After being involved in weight training and bodybuilding for over 20 years at the age of 42 I was finding as I got older it was becoming increasingly more difficult to get the results I wanted. I was finding it hard to lose weight but keep muscle size and strength at the same time. I started exploring other fitness avenues and after researching a bit online and receiving some great reviews, this is where I found CrossFit Inventive.

Jase and Tash from CrossFit Inventive offered me a free introductory beginners assessment, after this I was hooked and I joined. Within 6 months of joining CrossFit Inventive I had lost a total of 21kgs. My body weight was 116kg when I started over a year ago, I now weigh 95kg and feel fit healthy and strong, the best I’ve ever felt! Physically and mentally the changes and results were immediate and I have been able to maintain my weight loss. It has been an amazing journey so far and I am a better husband, father and person. Being apart of CrossFit Inventive has been the one consistent thing I’ve had, its saved my life & I have made life long friends.

I was on the downhill run, 54 years old & 30 kgs overweight. I was lacking in strength and vitality and was unmotivated. I lacked the drive- damn menopause!!!! Whilst I had no diagnosis of a medical condition my lower back was weak and vulnerable. I ” had to watch it”. Any sudden off the mark movement or high impact movements would send momentary painful spasms shooting through my lower spine. My blood pressure and cholesterol were creeping up to levels where medications would be need to be implemented. My children told me “CrossFit is for you mum.” I told them “Don’t be ridiculous, you have to be fit for CrossFit and besides it’s all squats and I HATE SQUATS!!
4 months ago I decided to look into it more and came across Jase & Tash from CrossFit Inventive. They assured me they would modify the workouts for me & scale to my ability, CrossFit Inventive quickly became apart of my daily morning routine.

I started out not being able to do anything at all at high impact, even shuttle runs had to be shuttle walks because of my back. My squat consisted of me having a slight bend in my knees and the most I could lift was maximum 5kgs on a bar. Just 4 months down the track & I am now doing high impact exercise, my back has not had one single problem, my blood pressure and cholesterol are within normal limits & my strength has returned! I can now lift things in the house and garden that I couldn’t before.
Jason Hebbard’s (head coach) expertise and years of experience with physical well being is evident. I quickly learn’t to trust his coaching capabilities as I soon realised he knew how my body worked and how it would respond. He knows when to introduce me to a new skill and knows when to keep my focused on my current form.
My goal when I first commenced was to just walk through the doors at CrossFit Inventive every morning… I succeed, I am 13 kgs lighter, feeling much stronger and fitter and finally I have a bit of drive and motivation. It feels good, really good!

The encouragement and friendliness from the fellow CrossFittter’s at Inventive has been an added bonus to the whole experience. Who knows one day my goal might be to do the length of the gym with hand stand walks!