Meet Member Peter

Name: Peter ‘Guns’ Kallos (or Peter “Short shorts” Kallos)

Age: 38

Occupation: Software Developer

Previous workout/exercise history before starting CrossFit? Some weightlifting, rollerblading, brazilian jiu jitsu

CrossFitting Since: January 2013

How did you learn about CrossFit Sting? My wife had already been a member for a month or so and was harassing me to join. I figured if she could do it and come back unharmed I should give it a shot.

Was it love at first WOD? I didn’t die. And I enjoyed some of it, so I came back to not die some more. And now I enjoy more of it. (Peter is acutally super strong and jumps on the box with the softest jump I have ever seen.  I think he has springs in those calves.)

Favorite WOD or movements? Cleans and Snatches. There’s a combination of skill/strength/luck/breakfast that goes into it that is fun and always keeps it a mystery.  (You forgot to mention how much you love AMRAPs.  That stands for “as many rounds as possible”.  Peter is a big fan of those since you can work at whatever pace you would like instead of having to finish a certain amount of work to be finished.)

Least favorite WOD or Movements? For movements, that would be Thrusters or Burpees or anything repeated an excessive amount of time, like 100. For WOD, that will be “Air Force”. I will turn around and leave if I come in and see that on the whiteboard. (Hey that one is only 20 reps of a movement before moving on to the next movement.  We will be sure to program that very soon for you.)

Favorite CrossFit Sting moment? Every time I’m done exercising when I get to lay on the floor like a fat beached seal and roll around in front of the fan.

Why do you CrossFit? To survive past my 50’s. Someone once told me that there’s old people, and there’s fat people, but there’s no fat old people. And looking around, I believe they are correct. My health had gotten pretty bad, with continual doctor visits, surgeries, procedures for things that in hindsight were avoidable/unnecessary if I had lost weight and started eating healthier sooner. It’s also entertaining. I get bored easily, so I can’t really stick to any non-interactive type of exercise like a regular gym membership.

Tell us something new about you that we don’t already know? Oh, I think you probably know it all already.  (Besides being a comedian and having one of the biggest hearts, Peter (and his wife Emily, are talented photographers.  They have a photography business on top of their full time jobs and they do AMAZING work.  Be sure to check them out at http://luluphotos.com/.