Chris Stewart

Head Coach/Owner

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Completed over 15 marathons as well as 4 ultra marathons up to the 50 mile distance.

Qualifications

CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1)
Aerobic Capacity Certificate
CrossFit Anatomy Certificate
CrossFit Running Certificate
CrossFit Scaling Certificate
CrossFit Spot The Flaw Certificate

About Chris

Having grown up playing multiple sports and always being the small guy, I got into weight training at 20 years old to get stronger. In my early 30s, I fell in love with running and kept pushing to see how far I could go, distance wise. After a few years of always feeling banged up, I started to move away from distance running and began weight training again. Around this time, I discovered CrossFit and begin to dig deeper into the methodology. As I learned more and incorporated more CrossFit into my training, I found that I didn't feel banged up anymore. I also ran my fastest 5k time without any formal run training. To further test out this CrossFit thing, I decided to train for a 12 hour run using nothing but CrossFit training-no formal running schedule, purely CrossFit based training. At the race, I reached my goal of 50 miles. This was the point that I was completely sold on CrossFit. As I learned more, I shared more information with friends and family to help them improve their fitness routines. This grew into coaching classes at a local gym until finally making the decision to get certified. Opening a gym had always been a dream. With the blessing of my amazing wife, Bridget, I left my job of 19 years and opened our own affliate, CrossFit 1108.

Turning Point

As a kid, I was always one of the thinnest guys on any team I played on. At 18, I graduated high school at a body weight of 135 at a height of 5'9. I was always self conscious of my size (and still am at times). I decided to join a gym after months of backing out of walking into the door when I was 20. Facing that fear has forever changed my life. Over time, I gained around 30 pounds of lean muscle and some much needed self confidence. I still have moments of self doubt but now I can confidently say that I can do things at 44 years old that most people in their 20s can't. I am by no means a world class athlete and that is not my goal. I strive to be as healthy and fit for as long as possible to be around and play with my 4 year old son.

Motivation & Passion

My purpose for coaching is to show others that fitness is a lifelong journey. I love working with all types of people but especially enjoy seeing someone that is completely new to fitness accomplish things that they never thought possible.