Meet Ray Fernandez: Black Belt, CrossFit Seminar Staff for Adaptive and Injured Athletes, certified Level II CrossFit coach, CrossFit Kids instructor, USAW Level 1 Sports Performance Coach and Co-Owner of CrossFit 1904.
Ray attributes his current path to his work at a nursing home, where he worked his way up from a dishwasher to a line cook. But at the time, he couldn’t see himself being a cook. So he stepped into a position in Maintenance, where he applied his knowledge of functional movement and living. After about 8 years, he re-evaluated where he was and decided that he wanted to pursue a career in the fitness industry as a strength and conditioning coach.
In this interview we’re talking about
- How to make money doing what you love
- How Ray got his start working with the Adaptive community
- How he programs for his Adaptive athletes and how that programming was developed
- The importance of connection and community and how to cultivate that
- How passion leads him in his every day life
….and so much more!
Check out the podcast below
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Classes Available
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Season 2 is sponsored by Adaptive Sports Connection whose mission is to empower children, adults, and veterans with physical and cognitive challenges through sports and therapeutic outdoor recreation.