Pat’s been involved in sports and athletics his entire life. He was an All-State High School football player at St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City. He participated in the North South Game at Rutger’s in 2003. After high school Pat decided not to pursue collegiate football, and spent his time doing standard weight and circuit training with a concentration in Olympic and Power lifting. In early 2011, Pat was introduced to CrossFit by his sister and immediately fell in love! He has never found a sport or training discipline that has provided results like CrossFit has. He opened CrossFit Steam with his partner to share those same results with their members.

Pat’s Favorite WOD:

DT-5 rounds of 12 reps of Deadlifts (155lbs), 9 Hang Power Cleans (155lbs) 6 Push Jerks (155lbs)-“I was feeling pretty good about my strength and conditioning and thought I’d give DT a try. I was hoping to get done in about 8-9 minutes. I finished in 11! I got my butt kicked and handed a piece of humble pie! This is why I love CrossFit.”

Throughout his high school years, Franco played both football and baseball.  By his senior year, he was an All-State catcher.  Due to a injury Franco had to give up playing sports, but his passion for them remained.  From a very early age, Franco understood the importance of strength and conditioning and even after his playing years, incorporated that training into his life.  It wasn’t until early 2011 when Franco was introduced to CrossFit and found that competitive atmosphere he was missing from his playing days.  He has been hooked ever since and hasn’t looked back.  Like his partner, he has a strong passion for CrossFit which is why in 2012 they started CrossFit Steam.

Franco’s Favorite WOD:

I’m a huge fan of the 21-15-9 series; I feel it is traditional CrossFit. Elizabeth got my heart racing, sweat pouring, and adrenaline pumping in a 2-3 minute workout. I would have said Fran was my favorite workout, but that’s no one’s favorite 21-15-9 workout; I’d have to be crazy!”

Growing up, David was into all sports. Out of all the sports that he was introduced to, his favorite was basketball, which became his main focus and passion during his teen years. He attended Memorial High School where he received the opportunity to showcase his skills. His greatest moments came in the summer of his senior year, where he dedicated himself to become the best player on his team. That year he went on to receive 2 MVP awards and 1st place in an All-Star 3 point contest.
David then went on to play college basketball and eventually tried out for the NBA D-League in Texas.

Throughout his basketball years, David realized that he needed to get stronger to keep up with the other players. He decided to join a gym where he was guided under the mentor-ship of trainers. He learned about strength training, nutrition, and was granted the opportunity to learn how to box. He was able to quickly learn the basics of training and implemented his knowledge to help others that he saw struggling. David quickly realized he had a passion for health and fitness and believes it was a Divine Purpose that he became a personal trainer.

That passion helped David became a personal trainer in 2008 and during that time he has been able to demonstrate great energy, creativity, focus, and passion, which have developed his reputation of bringing intense and effective workouts. David has had the opportunity to train many walks of life, as he says, “I just want to help as many people as I can, it’s a blessing.”

David’s Favorite WOD:

Anything involving Cleans.  They challenge me physically and mentally.  If I can conquer them, then I can conquer the rest of them.”