How We Train

I started CrossFit in 2011 and began coaching the following year. Not long after that, I entered my first competition at a small CrossFit gym in Birmingham, Alabama. That experience opened my eyes. I quickly realized how much I still had to learn—not just about training harder, but about training smarter. From that point forward, I became serious about understanding what actually helps people get stronger, move better, and stay healthy long term. I studied strength training, explored different training methods, and kept testing what worked and what didn’t—for both myself and the athletes I coached. Over the years, I competed in several events and eventually discovered that team competitions were where I performed best. My teammates and I won Mayhem on the Mountain in 2017 and 2018, and we qualified for Wodapalooza in Miami in 2019. Competing at that level gave me a clearer perspective on what effective training looks like—and what it shouldn’t look like. After Wodapalooza, I stepped away from CrossFit for a short time to explore other programs. What I found reinforced something I already suspected: many systems were missing key pieces. Some lacked structure, others lacked coaching, and many didn’t develop the same well-rounded fitness that CrossFit can when it’s applied well. I grew up playing sports and have always enjoyed helping people improve. Coaching was something I loved long before CrossFit Junkyard existed. Opening the gym was simply the next step—a chance to create the kind of training environment I believe people truly benefit from, built around movement quality, consistency, accountability, and long-term progress. CrossFit Junkyard exists to help people train with purpose, build real strength, and develop habits that carry over into a healthier, more capable life outside the gym.