John "Thor" Johnson
I've been training since September/October of 2007. I love the
atmosphere and all of the people. Some of my favorite moments are
screaming "I can't breathe" during the "Fran/Diane" combination
workout, slipping on a pinecone while running backwards during
"Griff," puking during fight gone bad (then kept going), and doing
"Fran" while drunk. The only thing I don't like is that my right arm
goes numb for a few days if I do overhead squats with any weight more
than the bar.
I also got my nickname "Thor" from Crossfit which is pretty awesome.
Its not like you can just give yourself a nickname and make people
call you that. Plus what are the odds that the nickname is cool? It
rolls off the tongue a lot easier than my previous nickname of
"mysterious pale loner."
Outside of Crossfit I enjoy heavy metal, cooking, avoiding sunburns,
and watching HGTV.
My goals for 2009 include: getting a tattoo, finding a flask full of
30 year old scotch in an old coat pocket, getting thrown out of a
casino for winning too much, replacing the tile around the shower in
my master bathroom, time travel, and doing a handstand pushup on the
hood of a 69 Dodge Charger while fleeing from ninjas. (hopefully on
the same day).
