About Us
The Trainers
Rusty Mirasol |
What I've learned is I enjoy being fit, staying active and seeing results from my coaching. I love the feeling of teaching someone to ride a snowboard for the first time or hear that a person’s clothes are fitting better because of my training efforts. I’ve also learned that to maintain a high level of satisfaction in helping someone attain their goals, I need to constantly improve my own. I know that to be an inspiration and to teach others successfully, I need to hold myself to high standards. In the fitness world this was difficult for me, as I’ve always hated the monotony and lack of results from traditional methods of working out. When I initially found CrossFit, I learned that the WODs are tough, unconventional and exhausted me fast. I liked it and wanted more. |
Brittney Russell |
My Personal Motto is "Mens Sana In Corpore Sano." That is a Latin proverb that means "in a healthy body, a healthy mind." I believe in that motto so much that I have it stamped on the inside of my right arm. It's a constant reminder that in order to live healthy one must think healthy. My objective goal in life is to not only talk the talk but walk the walk. Eleanor Roosevelt said it best, "it is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself" I have been involved with sports and fitness since I was a little girl. I don't remember a day going by as a kid that I wasn't outside playing basketball, football, or some kind of competitive game with the neighborhood boys. I played competitive basketball from age 8 until my early 20’s. I even played a little bit of DIII basketball at a small school in Virginia. Being active is engrained in my DNA, and I will never stop moving, and that attitude was the driving factor in choosing my career path. I have worked in the Fitness Industry for the last 9 years. I received a B.S. in Exercise Science from Texas Tech University in 2004, a Massage Therapy degree in 2006 from Virginia Career Institute, and I am currently working towards my M.A. in Sports Psychology. My experience and interests lie in helping athletes develop and implement practical strategies to enhance performance in terms of health and fitness as well as teaching mental strengthening skills to improve their lifestyle. I was first introduced to CrossFit back in 2004, but I didn’t actually give it a try until 2008. Once I tasted the CrossFit kool-aid my whole perspective on fitness has changed. I feel in love with CrossFit, and I immediately needed to know how to teach this fitness method to others. I am constantly striving to become a better coach and share my passion of fitness to others. CrossFit is for anyone and everyone. Come in and let us show you how fitness can be not only effective, but fun. |
Lindsay Kinard |
In my journey to become fit, I have realized several things, including that intensity is needed but technique is a must. I have been CrossFitting for several years. I joined because I loved the intensity; I have stayed with it because I have learned there always are improvements to make. Constantly learning to do things better became addicting to me and now I want to continue to strive to be better all the time. I love to see other people do the same; there is a huge feeling of accomplishment when you help others reach their goals, and I love that. I have a passion for fitness and also for nutrition. When you combine the two it is a perfect marriage. I’m a strong believer you should always find your work out exciting. At CrossFit York, we constantly vary the movements to keep things fresh. |
Kelsey Rebert |
I have always been a little of a tomboy. In high school, I played field hockey, threw shot put and javelin with the track team, and my senior year I practiced with the boys’ wrestling team and competed in a girls’ wrestling tournament. I had wanted to wrestle for a very long time, but my parents didn’t allow me. I attended the University of Iowa for a semester after high school and remain a loyal Hawkeye fan!I finished my college career at West Chester University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Nursing and now work at York Hospital. I found CrossFit in 2009 and my life changed. I happened to be talking with a good friend who was deployed in Afghanistan at the time about this new workout program that was kicking his butt. So I got online and started reading and I couldn’t stop. I tried a couple of workouts at home, but had no idea what I was doing. Then I realized there were affiliates and the closest to me was in York. I signed up that week. At the time, I was traveling from Gettysburg to York nearly every day—sometimes after working night shift at the hospital. When I started, I couldn’t do a sit-up unassisted and I did pull-ups with a very large band. I hadn’t moved in this way since high school, if ever. I