GRACE PATENAUDE, Coach/Owner
Certifications: CrossFit Level I, CF Barbell, CF Olympic Weightlifging, CF Movement & Mobility, CF Kids and USA Weightlifting Level 1 Performance. Attended Catalyst Athletics' Olympic Lifts Seminar, CF Endurance Running Clinic and Whole9 Paleo Trainer's Clinic
Competition: CF Central CF TOTAL Challenge Individual 2008, BCCF Megafest Individual 2009/Team 2010/2011, CFC Oktoberfest Team 2009, CFH Women's Challenge 2009/2010, CFB Showdown Individual 2010, CFDC All Cities Open Masters 2010, CFE Fall Brewses 2011, Reebok CF South Central Regional Team 2011
Grace Patenaude is a Certified CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, CrossFit Barbell, USA Weightlifing Level 1 Performance Coach and CPR certified. She has been in the fitness industry since the mid 1980's. Although her fitness background includes basketball, track & field, classical ballet, martial arts, body building and endurance sports, she has never felt as challenged as she was when she adopted the CrossFit methodology. Through CrossFit training, Grace has seen her clients achieve real results. Not only do they look fitter and stronger, but their increase in strength is evident in their daily lives. Grace's philosophy is to train body movements so that an individual becomes efficient, effective and injury-free in what they do, whether it be work, supplemental conditioning to sports, getting back into shape or the spur of the moment demands of life, work and everyday activities.
Austin's CrossFit Central CROSSFIT TOTAL Challenge 2008
Favorite CF Movement: Squat Clean, Jerk, Squat Snatch , DL, Pull-ups & Thrusters
Least Liked CF Movement: The Elusive Muscle-Up
Email: grace@atomiccrossfit.com 281-794-6698
JIM KELLY, Coach/Director of Programming/Owner
Certifications: CrossFit Level I, CF Barbell, CF Olympic Weightlifting, CF Movement and Mobility, ACE and attended Catalyst Athletics' Olympic Lift Seminar
Jim is a former US ARMY Master Fitness Trainer and Certified Personal Trainer. His passion for coaching and helping others achieve their fitness goals, as well as achieve his own, is evident during every workout. Jim is an IT Manager during the day, but in the early mornings he loves to leave everything he has on floor at the "Reactor" Box!
Favorite Quote:
"Your form's going to break down under heavier weight. That's just the nature of the universe."
- RIP
Favorite CF Movement: Muscle-UP or Clean it's a tie....
Least Liked CF Movement: HSPU
Email: jim@atomiccrossfit.com
JOHN BRYANT, Coach/Owner
Certifications: CrossFit Level I, CF Barbell, CF Olympic Weightlifting, CF Movement & Mobility and attended Catalyst Athletics' Olympic Lift Seminar
Competition: BCCF Megafest Individual 2009
Email: jb@atomiccrossfit.com
SCOTT PATENAUDE, Coach/Owner
Certification: CrossFit Level I
Competition: BCCF Megafest Team 2010, CFC Oktoberfest Team 2009/Individual Masters 2010
Email: scott@atomiccrossfit.com
BETH SPEARMEN, Intern Coach, CrossFit Level I Certified
Competition: NCAA - Rice University Pole Vault, BCCF MegaFest Team 2009/2010, CFDC All Cities Open Individual 2009
Beth is an athlete through and through. If it has to do with sports, count her in! She spent her younger years competing in gymnastics and playing basketball. While attending Rice University, she decided to walk on to the track team and learn to pole vault. Fast forward 4 years and upon graduation she had earned a full scholarship, NCAA All-American honors, four conference titles, and two school records. Beth was able to travel and compete in the US and Europe for two years following graduation as a professional. After retiring from pole vaulting, Beth was looking for a way to stay in shape and the gym just wasn’t cutting it. She stumbled upon Crossfit and began doing WODs at the local globo gym and even getting kicked out for throwing things around! Shortly thereafter, Grace found Beth and they started meeting at different places to do WODs around the neighborhood. She’s been in love with Crossfit ever since!
Beth’s training philosophy is simple: Go Hard or Go Home. No matter how much weight you’re lifting or how fast you’re going; you can always work hard. If you don’t want to do it, then don’t; no one is making you do this. Her favorite thing to see is a bunch of people lying on the floor after a WOD!
