Well ... it is useless to deny: the coach makes the difference between an average athlete and a great one. To become one of the fittest athletes on Earth, you need to have an amazing coach.
We have prepared a list with the 7 best CrossFit® coaches of all time. Are you curious? Here they are!
Index
Shane Orr - the best CrossFit® coach
Shane Orr helped shape the term we know as the "Fittest on Earth", first with his wife and CrossFit® legend, Tia-Clair Toomey.
After moving to Tennessee in 2019, Mat Fraser became the new athlete under his that. It goes without saying that both athletes won the CrossFit® Games the following year.
Today, other big names on the scene are following Shane Orr and his PRVN programming such as Brooke Wells, his twin sister Sydney Wells, Will Moorad and Alec Smith.
Ben bergeron
Ben Bergeron simply has a different mindset when it comes to coaching. He is one of the most successful and longest lasting trainers in CrossFit® history.
Katrin Davidsdottir was under her leadership when she became Fittest on Earth in 2015 and 2016. Although she recently left CompTrain (the training program created by Ben), Bergeron still has a few elite athletes who rely on him to train and get fitter every year: Cole Sager, Amanda Barnhart, Samuel Kwant and Chandler Smith to name a few.
Justin Cotler
If we're talking about a strong mindset, Justin Cotler is on a whole new level. He has his own way of preparing his best athletes to compete in competitions.
Kari Pearce no longer trains with him, but under his wing are still Bethany Shadburne, Danielle Brandon, and recently added Ricky Garard to Underdog Athletics, his training program.
Michele Letendre - The best CrossFit® coach
In a sport dominated mostly by male coaches, Michele Letendre shines with his own light. She is the creator of the Deka Comp training program.
The greatest athlete he trains currently is none other than 2021 2nd Fittest Man on Earth Pat Vellner.
Ellie Turner, 26th Fittest Woman on Earth this year, is also trained by Michele Letendre.
Chris Hinshaw
Chris Hinshaw is not your typical CrossFit® trainer because he focuses more on the endurance part of the workout.
He founded Aerobic Capacity and trained some of the biggest names in CrossFit® such as Jason Khalipa, Rich Froning, Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Katrin Davidsdottir, Mat Fraser and Julie Foucher.
Jami Tikkanen
Creator of the Training Plan, Jami Tikkanen is the go-to for some of Iceland's best athletes in the sport.
She coached Annie Thorisdottir for more than 10 years, including when she became the first female athlete to win the CrossFit® Games twice in a row.
He also trains BK Gudmundsson and Katrin Davidsdottir should be next to come under his leadership.
CJ Martin
A former member of the CrossFit® HQ training team and USAW club manager, CJ Martin has trained such characters as Josh Bridges, Lauren and Garret Fisher, and Michelle Kinney.
He is especially known for balancing training with the recovery.
CJ Martin is now a Level 4 CrossFit® Coach at CrossFit® Invictus, one of the world's most popular CrossFit® affiliates.