Trainers
By CrossFit BLAST Fitness
CrossFit BLAST Fitness
At CrossFit BLAST Fitness you can expect to get an overall conditioning workout with each visit with the guided expertise of a certified CrossFit Personal Trainer. CrossFit BLAST Fitness originated with the intent to bring a HIGH QUALITY CrossFit facility to the Westside of Indianapolis.
Each CrossFit BLAST Fitness Instructor is dedicated to ensuring your visit to our facility is unlike any visit you have EVER had to any other fitness facility. Each CrossFit BLAST Fitness instructor has been with us since 2009. They know about fitness, nutrition, CrossFit and how to modify workouts to meet your fitness level, even if you have an injury you need to work around. Our trainers are here to help you because they LOVE what they do and they want to help you meet your fitness goals.
At CrossFit BLAST Fitness we are a facility that is owned and operated by individuals who still work full time jobs, but by the support of our superior staff, we keep the doors open to bring a quality fitness product to adults and children of any fitness level. We look forward to working with you!
Joe Shepherd (Co-Owner) Level 1 CrossFit Instructor, CrossFit Olympic Lifting Instructor, CrossFit Football Instructor and CrossFit Kids Instructor
Joe started CrossFitting in 2007 and found great results that he could not attain anywhere else. Since then his desire and drive to continue his pursuit of elite fitness drove him to start CrossFit BLAST Fitness with Matt Morgan. Joe has been a Level 1 CrossFit Instructor since April 2008.
Matt Morgan (Co-Owner) Level 1 CrossFit Instructor, CrossFit Olympic Lifting Instructor and CrossFit Football Instructor
Matt was introduced to CrossFit by Joe Shepherd and John Howard in 2007. Matt had previously been spending his time laying about watching television and thinking about “going to the gym”. Since then Matt has found the desire to train others and show them the benefits of what he has found in CrossFit. Matt is a co-owner of CrossFit BLAST Fitness and has been a Level 1 CrossFit Instructor since May 2008.
Chris Estridge (Director of Fitness) Level 1 CrossFit Instructor
Chris has been involved with sports and athletics his entire life. He was introduced to CrossFit by his brother-in-law and co-owner, Joe Shepherd. Ever since the grand opening of CrossFit BLAST Fitness, Chris has been an avid CrossFitter even while attending Ball State University. Chris has graduated with a BS in Exercise Science and a minor in Business. Chris furthered his CrossFit experience and knowledge with a Level 1 Certification which was completed in April of 2009. He can’t stress it enough that CrossFit is the best form of exercise he has ever encountered. Speaking from personal experience, Chris says that if you are looking to get in the best shape of your life then CrossFit is it!
John Campbell: Level 1 CrossFit Instructor, CrossFit Kids Instructor
John is an elementary physical education teacher with the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township in Indianapolis. The 2012-2013 school year marks his sixteenth year as a professional physical educator. John has a B.S. Degree in Health (5-12) and Physical Education (K-12) with a minor degree in Adapted Physical Education (K-12). He also has an M.S. Degree in Special Education (K-12). John is both a certified Level I CrossFit Instructor and a CrossFit Kids Instructor. John and his wife, Tina, have one daughter and one son and live in Speedway, Indiana.
Seth Nichols: Level 1 CrossFit Instructor and CrossFit Kids Instructor
Seth is a Private with the Indianapolis Fire Department and has been CrossFitting since 2009. In CrossFit, he has found the conditioning he had been looking for to keep him in optimal firefighting shape. Seth enjoys the functionality of CrossFit and its real life application to anyone’s everyday life. More than functionality, community is what has drawn him to CrossFit Blast Fitness. He earned his CrossFit Level 1 certification in May 2011.
Tricia Shepherd (Director of Operations)
Tricia was introduced to CrossFit by her husband and CrossFit BLAST Fitness Co-Owner, Joe Shepherd, in March of 2008. Tricia became a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer in April 2008. Tricia has always enjoyed working out and was a member of a local ‘big box gym’, but was not seeing any measurable results. Once Tricia began incorporating CrossFit, she started seeing the results she was looking for. Then in July 2008 Tricia and Joe found out they were expecting their second child, Keagan, and unfortunately the intensity at which she was training had to decrease. That is when Tricia was introduced to CrossFit for Moms and throughout her pregnancy she was still able to CrossFit. This allowed for minimal weight gain and the endurance needed for a healthy delivery. As a result, Tricia was able to resume CrossFit six weeks after delivery and is back in the gym! CrossFit is a great way for busy mom’s like Tricia to get in a complete workout and not have to take a huge chunk of the day to achieve the results you are looking for. Tricia would encourage anyone of any age, size or shape to come check us out and give CrossFit a try for at least three months and watch your body transform! It is an amazing transformation – physically and mentally!
Ralph Rodkey: Level 1 CrossFit Instructor
Andy Lamle: Level 1 CrossFit Instructor
Mat Turpin: Level 1 CrossFit Instructor