienced in my life. The combination of great trainers, rigorous workouts, and competitiveness keeps me motivated every day to be fit.

Garris Gonce

The Carolina CrossFit workout regime is quite simply revolutionary. There’s no other word for it. I am 53 years old, have been engaged in pushing my physical fitness level literally since I was 15 years old, and this is, hands down, the overall best fitness programming humans have come up with yet. Over the years, I have run 7 marathons, lifted weights, done early morning “boot camps”, aerobic classes with weights, speed work on the track, triathlon, cycle racing, yet inevitably I would wind up in a rut, pushing myself but honestly getting “comfortable” in the workout, and eventully… bored.  CrossFit throws a combination of every workout I’ve ever tried (and many more I haven’t), at me every day in a friendly environment where everyone in the gym encourages the best performance from each other EVERY day. My body never knows what it’s next challenge will be until the day of the workout, so I never fall into that black hole of exercise….the “comfort zone”.  Carolina CrossFit as an affiliate gym has achieved the perfect combination of competitive yet encouraging, challenging yet achievable (each according to their ability), personal and professional trainers who lead from their heart, and no mirrors and no egos. I can’t say enough about what Paul Beckwith and staff have created. I wish this place had been around 40 years ago. Exercise is the only fountain of youth.  Carolina CrossFit is the spring.
Stuart C. Hope, HOPE AVIATION INSURANCE INC