Are you looking for a coach to provide programming for you to do on your own and/or need some accountability and guidance with nutrition? Check out how to work with our coaching staff to provide the guidance and support you need! Below are the coaches who are currently accepting clients and an overview of their services. Please contact the coach directly if you’d like to work with them. Each coach sets their own price based on the level of services being provided with the average price being around $160 per month.
Coach Arturo Ruiz
Arturo works with athletes and those dedicated to reaching their full potential in fitness. Whether you’re training for life or competition, he is committed to your success. Go through an entire physical assessment that covers flexibility/mobility, strength balance and aerobic capacity. Start your training, refine your training, lifestyle and nutrition, reach your goals! Get this started by scheduling your consultation today!
Arturo comes to CFSBK with 9 years of training experience working with diverse populations in individual and group settings. Arturo’s fitness background stems from the competitive aspects of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Strength and conditioning were a major aspect of hi training for amateur MMA fights, amateur Muay Thai fights, and NAGA tournaments and therefore truly sparked his interest in fitness. Since then, he has participated in several CrossFit Opens, Olympic weightlifting meets, and many local CrossFit competitions. His current certifications are: USA Weightlifting L1 Performance Coach, USA Weightlifting LWC Referee, NASM CPT and CES, CrossFit Level 2, CrossFit Powerlifting, CrossFit Gymnastics, and CrossFit Movement and Mobility. Arturo is also the 2016 USA Weightlifting Masters (Age 40-44, 85kg) National Bronze Medalist. Contact: Arturo [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com | Instagram: @coach_arturo_rz
Coach Katie Harper DPT
INJURY PREVENTION/REHAB PROGRAMMING
Katie has been involved with team sports for as long as she can remember. Throughout her high school and college days, she kept herself busy playing lacrosse, field hockey, track and field, and swimming and diving. A few months after earning her B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland in 2012, Katie discovered CrossFit at a small affiliate in a friend’s garage. Despite the freezing barbells and need for space heaters during the chilly winter months, the unique sense of community mixed with a competitive atmosphere were enough to keep her captivated. Katie made the big move to Brooklyn in early 2013 after landing a spot in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at LIU. She discovered CFSBK shortly after we hosted 13.2 and was immediately hooked by the warm sense of community and top notch coaching. She eventually joined the team and began coaching at CrossFit South Brooklyn in February 2015. Katie has found coaching CrossFit to be the perfect complement to physical therapy, as it has accelerated her ability to explore and understand human movement beyond the clinic. Katie is currently a licensed Physical Therapist providing coaching/physical therapy services and leads the Adaptive Athlete program at CrossFit South Brooklyn. She is also a one on one Performance Care coach for the ActiveLife; where she programs for injured individuals and assists with ActiveLife Movement Workshops at CrossFit gyms up and down the East Coast. Her area of expertise ranges anywhere from the weekend warrior, to Sanctionals/Games level CrossFitters, Pro Strongman athletes, competitive powerlifters/weightlifters, and adaptive athletes. All in all, Katie is excited to have found the best of both worlds, where she is able to help people of all ages and abilities bridge the gap between rehabilitation and lifelong wellness/fitness. Katie is a CrossFit Level 2 trainer, CrossFit certified in Adaptive Training, Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist (FRCms), Functional Movement Screen Provider (FMS), Graston Technique Provider, Rocktape Functional Movement Specialist I, and attended the Catalyst Athletics Weightlifting Seminar. Contact: Katie [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com | Instagram: @kharper369
Coach Whitney Hubbard
Whitney’s love of movement started early in life. She began ballet at the age of 3 and went on to participate in (and occasionally win) national dance competitions throughout her teens. This passion continued into her college years, and she received her BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois. It was there that she first studied anatomy and kinesiology. Her first CrossFit experience was in the fall of 2009 when she took a class with CFSBK founder Coach David… and couldn’t walk down stairs properly for three days afterward. Having always been active but never lifted any weight, Whitney spent a good amount of time afraid of an empty barbell and only dreaming of getting a strict Chin-Up. A lot has changed in 10 years! Her goal as a coach is to inspire people to lay a safe, consistent, and sound foundation in their movement and to build a lifestyle of health and strength that is sustainable… for life! In addition to CrossFit and Short Circuit, Whitney teaches Yoga for Athletes on Saturday mornings. She also loves to travel, hike, and surf! Whitney holds CrossFit Level 2, CrossFit Gymnastics, Precision Nutrition Level 1, and CYT-200HR Certifications. Contact: Whitney [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com | Instagram: @whitneymhubbard
Coach Lauren Snisky
Lauren grew up playing sports from a very young age. She started starting playing ice hockey at 6 and tee-ball on a boys’ team at 7. A regular gym goer for years, Lauren eventually began bodybuilding routines. Eventually she grew bored of “pushing weight around and looking in the mirror.” Lauren found CrossFit when she was looking for something more athletic. She knew right away that it was the right fitness pursuit for her. She has participated in a handful of local competitions both in both Scaled and Rx’d divisions. In August 2016, she left her design career and started coaching at CrossFit Union Square. Later she joined CFSBK, officially making her passion for coaching a full time job. Lauren is a CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer, A Precision Nutrition Coach. Holds a CrossFit Gymnastics Certification. She has attended the Catalyst Athletics Weightlifting Seminar, Outlaw Barbell Camp, and the Active Life Bulletproof workshop. Contact: Lsnisky [at] gmail.com | Instagram:@ Website: www.squareone-nutrition.com
Coach Carissa Mueller
Carissa has had a constant background love of sport all her life. From an early age when she declared her intention to become the first female MLB player, she always imagined herself in the fitness world. She went on to pursue a BA in Public Policy from Duke University, all the while running various youth fitness programs on the side. One day in 2013, while working for a non-profit organization in NYC, she stumbled into a CrossFit gym just looking for a fun and efficient workout. Her friends in college had told her about CrossFit, but she always thought it sounded too hard. Well, one thing led to another. She fell in love with the process of constant improvement and the feeling of being strong. Finally, CrossFit had become the catalyst she needed to fully commit her life to health and fitness! 8 years later, Carissa is both a CrossFit Level 2 trainer and accomplished athlete. She competed at the Sanctionals level as an elite individual at the Brazil CrossFit Championship and at the Filthy150, and with an elite team at the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge. In 2021, she placed 219th in the North American Quarterfinals. She has been coaching full-time since 2017 and also runs an outdoor group fitness community in the Upper East Side. Her goal as a coach is to help people become the best versions of themselves physically and mentally! She started training at CrossFit South Brooklyn at the end of 2019 and, well, one thing led to another… see you in class! Contact: mueller.carissa [at] gmail.com | Instagram: @carissamueller