June 2015: The Godinez Family

This month, we celebrate a whole CrossFit Tyler family! 

Martha (46) & Guillermo (48) were born and raised in Uruapan, Michoacan Mexico. Their children, Abi (25) and David (23) were born and raised in Sacramento, CA.

Son David was the first to start CrossFitting 3 years ago. Then after about a year and a half of hearing about
how great it was, Guillermo (affetionately known as G-MO by all) joined up. Abi quickly followed suit, and after a lot of persuading, Martha completed the CrossFit family about a year ago.

Favorite WODs:

GMO- Anything with running, pull-ups or squats
Abi- Anything with burpees or air squats; I LOVE to SQUAT, any and all forms of it
Martha- Anything that requires endurance and weights

Least Favorite WODs:

GMO- WODs with back extensions
Abi- I do NOT like wall balls. AND I’m terrified of heights so I’m still scared of the box... so no box
jumps for me any time soon.
Martha- Anything that requires holding a heavy bar over my head

GMO and Abi

Tell us about you sports & fitness background:

GMO-On and off no consistent

Martha- I have always done physical activities, I like playing anything with balls, I enjoy bodypump,riding bikes,hiking,etc.

Abi- I was never really into fitness. I have always loved dancing and riding my bike, but that was about
it. You could almost call me a couch potato... except I was more on the book worm/nerd type level than full-out couch potato.

How did you first get exposed to CrossFit?

David wouldn’t stop talking about it, and telling us how much we could improve our individual fitness
levels if we started doing it.

After Abi, Gmo and David all joined CrossFit, and it was all they talked about during our meal
time, so it wasn’t an option anymore. [Martha] had to be part of the conversation.

Take us back to your first WOD... what was it, and how did it feel?

GMO- burpees, pull ups and ?

Abi- I don’t remember my very first WOD, but I do have a most memorable WOD which was one of
the first that I did. It was at the old box & we did 400m burpee broad jumps. Wow, I tore up my hands! I
remember seeing people bandage their hands up, but I was new and I had no idea why they were
doing that. After I was done, I felt like such a champ, bloodied hands and all.

Martha- My first day was a strength day.

What sort of changes have you seen in your body, health and fitness since starting CF?

GMO- Better upper body strength and endurance

Abi- I noticed that I gained muscle, especially in places I hadn’t noticed before.

Martha-I got stronger!

What sort of changes in your life have you experienced out of taking on something like CrossFit that were totally unexpected?

GMO- Going from 180lbs back squat to 300lbs

Abi- The biggest thing has probably been that it has given me confidence when it comes to trying
other sports activities.

Please share with us any favorite CrossFit / CFT moments.

GMO- ETX competition and The Murph

Martha- Cheering for the athletes at the ETX.

Abi- I really enjoy doing the Memorial day Hurph, because I like that we do it as a partner WOD. It’s hard, but you just sweat together and laugh a little because it feels infinite like you’re never going
to finish, but you just keep going and it’s so much fun.

GMO medals at the 2015 ETX Games

Any advice for people just getting started?

Abi- I would just say it will be a lot of fun. You might look at the WOD and think there is no way you
can do that, but don’t give up. We have great coaches and they will modify the WOD so you can do it
and so that you can still beastmode your workout.

Martha- Be clear on why you are joining CrossFit, share your goals, and ask for help

What are your hobbies, interests and/or talents outside of CrossFit?

GMO- helping people to feel better about themselves, been around Martha and my family

Abi- Outside of CrossFit, I still like to stay active. I love to dance, it’s actually my favorite form of
exercise. In addition to that, whether it’s going for a walk, or riding my bike, I just like being outdoors.

Martha-I play tennis, walk my dogs everyday,love caring for my family cooking a daily meal is the highlight of my life. I love training and developing new Herbalife members and changing lives through good 
nutrition.