Our very own Coach Pete Hitzeman has written a book called Suffer Smarter. If you have ever set a goal and then fallen short of it, reading this book will help you understand why that happened. More importantly, you will learn how to fix it.

Gerry and Tim Holden met later in life with a shared interest in staying fit. Today, they are steady members of the 5 a.m. crew proving it is never too late to improve.

Bombers CrossFit added another annual event with our first CrossFit Total event. We talked with Angela Burns, Charlie Azoulay and Dyan Allen for a first-hand account.

Bombers CrossFit will be hosting a Level 1 Seminar on Jan. 18-19, 2025, which makes it super convenient for Crew members to attend. As Seminar Staff Members with more than 200 L1’s between them, Andy and Greg are the perfect people to give you some insight to the course. Check it out and see if attending is right for you.

When she isn’t working one of her two jobs, Kayla Fisher can be found crushing WODs with son, Kadon, in tow. Listen and hear how she has come to love brisk Ohio winters.

Katie Nelson started CrossFit as a way to relieve stress and came to love it. She competed in the BUFF last summer and soon will crush Rx Fran or maybe Diane … whichever comes first.

Michael Nettis, is back for his second stint in the Bomber’s Crew and first as a coach. He draws from years of experience as an athlete, coach and judge for major competitive events.

Chris Ruwaldt has a lot of fitness interests, but CrossFit provides the consistency component. You might have heard he is starting an indoor soccer team to start playing in a few weeks. All that is required is a willingness to have fun.

Austin Knickerbocker is an Ironman veteran and endurance guru. He can also make a pretty convincing argument that you could be one too.

Antti Luukkonen traveled far and wide before fate brought him to Ohio where he commuted daily past the Bomber’s homestead. His love of an active lifestyle brought him through the doors where he has become a mainstay of the 5am crew.