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SNOW DAYS – SMALL ACTS OF DEFIANCE

I love snow days in Boston. In all honesty, when I moved to Boston 7 years ago I thought that no such thing would exist.  I'm from the deep south, Atlanta by way of New Orleans, and if a single snow flake touches the ground where I am from, then the entire city shuts down and a state of emergency is declared. Cars start sliding [...]

By |2018-03-20T22:12:54+00:00March 20th, 2018|BOSTON|0 Comments
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CROSSFIT ARSENAL AT CRASH B’s SPRINTS!!!

CrossFit Arsenal had a huge presence at the Crash B Indoor Rowing event this year.  This is our third year participating in this event and each year we are seeing stronger participation and results from our community.  Arsenal originaly began training for this event in 2015 under the guidance of former Olympian Dan Wash, and with his continued support we have made "rowing off the [...]

By |2018-03-19T17:35:34+00:00March 18th, 2018|BOSTON, COMPETITION, ROWING|0 Comments
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JASON GEE

Founder and Program Director

USAW Sports Performance Coach
Walsh Rowing Indoor Rowing Coach
Brown Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Bruno Ayolphi Braz)
CrossFit Level 2
CrossFit Rowing, Strongman, Goal Setting, Kettlebell, Mobility Trainer


Jason Gee has been working professionally in the field of health, fitness and performance for almost 20 years. As early as 2002 Jason began teaching group fitness classes in Atlanta Georgia while he pursued his own path training and competing in Mixed Martial Arts,Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Boxing. This led to opportunities to work with and train along side numerous veterans and future stars of the UFC and Bellator and even the NFL.
While Jason's performance training experience dates back decades it wasn't until 2011 when he relocated to Boston where he discovered what a powerful tool for personal development that CrossFit and community fitness is. "Training and working out have always been a part of my life, but until I started this type of training it was always a solo venture. Frankly I know from the outside looking in, it can seem really intimidating but I've never worked with a group of people before that so genuinely want to see the people around them improve and succeed."
Ever since, it has been his sole venture and since founding Arsenal Performance with a small stack off barbells and a dream he has never looked back.
Jason is the Founder and Program Director of Arsenal performance. He currently focuses on community building and program design. You can find Jason in almost every type of class from CrossFit to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, teaching, training or just hanging out.
Do you want to train with Jason? Reach out to him directly at [email protected]

BILLY GAMBLE

COACH / YOGA INSTRUCTOR

CrossFit Level 1 Trainer,  Certified Yoga Instructor

Billy Gamble is our yoga instructor, coach and self-proclaimed "King of the Open Gym." He has been a CrossFitter for six years and specializes in yoga and weightlifting. "I love giving people the best hour of their day," he says. "Sharing my excitement for fitness with members and students is great."
Billy played lacrosse in high school and was the captain of the team. "I played goalie," he says. "I played intramural dodge ball for a while in college, too. I now compete in weightlifting whenever I can." His path to coaching came after working in the music industry. "In 2012, I had just left my job working in the music industry and working in bars. I’d been CrossFitting for a while and was enjoying doing yoga. In the fall of 2012, I started teaching yoga part time, and shortly after that, I began coaching CrossFit at my gym. I’ve been working in fitness full time since the winter of 2015."
When not in the gym, Billy enjoys attending underground metal shows, watching football, and hanging out with his girlfriend and their two cats.

CHRISTINE KOESLER

COACH

CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
Walsh Indoor Rowing Trainer

Christine Koesler has been working in the group fitness and CrossFit industry for five years and she is passionate about getting people addicted to fitness! She highly values proper form while training and she is always willing to have conversations about nutrition. Christine loves getting our members excited about fitness and watching their excitement grow when they learn a new move or get a PR.
"One of the greatest things about Arsenal Performance is the fact that newcomers are always welcomed and encouraged. This is especially the case for Coach Christine, as she loves working with beginners!"
When Christine isn't in the gym, she is on set - acting or modeling for clients like Hasbro, Amica, Citizen’s Bank, CVS, TJ Maxx, Ocean Spray, and Dunkin Donuts. Christine booked her dream job when Reebok asked her to do a photoshoot!
Here are a few more things you should know about Christine - She likes to hang out with a little black bunny named Oliver. She believes in active rest days and mermaids. Her favorite move is the Handstand Pushup. Her favorite lift is the Clean & Jerk. Her favorite cardio is anything that isn't rowing. Lastly, she believes pushing your limits should be empowering... not scary!
Christine currently teaches functional fitness classes and works with personal training clients. Interested in working with Christine? Reach out to her directly at [email protected].

