Story : I am from Puerto Rico where for many years I was a personal trainer.  I worked at different gyms, including Gold’s gym where I worked as a trainer and instructor of group  classes.  As a child and teenager, I practiced volleyball, karate, basketball, and baseball what taught me how to be part of a team.  Most of my life I have trained; one way or the other, I have always trained hard  because I enjoy challenging myself physically and mentally.  I originally found Crossfit through the internet and I attempted to perform some WODs on my own but I had no prior power-lifting experience so I eventually  injured myself. It was not until we moved to Corpus Christi that I eventually joined a Box with my wife Emma and started enjoying the experience of an intense work out in a group setting.  We recently moved to San Antonio and found Mission Crossfit, where we have found our second home.   Crossfit feeds my desire for intensity, variety, and challenge.  If you had told me 20 years ago, that I would be hand-stand walking, doing muscles up, and  snatches at 42 years-old, I would have never believe you.  That is the beauty of Crossfit and life!