Brando Alulema

Coach

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270lb Squat clean
handstand walks for distance
405lbs Deadlift
335lbs Back Squat
Ring Muscle-Ups
Bar Muscle-Ups

Qualifications

Active Life Athletics Workshop
CrossFit Level 1
Carl Paoli Freestyle movement Seminar

About Brando

My journey probably started of similarly as most other peoples, started from traditional bodybuilding then transitioning into CrossFit. I started off as an athlete, not having any intentions of being a coach. I started staying after classes to watch how the coaches brought the members and the athletes to class. I was very interested and intrigued, with how the coaches led the class and why they made them do what they were doing. Another thing that stuck out to me was the confidence that the coaches had to be in front of a class and lead them. That was something that I have always wanted to work on. As I started staying after class more, the coaches realized that I was watching and trying to take in everything that they were doing in class. Once they realized that, they asked me if I would be interested in coaching. I said yes, of course, and started interning with the head coach of the gym. Taking notice of the smallest details from how he spoke to the members, to movement. After about 5-6 months of interning I studied to go get my CrossFit Level 1 certification. I have learned a lot from a lot of different people when it comes to coaching and leading and movement, and I am excited to continue learning.
Sports that I played was soccer and wrestling. Soccer was the first sport that I started playing, I played for about 5-6 years. I was not the best at soccer but I still put in my best effort. I wrestled in High School for about 1 year, it was very fun and interesting sport to learn.Very demanding sport, which reminds me a little of CrossFit.

Turning Point

Once I started CrossFit, I realized that CrossFit involved and implemented many different types of movement and skills to master. After about a few months of starting CrossFit I began to realize that mastering these movements and skills and giving 100% effort everyday, was becoming very challenging. I wanted to give up because all of these things seemed very out of my reach. I began to realize that this was a pattern in my behavior when things began to get challenging. After realizing this I knew that I needed to change this behavior, I needed to improve it. When I decided to change this behavior, I brought in all my effort every day. After bringing in all my effort everyday, I saw that it was translating over into over things in my life. Staying consistent, and bringing my 100% effort everyday. This began to turn into something very positive. It began to improve my life. I began to see progress in not only my CrossFit Training but in almost every aspect of my life, everything started to improve.

Motivation & Passion

I am very passionate in coaching whoever is seeking help/guidance and whoever needs help/guidance, no matter what the situation is. The reason that I am passionate in coaching whoever needs/seeks help or guidance, is because I was also that person. I was the person that did not know where to start and did not know what to do for my next step. I know what it is and how much of an impact in can make on someone, by just helping them get started. Working together to find an answer with people is something that I know that I can help people with. This motivates my purpose for coaching because sometimes people don't know what they are truly capable of, and by helping people realize that they are more capable than they realize and move on to better and greater things, is something that is very rewarding and fulfilling. I will continue to educate myself as a person and as a coach, in order for me to coach anyone that is needing help, no matter what the situation they come to me with.

Brando Alulema

Coach

Qualifications

About Brando

Turning Point

Motivation & Passion

Additional Info