Favorite Quote: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.” Archie Griffin
Favorite CF Movement: Squat Clean
Favorite Girl WOD: Fran
Favorite WOD: Filthy Fifty
Email: beth@atomiccrossfit.com
BILLY NASH, Intern Coach
Certifications: CrossFit Level I and CF Olympic Weightlifting
Competition: BCCF Megafest Team 2009/2010, CFC Oktoberfest Individual 2009, CFDC All Cities Open Individual 2009, CrossFit's Texas Sectionals Individual 2010, CFB Showdown Individual 2010, CFK Bring The Heat Individual 2010/2011, CFE Fall Brewses 2011, Reebok CF South Central Regional Team 2011
Email: billy@atomiccrossfit.com
DANIEL WARD, Coach
Certifications: National Association of Sports Medicine and CrossFit Level I
Competition: CrossFit's Texas Sectional 2010, CFB Showdown 2010, CFK Bring The Heat 2010/2011, CFH Men's Challenge 2010, CFDC All Cities Open 2010, BCCF Megafest Team 2011, CFE Fall Brewses 2011, Reebok CF South Central Regional Team 2011
Daniel Ward was born and raised in Sugar Land, TX and he grew up playing sports, such as baseball, football and soccer. After acquiring a bachelors degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Texas Tech University in 2007, he began his career as a Sports Performance Coach at Cap Elite. Later he moved to Velocity Sports Performance where he had more hands on training with a variety of people from different athletic backgrounds. He found CrossFit in 2009 and instantly fell in love with the program. Daniel has worked with athletes of all ages ranging from High School, Professional and now has the privilege to work with the amazing athletes at Atomic CrossFit. His passion is helping others not only realize, but also reach their full potential and become capable of things they never thought possible.
Email: daniel@atomiccrossfit.com
WILL MALOY, Intern Coach
Certification: USAW CLUB COACH LEVEL 1
Competition: San Antonio Highland Games 2011, CFE Fall Brewses Team 2011
Masters of Arts from Sam Houston State University Sport Management (EAT 'EM UP, KATS!!)
4 Year Letterman, Football (Linebacker), SHSU Bearkats
Will has been doing all manners of exercises, mainly weightlifting, since the age of 14 due to his participation in American football. Following his graduation from SHSU in 2006, he began his career as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. This was short lived and after brief stints at various performance training centers, he landed as a middle school health and PE teacher in FBISD. Along the way he found a love for Olympic Weightlifting (the ONLY power lifting ;) ). Under the tuteledge of Coach Tim Swords (USAW Team Houston and USAW's current member of the Coaching, Education & Program Committee), he has gained experience as an Olympic Weightlifting Coach. During his time at Sam Houston and Ole Miss, Will gained an appreciation for the Scottish Highland Games, which he currently competes in. His philosophy on training is simple: Technique is key. Without it, the most efficient machine on the planet, the human body, can't perform as it should.
Favorite Quote:
Eat right, get lots of sleep, drink plenty of fluids, and GO LIKE HELL!
Favorite CF Lift: Squat Snatch, Squat Clean and Jerk
Least liked CF movement: Running
Email: will@atomiccrossfit.com
STEPHANIE LAST, Intern Coach
Certification: CrossFit Level I, CrossFit Kids
Competition: CFC Oktoberfest Individual 2009, BCCF Megafest Team 2010/2011, CFH Women's Challenge 2010, CFK Bring The Heat 2011, Atomic CF Guerilla Warfare Team 2010, CF Elevate Fall Brewses 2011, Reebok CF South Central Regionals Team 2011.
Athletic Background: Played Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball and Tennis. Coached and Umpired Little League Baseball, Coached Youth Softball, Coached Youth Volleyball. Crossfitter since 2009.
Crossfit is fitness. I believe that everyone ready and willing can benefit from the functionality of Crossfit. Getting the opportunity to help form the way our area’s youth moves, eats, thinks and reacts is very exciting for me.
My entire family crossfits. I believe in this so wholeheartedly that it drives our families meals, free time and most of the time conversations. My three boys will live their lives healthier, happier and fit. This is my biggest accomplishment as a mother. Passing functional fitness on to the next generation is essential and I couldn’t be more honored to do that at Atomic Crossfit.
Email: stephanie@atomiccrossfit.com
JUDY TRENT, Intern Coach
Certifications: CrossFit Level I, CrossFit Kids
Competition: CF Katy Bring the Heat 2010/2011, CF Beaumont Showdown 2010, Atomic CF Hammer & Chisel 2010, Atomic CF Guerilla Warfare Team 2010, CF Elevate Fall Brewses 2011
Judy Trent is a Certified CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. She has been in the fitness industry since 2007, Crossfitting since 2009. Her athletic background includes volleyball, basketball, track & field, and softball. She has participated in various charity runs, MS150, Barbell4Boobs, Mud Runs, and Half Marathons. Judy also balances her personal life as a wife and mother, and works as an IT Project Manager by day.
Judy believes Crossfit is about transformation, community, & sport. She hopes to inspire others to reap the benefits of functional training in their everyday activities.
Favorite CF Movement: Deadlift
Least Liked CF Movement: Double Unders
Email: judy@atomiccrossfit.com
