Jonathan Buck

Tell us a little bit about yourself!

I am originally from Indiana (Boiler Up!), but moved down to Lynchburg in '09. While there, I met my wonderful wife, Amber. We moved to the Waynesboro area about 5 years ago, and I currently work for Virginia Housing. I/we have way too many hobbies, but I've always been into endurance sports (soccer & running growing up) and got into triathlons a few years ago.

What are your current goals and why do you CrossFit?

My current goals are to strengthen my shoulder after a labrum repair in May and to get ready for future triathlons by fixing some weaknesses that led to some injuries during training. Along with those, I also do CrossFit for the community and workouts I've learned to love like Chad and Karen.

What are your favorite movements? How about your least favorite? Why?

Favorite movements - I've spent a lot of time on a bike, so the Echo feels at home. I also like anything squatting.

My least favorite movements currently are mostly rig related (pull ups, toes to bar, etc.) that I can't quite do yet due to the shoulder limitation. 

What do you think is special about CrossFit Anazao?

That's an easy question. It's by far the community and coaches. I was very nervous coming into Anazao since I don't have a background in lifting or most of the other movements. With the help of the coaches and encouragement from literally everyone else in the workouts, those nerves quickly went away. Everyone is kind, helpful, and just want to see you improve.

Anything else you would like to share?

I want to give a HUGE thanks to everyone at Anazao for making me feel welcome and part of the community as soon as I walked through the door. It means more than you know. Also, I'd encourage anyone to give it a try. Everything is scalable, Ben and his team are amazing teachers, and you'll leave every workout with a sense of accomplishment and comradery.  

A note from one of our coaches…

From the first day we met Jonathan, we knew  he was the type of member we wanted in our gym. Not only did we talk for almost 2 hours about fitness and life, but he really did his homework and knew what he wanted in a gym community and coaching from day one. Since then, he has been a coaches dream! He checks his ego at the door, he hits the stimulus of each workout, he asks questions to improve his technique and he takes all of the coaching cues to heart so that he can be the best version of himself. We are lucky to have him as an athlete!