Our Team

CO OWNER / HEAD COACH

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2010

    Coaching Experience: CF-L 2, CF Kids, CF Kettlebell Certification

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 275#
    Clean & Jerk:     180#
    Snatch:     125# 
    Favorite WOD:     Interval workouts
    Favorite CF Movement:     All of them!
    Favorite Thing About CF:     Community

    Fun Facts:
    -Lived in 9 different cities in 4 different states  
    -I can make food disappear 😂
    -I judged at regionals the weekend before I had Paitynn and did Murph the day before having her! 

    Advice:
    Don’t be afraid to trust the process!

CO OWNER / COACH

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2010

    Coaching Experience: CF-L 1

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 245# many years ago 😹
    Clean & Jerk:     180#
    Snatch:     150# 
    Favorite WOD:     None. I’m always dying 😹😭
    Favorite CF Movement:     Hang power cleans 
    Favorite Thing About CF:     The community! There’s so many people that you meet and encounter that you probably wouldn’t talk to otherwise, but because we have CrossFit in common you become friends with. It’s awesome! Different ages, beliefs, & skill levels! 

    Fun Facts:
    -I’ve gone great white shark cage diving in South Africa. 
    -My favorite food is chicken wings 😻😻
    -I petted a big ass lion in Argentina, like Mufasa big! 

    Advice:
    Listen to your body and coaches! When we tell you guys to drop weight or to not do certain things it’s for your own good, we don’t want you to get hurt & we want you to learn how to do it the right way. 

COACH

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2020

    Coaching Experience: A little less than a year

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 250#
    Clean & Jerk:     125#
    Snatch:     85# 
    Favorite WOD:     Ones with WB’s
    Favorite CF Movement:     Bench Press and Squats
    Favorite Thing About CF:     Community and support from fellow athletes. 

    Fun Facts:
    I like cooking and Trying different cuisines, Enjoy exploring new cities, I’ve been lifting weights since high school 

COACH

COACH

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2023

    Coaching Experience: 9 months. Working on attaining L1

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 305#
    Clean & Jerk:     175#
    Snatch:     125# 
    Favorite WOD:     Anything with rowing/ alt db snatch and or KB swings
    Favorite CF Movement:     DB snatch, deadlifts, KB swings.
    Favorite Thing About CF:     the community you build that turns into family

    Fun Facts:
    -Met the Queen of England
    -I’m afraid of heights, yet will jump out of a perfectly good airplane- and have done so. lol
    -Visited Africa and other places around the world.

CO OWNER / PERSONAL TRAINER

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2010

    Coaching Experience: Navy College Nutrition Certification, Navy fitness training NAFAS, Kettlebell Cerification, USA Weightlifting Certification L-1

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 405#
    Bench Press:     330# x2
    Deadlift:     475# 
    Push-Ups (Max): 405
    Butterfly Pull-Ups (Max): 40
    Double Unders (Unbroken): 125
    Favorite WOD:     Chelsea
    Favorite CF Movement:     Pull-up 
    Favorite Thing About CF:     It is not cookie-cutter, and always push a person in different stimulus. 

    Fun Facts:
    -I got run over by goat as a child.
    - I got my finger stuck in an elevator 
    - Went on a flight in a Navy F-18 fighter jet. 

COACH

  • My name is Ricardo Rivera, I prefer to go by Cardo. I’m from Rochester, New York and am 31 years old. I went to school for Finance Technology, auto mechanic, and hvac. My life goal is to become a life coach. Was a Sergeant  in US Army 2016-2021.

    Year Started CrossFit: 2021

    Coaching Experience: I was the in charge of making sure any Soldier i was responsible maintain fitness and body composition standards outlined in Army Regulation 670-1. Other than that this is my first opportunity really coaching here at Unfiltered.

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 427#
    Clean & Jerk:     255#
    Snatch:     205# 
    Favorite WOD:     Kelly
    Favorite CF Movement:     Turkish get ups
    Favorite Thing About CF:     The inspiration I get from members.

    Fun Facts:
    -I love dancing salsa and bachata on weekends.
    -I enjoy a good challenge and improving my weaknesses.
    -I think I’m funnier than I actually am.

COACH

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2014

    Coaching Experience: CF-L1, USAW-1

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 385#
    Clean & Jerk:     285#
    Snatch:     245# 

    Favorite WOD:     Any workout with low reps and high rounds!
    Favorite CF Movement:     Muscle-ups
    Favorite Thing About CF:     My favorite part about CF is that it shows you that you can always do hard things.

    Fun Facts:
    -By the time I was 17 years old I had already visit 8 different countries by myself.
    - I moved here form Venezuela when I was 18 years old.
    - I develop websites!

    Advice: Trust your instincts. If something does not feel right, always communicate with your coach. Your best interest is always our first priority.

COACH

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2015

    Coaching Experience: I’m a certified law enforcement instructor, firearms instructor, and a rappel instructor. Training for CF-L1 certification.

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 285lbs
    Clean and Jerk: 165lbs
    Snatch: 120lbs
    Favorite WOD: Any Hero WOD
    Favorite CF Movement: Gymnastics (pull-ups, toes to bar, handstand pushups)
    Favorite thing about CF: The grind and the community. Love looking at a workout and thinking, that looks hard and then looking at it again after I finish and saying to myself, I did that! The support you get before, during and after the workout. 

    Fun Facts:
    -I’m a retired police Deputy Chief and served 8 years in the United States Air Force.
    - I ride an Indian Chieftain motorcycle.
    - I have ridden a bicycle on several occasions from Virginia to Washington DC.

    Advice:
    There are things you can do and things you don’t put your mind to. Take that first step and keep moving. Ok to slow down but don’t stop.

COACH

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2020

    Coaching Experience: 2 Years

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 315#
    Clean & Jerk:     235#
    Snatch:     200# 
    Favorite WOD:     🤷🏻‍♂️
    Favorite CF Movement:     Snatch
    Favorite Thing About CF:     Community and the challenge.

    Fun Facts:
    -I’ve completed a full marathon that I trained myself. 
    - Training for a full marathon I would watch CrossFit documentaries to get pumped for training and that’s how got interested in CrossFit. 
    - Sing and play drums. Can do both at the same time. 

    Advice:
    Don’t be afraid to trust the process!

SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Year Started CrossFit: 2014

    PR’s & Favorites:
    Back Squat: 225#
    Clean & Jerk:     180#
    Snatch:     125# 
    Deadlift: 295# 
    Favorite WOD:     anything with wall balls and t2b are for me! So maybe 18.5! 
    Favorite CF Movement:     wall balls, t2b
    Favorite Thing About CF:     My favorite part of CrossFit is the community! It brings people of all fitness levels together, and over the past 12 years I’ve made amazing friends and met some truly awesome people along the way.

    Fun Facts:
    -Outside of the gym I love to rock climb 
    -Currently deep in a sourdough baking obsession 
    -Girl mom x3!