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Testimonials

Joe Coates

The first picture was taken a month or so before I started. I was 44 years old, my weight was around 200 pounds and I never knew when my back was going to go out and I'd be walking around like a pretzel for a week or more.

Within 3 months of starting at CrossFit KOA people started asking me what I was doing because the change in my appearance was so dramatic. My weight was down to 178 pounds and I'd taken 4 inches off my waist. Now I've been a member for almost a year and I can deadlift over 300 pounds, do pullups and climb ropes. People are routinely shocked when I tell them I'm 45 years old.

 
 
Probably the most dramatic example of how CrossFit changed my life was the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. Like many homes in Cranford we had 5 feet of water in our basement and spent more than a week dragging our water logged possessions up the stairs. But thanks to the strength and fitness I'd achieved at KOA my back never gave me a problem. I have no doubt that had it happened a year earlier, before joining CrossFit KOA, just a couple hours of that work would have thrown my back out and taken me out of commission for days.
 
I tell anyone who asks about it to come give it a try. The coaches start you with what you can handle, and by increasing the work as they see you getting stronger and more fit help you achieve amazing results very, very quickly. And the first class is free, what could be easier than that?
 

Mike Anderson

I joined CrossFit KOA in May of 2011 after seeing their booth at the Cranford Street Fair. I had just gotten my job at Linden Fire Department back after being laid off for almost 5 months and I was 206lbs and needed a change.
 
 
I did the free class and was instantly hooked, despite being extremely out of breath. CrossFit was completely different from any other exercise I had ever done and I loved it. I have seen nothing but results from the workouts and my numbers dont lie.
 
Here are a few "before and after" numbers (and I put that in quotations because at KOA your max is never your max for long):
Back squat went from 185lbs to 335lbs
Deadlift went from 225lbs to 415lbs
5k time went from appx 30 min to under 25 min
My weight went from 206lbs in May 2011 to 170lbs and 4% body fat currently
 
 
Like I said I absolutely love CrossFit and the KOA "family". The people you meet and the coaches that guide you through the workouts are second to none and I am lucky to have found such an amazing place to workout.

 

Roland Bussiere

For most of my life, I was an athlete or at the very least involved in athletics. At the age of 25, I realized my life had changed; I weighed 300 plus pounds and was generally out of shape despite though going to Retro fitness or other gyms. I finally realized I needed to do something to change my life. I started researching fitness online andasked a few of my friends what they were doing, and I eventually stumbled across Crossfit.

It looked interesting but extremely intimidating, so I talked with one of my friends who is a coach in Rhode Island and she turned me onto KOA. Being skeptical, I only joined for a three month contract and started doing foundations a couple of days later with Coach Ryan. Starting out, I probably had the same stereotypical thoughts like everyone else: these guys are way to advanced for what I can do; how will I make it here?

After going through foundations and talking with Ryan, I realized I have nothing to lose and everything to gain by at least trying it out. After a month at KOA, I could tell I was already seeing results but wanted to take it to the next level. I talked with Josh about my diet and he told me about the 24 day challenge through Advocare, which really turned around my eating habits. Now a mere three and half months later, I have lost 52 pounds and am below 260, which I have not
been since freshman year of college.

I owe it all to my family at KOA. They are the ones who you turn to when you need that extra push at the gym or are curious about a product. But most of all, they literally become your family and you will find yourself hanging out with them and sharing your success with them. That is why I could never see myself leaving KOA; they are the family, the team, and inspiration we all need to get through your WOD. They are the reason I have been so successful and the reason I keep coming back day in and day out no matter how sore or how tired I am.