11/10/2025
“Standing on stage, I feel better about myself than I did 8 years ago.” – .j.reed121
JJ didn’t start CrossFit to compete.
He started because nothing else worked.
He was in traditional gyms for years.
But he wasn’t fit. Not really.
“It took me a year to say yes. I was afraid. It looked intense.”
Then he showed up.
Day by day. Rep by rep.
Fast forward 8 years
He’s a stronger person. Better in sales. A better musician.
More confident on stage than ever before.
“It changed every part of my life.”
He even survived a lung cancer scare.
Doctors at Sloan Kettering and NYU told him:
“You’re a fit person. Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it.”
That “thing”?
CrossFit.
🕒 Make time now. Or make time later… for sickness.