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www.MOSTmag.com || MOST FITNESS || 41By Darcy TharpAsked for his best training tip, he said that it all comes down to finding the right gym, with the right people, and the right coaches, and that he changes lives everyday in his gym. As someone whose entire life has always been about fitness, it%u2019s only fitting that Ryan now spends all of his time immersed in training and working diligently to help others get the same benefits. His fitness journey started at the early age of twelve, when he became a world ranked BMX racer. After that, he played sports including track, lacrosse, and football in high-school, and later got into skeleton and bobsled and even qualified for the US Olympic Team Trials for both sports. Now, as a CrossFit athlete himself, Ryan has managed to finish in the top five in the CrossFit Regionals and top 20 in the world in the CrossFit Open for the past three years, and shows no signs of stopping!MFM: What is your definition of CrossFit?RF: Constantly varied movements, usually at a high intensity. Also, the will to move larger loads more efficiently, faster, and for a longer distance.MFM: You are the owner of CrossFit CHALK, Health and Fitness Consultant Company? What does CrossFit CHALK offer that a commercial gym doesn%u2019t?RF: I offer programming that is more on the advanced side for the CrossFit community in the area; however, I do not close my doors to the beginner athlete. We welcome all levels of fitness, and our trainers are trained to help anyone %u201cscale%u201d the workout as needed. In addition to a superior method of programming that that will show results, we have also incorporated a heart rate monitor system in the gym so that the trainers can see how hard an individual is going. And in addition to that, we have another program that saves everything you have ever done in the gym, so that you can track your progress, track others%u2019 progress, as well as track food intake or any other variable you would ever want to monitor. There%u2019s your basic CrossFit gym, and then there is CrossFit CHALK. Our facility, equipment, program, and trainers are all world class. Even if CrossFit is not your thing, we have another class called %u201csweat,%u201d that involves everything we use in CrossFit except barbells and complex movements, making it an easy class to hop into off the street. However, don%u2019t get too ahead of yourself, that class is still 40 minutes of heart pounding cardio!MFM: What should I expect during my first few weeks of training with CrossFit CHALK?RF: You will break mental and physical barriers you never thought you could. We will redefine your thoughts on fitness completely. All while you become part of a community and family that will make you excited for tomorrow%u2019s workout.MFM: Tell us about your team members?RF: Every coach we have is a world class athlete, proven