10/29/2026
October Member of the Month: Taryn Cutt
BF: What do you remember about your first CF class?
TC: I remember my first day at Barracks pretty well. It was the day my parents left to go back to BC after moving me into my dorm at Mount Royal when I was 18, and I was pretty emotional about being on my own for the first time. The day before, my first priority after getting to campus was making my family wander around the area until we found the CrossFit gym. After my parents left, I went to my first class and I remember running a warm-up lap around the old building with Jess and talking about going to Mount Royal and wanting to study abroad (which eventually happened!). The workout was Lumberjack 20, and while I donāt remember much about how it went, I do remember being amazed by how fit everyone was and deciding Barracks was the place for me. I donāt think Iāve done Lumberjack 20 since...
BF: Whatās your favourite thing about Barracks?
TC: My favourite thing about Barracks has always been the people. From local CrossFit comps, to trips, to weddings, to watching families grow, to even living with Vanessa and Justin for 3 years, this community has become such a big part of my life in and outside of the gym. I love that I always have people to catch up with at every class, and Iām glad people still want to partner with me even though I seem to cry a lot š.
BF: Whatās one thing you can do today that you never thought you could before?
TC: I never would have imagined I could become as strong as I am today. Itās not one particular skill, but seeing how much Iāve improved across all my lifts and realizing I can lift weights I never thought I would be able to is pretty crazy.
BF: Whatās next on your goal list?
TC: I would love to stop hating biking and double dumbbell step-overs so much, but I also hate doing them in workouts, so Iāve reached an impasse.