Joshua Bird – Coach

His athletic background is wide and varied and includes competing in rugby for Providence Rugby Club in the US nationals, playing for Lisburn Rugby club in Northern Ireland and completing a century in cycling.

His philosophy as a trainer is to master the fundamentals; to teach “mastery before intensity”. Once the fundamentals are mastered, it opens up a whole new world to “whole” fitness, creates a new found connection with the body, and inspires the athlete to go farther and higher.

Michael Liberatore – Coach
mike@crossfitprovidence.com
401-261-2852 mobile

Email or call Mike to discuss your personal or group training options.

Mike is a Level I CrossFit Trainer with an Endurance Certification.  He has trained a wide variety of clients since 2003 and has coached a variety of classes at CrossFit Providence since 2008.

Mike believes personal succes begins with a foundation of 1) rest 2) healthy food and 3) intense workouts.

Mike has coached the Providence College Men’s Rugby Team since 2003 using CrossFit to improve their fitness.  In 2001, while studying at Providence College, Mike led the Men’s Rugby team to place 5th in the nation and won the USA Men’s Rugby Championship with the Boston Irish Wolfhounds RFC in 2003 and 2007.  He also played rugby for Siena, Italy and speaks conversational Italian and Spanish.

Chris Ahlemeyer – Coach
chris@crossfitprovidence.com

Christopher Ahlemeyer is certified as a Level I CrossFit trainer and one of the owners of CrossFit Providence. He currently works as the Operations Officer for the Rhode Island National Guard Mobilization Team, as well as Company Commander of the 143rd Infantry Company (Airborne) out of East Greenwich, RI. He is qualified as an Airborne Ranger and a Pathfinder, and is also trained in Mountain Warfare and Air Assault techniques. Chris was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he helped facilitate the Iraqi National Elections.

Chris participated in collegiate rugby at Providence College and also played rugby, track, and basketball in high school. Growing up in Western, MA, Chris has always enjoyed hiking and being outdoors. He recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft) in Tanzania, Africa and aspires to one day summit the highest peak on every continent.

Chris brings his unique military experiences and training to further diversify the CrossFit Providence community. He hopes to help members reach their full potential through encouragement, dedication, and humor.

Megan Boulet – Coach
meg@crossfitprovidence.com

Megan Boulet is a Level One Crossfit Trainer and has been coaching with Crossfit Providence since December 2008.  Since a very young age, Megan has been involved with many different athletics and organized sports, including soccer, basketball and running.  Since her graduation from St. Anselms College in 2003, Megan has served as a local Law Enforcement Officer.  She attributes her physical and mental preparedness for her unknown daily responsibilities at work to her training and involvement with the Crossfit programming.

Leo Sime – Coach
leo@crossfitprovidence.com

Leo is a former U.S.Marine and has served abroad honorably.  He stumbled upon Crossfit while we were in our first year as an affiliate.  Leo is a Level 1 Crossfit Certified Instructor, as well as the Gym Manager at CFP.  He constantly works hard to help each member reach his or her potential and get the most out of the daily workouts.

Leo introduces a unique and positive outlook in everyday life with the Crossfit method.  Leo serves as the Supervisor of all Behavior Technicians in Behavior Disorder classrooms throughout the city of Providence.  “With Crossfit everyone can work as a group, in unity for a common cause and simultaneously meet their personal goals in the gym.  You have to show yourself how bad you really want this and go after it.  You have to dig deep every single time and always stay hungry.”

Leo is also fluent in Spanish.
Gino Escalante Leite – Coach
gino@crossfitprovidence.com

Judah Boulet – Coach
judah@crossfitprovidence.com

Judah is a Level I Crossfit Trainer who also holds certifications for Crossfit Football  and Crossfit Endurance.  From his experience as a high school and collegiate rugby coach, he knows it is only advantageous for any athlete to be as strong fast and fit as possible, and that’s the philosophy behind his training.

By combining the fundamentals of Crossfit with functional movement strength training, in a high intensity environment, the demands placed on an athlete during a game can be simulated.

The same training principles for sports, the need to be stronger and faster than your opposition, can be directly related to Law Enforcement.  Whether it is through private instruction, class instruction, or the Strong and Fast Program, Judah can help maximize your strength, speed and agility gains!  Judah is comfortable training athletes of any age, law enforcement, or military looking to gain a competitive edge, as well as those just looking to be in the best shape possible.

Judah uses his programming for his own training as well as some of CFP’s general programming, and credits his training to the life transformation he underwent over ten years ago.  He has refereed rugby at the top level of domestic rugby in the US, as well as officiated at international tournaments, and currently focuses on coaching high school rugby.  He uses the fundamentals of Crossfit for his team’s pre-season and in-season conditioning.

Judah is also available for life, wellness and nutrition coaching.  He has an educational background in Pharmacology and Physiology, and currently is a lecturer at Merrimack College where he teaches Nutrition and Health.

James Needham – Coach
james@crossfitprovidence.com

James served 6 years in the United States Marine Corps and was Honorable Discharged as a Sergeant.  For 10 years after the Marines, he worked full time in a number of different Health clubs & Personal Training Studios as a Nationally Certified personal trainer with ACE (American Council on Exercise), AFAA (Aerobics & Fitness Association of America) & NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association).  James’ Philosophy has always been the same; to give his clients the attention, respect and motivation that he always wanted as a new person in the gym.  In Feb 2010 he became a Level 1 Certified CrossFit Trainer.

Dawn Marie Angus – Coach
dawn@crossfitprovidence.com

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