My wife Bailee and I started dating when we were in highschool. Yep highschool sweethearts… cue the “awwww.” We both played sports our whole life and loved the competitive environment so when we were introduced to CrossFit, we were immediately intrigued. We loved being in the gym, learning new skills, gaining strength all while being surrounded by the community. The encouragement and energy the CrossFit gym provided was addicting. We only wanted to spend more and more time there. I obtained my L1 and started coaching through college. I quickly decided that I wanted to take things to the next level for myself and compete in CrossFit with the goal of making it to The CrossFit Games, the highest level of competition in the sport. That wasn’t where the dreaming stopped though…With both Bailee and I having such a love for it, we dreamt about wanting to have our very own gym some day. We would take turns going back and forth talking about how cool it would be to make it to the CrossFit Games one day, how cool it would be to have our very own gym that we could customize with our personal touch and help each of our members with their fitness journey. It all seemed like just a dream.  But as of 2021, 7 years into CrossFit…through hours of vigorous training and all of the support from my wife, family and the CrossFit community….I did it. I qualified an individual for the 2021 CrossFit Games and finished as the 30th Fittest Man on Earth. Or as my wife likes to call me “The Fittest Zach on Earth.”