Coach Tom Benge has been personally involved in fitness and training for over 20 years during which, much of that time has been spent personally training people from 1 on 1 through small and large groups. Personally, he started as a weight lifter and body builder and there soon after became an avid student of fitness and soon began training others. For over 14 years he was the lead trainer responsible for the physical conditioning program of police recruits at a municipal police training academy as well as being the lead in administering the physical agility test for his police department.
Tom has also been a strength and conditioning coach to a college swim team and basketball team, lectured numerous times on the topics of fitness and nutrition and served as the Fitness Manager at an Athletic Club. Thomas is a Level 1 CrossFit Ceritified Coach, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and an Apex Fitness Professional. He has been familiar with CrossFit training methods for several years, but as been dedicated CrossFitter for over 9 months. Coach Tom is excited about CrossFit not only from a health and fitness standpoint, but because it is something that he gets to do with his awesome wife (Coach Nicole). Coach Tom is personally mentored by Coach Rick Santa Maria of CrossFit Chula Vista, CA. In addition to his extensive training background, Thomas is passionate about seeing other people succeed and has been an educator of adult learners for 15 yrs.
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