FT. Lewis

Andrew Wycheck · 04-03-2012, 08:33 PM

I am going to commission in May as an Infantry officer and then will be reporting out to Ft. Lewis as a member of LDAC cadre. While there I would like to keep CrossFitting and doing BJJ/MMA. Does anyone know what they have in the way of gyms out there for both sports? Thanks

Dan Balda · 04-04-2012, 04:40 PM

I can speak to the Crossfit portion. JBLM is VERY CF friendly. There are a ton of boxes in the area and the best part is that on post "main" areas on post (main and North Fort) there are CF dedicated areas with bumper plates, KBs, rings, pull up stands, med balls, etc. I've never had a problem doing a WOD because of a lack of equipment. McVeigh is CF gym on main post and Wilson is on North Fort. Lots of folks do the workouts, many wrong, but hey, what are you going to do? Welcome.

Andrew Wycheck · 04-08-2012, 04:09 PM

Thank you very much. Do you know if they have any CF trainers on post? I just follow main site now and do the wod on my own but I would like to have someone watch my form and critique me.

Dan Balda · 04-09-2012, 04:29 PM

There are a couple of Level 1 folks. I wouldn't let them critique me though. If you want that kind of help you're best off joining a box or doing it online. I don't do the mainsite WOD. I prefer more of a strength-based workout so I've got a couple sites I use for that. If you're ever on North Fort hit me up and I'll help out where I can.

Andrew Wycheck · 04-23-2012, 11:02 AM

Ok, thanks a lot for your help.

Jason Gauthier · 04-23-2012, 08:02 PM

Like it was said earlier, JBLM is very CF friendly, but if you are looking to join a facility I know CrossFit South Tacoma/Trident Athletics is a great place and very military friendly.

Aaron Cheateaux · 04-26-2012, 11:11 PM

Andy,
I'm on JBLM, and like previously mentioned, very friendly. McVeigh is great, I also coach a couple of nights a week at Trident, and we have a great military crowd. Lot's of medical folks from Madigan. If I'm not mistaken, JBLM CrossFit is a military non-profit based out of McVeigh with a daily WOD, and coaching available. I've got a couple of guys in my unit that train up at CF Tacoma, or over at Rainier CF or with John Thrush in Sumner. You can reach me at first.last at AKO or Gmail if you have any more questions.

Aaron

Andrew Wycheck · 05-15-2012, 09:27 PM

Awesome thank you very much!

04-03-2012, 08:33 PM	#1
Andrew Wycheck Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrisburg PA Posts: 4	FT. Lewis I am going to commission in May as an Infantry officer and then will be reporting out to Ft. Lewis as a member of LDAC cadre. While there I would like to keep CrossFitting and doing BJJ/MMA. Does anyone know what they have in the way of gyms out there for both sports? Thanks

04-04-2012, 04:40 PM	#2
Dan Balda Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kabul Afghanistan Posts: 7	Re: FT. Lewis I can speak to the Crossfit portion. JBLM is VERY CF friendly. There are a ton of boxes in the area and the best part is that on post "main" areas on post (main and North Fort) there are CF dedicated areas with bumper plates, KBs, rings, pull up stands, med balls, etc. I've never had a problem doing a WOD because of a lack of equipment. McVeigh is CF gym on main post and Wilson is on North Fort. Lots of folks do the workouts, many wrong, but hey, what are you going to do? Welcome.

04-08-2012, 04:09 PM	#3
Andrew Wycheck Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrisburg PA Posts: 4	Re: FT. Lewis Thank you very much. Do you know if they have any CF trainers on post? I just follow main site now and do the wod on my own but I would like to have someone watch my form and critique me.

04-09-2012, 04:29 PM	#4
Dan Balda Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kabul Afghanistan Posts: 7	Re: FT. Lewis There are a couple of Level 1 folks. I wouldn't let them critique me though. If you want that kind of help you're best off joining a box or doing it online. I don't do the mainsite WOD. I prefer more of a strength-based workout so I've got a couple sites I use for that. If you're ever on North Fort hit me up and I'll help out where I can.

04-23-2012, 11:02 AM	#5
Andrew Wycheck Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrisburg PA Posts: 4	Re: FT. Lewis Ok, thanks a lot for your help.

04-23-2012, 08:02 PM	#6
Jason Gauthier Member Profile: Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 30	Re: FT. Lewis Like it was said earlier, JBLM is very CF friendly, but if you are looking to join a facility I know CrossFit South Tacoma/Trident Athletics is a great place and very military friendly.
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04-26-2012, 11:11 PM	#7
Aaron Cheateaux Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oahu HI Posts: 20	Re: FT. Lewis Andy, I'm on JBLM, and like previously mentioned, very friendly. McVeigh is great, I also coach a couple of nights a week at Trident, and we have a great military crowd. Lot's of medical folks from Madigan. If I'm not mistaken, JBLM CrossFit is a military non-profit based out of McVeigh with a daily WOD, and coaching available. I've got a couple of guys in my unit that train up at CF Tacoma, or over at Rainier CF or with John Thrush in Sumner. You can reach me at first.last at AKO or Gmail if you have any more questions. Aaron

05-15-2012, 09:27 PM	#8
Andrew Wycheck Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrisburg PA Posts: 4	Re: FT. Lewis Awesome thank you very much!

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