Bombers CrossFit Crew Talk

The Bombers Crew stepped up to state their resolutions for 2025 loud and proud for all to hear.

Our very own Coach Pete Hitzeman has written a book called Suffer Smarter. If you have ever set a goal and then fallen short of it, reading this book will help you understand why that happened. More importantly, you will learn how to fix it.

Gerry and Tim Holden met later in life with a shared interest in staying fit. Today, they are steady members of the 5 a.m. crew proving it is never too late to improve.

Bombers CrossFit added another annual event with our first CrossFit Total event. We talked with Angela Burns, Charlie Azoulay and Dyan Allen for a first-hand account.

Bombers CrossFit will be hosting a Level 1 Seminar on Jan. 18-19, 2025, which makes it super convenient for Crew members to attend. As Seminar Staff Members with more than 200 L1’s between them, Andy and Greg are the perfect people to give you some insight to the course. Check it out and see if attending is right for you.

When she isn’t working one of her two jobs, Kayla Fisher can be found crushing WODs with son, Kadon, in tow. Listen and hear how she has come to love brisk Ohio winters.

Katie Nelson started CrossFit as a way to relieve stress and came to love it. She competed in the BUFF last summer and soon will crush Rx Fran or maybe Diane … whichever comes first.

Michael Nettis, is back for his second stint in the Bomber’s Crew and first as a coach. He draws from years of experience as an athlete, coach and judge for major competitive events.

Chris Ruwaldt has a lot of fitness interests, but CrossFit provides the consistency component. You might have heard he is starting an indoor soccer team to start playing in a few weeks. All that is required is a willingness to have fun.

Austin Knickerbocker is an Ironman veteran and endurance guru. He can also make a pretty convincing argument that you could be one too.

Antti Luukkonen traveled far and wide before fate brought him to Ohio where he commuted daily past the Bomber’s homestead. His love of an active lifestyle brought him through the doors where he has become a mainstay of the 5am crew.

Several members of the Bombers Crew ran in the Air Force Marathon on September 21. We got some of them together to talk about their experience.

Coach Greg and Coach Lillie discuss the standards for movements, why they matter and why they are constantly pushing athletes to meet them.

With Patrick sadly leaving us soon, it seemed appropriate to go over some old times … and perhaps goad him into coming back to see us again sometime like BUFF 10.

Andy discusses the new flooring and rig being installed in the box, the impact on classes, new capabilities and other events on the near horizon.

What are the odds that a chance meeting can lead to a life together? That’s how Stacey and Michael became the Robinsons. Chance was also involved when they bought a house behind a certain CrossFit box.

Coach Pete and Andy Appleget have a discussion fine tuning nutrition to get optimal results.

This week we hear Gabby Hammons talk about incorporating fitness time in a busy Mom schedule. As she explains to her kids, it just something we need to do every day.

Troy native, former math and PE teacher, spirituality scholar and preacher's wife, Lisa Magdalena Hess, discusses her journey from soccer pitch to CrossFit box and the time she almost got a picture with Annie Thorisdottir.

Melissa Gray talks about her friend, Andrew, and the WOD done in his honor to support Puppies Behind Bars. The WOD will be held August 10 at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. classes.

BUFF 9.0 is now in the record books with the team of Brittany Walcutt and Ashlyn Anderson winning the Scaled Division, while Coach Ryan Campbell and Aidan Dilsavor took the RX Division honors. They explain all the cutting edge strategies they employed to earn their crowns.

First, CrossFit brought Sharon and Josh together and then to the Bombers Crew. Now, these newlyweds are ready to share their passions for fitness and flying … amongst other activities.

Bryan Weber grew up on a nearby small farm before starting a life in accounting and finance. That is where he met Janel Barnett who introduced him to CrossFit.

This week we meet with Jess and Andrew Zhen, a CrossFit couple that loves to WOD together when they aren’t literally saving lives. They’ve traveled a lot to get here and it sounds as if the adventure is just beginning.

His first trip to Bombers last Memorial Day introduced him to Murph, yet Andy Appleget persevered to make noticeable progress in the year since. Listen to the journey of this solid member of the 5am Crew.