August Featured Athlete- Chad

Where are you from?

Interlaken, New York

What is your education in?

Morrisville for BA, then went on the Paramedic school SUNY Health Science Center

20 years as a paramedic

What do you currently do for a living?

Own a HVAC Contracting company that was started by my family, I am the 4th Generation at

Hubbard Heating and Plumbing

What is the best job you’ve had, worst job you've had?

Working as a paramedic was both

Did you play any sports or compete growing up?

Yes, ran cross country and wrestled

What's your favorite running distance and triathlon distance?

Running 10k

Triathlon Olympic distance

How did you find out about CrossFit?

Two ways, middle daughter started and said i had to do it

During covid I watched a lot of mayhem and rich froning videos and thought it was cool

What brought you to Pallas?

I knew some people that were here, specifically Kevin Koehler

What keeps you motivated to keep coming to the gym? 

The gains and the competition is fun. Coming here the first time and seeing Phil and Cathy were here was so much fun, I've known them since I was 10 years old

What’s your favorite and least favorite CrossFit movement(s)?

Favorite: Power Snatch

Least:Bar Muscle Up

What would your ideal WOD consist of?

Murph, I love it

Above WOD playlist/5 song max?

1. Black Sabbath , Paranoid

2. Metalica , Creeping Death

3. Nirvana, Aneurysm 

4. Motley Crue, Wild Side

5. The Offspring, Come out and play

What’s your go to comfort food?

Vanilla ice cream, Bryers

What is your go to outside the gym activity for self care?

Running

Go to post wod fuel?

Right after BCAA’s, then whatever my wife makes for dinner, but I love a good sirloin.

You are married and have kids, how long have you been married and how many kids, ages?

29 years married

Three daughters: 26, 23, 18

Favorite place you have lived?

Interlaken

Where is the coolest place you’ve visited?

New Orleans

Item on your bucket list that you haven’t crossed off yet?

I’d like to be a 46er

What book would you recommend to a stranger?

The Hobbit by Tolkien

If you could live anywhere and money wasn't an issue, where would you choose?

Lake Placid

Tell us something about yourself that would surprise most people?

That I was a paramedic for 20 years

What advice would you give to someone who is hesitant to start at Pallas?

Just start, everything can be scaled, everybody fails miserably when they start anyway, but start. 

Favorite thing about Pallas? 

The COMMUNITY!!