Brie Reid

What programs do you coach at CFKSQ?  CrossFit classes, Fundamentals, Private Training, Kids classes.

How long have you been coaching (anything), and how long have you been coaching at CFKSQ? Officially started coaching CrossFit classes in February 2022, Fundamentals in 2022/2023, Kids classes in Fall 2022, and PT clients in January 2024.

How did you first find CrossFit or functional fitness? 2 members convinced me to try out CrossFit. I had always been a free weights and cardio machine girl. I had never even touched a barbell until I started CrossFit. It's so much more fun working out with friends and not having to pre-plan your workout.

What's your favorite movement in a WOD? And what movement could you happily never see again? Dubs and kettlebell swings are some favorites. Thrusters and burpees are the devil in disguise.

What do you enjoy most about coaching? The excitement of a "click" for an athlete. When they hit a movement they've been working so hard on. It's one of the best feelings to witness!

Are there particular populations, age groups, or fitness goals you especially enjoy working with? I like them all! Coaching young athletes, peer athletes, and older athletes have all taught me probably more than I have taught them!

What do you do when you're not at CFKSQ? Along with my husband, I take care of our growing girls. They need me less for certain things and more for certain things. Little kids, little problems—big kids, bigger problems. I need a hobby :-P but no time for hobbies right now. My job outside of the gym is the complete opposite of coaching: behind a computer working for a tax appeal company. Actually, it's super appropriate for me—coaching hits my extrovert side, and the office/computer job hits my introvert side. It's been a nice balance.

What would the you of today say to your first-day-of-CrossFit you? Be patient. If you want something bad enough, you practice and put in the work over and over (and over...) again, you will eventually get it! Keep up the good work!

What's your go-to piece of advice, quote, or mantra?  It never gets easier, you just get stronger (from one of my first days at CF...it was not wrong!). Truthfully, I have gone by that mantra every day since starting CrossFit 10 years ago.

Also, recently, I've adopted the idea of finding a win in every day—in and outside of the gym. Sometimes the win is just walking through the door; other days it's hitting a PR. And it can be everything in between. Find it and be proud of it.

If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?   Pizza

Why are you a CrossFit coach? I coach CrossFit because of the community of people who have helped me grow, both physically and mentally, and I want to be able to do the same for them. And also, for my girls – so they can see that you can exceed your wildest expectations with hard work, dedication, patience, persistence and trusting you are more than enough! Love this community and love my sweet (growing up too fast on me) girls!