09/16/2023
💡 Athlete Spotlight: Meet Athlete Chris McManus!💡Learn more about Chris and his journey with !🏋️♀️
“I joined in January of last year after realizing I really needed to start readjusting my exercise and diet habits. I ended up settling on the 5:30AM class, The Morning Brew Crew as deemed by Michelle Zabel, and have been a regular Tuesday/Thursday attendee for the last year and a half. I have found that I really enjoy the structure, variety and support that the classes provide. They help me explore exercises and movements I would likely rarely or never do on my own and the 5:30 crew is super supportive and chill. Shoutout to Herb, Michelle, Asia, Stuart, Christin, Sarah, Gavin, Adam and Coach Katie!
My favorite movements are… Squats, deadlifts, cleans, jerks and snatches all require such disciplined form and ex*****on and I really enjoy developing and improving them. The dreaded double under is the one movement that I still can't quite get right but I'm confident I'll get there!
In December of last year I also decided to get really serious with cleaning up my diet and am proud to say that I lost 40 pounds in about 7 months. I feel the best that I've felt in years and am making core changes in how I approach food that I think will really make maintaining this sustainable going foward. My favorite thing to eat at the moment is a savory oatmeal that I make most mornings for breakfast with steal-cut oats, shredded cheese, sauteed veggies, chicken and a homemade ranchero sauce.
FUN FACTS: I'm an engineer, husband and father of two boys (10 and 14). I'm a little quiet and slow to warm up to people initially but if you come by the 5:30 class Tuesdays or Thursdays be sure to say hi!”
Chris, we are so proud of you and your dedication!!🎉⭐️