United States
Terry Towler
No performance history
In 2007 I started having problems with the nerves in my eyes that started a domino effect in my life I never foresaw and thought I wouldn’t survive. Within a year of that eye appt I had lost a nerve in my left forearm, had nerve damage in both eyes and had nerve damage in my right shoulder that caused my scapula to stick out 90 degrees. Local doctors thought I had ALS but couldn’t figure it out so they sent me to the MAYO Clinic in MN. After being there a week they were unable to tell me exactly what was wrong but that they thought I had some rare auto-Immune disease that resembled Multiple Sclerosis but wasn’t MS. They said that I probably would never be in a gym again. For awhile I believed them but I kept trying. I looked in to CrossFit in 2010 after reading articles about Parkinson's patients doing CrossFit to help control their neurological problems. I still wasn’t quite physical ready though for CrossFit. By 2012 through diet, prayers and other physical fitness (running) I had my issues mostly in remission and I tried my first CrossFit class. There was a lot I couldn’t do and what I could do I had to wear a brace on my left arm for everything but I kept going and doing what I could. I was lucky enough to have 3 of the best coaches around (thanks Chris, Dex and Vic) who always seemed to find ways to help me work through and with the issues I was dealt. Somewhere along the way I lost the brace and rarely if ever have to use it. I thought I would never do a MU or HSPU (which I could do in college) but last year during the open I was able to do 1 of each and didn’t have to scale. I don’t know what the future holds but through prayer, diet and CrossFit I have been pretty much in remission with occasional flare ups over the last 3-4 years. And I have been able to do so without major drugs and I hope to keep it that way!
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 495th Men (55-59) | 39th Men (55-59) South Central | 389th Men (55-59) United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | Men | Men (50-54) | Men South Central | Men (50-54) South Central | – – | – – | ||
| 2015 | 59281st Men | 794th Men (50-54) | 4513th Men South Central | 55th Men (50-54) South Central | – – | – – | ||
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 -- -
Moore -- Morrison -- Mr. Joshua -- Murph -- Nancy -- Nasty Girls -- Nasty Girls V2 -- Nate -- Nicole -- Nutts -- Omar -- Partner Kelly -- Paul Pena -- Peyton -- Pheezy -- Power Amanda -- Rahoi -- Randy -- Rankel -- René -- Rich -- Riley -- Row 1000m -- Row 100m -- Row 2000m -- Row 250m -- Row 3000m -- Row 500m -- Row 5K -- Roy -- Run 1 Mile -- Run 100m -- Run 10K -- Run 2 Miles -- Run 200m -- Run 400m -- Run 5k -- Run 800m -- Run Row Run Rx -- Run Row Run Scaled -- Run Row Run Sprint -- Ryan -- Schmalls -- Scotty -- Sham -- Ship -- Sisson -- Small -- Strict Elizabeth -- T.U.P. -- Tabata Something Else -- Tabata This! -- The Chief -- The Don -- The Ghost -- The Lyon -- The Other Total -- The Seven -- Thompson -- Time Priority Angie -- Timothy Helton -- TK -- Tommy V -- Topsy -- Twelve Days of Christmas -- Tyler -- Viola -- Wes -- White -- Whitten -- Wilmot -- Wittman -- Wood -- Zeus -- Zimmerman --