It seems as if the word Premier CrossFit and the word community often go together. Premier is more than just a place to get a good workout. It’s a place where people come together to support each other, celebrate victories and reached goals, and sweat and push to be better every day. That’s what we love about Premier.
We come together around many things… Competitions, Hero WODs, and of course our daily workout. But in the past few months, our Premier crew rallied around one of our newer member… Jaquan Mackenzie.
JaQuan Mckenzie is 16 years old is working hard for Windsor Handyman Services while also going to school. JaQuan is hard-working, unselfish, and loving… someone who could best be described as a strong, sweet teddy bear. And around him, the whole Premier family has come together to sponsor his first year of CrossFit and support him as he becomes healthier and stronger.
It’s been amazing to watch how everyone has come together… Each person pitching in in some way… some buying him CrossFit shoes, others purchasing workout clothes, others giving him a place to live over the summer, many pitching in to pay for his CrossFit and Athleo membership, and everyone giving lots of encouragement and support.
In Jaquan’s words, “Everybody is really encouraging and nobody puts anyone down. I like that people cheer for each other.”
Jaquan has jumped right in with CrossFit and is loving it already and seeing huge improvements in his strength and health. He’s already down 8 waist sizes and numerous pounds and it gaining incredible amounts of strength each week.
Jaquan says, “I like to do anything with weights. Some people get nervous or tired when the weight gets heavy, but it just revs me up and makes me ready to go and push hard. Seriously, I love the bar. I’m a big boy, so I can throw around a lot of weight, but Premier coaches have taught me the elements and the specifics on how to lift and lift well so my form is getting better all the time.The coaches are so patient and take time for me which I like a lot.”
Jaquan is making huge strides at the gym every day and he says that he can’t express what it means to know that the Premier has come together around him… To support him in his fitness and cheer for him and sweat beside him.
This is what makes the Premier family so special… The fact that we can rally together to do good and support positive changes in someone’s life.
Jaquan is excited for what he will accomplish in the coming months and is excited to compete in his first CrossFit competition this year.
We can’t wait to see where CrossFit takes you Jaquan… You have the whole Premier family behind you and supporting you!