SETH ROWSAM

Head CrossFit and Strength and Conditioning Coach 
B.S. Exercise Science
CrossFit Level 1 

Seth Rowsam has been working and training in the functional and personal training space for more than 8 years. He especially enjoys the intensity and logistics of training for competition (pacing, movement cycling, keeping HR down, planned breaks, etc.). "I’m all about constantly making myself and those around me better each and every day, no matter how small or large the difference may be," he says. Maybe that’s why he most enjoys watching a member break through a barrier or plateau that they have been struggling with.
Seth was a multi-sport athlete growing—with a focus on hockey—He focused his energies on hockey and lacrosse from middle school through high school. "After high school, I played three years of Junior B hockey (one year in a Northeastern American League, followed by two years in an Ontario, Canada league). A year of junior college lacrosse also happened." During his senior year in high school (2007), his strength and conditioning coach had begun experimenting in using CrossFit with some of the athletes who frequented the gym. Ever since he has been hooked to everything functional training and was moved to pursue his degree in Exercise Science.
Seth is the Head CrossFit and Strength and Conditioning Coach for Arsenal Performance. He currently programs for the CrossFit classes and works with a limited number of personal training clients.
Interested in training with Seth 1-on-1? Reach out to him directly at [email protected]

ADAM KRATCH

CROSSFIT COACH

CrossFit Level 1 Trainer 

Adam has been involved in the CrossFit and community fitness industry since 2016, and has trained with a focus on strength and conditioning since 2009. He specializes in developing gymnastics skills and general work capacity. One of Adam’s favorite things about training is the fact that once a new skill “clicks” with an athlete, their entire attitude about it changes. “Initial fears about learning a new skill are immediately forgotten once an athlete picks it up - that apprehension becomes enthusiasm, and it’s enthusiasm that keeps us all motivated to improve,” he says.
Adam’s sports background is in wrestling, ending his athletic career in high school as a qualifier for the New Jersey State Wrestling Tournament in Atlantic City. He continued on to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he studied Electrical Engineering and Mathematics.
During the day Adam is an active-duty Army Infantry Officer and a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University.
Adam currently works primarily with Arsenal Everywhere athletes and works to help individuals with their remote and at home training. Interested in working with Adam? Reach out to him directly at [email protected]
 

JAMIE BRAUSE

SENIOR COACH

USAW Advanced Sports Performance Coach
Functional Movement Screen Level 2
CrossFit Level 2, Powerlifting, Mobility, Endurance

Jamie Brause has been working in the strength training and group fitness industry for five years and specializes in kettlebells, Strongman and "circus skills." He loves studying "superficially different disciplines and learning and exploring what they have in common. I love seeking out experts in a field and learning everything I can from them. I also love when I’m able to help foster a real enthusiasm for training in members. Whether that’s in community fitness classes or something like weightlifting or powerlifting, when I give them a lead and then they take it and run with it, that's very exciting to me."
Jamie’s athletic background includes track and field plus wrestling in high school, as well as 25 years in skiing. He was president of Boston University’s Capoeira Club and came to the fitness industry after getting a degree in philosophy in college. "I was trying to get on the Boston Fire Department, and while waiting for test results to come in I became a member at a CrossFit gym," he says.
When he’s not training, you can usually find Jamie near a mountain in the winter, an ocean or lake in the summer, and somewhere trying to learn woodworking when it’s raining. He lives by a simple philosophy: "Be entitled to nothing, and grateful for everything."
Jamie currently teaches Functional Training class as well as works one on one with clients with a focus on strength sports. Interested in working with Jamie? Reach out to him directly at [email protected].

PATRICK LARCOM

CROSSFIT / ROWING COACH

Advanced Certificate in Rowing Leadership – Institute for Rowing Leadership, C.S.C.S. – National Strength and Conditioning Association, M.E. – Stevens Institute of Technology, B.S. – University of Vermont


Patrick Larcom is an ambassador for the Sport of Rowing and Fitness. He rowed for the University of Vermont and has been coaching competitive juniors and adults since 2009. He has combined his passion for rowing and fitness by offering rowing workshops and instruction to members and coaches at gyms across the Northeast. In 2012, Patrick graduated in the inaugural class of the Institute for Rowing Leadership at Community Rowing Inc. it was that summer Pat had the pleasure of meeting and coaching alongside Jason Gee. It’s been an epic journey and the adventures continue!
By day, Patrick is the Director of Coaching Education at CRI. By night, he programs and coaches strength and conditioning for the Radcliffe lightweight women’s rowing team. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA and he is a US Rowing Level III Certified Coach.
Patrick dreams of the day when racing on the water is available everywhere and every athlete has experienced not only the power and grace of flying across the water, but the power and speed developed in the Olympic lifts. As a coach at CrossFit Arsenal, Patrick enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for both rowing and strength training in a practical and applicable way with the members of the best community in Boston.

EMILY PISARSKI

Coach

CrossFit Level 1, National Academy Of Sports Science Trainer

Emily has been a CrossFit athlete and competitor for seven years with a background in endurance training. She specializes in developing durable performance athletes with a minimal investment of their time. She is passionate about training (of course), traveling, her dogs and running, Emily loves seeing how quickly people progress.
"One week someone can barely get a pull-up, and the next they are stringing three together," she says.
A runner for more than 20 years, Emily has competed in college and has won a number of local races. "I am a Boston qualifier and competed at Track Club Nationals as an adult," she says. "I love doing local competitions and spending time in the gym. The people and community feel are some of the best things about the gym. I love interacting with our members and seeing new members fall in love with it. I decided to take the Level 1 to allow me to work with our members directly."
Emily’s day job is at Harvard Medical School, but outside of work and the gym, she loves to do anything outside and is always looking for another trip to plan.
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