We’re all about a strong community & it starts here
Meet the team that’s waiting to help you achieve your goals
Carmen
Owner
CF-L2 Trainer, Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach
With over 10 years of CrossFit experience, Carmen enjoys learning and developing both as a Coach and as an athlete. Outside of CrossFit, he can be found rescuing your lost puppies or putting together some type of spreadsheet.
Madeline
Owner
CF-L1 Trainer, Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach
A Western NY native and born athlete, Madeline brings her passion for fitness and her love of community to each class. With a keen emphasis on pushing comfort zones and having fun, while playing really great music, Madeline hopes to make any level of athlete feel empowered and capable. She has a sweet spot for pups - especially her babies Legend and Sir Puddles.
Matt
Owner
CF-L1 Trainer, USATF-L1, Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach
In his free time, Matt enjoys taking long walks up mountains and rolling around in the mud. When he is not roaming around hillsides, he can be found using his near decade of CrossFit experience to help clients achieve new levels of fitness.
Greg
Head Programmer, RockPile CrossFit
CSCS - NSCA, USAW-L1 CF-L2 - Trainer, USATF-L1
As a former collegiate Track and Field athlete and student of the exercise sciences for the past 1.5 decade, Greg is always looking for ways to improve his own level of health and fitness. He always strives to help others learn and understand new movements in the gym and concepts in health, fitness, and strength and conditioning. During the day, Greg looks at cardiac rhythms pretty much non-stop. Forgive his sometimes nerdy comments regarding physiology.
Lauren
CF-L1 Trainer, Personal Trainer
Lauren is our resident influencer, physical therapy guru, and sometimes known as Miles and Muscles. If you can’t find Lauren crushing workouts at RockPile, its likely she’s running the roads of Western New York or chasing around her CrossFit kids!
Lindsey
CF-L1 Trainer, Personal Trainer
Lindsey was introduced to CrossFit in 2014 and has loved it ever since. She loves how CrossFit continuously presents challenges and truly enjoys watching athletes achieve their goals. When she's not in the gym, you can find her at your friendly local Lululemon. She has previously coached at Indy South CrossFit in Indianapolis and at CrossFit 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
Shana
CF-L2 Trainer, Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach
Shana has been a CrossFit enthusiast since 2013! Fitness for Shana means it becomes a healthy habit, an outlet for stress, a place to build self-esteem, and a foundation for a clear mind. While not at the gym, Shana owns the local meal prep company Built Without Guilt (check it out at the gym)!
Grace
Coach
Young - wild - free. Grace brings her love of The Beatles, her dog Harrison, and CrossFit to RockPile. Making every class fun from start to finish.
Marissa
CF-L1 Trainer
Marissa's been around the block a few times in terms of fitness programs. No, seriously, as a former long distance runner, you'll likely see her running around the block. But when she walked into a CrossFit gym in 2018, she never looked back. Fortunate enough to have another coach take interest in her fitness and personal journey from day one, she now hopes to pay it forward to other athletes and help achieve their own goals. There may also a high possibility of having to endure her singing and dancing during class
Emily
CF-L1 Trainer, LMSW, RN, CPT, Indo-Row, TRX
Fitness for Emily is all about balance: the more you move, the more donuts you can eat. In all seriousness, fitness for Emily is about building connections with others just as much as building strength. When she’s not happily at the gym, she is in the field helping the people of Buffalo.
Alex
CF-L1 Coach
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