Jon Bonus

CrossFit Certified Trainer
Boot Camp Instructor
Jon@FitnessBattalion.com

I joined Fitness Battalion Crossfit sight unseen in June 2009--I hadn't even set foot in the gym, hadn't met Mike, and hadn't any idea as to what Crossfit was.  The following is how it all came to be.  

I had just moved to Atlantic Station and was finishing up with a boot camp at Hammond Park, near my old apartment--I had actually started that boot camp cold turkey (read: I drove by and saw a handwritten sign on the street that read "Boot Camp" with a phone number).  It was a rude awakening discovering the wonders of the Great Metabolism Slowdown of the Mid-Twenties.  I had a hard time coming to grips with the fact that my body wasn't liking the queso dip at El Azteca 4 times a week.  So...after 2 months of boot camp and changing my eating, I saw decent results (sleeveless shirts at the pool baby!), but little did I know what CrossFit was going to do to me.

Fast forward again to June 2009:  after going on a run around my new place, I passed a random gym (not FB CrossFit) with yet another "Boot Camp" banner somewhere around Northside Drive and 10th.  Using my Georgia Tech degree and vast knowledge of the internet, I googled "gym bootcamp northside 10th st" and gave the number a call thinking it was the gym I passed. Luckily for me, it was actually Fitness Battalion CrossFit!  They had just opened up a couple days before, and after talking with Mike on the phone for a few minutes, I went ahead and signed up--like I said before, without even setting foot in the door!

Over the next several months, I got into the best shape of my life--I was stronger and faster, and it didn't really feel like working out!  I felt challenged, I got the competition bug, and I felt like I was working out with friends all the time.  No more wandering into LA Fitness, running on a treadmill for 30 minutes and hiding the speed, distance, and time display with my towel.  So glad those days are over!

If you'd like to hear more about my story and/or see some progress pictures that I took along the way, feel free to contact me at Jon@FitnessBattalion.com