Motor City CrossFit

Jason David

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In 2007 Jason David had a scary Doctor appointment. He was 32 years old, nearly 250 lbs at 5′7″ his cholesterol was high, his blood pressure was high and he was on pace to develop diabetes. In addition he was smoking, and drinking more than he should. His first step to a new life was to quit smoking, and get back in the gym. As he started to feel better, and see some results, he began researching other ways to get healthy and fit. In the spring of 2008 he found CrossFit.

CrossFit isn’t new, but its fast growing community of people focused on health and fitness very much appealed to Jason and his new lifestyle.

Since discovering CrossFit Jason has also significantly changed his eating habits – gone are the daily chili dogs and french fries, and in their place he is eating a balanced diet of vegetables, lean meats, nuts, fruit. He has the chili dog once in a while, but overall he has cut out sugar and refined foods and replaced them with fresh healthy choices.

To date he has lost 70lbs, gained muscle and has gone from a size 46 jeans to a 32. His energy is unbelievable, and he is like a new person. When he started he couldn’t do a single pullup, and now it’s not uncommon (as is the case for most CrossFitters) for him to do 100 of them in a workout. In July Jason was CrossFit level 1 certified. Since that time he has become a part owner of Motor City CrossFit, and trains classes there 6 days a week.

You’ll meet a lot of trainers that have been in shape their entire life – Jason isn’t one of them. He has a different perspective on things and loves helping people meet their fitness goals regardless of their current level of health/fitness. Jason has just about hit rock bottom and wants nothing more than to help others in the same situation.

CrossFit Level 1 Certified

Vincent Palazzolo

Vinny is currently a road Patrol Sergeant and a SWAT team commander with a Suburban Detroit Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT Team. He is a certified SWAT, Firearms, Defensive Tactics instructor and an Army Infantry Combat Veteran (OIF). He has a strong and lengthy background in organized group physical training and motivation. Given the nature of his career, it is important to maintain a high level of fitness in an effort to be prepared for any obstacles his job may present. To achieve this high level of fitness, he has chosen CrossFit.

Certified CrossFit Kettlebell Trainer
Certified CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certified
Certified First Responder/CPR American Heart Association

Matt DeMinico

Matt DeMinico is a man who doesn’t leave anyone room for excuses. If you had his schedule for a week, you’d probably demand yours back. As owner of two businesses, plus a regular 9-5 job, with four homeschooled kids, being a competitive speedskater (though not quite as “competitive” in his age group as he wishes he was), who is likely to run for State Representative in the next few years, and the associated learning curve that comes with such a position, it’s a wonder he finds time to do anything. But we like to keep him around because whenever anyone comes into us with a “I don’t know if I have time to work out” excuse, we just point them in his direction and say “tell that to Matt”.

Matt came across CrossFit when he was looking for a good strength and conditioning program to supplement his speed skating training, and someone recommended he check out “something like CrossFit”. According to Matt “I had been doing the standard off-ice training that most speed skaters do, including some strength work, and some pretty intense interval work on the bike. I had also been following a bodyweight-only strength program for a while before that. I switched to Crossfit, and after three months of Crossfit training, I saw literally twice the results that I had seen in the previous year and a half of other training methods”. This is impressive by itself, but more so because he already had seen very good results when he began the other programs back in 2005. Crossfit helped him surpass those results in a short time. “Crossfit is the real deal” says Matt, “I incorporate principles from Crossfit in whatever physical activity I train for now, including speed skating”.

CrossFit Level 1 Certified
CrossFit Level 2 Certified
CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certified
Red Cross CPR/AED Certified