CrossFit Green Bay/Green Bay Strength and Conditioning

Summer CrossFit Kids has come to an end!

Coach Em’Lee did a fantastic job working with these young athletes to teach them the foundations for quality movement and having fun doing it! So much improvement throughout the summer and seeing the kids confidence grow was awesome to see!

The last class wrapped up all the skills and things they learned into a fun little “CrossFit competition”. Awesome job everyone!

Pictured are a handful of the kiddos that received their certificates!

CrossFit Kids will be back for the fall, we will send out more info soon!

Member Profile Alert!

Name and Age: Ian Wilson, 50

Nickname: Haven’t ever really had one, but during my military career everyone called me by my last name

Family: Wife Toni, Nolan 19, Carter 17

Pets: None, had many in my lifetime, maybe again some day

Hometown: I have lived most of my life in Green Bay, but was born in Manitowoc

Veteran: Yes, Army, 6th Infantry Div

Member Since: 2013

Occupation: Architect

Favorite movements: It’s changed over the years. Now my favorite movement is the one that I know I can take advantage of to crush a workout. I am more excited about the strategy than any particular movement.

Least favorite movements: Right now it’s dubs and running coming off 3 knee surgeries

Biggest achievement: Taking my last drink over 20 years ago. Without that I wouldn’t exist.

Weekly routine: 5-7 days a week

Class: I’ve always been partial to 5:15, but have ventured out over the years. Extra training when time permits.

Interesting fact: I competitively threw knives and tomahawks as a child

Hobbies: Collecting National Parks with my family

Favorite Restaurant: Andy’s Jazz Club in Chicago

Workout music: Old-school Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, old-school rap—or anything else that hits hard and gets me fired up.

Reason I joined: I had lost my way on my fitness journey. I had tried all kinds of training and eventually landed on marathon running—until my knees stopped enjoying it as much as I did. One of my son’s autism therapists steered me toward CrossFit. I was humbled, addicted, and absolutely hated it—all at the same time.
Now, CrossFit is part of who I am. It has become one of the most enduring parts of my life, and along the way, most of you have become family. I love you all.

Closing Quote: Always look inward. Release the jealousy, hatred, and rage that tempt you to place blame elsewhere. Everything begins—and ends—within.
You don’t become strong by surrendering to weakness

Member Profile Alert!

Name and Age: Rachel Varick, 33

Nickname: Rockwell, Rachie, Nurse Ratchet

Family: Husband Reese, Rhoen (7), Rhoric (4), Rue (10 months)

Pets: Australian Shepherd, Fiona. Newfoundland, Borris. Calico cat, Cleopatra

Hometown: Green Bay, WI

Member Since: I don’t exactly remember but I think 2013/2014

Occupation: Registered Nurse- outpatient surgery, recovery room

Favorite movements: Running, cleans, burpees

Least favorite movements: Thrusters, Echo Bike

Biggest achievement: nursing school, becoming a mom

Weekly routine: 3-5 days a week

Class: West side 915am, 430pm. Occasionally 12pm. All depends on my work schedule and kiddos activities

Interesting fact: I use to be a competitive dancer and have danced at Packer and Bucks games.

Hobbies: Reading, gardening, spending time at our cabin,pickleball, watching murder trials

Favorite Restaurant: Kokos sushi, which is now closed 😞

Workout music: 90’s, early 2000’s pop

Reason to join: I was an avid runner and worked out at Xperience fitness, but got bored with my old routine and wanted to try something new. Also, my ex boyfriend wanted to introduce me to my future husband 😂

Closing Quote: “Is Rusty still in the Navy?”

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Name and Age: Shannon Kramer, 46

Family: Brian, Carter (16), Mason (12)

Hometown: Green Bay

Member Since: 2023

Occupation: middle school social studies teacher (6th, 7th and 8th grades)

Favorite movements: deadlifts, power cleans, power sn**ch, clean and jerk

Least favorite movements: RUNNING, lunges, overhead squats

Biggest achievement: becoming a mom

Weekly routine: 2-3 days a week

Class: SUMMER-east side noon workout with the fam Tuesdays and Thursdays
SCHOOL YEAR-east side 6:15am Tuesdays and Thursdays

Interesting fact: I have never had a cavity!

Hobbies: reading, gardening, hanging out with my family

Favorite Restaurant: Chives

Workout music: late 90’s - 2000’s rap

Reason to join: I was always fearful to join because CrossFit looked so intimidating. Luckily Brian (who trains people at the east side location) was able to show me that CrossFit can be for anybody!

Closing Quote: ‘Let’s do this.’

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Name and Age: Nichole Baumgartner, 38

Nickname: Nic, Ni-Cho-Lee, Nikki

Family: husband, Craig, and two boys; Jude (8) and Wren (5)

Pets: Yoshi - a 16yo orange tabby with the ultimate orange cat personality.

Hometown: New London, WI

Member Since: 2025. I also briefly joined back in 2016 when I first moved back here from CO, but then a whole lot of life happened for a while there.

Occupation: I’m a licensed professional counselor and own a small group private practice called Rabbit Holes Counseling.

Favorite movements: I’m a sucker for a heavy power clean. Never fails to make me feel a little badass.

Least favorite movements: Probably thrusters.

