Coaches
By tthackTim Thackrey:
Owner, CrossFit CrossFit High Voltage
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach
USA Olympic Weightlifting Level 1 Certified Sports Performance Coach
USA Gymnastics Level 1 Certified Coach
USA Taekwondo Level 1 Certified Coach
CrossFit ‘Movement & Mobility’ Certified Coach
US Olympic Training Center, Resident Athlete (Colorado Springs, CO), 2001-2003.
Pan Am Games Gold Medalist, 2003, Dominican Republic: 14th Pan American Games.
World Championship Bronze Medalist, 2003, Germany: 16th World Championships.
USAT Athlete of the Year, 2006.
UCLA Head Coach, 2005 – Present.
UCLA Graduate Student
Tyler Emery:
Coach at CrossFit High Voltage
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach
CrossFit ‘Movement & Mobility’ Certified Coach
Nickname: Johnny CrossFit
Interests: Proprioception/kinesiology/nutrition
Likes about CrossFit: It’s a method for anyone to discover a side of themselves that they never would have known
Favorite WOD: Diane
Favorite CF Movement: Clean and Jerk
Michael “Peanuts” Bird:
Coach at CrossFit High Voltage
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach
CrossFit Powerlifting Certified Coach through Westside Barbell
Head Coach, High Voltage Powerlifting
Nickname – PNutz
Education – Caltech BS Computer Science
Interests – Martial arts, philosophy, science, beer pong
Like about CrossFit – CrossFit is an open science dedicated to fitness, health and happiness. If it doesn’t make you happier and healthier, it isn’t CrossFit. If there is a more efficient way to get healthier and happier, it’ll become a part of CrossFit. There are no secrets or rules “just because”. Our coaches benefit as much from teaching as our athletes benefit from learning.
Goals – Learn more about creating strength programs. Improve my coaching of basic CF movements.
Favorite WOD – Fight Gone Bad
Favorite CrossFit moment – The 30 minutes after class when you’ve finally caught your breath and can laugh about it with your friends.
Athletic Experience – 2nd degree black belt in Tang Soo Do. Silver medal in sparring at 2008 world championships.
Also skilled in gymnastics, balance, tumbling and break falls. Interested in teaching movement safety and General Physical Preparedness.
Jade Marsh:
Coach at CrossFit High Voltage
CrossFit Level 2 Certified Coach
CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting Certified Coach
CrossFit Football Certified Coach
I have been CrossFitting since mid 2006. Once I was exposed to the basics of CrossFit I immediately recognized the benefits of this system.
Although I have been involved in several styles of Martial Arts and have a background in Law Enforcement (both training and working with) I have never found a fitness program that better prepares you for the unknown and unknowable. Once I found it, I learned as much as I could about the basic elements of CrossFit. I attended a Level 1 Certification, I earned an Olympic Weightlifting Cert, a CrossFit Level 2 Instructor Certification, as well as learning the basics of nutrition from the Paleobrands Team: Loren Cordain, Robb Wolf, and John Welbourn.
Why might you want to “CrossFit”? Is it for the health benefits? Are you an athlete looking to better your game? Are you looking to fit better in the yellow polka dot bikini? Is it an ego thing…“My workout is harder than your workout!” Are you preparing for combat and recognize CrossFit as the best way to be ready for the unknown? Do you want to be able to keep up with your children as they grow. Or do you simply want to be able to eat what you want, when you want to? Those are just a few of the reasons I can think of.
I believe in providing the beginning student safe and informative instruction while helping the Advanced Athlete improve their game. I learned early on that “The Basics Bring You Home” and in CrossFit the basics make you strong, fit and ready for life’s challenges.
Show up, Suck it UP, Sweat and SMILE ’cause fitness is fun again!!!
Tom Meredith:
Coach at CrossFit High Voltage
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach
CrossFit Endurance Certified Coach
CrossFit Football Certified Coach
Head Coach, High Voltage Endurance Club
Nickname: Tom3
Education: California State University Northridge: BA – Cinema, Television, and Film
Interests: The Olympics, Snowboarding, Cooking, and recently Dog Agility
Likes about CF: The people. In the “real world” they might be rocket scientists, entrepreneurs, grand parents, or police officers, but within these walls, they are CrossFitters and my friends.
Goals: As a coach I want to use CrossFit and General Physical Preparedness to improve people’s quality of living. I want to help grandparents gain the capacity to lift their grand kids off of the ground. I want to get future firefighters in shape for the academy. I want to give kids a strong foundation in fitness and overall health.
Favorite WOD: Randy
Favorite CF Moment: Every time I push past my perceived limits.
Athletic Experience/Background: CrossFit – Level 1 Certified; 10 years Snowboarding; High School Baseball, Football, and Basketball.
Esther Wheeler
Assistant Coach at CrossFit High Voltage
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach
USA Olympic Weightlifting Level 1 Coach
Assistant Coach, High Voltage Powerlifting Club
Rane Jameson
Intern Coach at CrossFit High Voltage
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach
CrossFit Gymnastics Certified Coach
CrossFit High Voltage Endurance Club Assistant Coach
Qualified for and completed both New York and Boston Marathons in under 3 Hours each.
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