Rylee Yarrington

I was a competitive gymnast for over a decade, and when I decided to retire from the sport that consumed my time for most of my life, I needed an alternative form of exercise. I decided that CrossFit would ‘fill the void’ that gymnastics had left behind. My first impression was that CrossFit had a […]

Alexis Willey

I joined CrossFit 2311 because I wanted to be active again and get back into shape. I knew several people from work who were going to CrossFit 2311, and they all raved about it. I was also reassured to know that the owner (Dr.Eric Yarrington) was a local Physical Therapist, which definitely eased some concerns […]

Nancy East

Strong is the New Skinny I’m reading a great book to my kids right now called Navigating Early. The protagonist is a 13-year-old boy whose mother has recently died. He laments the fact that he has forgotten what her voice sounded like. You empathize with others who have experienced the loss of their mother, whether […]

Abbie Wilkins

What brought you to CrossFit? There were several reasons I started at CF2311. First of all, my husband and I had recently moved to Waynesville and had our second child around the same time, and I desperately needed a kick start back into fitness. I had always been active, but moving to a new place […]

Tom Mallette

What brought you to CrossFit? I have always tried to stay in shape either by mountain biking, hiking, etc. I was doing Insanity before Crossfit opened and was looking for another challenge. A dear friend from Grad School started a Crossfit in Detroit several years ago so I was aware and intrigued of the concept. […]

Elizabeth McLeod

What brought you to CrossFit- I originally started coming to our Box because a friend wanted me to go with them as support.. 🙂 She had never done any sort of lifting before, and I did have some experience with lifting, but wanted to see what all the hype was about. I was doing the […]

Chuck Wilkins

1. What bought you to CrossFit 2311? Friends elsewhere talking about how great Crossfit is. Finally after two years of not exercising, made a commitment to myself to get back in shape. So decided to try Crossfit. I knew Sage at the time (April 2014) and he encouraged me to come to Crossfit 2311. And […]

Carlyle Schomberg

1. What brought you to CrossFit? I knew several folks coming and it looked like fun! 2. What was your first impression? How has that changed? Intense, technical, hard!! It hasn’t!!! 3. What are you working on now? Need to improve technique, especailly Olympic lifts, and mobility. 4. What was your greatest achievement? Completing Murph……although […]

Joe Davis

After some major convincing, another member, Carlyle Schomberg got me to come to my first On Ramp. As a former student athlete, I heard my strength coaches voice their negative opinions about CrossFit for 4 years, not to mention the publicized injuries from the workouts. Needless to say I was extremely hesitant. Thank goodness Carlyle […]

Ricky Lanning

I had previously lost about 70+ pounds through changes in diet and I wanted to change my focus to strength and agility training. I really was drawn to CrossFit because of the variety of workouts and the opportunity of having coaching. My first impression was that you probably should already be in good shape before […]