Building Better People

Meet Tristan, he is 25 years old, a News Anchor at KAGS, and originally from California. He moved here in the fall of 2019 and has a really cool story of how he found the gym. Tristen talks about how the gym has become a community to him and been a great place to go to especially during this difficult year. He also discusses his personal history with fitness and how he has learned to strike a balance of incorporating health and exercise into his life.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Curtis, he is 50 years old. Married and has 5 kids. He is also the Assistant Principal at Bryan ISD. He started his 6 Wk Challenge in December of 2019, and saw phenomenal progress. He began his fitness journey at 250lbs and 30% body fat, and currently is 204lbs and 12% body fat. He maintained healthy habits during quarantine and truly enjoys his lifestyle. Listen to be inspired and to feel the joy of healthy living.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet this awesome father and son duo. The whole family lives in College Station and they joined CrossFit together last year. It took some warming up too, but both love it. They share a bit of their story, and how working out has become a bonding activity. Listen to their story of personal growth (note: Joe has achieved great running feats. Nathaneal has achieved great feats with pull ups and CrossFit movements in general).   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Coach Craig, he is 42 years young, and has been a coach since 2008. He is a Level Two CrossFit coach. *little side note he got a super cute puppy you should ask him about*. Craig shares more of his story and background with the military and how he came to College Station. It’s clear in the interview that he cares a lot about the people he coaches and those around him. Listen for an awesome interview!   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Kylie, she is a Freshman at A&M and 18 years old. She explains how she started CrossFit in high school (Cy Creek High School) which Charlie attended years earlier as well. Kylie shares her history with Gymnastics and how she developed her great work ethic. In this podcast she explains how she made health and fitness her thing. She pursues what she enjoys and continues to personally grow. Listen to a hear a great story of fitness and an example of discipline.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

This is the 200th Episode of Building Better Podcast!!!! For this episode Charlie treats us with some of his memories and takeaways from running this podcast for so long. He has talked to a lot of great people and learned some lessons along the way. Listen for an inspiring and nostalgic story.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Shaffer, he is 22 years old, a student at A&M and class of ’21. He shares his story of fitness that began as a kid. He was greatly involved in sports all throughout his life. However he grew a lot with CrossFit (he lost about thirty pounds since joining). CrossFit has been a huge positive influence on his life, even inspiring his career choice. Listen to hear about his drive to help out others reach their potential.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Emilee, she is 19 years old, a freshman at Blinn and is pursuing a nursing degree. Emilee’s fitness journey began with her parents. Her mom helps run a CrossFit gym in her hometown, and inspired Emilee to get into CrossFit during high school. Emilee excelled in CrossFit and in powerlifting (she was able to lift some crazy weights). Listen for an awesome story and to be personally motivated!   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Matt, he is 42 years old, a husband and a father of six kids. He also has been in ministry work for the past twenty years. Matt shares his story beginning with his childhood, he was always a smaller kid and after trial and error found his niche sport with swimming. He swam competitively in college and even participated in the Olympic Trials. After time passed and he stopped working out, he had a realization one day when he was almost two hundred pounds and changed his lifestyle. Listen for a story of growth and finding fitness again!   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Gregory, he is 24 years old and studying Environmental Health at Texas A&M. Greg shares his fitness story, it began by playing hockey while growing up. He stopped focusing on physical fitness as life got busier and as he pursued an education. However, after a recent visit with his family he was inspired by his sister and mom. He joined BoomFit in January and lost 18 lbs in a couple months. Listen for a story of motivation and great accomplishments.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Abigail, she is nineteen years old, a sophomore at A&M, and planning to go to medical school. She shares a little bit about her health and the ups and downs that took place. She eventually was able to get to a place of functioning and has been focusing on Crossfit since (which kept her attention out of all the other sports). Abigail has maintained a positive outlook on life through trials and hardships. She has always put forth effort to get better and continually progresses.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Perren, she is 32 years old and is going to get married to her fiancé Lyle in May. Perren moved to College Station the day everything shut down from COVID. Before she moved she was the head coach at Virginia Tech and shares her personal background of cheerleading and gymnastics. Listen for an amazing story of self-discipline and motivation!

Meet Jenna Harrington, she is a wife and mother of a little girl. Jenna shares an amazing story of her health journey. She began crossfit right out of high school and enjoyed it. As time went on and Jenna began a family, she chose to be cautious and refrain from working out during her pregnancy. Jenna opens up about some physical and mental struggles she faced after her pregnancy. She is a great example of taking on the difficult task and overcoming it. She returned to crossfit at Boomfit, and shares how much it helped her in overcoming those physical and mental challenges. Listen for a great and uplifting story!   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

In this special podcast Charlie Lima, owner of BoomFit, gives us the scoop on how to combat the Three Big Enemies of progress in your fitness journey. These enemies are: unnecessary complexity, unhealthy mindset, and unscalable process. Charlie sheds much needed light on these topics and shares personal stories of triumph. Listen to be inspired and learn more of how to manage your fitness journey.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Ruth, she is 57 years old, has been married for 26 yrs, has eleven grandchildren, and served in the military. She is also a joy to be around! In this podcast she discusses her creativity in transitioning from working out at the gym to working out at home. She discusses different ways she “semper” (Latin for 'always') kept her motivation. Listen to be inspired!   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet David, he is 44yrs old, a husband and a father of four. David shares his amazing feat of losing 70lbs since December. David was on a ski trip with his friends when he had a realization moment that has changed his life since.  He started at BoomFit in February. He shares his journey in growing and maintaining a strong mental state of mind. Listen to hear an awesome story of feeding intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Jordan, he is 20 years old, and works at Reynolds and Reynolds. He just completed the 6 Week Challenge and crushed it. He lost 28lbs and 7% body fat. He describes what it was like to complete the 6 Week Challenge. He talks about his history and how his health struggles came about after high school and what they looked like. Jordan has a friend that worked out at BoomFit and was inspired to join. Listen to be inspired by this success story!   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Meet Nate, he is 39 years old. He runs and operates AggieLand Scuba here in College Station. He joined the gym for the 6 WK challenge. He saw great results from it and is doing the 6 Week Challenge again after COVID to help him reach his goals and maintain accountability. Nate gives great examples of how it really helps to take some time out of your busy schedule to care for yourself.   If you are interested in learning more about our programs visit www.boomfitbcs.com.

Cate Lima is no stranger to the BBP podcast. This is Cate's third time on the podcast and she shares about all of the no sugar challenges she has done in the last few months. She talks about how it started and how she approaches the challenge. During the quarantine Cate worked out 5 days per week at 6am on our gyms Facebook group. She is committed and a very disciplined little girl. You will be inspired by her story. Enjoy!   For more information about our gym visit boomfitbcs.com

Meet Jesse, he is 38 years old and graduated in the same Texas A&M class as Charlie. Jesse is a business owner along with being full-time husband and father. He shares his story about the daily grind and how important it is to remain consistent with the little things. Despite all of his obligations he makes sure to carve out time for health and fitness which in turn enables him to be a better father, husband, and businessman. One major thing that helped Jesse in consistency was seeking out accountability and a community which was found at BoomFit. Listen to be inspired!