02/25/2026
Meet Coach Ali 🤍
Ali joined the Jurassic coaching team in May 2025, but her journey with CrossFit didn’t start with instant excitement.
She often drove past Jurassic, saw the giant tires sitting in the yard, and thought, “Those CrossFit people are crazy.” Years later, she still wasn’t interested, but her husband was. She came along to the “No-Sweat Intro” to support him. She became interest, and so they both signed up, but she planned to quit after seeing her six week results.
Her first week included handstand walks and rope climbs, and she joked that she had accidentally joined the circus instead of a gym. But she discovered that workouts could be adjusted and training could be tailored to meet anyone where they were.
Over those next few weeks, something shifted.
Her goals changed. She started making friends. She liked the coaching a lot. She the found herself a year later drawn to the coaching herself and helping others navigate their own journeys, no matter where they’re starting from.
Ali believes fitness isn’t about one lift, one workout, or one moment. You can’t judge someone by how athletic they look or how fast they move. Everyone walks in carrying a bigger picture such as celebrations, losses, stress, and growth, and coaching means honoring that.
Her approach centers on listening, planning, and communicating, with the goal of helping people make progress over time in ways that truly matter to them.
We’re grateful to have Ali on the Jurassic team. 🦖
