G

Coach G has enjoyed moving his body since he was a kid.  As a child in Brazil he participated in Capoeira.  Once his family immigrated to the US he found a love for American sports and played football (GO BIRDS!), ice hockey, lacrosse, and soccer throughout school.  After high school G found fitness through hiking, rucking, running, and the occasional trip to globo gyms for bodybuilding.  He eventually found Crossfit while flipping through channels on TV and caught Rich Fronning and Josh Bridges going head to head in a workout at the Games.  After seeing a friend from high school doing the same type of workouts at a local gym, G decided to give it a try and has been hooked ever since!  G joined Raid as his second gym and said the community and welcoming environment is what made him stay.  “Having started at a gym with not so friendly members, walking into Raid and ever since the first class being greeted by people I’d never met immediately set the tone and showed me what Raid was all about. I felt welcomed, and I knew since the first class I didn’t want to be anywhere else.”  G’s favorite part of coaching is being able to help people perform a movement they were afraid of or felt intimidated by.  He loves helping people realize they are more capable than they think.