was addicted and I loved it. I’m sure all my friends loved it, too, because I wouldn’t stop talking about it. Eventually, I got my brother in California involved, too; even my parents have tried a work out. Three and a half years later, I am a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, and have certifications in CrossFit Strongman and CrossFit Football. I also have taken the CrossFit Coach’s Prep course. I have participated in two Olympic lifting meets (with more to come), a sprint triathlon, a couple of 5Ks, and I just completed the Philly Half Marathon in September in 2:31—just a minute over my goal (and I had to stop to pee). I dislike running with a passion, though, and would rather pick up a weight to deadlift or back squat, if given the option. I have a huge interest in nutrition and have organized two Paleo/Primal challenges. I continue to work as a full-time RN at York Hospital in the Med-Surg Intensive Care Unit, as well as with the Help-Sepsis Team. Despite working full-time, I get in to CrossFit York to coach and train as often as I can. |
Garrett Shultz |
I've played ice hockey from Bantam AAA to the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. I plan to continue my career at Penn State Univeristy's Berks campus for two years and then an additional two years at the school's main campus, where I will be majoring in kinesiology. I'm also enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard and appreciate the newly defined mental strength that has come with being in the military. CrossFit has given a new meaning to the value of working out. I love to work out or do any kind of exercise, be it mental or physical. With every CrossFit workout, I get a good taste of both. I love discovering my weaknesses and what I can't do because I know with hard work and sacrifice, anything is possible. My goal is to inspire and motivate anyone pursuing their dreams not to quit when it gets tough and not to be afraid of failure because one day it will lead to success. "You want to be successful?... Be willing to sacrifice who you are, for who you will become." —Eric Thomas. |
Madeline Yonker |
I came to CrossFit after 10 years of marathoning. My knees and hips were constantly sore, and though I ran 40 miles a week, I was still unhappy with the way my clothes fit. I was (probably) the typical CrossFit newbie: I wanted to lose weight and I thought fit meant thin. However, after my first WOD, I realized that thin was not going to get me better -- I needed muscle, and lots of it. CrossFit made me love my body in a way I have never been able to: my thighs were no longer 'fat,' they were strong. My calves were no longer 'thick,' they were powerful. My butt was no longer 'big,' it was an awesome powerhouse of squatting amazingness. And parts of my body I never appreciated before, like my arms and my back, became these fantastic machines for pull-ups and hand stand push-ups. Simply put, I grew up hating my body like every good American girl is supposed to do, and CrossFit has allowed me to LOVE my body. This revelation, along with the desire to share it, drove me to earn my Level 1 Certification. I've also competed in Olympic Lifting meets. I love every aspect of CrossFit: the barbell work, the gymnastics, the strongman fun, the sprinting, and the bodyweight movements. And I love the kinds of people that CrossFit draws: they're interesting, motivated, caring, supportive. |
Our Story
Crossfit is a breath of fresh air. We are a group of trainers, athletes, and regular people who have grown tired, bored, and disgusted with traditional methods of physical conditioning. You may have tried, in some form or another, isolation movements, 4-week periodizations, several hour workouts, aerobics, etc. only to gain marginal results. The worst aspect of our past efforts was that we absolutely hated “working out”. CrossFit has rejuvenated our lives and our pursuit of absolute physical fitness.
When we started doing the WOD’s (workout of the day) we were skeptical, as you may be right now, but we were hungry for a change. We began working out “CrossFit” at a local “globo” gym. The workouts were intimidating and brutal to say the least, but the results were literally immediate, which the “gym regulars” quickly took notice. They constantly expressed concern as they’ve never seen anything like what we were doing.
We quickly outgrew the “globo” gym as it is typical of every other gym in the area in that it was packed with various weight training and cardio machines with very little open space. Not only do “globo” gyms lack open floor space, they also do not have the necessary equipment such as, Olympic bumper plates, sufficient pull up bars, kettle bells, and gymnastic rings for continued and safe improvements.
We look forward to meeting you and helping you attain your life fitness goals.