CrossFit Tolero

My mentorship with CrossFit Tolero has been taking place since the middle of December of 2011.  Initially helping with getting all the materials ready to open on January 2nd, 2012.  CrossFit Tolero is located in North East, Wyoming in Gillette.  At this time there are four trainers in all, who help the athletes prepare for their workouts of the day.  During this mentorship I was responsible for going around local businesses and promoting CrossFit Tolero.  This mentorship also involved watching and helping owner/mentor Shane Welter with going over the proper forms and the movements for the workouts of the day.  Keeping athletes motivated during their workouts is important and learning how to approach each athlete is different from the next. 


Shane Welter has been doing CrossFit for close to 10 years and has a lot of knowledge and experience when it comes to physical fitness and health.  Shane in October of 2011 became a certified level 1 trainer for CrossFit as he was preparing to take his hobby to the next level by opening up his own CrossFit box.  CrossFit Tolero got its name from Shane as the term "Tolero" fit well with the mindset of any CrossFit WOD, as for any WOD an athlete must endure, pain, and suffer through any WOD.  Shane is a trainer and co-owner of CrossFit Tolero as he got into business with a friend who also has been doing CrossFit for a few years.


During the mentorship I helped each of the owners with each WOD and explaining the overall terminology of what CrossFit is.  Speaking with the athletes on a normal basis is important and being able to explain why and how certain movements are done when the athletes have any questions on why each WOD is different from the next.  When CrossFit Tolero first opened I stayed in contact with local marketing networks in helping promote the opening of the box and on how staying healthy should be important to anyone.


CrossFit Tolero is open Monday through Saturday.  Athletes who are members are able to come to as many classes as they want there is no limit to how many they attend.  Working hours for CrossFit Tolero for:

 Monday through Friday:

• 5:30 a.m. - 6:30 a.m
• 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
• 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays:

• 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

As there is no dress code for CrossFit Tolero, most athletes and trainers where some type of loose clothing, shoes, and pending weather possibly a beanie.  Dress code really depends on the comfortability of the individual themselves.  This is a non-profit organization as it was created to help others who have a passion for bettering themselves in any way, shape, or form.  At CrossFit Tolero we are there to help and do what we can to make sure that the athletes are getting what they want out of the business.


While doing a mentorship with CrossFit Tolero, I want to get a better understanding of CrossFit and what it has to offer others and myself.  Work towards teaching others around me the ways of CrossFit.  I personally feel better when I explain and show an athlete how to do a certain movement and why it is done that why and in return they are able not only to do the functional movement themselves they can explain to others why it is done that way.  Teaching is an important part of CrossFit when athletes come to any WOD, they hopefully will learn something new.  Through this type of training athletes will hopefully get the feeling that they could also become trainers themselves as they understand and know what to do.  Antoher learning experience is to see what it takes to start up a business and work on it from the ground up and to see the progress of the business from where it originally started has been good.  As there have been good and bad days each day it is amazing to see each and every athlete who comes to CrossFit Tolero ready to go for whatever the WOD has to offer them.