« Carter "G-man" Jee »
I was a world class couch potato. My life was pretty much being as sedentary as possible. I disliked exercise, even though I was a member of the gym.
This all changed in Easter 2008 when I was hospitalised with blood clots in my liver and bowel.
After several medical tests, I was told that I was a walking time bomb and was a candidate for diabetes, heart disease and a whole range of other medical conditions.
When I got out of hospital, I was determined to change my life. That’s when I met Hayden, Cheng and Jono at Southern CrossFit.
With their guidance and training, I have managed to lose the weight, dramatically increase my fitness and turn my life around.
I went from being unable to run more than 200m to competing in the recent WA/NT/SA CrossFit Games qualifiers. The highlight was finishing in 8th in one of the workouts!!!
Not bad for a guy who a year ago couldn’t run 200m without stopping for a breath, and couldn’t do a single pull-up!!
Results are one thing, but the biggest part about Southern Crossfit that makes it different is the community of people who train with you every day.
No matter what Hayden, Cheng and Jono come up with; we attack it together and encourage each other towards the end.
This makes coming to the gym an absolute highlight of the day.
Btw. There is one downside. It’s bloody expensive to have my suits taken in every 6 months!!! BUT, it’s a price I’m happy to pay…
- Carter
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You big jerk Carter! You almost made me cry at work! haha
" G Unit " All i have to say is AMAZING. You have such a BIG heart and it is always a pleasure working out right alongside you. I've not heard you once whinge about a wod (running maybe haha) or how hard it is, you attack it head on 120%. Be Proud big fella, you have come a long way. You're a great example of proving that nothing is ever TOO hard esp CrossFit. Just a give it a Red Hot GO. Awesome.
so inspirational! You're the man Carter!
Your inspiration and tenacity encourages others to be their best and attack those WODs Carter. You should be very proud of all that you have achieved and I look forward to watching you continue to demolish boundaries and acheive your future goals!
p.s. I agree, getting my suits taken in is expensive but it never ceases to make me smile as i watch them pin my jackets further and further in :D
You fkn champ, Carter. Keep it up :)
You rock Jee! So proud of you. You def have a huge heart, you're ballsy, you're our entertainment :P your support and encouragement to everyone around you we are all truly grateful for.
Keep on kicking ass. We are all behind you 100%
I'm your number 1 fan Jee!
WOW Carter you're an absolute inspiration and those words arent strong enough. So proud of you and glad that you are part of our crossfit community at SXF.
Totally an inspiration Jee.. Cant wait to be training at the gym with you again..!!
awww... thanks guys... appreciate it!!!
fuckin awesome G. Your still a big unit though... just a big strong muscly one.