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1 ATHLETE OF THE MONTH Name: Scott Vetter | Month: March 2017 Q: Where are you from? A: Phoenix, Arizona. Q: What do you do for work? A: I work for an oil and gas company – in the operations center – in Parachute. I work a week on and a week off. Q: What are your hobbies outside of the gym? A: Hunting, snowboarding, hanging out with my wife and kids. I do a lot of metal work, too – both decorative and functional. Q: Are there any interesting facts about you that others don’t know? A: Interesting facts…gosh…I was a certified smokejumper for a time in Flagstaff, Arizona. Q: When did you start CrossFit? A: Late October of 2016. Q: What is your favorite CrossFit movement? A: Today I’m going to say thrusters. Q: What is your least favorite CrossFit movement? A: As of yesterday, burpee box jumps. Q: What were your thoughts prior to starting CrossFit, and how have those changed? A: Prior thoughts were just mixed. I didn’t know too much about it, I just knew it was a highintensity workout. I quickly became addicted to it and couldn’t get enough. I couldn’t walk for four days after my first Saturday workout with Ray. I want to thank all of the coaches and other people at the gym for making me feel welcome and wanting to constantly come back. Q: What changes have you seen since starting CrossFit? A: Huge changes. I have lost 30 pounds! And my overall max weight on deadlift and power cleans has jumped, even from college. Q: What are your goals in CrossFit? A: Just to push myself to my maximum training level, and to constantly improve myself.

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Page 1: ATHLETE OF THE MONTH - Constant Contactfiles.constantcontact.com/a15c9af0401/b0eb3410-2ff...! 2!! Q:!How!did!you!hear!about!Sopris!CrossFit?!! A:!Justbydrivingby.Isawthesign. !!! Q:!How!has!CrossFit!changed!your!lifestyle?!

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ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Name: Scott Vetter | Month: March 2017    Q:  Where  are  you  from?    A:  Phoenix,  Arizona.      Q:  What  do  you  do  for  work?    A:  I  work  for  an  oil  and  gas  company  –  in  the  operations  center  –  in  Parachute.  I  work  a  week  on  and  a  week  off.    Q:  What  are  your  hobbies  outside  of  the  gym?    A:  Hunting,  snowboarding,  hanging  out  with  my  wife  and  kids.  I  do  a  lot  of  metal  work,  too  –  both  decorative  and  functional.      Q:  Are  there  any  interesting  facts  about  you  that  others  don’t  know?    A:  Interesting  facts…gosh…I  was  a  certified  smokejumper  for  a  time  in  Flagstaff,  Arizona.      Q:  When  did  you  start  CrossFit?    A:  Late  October  of  2016.    Q:  What  is  your  favorite  CrossFit  movement?  A:  Today  I’m  going  to  say  thrusters.    Q:  What  is  your  least  favorite  CrossFit  movement?    A:  As  of  yesterday,  burpee  box  jumps.    Q:  What  were  your  thoughts  prior  to  starting  CrossFit,  and  how  have  those  changed?    A:  Prior  thoughts  were  just  mixed.  I  didn’t  know  too  much  about  it,  I  just  knew  it  was  a  high-­‐intensity  workout.  I  quickly  became  addicted  to  it  and  couldn’t  get  enough.  I  couldn’t  walk  for  four  days  after  my  first  Saturday  workout  with  Ray.  I  want  to  thank  all  of  the  coaches  and  other  people  at  the  gym  for  making  me  feel  welcome  and  wanting  to  constantly  come  back.      Q:  What  changes  have  you  seen  since  starting  CrossFit?    A:  Huge  changes.  I  have  lost  30  pounds!  And  my  overall  max  weight  on  deadlift  and  power  cleans  has  jumped,  even  from  college.      Q:  What  are  your  goals  in  CrossFit?    A:  Just  to  push  myself  to  my  maximum  training  level,  and  to  constantly  improve  myself.      

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 Q:  How  did  you  hear  about  Sopris  CrossFit?    A:  Just  by  driving  by.  I  saw  the  sign.      Q:  How  has  CrossFit  changed  your  lifestyle?  A:  All  for  the  better.  It  has  changed  my  eating  habits  for  sure.  I’m  now  so  pure  paleo  that  it  drives  my  wife  nuts.  It  has  made  all  aspects  of  my  life  healthier.  I  tend  to  think  that  if  I  can  get  through  a  CrossFit  workout,  then  all  other  life  obstacles  can  be  worked  through.    Q:  What  advice  would  you  give  to  someone  who  is  just  starting  at  Sopris  CrossFit?  A:  The  pain  is  only  temporary.