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MEMBER PROFILE – FELIX KROG

WHAT DROVE YOU TO JOIN CrossFit JOZI EAST?
A Friend suggested it to me. He is a CrossFit – Elite athlete. The difficulty that I experienced with attending a conventional gym is that very often equipment is occupied by other members and you are constantly walking around trying to substitute one exercise for another, only to find that the substitution exercise equipment is also occupied.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A MEMBER FOR?
3 months and counting.

WHO INSPIRES YOU?
Anybody that is a member of a CrossFit box and the coaches.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHEN YOU AREN’T AT THE GYM?
Mostly working – I am a physician (GP) based in Kempton Park

TELL US ONE INTERESTING THING THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I am married to the most beautiful girl in the world… no seriously… it’s true!

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD T.V PROGRAMME?
Don’t know if any of the older members can remember Thundercats!

IF YOU HAD TO HAVE A SUPER POWER WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
The power of “hulk” and the speed of “flash”. Think it could come in handy with CrossFit.

WHAT WOULD YOUR PERFECT WORKOUT BE?
That’s an easy one – Completing that ONE workout that I once couldn’t complete.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE CLASS OR SESSION AT CFJ EAST?
When I teamed up with Clinton in this crazy running match thing where we competed with other teams. I thought I was going to die that day. But as Carl says “You have to visit that place where you push yourself to the max!” It is strange how one remembers the really difficult times and usually it is the most memorable.

WHAT MIGHT WE FIND IN YOUR FRIDGE AT HOME?
A lot of water bottles. Since I started CrossFit I find myself a little more thirsty.

WHAT IS THE COOLEST THING THAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED AT CFJ EAST?
The first time you succeed in doing a strict pull up is an amazing feeling.

WHAT CHANGES IN YOUR HEALTH HAVE YOU NOTICED SINCE STARTING?
My brother and I enjoy wakeboarding and usually after a session we have a bit of backache (lower back pain). Since I started with CrossFit I don’t suffer with backache after a session on the water.

LIST SOME OF YOUR BIG GOALS.
To be a healthy and supportive Dad AND to be a level 2 athlete… now… if I can only get level 1 out of the way!

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