Name: Marcus Kingsley
Age: in my 20’s….plus tax….OK..I hit the big 4-0 last month.
Occupation: CEO of a software company. Just a title, I basically make the coffee every morning. Good coffee too. (Hmmm….well one of your coaches is a coffee drinker, why have you not brought her any?)
Previous workout/exercise history before starting CrossFit? I played Wii sports (pretty good standard..I can open a can of whoop on my 9 yr old)…plus I play in a football league..proper football that is…you may know it as ‘soccer’. I’ve also been known to frequent another local gym for various bootcamps and martial arts training.
CrossFitting Since: Feb 2013
How did you learn about CrossFit Sting? My wife suggested I try it…do you think I should read anything into that? (Was your pay back bringing her in this week to do Murph with you as her first WOD, well played, Marcus, well played.)
Was it love at first WOD? More like WTF. Actually it started off so well…I arrived to see a truck in the car park covered with Dutch Monkey Donut signs..I thought now this is the type of gym I could really get into if they offer free donuts. Sadly, it was an evil ploy…no donuts.
Favorite WOD or movements? I like the cardio exercises…I’m not bad at running so can deal with those. Also pretty keen on the rowing too…I close my eyes and go to my happy place! (Funny for someone with a bad habit like yours does well at the straight “cardio” WODs.)
Least favorite WOD or Movements? Burpees naturally…I suspect it is an exercise that was created by someone who as a child, pulled the wings off butterflies. I’d also prefer to stick sharp objects into my eyes than do overhead squats (OHS)…all in all, the weights part is my weakest area..I have arms like a T-Rex!
Favorite CrossFit Sting moment? So many of them…mainly 7.31am every day when I know I’m done for the day. Just joking, I love it really…has to be the moment when I actually woke up (at 6am) looking forward to a workout..at this point I have to give a shout out to the rest of the cool class….they are a big part of why I enjoy coming to the ‘hive’ (aside from the daily conversations about bodily fluids etc). (Marcus is frequently the ONLY male amongst a bunch women at the 6:30am class that have decided that no topic is inappropriate to discuss around a male. PLEASE, we need more testosterone at the 6:30 am classm stat!)
Describe your experience here. Well apart from the disappointment of no free donuts (and no smoking lounge!) it has surpassed my expectations. Love the group, love the instructors and love the variety of every days WOD. I have a low boredom threshold so it turns out Crossfit is ideal for me (think Forrest Gump…Crossfit is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gunna get!). But beware….it’s like a cult with hidden powers…when I started I was resolute that I would only come 3 times a week max….then it slid to 4 times and now, there have been weeks when I’m there 5 times!
Why do you CrossFit? It’s ‘Yin and Yan’…I do it to balance out the other not so good elements of my lifestyle…..OK…I’m a smoker…there, I said it..plus I have a Starbucks addiction!
Tell us something new about you that we don’t already know? I’ve met the Queen (I mean of England..not Oprah or similar). I’m not exactly on her speed dial or Christmas card list but nonetheless, we exchanged brief pleasantries so it counts.