Meet Your Coaches – Nikki and Steve
Our team is growing! By a lot actually, but we’ll trickle that info over the next few days.
We are firm believers that it’s the community which separates CFE from other gym experiences. Which is why we’ve always focused our search for new coaches from within the membership. Over the next months you’ll see a few new faces going through training at CFEU: where we build the skills needed to transition from athlete to coach. First up, Nikki and Steve. Please help us in welcoming them to the team!
I can count on one hand the number of people I know with as much self-motivation and drive as Nikki. She may be one of the few of us that actually kept fitnessing during the shutdown last year… As a law enforcement officer, there is real world applicability to her training. But she enjoys it too, and she’s looking forward to sharing that passion with you all. Read on to learn a little bit more about Nikki that you might not already know..
WHAT DO YOU SPECIALIZE IN?
Coffee and squats
WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT?
Good nutrition and helping others.
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
Read, and jiu jitsu. Occasionally recklessly spend money 
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST ABOUT COACHING IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Connecting with new people that I don’t usually get to see, and watching people crush their goals.
WHAT IS YOUR ATHLETIC BACKGROUND?
High school cheerleading, dabbled in power lifting, CrossFit for 5 years, and jiu jitsu and muy Thai.
HOW DID YOU END UP A CROSSFIT COACH?
I started at CFE in 2017, and immediately fell in love with the community. Naturally progressed into being here more, and am so excited to start coaching.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF YOUR JOURNEY INTO CROSSFIT SO FAR?
Gymnastics by far. And running. Don’t put me down for running.
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO CFE?
Watching CrossFit documentaries, thinking I’d end up looking like the athletes.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE?
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the lights.
IF YOU HAD TO EAT ONE MEAL FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Sushi 
YOU HAVE TO SING KARAOKE, WHAT SONG DO YOU PICK?
Bye bye bye – NSYNC
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
Harry Potter
IF ALIENS LANDED ON EARTH TOMORROW AND OFFERED TO TAKE YOU HOME WITH THEM WOULD YOU GO?
YOLO – let’s do it
WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASSING FASHION TREND YOU USE TO ROCK?
Windbreaker pants the zip off into shorts, and basically every early 2000’s fashion trend
As a competitive OCR athlete, Steve joined CFE and boy did he have an engine (and still does!). Hell would freeze over before you caught him without a smile on his face, even in the middle of the nastiest of workouts. Steve is constantly encouraging those around him and inevitably lifts up the mood of the room. I can’t get mad at the guy, even after he’s lapped me three times in a workout… Read on to catch up on Steve’s driving motivation to join the team
WHAT DO YOU SPECIALIZE IN?
I was introduced to Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) in 2014 and fell in love (eg, Spartan Race, Tough Mudder). Since then, I’ve really tried to learn several tips and tricks to help be more efficient and conquer what the race course puts in front of us. From 8 foot walls, to heavy carries, to spear throws, I’d love to share what I’ve learned.
WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT?
Helping people achieve their goals. Outside the gym, I’m a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, and I help people improve their financial situation. At CFE I want to do the same…help people hit their goals (and then exceed them)!
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
We’re a very active family. Catie and I have three kids – Emma 21, Josh 18, and Izzie 11. We love to ski, run, hike, travel, and play with our Rottweiler, Bear.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST ABOUT COACHING IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
CFE is a really important and positive part of my day and routine. I want to help foster that with others.
WHAT IS YOUR ATHLETIC BACKGROUND?
I played soccer, basketball, & lacrosse through high school and ran cross country and played lacrosse at UNH. Since then, I’ve taken up hockey, running local road races, and OCR.
HOW DID YOU END UP A CROSSFIT COACH?
I LOVE seeing what people are capable of accomplishing. With some guidance and dedication we’re all capable of achieving goals we never thought possible. CFE has been that guidance for me…I’ve just needed to supply the dedication.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF YOUR JOURNEY INTO CROSSFIT SO FAR?
Muscle ups for Pete sake!
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO OUTSIDE OF THE GYM?
1) Travel with my family and 2) Spartan Races with my kids
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO CFE?
I wanted to take my fitness to the next level. While I had the desire, I didn’t have the plan/direction…CFE brought that in a big way!
WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE ON YOUR HORIZON?
Spartan Ultra 50k in April 2022. I turn 50 in April…what better way to celebrate turning 50 then to run a 50k?!
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE?
Get busy living or get busy dying. -Red from Shawshank Redemption
IF YOU HAD TO EAT ONE MEAL FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Annie’s mac and cheese with Kielbasa, sweet Jesus it’s good!
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND?
Too many to list but I’m a huge fan of U2, Mumford and Sons, Pearl Jam, and Neil Diamond
YOU HAVE TO SING KARAOKE, WHAT SONG DO YOU PICK
Bohemian Rhapsody – I’ve got range
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
Good Will Hunting
IF ALIENS LANDED ON EARTH TOMORROW AND OFFERED TO TAKE YOU HOME WITH THEM WOULD YOU GO?
Is there in-flight entertainment?
WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASSING FASHION TREND YOU USE TO ROCK?
I had to wear a tie all through middle school…the slim leather tie was my go-to!
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