Dan Ouellette

"MY PHILOSOPHY FOR FITNESS IS SIMPLE. JUST KEEP

SHOWING UP. THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF WHAT WE DO. ONCE

YOU'RE IN THE DOOR WE TAKE IT FROM THERE. YOU DON'T

HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING

THAT DAY. YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP SHOWING UP."

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I PLAYED FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL AS A KID, AS AN ADULT I WAS VERY

UNATHLETIC UNTIL I FOUND MY WAY IN TO CROSSFIT. AT 31 YEARS

OLD AND EXTREMELY OUT OF SHAPE. I STARTED DOING A COUCH TO

5K PROGRAM BECAUSE I DECIDED I NEEDED TO MAKE A CHANGE IN

MY LIFE. ONCE I COMPLETED THAT GOAL MY FITNESS DRIVE FADED

AS I DIDN'T HAVE ANY GOALS TO WORK TOWARDS AND NO ONE

PUSHING ME TO CONTINUE. I SAW THE "FITTEST ON EARTH"

DOCUMENTARY ON NETFLIX AND DECIDED TO GIVE THIS CROSSFIT

THING A GO. I WENT TO A FREE CLASS ON A SUNDAY AT A BOX NEAR

MY HOME IN NEWTON AT THE TIME AND IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST

METCON! I REMEMBER THE WORKOUT INVOLVED ROWING AND

FARMERS CARRIES. I WAS HOOKED! SEVEN YEARS AND 135 POUNDS

DOWN LATER AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I'D RATHER BE

DOING ON A DAILY BASIS.

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I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW INCREDIBLE COACHES OVER THE YEARS, BOTH AS AN

ATHLETE, AND AS MENTORS ON MY OWN COACHING JOURNEY. I TEACH

CROSSFIT BECAUSE MORE THAN ANYTHING I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE PEOPLE

THE GIFT OF HEALTH AND WELL BEING THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY COACHES

AND MENTORS. MY FAVORITE THING AS A COACH IS SEEING IT "CLICK" FOR

SOMEONE. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING HUGE LIKE A MUSCLE UP OR A PR WITH A

BARBELL, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE A NON-TANGIBLE. LIKE SEEING THAT SPARK IN

AN ATHLETE'S EYE WHEN SOMETHING IN A MOVEMENT CLICKS, OR WATCHING

THEM REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE THAT NEXT GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORKOUT.

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I LIKE TO INSPIRE THAT BELIEF IN YOURSELF, YOU CAN HOLD ON

TO THAT BAR FOR ANOTHER REP, YOU CAN DO ANOTHER PULL

UP, PUSH UP, SIT UP. IT'S IN YOU, YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE IN

YOURSELF AND GO FOR IT. I MEASURE MY SUCCESS AGAINST

MYSELF. THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN BEATING A PREVIOUS

SCORE. BUT DID I GIVE EVERYTHING I HAD ON THAT GIVEN DAY?

IF THE ANSWER IS YES THEN TODAY WAS A SUCCESS.

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OUTSIDE OF CROSSFIT, DAN IS MARRIED TO HIS

WIFE JENN AND THEY HAVE A DAUGHTER GRACE.

HE IS A FULL TIME PROJECT MANAGER.