MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: JORGE RUIZ-HERNANDEZ
Introducing Jorge (Potato) Ruiz-Hernandez! Jorge (pronounced Whore-Hey) is definitely the life of the party in any and all settings. After a brief interaction with Jorge, you will soon realize that he will become your closest of friends. Even though he is constantly swearing in Spanish, he is always giving it his all. However I think he has a hard time counting, because every time I ask him how many reps he has left, he holds his hand in my face with just one finger up. Must be a language barrier issue! You can find Jorge slowly transforming from a potato into a french fry during the 6pm class each night.
Getting to know Jorge:
Where are you from?
I am from a little town North of Puerto Rico called Hatillo, which means little cattle ranch, for we have almost the same amount of people as cows. So I am technically from the country side of the island.
What made you interested in doing Crossfit?
I was going to the gym and after a couple of months, I stopped.I was bored doing exercises by myslef, plus I felt like I was getting nowhere. My sister told me that she was having the same problem until she tried crossfit; I decided to give it a try.
How many days a week do you do Crossfit?
I do crossfit 5 days a week (unless I am sick or traveling)
What is your favorite song to workout to?
Anything except single ladies….but I do like AC/DC. Oh, and Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver!
Lets get personal:
Where do you work or go to school?
I work for GE transportation
What has Crossfit helped with most outside of the gym?
It has definitely on having more energy, better focus, leaner, stronger, and helps me to have an excuse to get out of work before 6pm.
What class time is your favorite?
6:00pm works best, but I will do a 4:45pm here and there.
Have you set and goals or hit any PRs?
100 burpees by YE, double unders, and handstand push-ups
We like where this is going, tell us more:
What is the first word that comes to mine when you hear these words:
Beach: Home
Movie: The Mysterious life of Walter Mitty (it is the first one that came to my mind), l’auberge espagnol, la mujer de mi hermano, Sherlock Holmes, Lord of the Ringer, Interstellar
Love: Music, arts, food, food, food, and friends
Mario: Hate Potato
If there was an ‘Jorge’ WOD, what would it be?
The potato, something with like 60+burpees
If Crossfit were a product on the shelf, tell us why you would buy it?
I would buy it because it helps you stay active, regardless of your age and you make new friends and different friends
Tell us a fun fact about yourself?
I have a twelve string guitar in my office….alongside a cowboy hat.