Katie Gray

Background:

Growing up Katie was active in sports and it wasn’t until after college that she realized how sedentary her life had become. While Adam and Katie were engaged in the fall of 2012 he began CrossFit and Katie just knew she could never do that kind of workout so she spent the next 6 years trying out boot camps, fitness centers, fit clubs, and rec centers. Nothing ever really hit the spot and was anything she cared to be consistent with. Throw in two babies during those 6 years and she was over the “mom bod” she had acquired. With a little urging from Adam she began doing CrossFit type workouts in the garage under his direction. It quickly became something she enjoyed and looked forward to! Not only that but watching 30 lbs fall off in those 6 months when she first started CrossFit only fueled her love for it.

Katie’s first actual CrossFit class was January 2nd, 2019 on the day CrossFit Goose Creek opened. Another 25 lbs lost in the next 6 months, muscles she had never seen before, and priceless friendships have made it something that is easy to stick with for the past 2 years. In 2020, Katie began coaching some of the Envigor45 Boot Camp classes at CFGC. If you would have asked her in 2018 if she’d be coaching in 2020 she would have said you were crazy! Just goes to show how fast CrossFit works if you stick with it!

There are many things Katie enjoys about CrossFit, but the main three would be feeling stronger and feeling like she’s accomplishing goals, working to break down the stereotypes of what a CrossFit athlete looks like (especially for women), and the friendships she has made along the way. Moms are strong by nature, but there’s something about pushing yourself beyond your own expectations that furthers that drive to come back day after day. Breaking the stereotypes and helping specifically moms get stronger and take back some of their self care has become a huge passion of Katie’s. CrossFit Goose Creek has brought her some of the best friends she’s ever had and the encouragement and accountability help her keep crushing those goals!

If there’s anything she could say to someone on the edge wondering if they should give it a shot, she’d say “Just do it. You won’t regret taking care of yourself. I promise!”.