I was born in Arizona, but grew up near Disneyland in southern California. I've been working out regularly since Karch Kiraly said during the 1984 summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles that he warms up for volleyball tournaments by doing 300 sit-ups. (Six weeks later, I was able to do 300 sit-ups.) I worked out alone at home for nineteen years until I hired a trainer in 2003. Since July of 2005, one of my trainers is Christopher Evans. Since November of 2013, the other of my trainers is Luke Stoker. Their basic philosophy for training me seems to be, "Well, that didn't kill him, so, let's try this...." For me, the key to doing well during a workout is to relax and keep smiling. In March of 2021, Luke Stoker talked me into participating in a CrossFit Open for the first time.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2025 | 1108th Men (65-69) | 359th Men (65-69) North America West | 763rd Men (65-69) United States | 2nd Men (65-69) CrossFit Psyched | ||||
| 2024 | 91st Men (65+) | 25th Men (65+) North America West | 63rd Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit Psyched | ||||
| 2023 | 150th Men (65+) | 60th Men (65+) North America West | 120th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit Psyched | ||||
| 2022 | 178th Men (65+) | 148th Men (65+) North America | 139th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit Psyched | ||||
| 2021 | 1036th Men (60-64) | 817th Men (60-64) North America | 763rd Men (60-64) United States | 1st Men (60-64) CrossFit Psyched | ||||
Benchmark Stats
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1RM Back Squat -- 1RM Bench Press -- 1RM Clean & Jerk -- 1RM Deadlift -- 1RM Front Squat -- 1RM Hang Power Clean -- 1RM Hang Power Snatch -- 1RM Hang Squat Clean -- 1RM Hang Squat Snatch -- 1RM Overhead Squat -- 1RM Power Clean -- 1RM Power Snatch -- 1RM Push Jerk -- 1RM Push Press -- 1RM Shoulder Press -- 1RM Split Jerk -- 1RM Squat Clean -- 1RM Squat Snatch -- 1RM Thruster -- 1RM Weighted Pull-up -- 30 Muscle-ups For Time -- 3RM Back Squat -- 3RM Deadlift -- 3RM Front Squat -- 5RM Back Squat -- 5RM Deadlift -- 5RM Front Squat -- Abbate -- Adrian -- Alexander -- Amanda -- Andi -- Andy -- Angie -- Annie -- Arnie -- Artie -- Badger -- Barbara -- Barbara Ann -- Barraza -- Bell -- Bert -- Bike 50 Cal -- Blake -- Bradley -- Bradshaw -- Brenton -- Brian -- Bulger -- Bull -- Cameron -- Candy -- Carse -- CHAD1000x -- Chelsea -- Cindy -- Coe -- Coffland -- CrossFit Total -- Dallas 5 -- Daniel -- Danny -- Del -- DG -- Diane -- Donny -- Dork -- DT -- Elizabeth -- Ellen -- Emily -- Eva -- Eva Strong -- Falkel -- -
Fight Gone Bad -- Filthy 50 -- Fran -- Freestyle Diane -- Gator -- GHD Annie -- Glen -- Grace -- Grettel -- Griff -- Gwen -- Hall -- Hansen -- Harper -- Havana -- Heavy Grace -- Helen -- Helton -- Hildy -- Holbrook -- Holleyman -- Hoover -- Hope -- Hortman -- Hotshots 19 -- Ingrid -- Isabel -- Jack -- Jackie -- Jennifer -- Jenny -- Jerry -- Jorge -- Josh -- Josie -- JT -- Karen -- Kelly -- Kelly Brown -- Kerrie -- Klepto -- L1 Benchmark -- Ladder Nancy -- Lane -- Laura -- Linda -- Loredo -- Luke -- Lumberjack 20 -- Lyla -- Lynne -- Maggie -- Manion -- Marco -- Marguerita -- Marston -- Martin -- Mary -- Maupin -- Max Bar Muscle-ups -- Max Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups -- Max Double-Unders -- Max Handstand Hold (Free) -- Max Handstand Hold (Wall) -- Max Handstand Push-ups -- Max Handstand Push-ups (Strict) -- Max L-Sit Hold -- Max Muscle-ups -- Max Muscle-ups (Strict) -- Max Pull-ups -- Max Pull-ups (Strict) -- Max Toes-to-Bar -- Maxton -- McGhee -- Michael -- -
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