Biggest achievement:
Fitness wise=Coming back to CrossFit after a long break mostly fueled by some mystery chronic health issues. Mystery now solved, well controlled, and fitness is fun again. ☺️
Professionally=Taking a leap and starting my private practice in 2022.
Life in general=Being a mom to my boys.

Weekly routine: I shoot for M/W/F classes here. I also try to go to yoga once a week, and recently started a ballet class on Wednesday nights.

Class: I walked into an 8:15 class some time during the winter of 2025 and that pretty much became home.

Interesting fact: I got my masters degree in Boulder, CO in mindfulness-based transpersonal counseling psychology from a Buddhist-founded university.

Hobbies: gardening, embroidery, yoga, dance, CrossFit, reading, hiking, and generally going on adventures.

Favorite Restaurant: Oof. Big toss up between Plae Bistro and Orsetta (and both are surprisingly gluten-free friendly!)

Workout music: I mean as long as it’s loud and there’s a good beat I’m not too picky - but I do get a giggle out of working out to the angsty music of my teen years or the early 2000s clubbing music of my youth

Reason to join: I missed CrossFit a lot while I was on hiatus figuring out wtf was happening with my body and why I was in pain all the time. I started originally back in like 2013ish and it was a huge part of my life when I lived in Colorado - to this day the people I am still the most connected to out there are the people from my gym there. The workouts are never boring. I always leave feeling like I accomplished something. And Dave throwing me a new shirt the moment I walked in the door didn’t hurt either 😆

Closing Quote: “I don’t know how many years I got left on this planet, I’m gonna get reeeall weird with it.”
- Frank Reynolds

But also…

Frodo: “I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.”

Gandalf: “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”

Member Profile Alert

Name and Age: Lisa 🫶 36 and thriving

Nickname: Lis, sometimes adding that extra “a” is just a little too much

Family: 2 black cats, Ebenezer and Vader 🖤

Hometown: Oshkosh, WI

Member Since: January of 2026

Occupation: Firefighter/EMT

Favorite movements: Strict handstand push ups, rope climbs, and handstand walking backwards

Least favorite movements: Thrusters (so gross) and the echo bike

Biggest achievement: I like to think this one is still in the making. But for now I will say becoming certified on the tiller truck at my last department in Louisville (Looavul), the tillerman is literally the best seat on the job!

Weekly routine: What?! You all have a routine?!

Class: OG

Interesting fact: I originally wanted to be a stunt double, my mother wasn’t a big fan of that so I became a Firefighter instead. Also I have a sectoral heterochromia eye 👁️

Hobbies: Mountain biking, rock climbing, motorcycle rides, traveling with a side of adventure, baking, reading a good book while enjoying a good sunrise/sunset, and loving all of the little things in life 🍀

Favorite Restaurant: Sofreh

Workout music: Rap, hip hop, pop something up beat turned up

Reason to join: I needed a new challenge and my best friend convinced me to drink the crossfit kool aid. Safe to say it worked!

Closing Quote: Life’s short, we don’t know how long we get on this planet. So love hard, live to the fullest and take the chance. Be chalant. Live life like there’s no tomorrow, because there might not be.

Also “never lose your muchness” - Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland

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Name and Age: Dana Anason, 30

Nickname: Big D or just D

Family: Jacob and Brody

Pets: Skye

Hometown: Eau Claire

Member Since: 2021

Occupation: Medical Lab Technician at the Bellin cancer center

Favorite movements: power cleans and GHDs

Least favorite movements: burpees and running

Biggest achievement: having Brody

Weekly routine: 3-4 times a week

Class: 3:30 and 4:30 east side and west side open gym on the weekend

Interesting fact: I played rugby in high school

Hobbies: reading, crocheting, and petting dogs

Favorite Restaurant: el sarape

Workout music: alternative, rock, anything upbeat

Reason to join: So I can eat more food

Closing Quote: "Stupid is as stupid does." — Forrest Gump

Member Profile Alert!

Name and Age: Allison, 27

Nickname: Al

Family: parents (Doug and Katy), younger brother Dustin (25), and my boyfriend Alex

Pets: Roscoe!

Hometown: Pulaski, WI (Krakow for the real ones)

Veteran: no, but I’ve been a Legion Auxillary member since birth!

Member Since: August 2025

Occupation: medical student, future emergency medicine doctor

Favorite movements: back squats!!!

Least favorite movements: rowing

Biggest achievement: getting into (and almost finishing!) medical school (and a 327.5 # back squat PR)

Weekly routine: 3-4x per week

Class: east side, class time varies depending on my rotation

Interesting fact: Before medical school I bartended at Hinterland Brewery!

Hobbies: DIY gel manicures, thrifting, houseplants, baking, cross stitch, volleyball, CrossFit, trying new coffee shops/breweries/restaurants, reading, fishing, doing literally anything outside

Favorite Restaurant: Orsetta

Workout music: whatever is loud enough so I can’t hear my own breathing

Reason to join: people always told me I would love it, and I reached a point where I was dreading exercise or viewing it as a punishment. I needed a way to have fun and take care of myself while taking care of others. Working at Aurora Hospital has made it all too easy!

Closing Quote: Pressure is a privilege. It means something is expected of you.

Congratulations to our podium finishers in our Scaled, Intermediate and Rx divisions!!!

A big thank you to all of the volunteers, spectators and athletes for making it such a super fun and ez day!!! ❤️💪👊🇺🇸