Tim Heckman

Tim Heckman. Membership Coordinator, CrossFit Coach, Yoga Instructor.

Tim comes to us with a wide background of experience with athletics and CrossFit. We love him for his board short collection, eclectic Yoga mix, and Oly hip power. We also really love that he waves at every single person who ogles through our front window at the madness inside.

He’s a committed athlete and a studious Coach. As one of Tim’s first Coaches in CrossFit at CrossFit Tribe I (Erin) can vouch for his long-held interest in the sport and the energy he brings to a room when he trains along with our members.  His positivity and drive to constantly be better today than yesterday are infectious.

Although Tim is just beginning his movement into the Coaching Staff at CrossFit Center City, he has already added so much to our facility in the time that he has been with us.  We expect great things from the “Heck Man”, beginning with his participation in his first Olympic Lifting competition ever in October of 2011.

Hear about Tim from Tim:

I currently personal train in a medically based fitness facility in New Jersey, as well as work in college Recreation at Rowan University. I’ve been an athlete my whole life, and I’m always up for trying something different. When I was in school working for my degree in Exercise Science, I found CrossFit. Immediately it had me hooked.

My beginnings were training in my garage or local gym. However in order to get serious about it, I knew I would have to find a gym with the proper environment and equipment. I had to step up my game, so I joined CrossFit Tribe. I couldn’t ask for a better place to start. The coaches are amazing and the other members are inspiring. I knew from that point on, I wanted to embrace this mindset toward health and fitness. It has helped me become a better athlete, and it has helped me motivate clients achieve a better life.

What is CrossFit?

CrossFit is a lifestyle. It causes a person to reevaluate what they consider to be healthy; everything from a workout to how you sleep. A person does CrossFit not only for it’s benefits but also for the change it creates in your mind.

Most memorable CrossFit moment:

Team Febreeze crushing it at the Albany Fall Face Off.

Goals for your own training?

Complete an official macro-cycle for my training, kick ass at sectionals, and hopefully make Regionals.

Hobbies outside of training?

Surfing, Adventure and travel enthusiast, Kung Fu movie connoisseur, loud music, collector of ostentatious board shorts, reading and researching anything fitness-related

Certifications:

BA in Exercise Science with a specialization in Health Promotion and Fitness Management, CrossFit L1, YogaFit Level 1, Cancer Exercise Specialist, and pending CSCS