As always, the member of the month award is decided by our coaches getting together and nominating who stood out to us each in the areas of attitude, effort and performance. We take pride in our votes and take the handing out of member of the month quite seriously. To win it means an individual stood out above hundreds of other hard working folks and is truly deserving of the honor.

Runners Up

Brenna Bandy and Nick Roehr were the runners up for this month.  Brenna hit Level 2 Barbell Club with her 255# deadlift and recorded the second fastest mile time for women at the gym ever, with 5:44.  Nick is a constant staple in class and is one of the biggest pleasures to be around. His work ethic takes a backseat to no one and he is always one of the friendliest members. Nick is consistently coming cross the line in the top 3 at Time Trials class.  Other nominations include Bri Hancy, Natasha Keitges, Rob Pagano, Amanda Rodgers, Justin Hancy, Monica Wolfe, MJ DeJonckhere, Jarred Collins and Tiffany Joey. Congratulations on your hard work, guys.

On to our male and female winners.

Shane Dooley

Shane is a favorite of the entire coaching staff as he shows up regularly, works his ass off with consistency, succeeds in a lot of areas and does so with a low key but committed attitude. He takes coaching extremely well and has a quiet work ethic about him that could very easily have one overlook him, only to see him come across timed challenges among the first every time. This past month, Shane hit a 425# deadlift, snatched the 40kg kettlebell, won nearly every Time Trials class and finished 3rd to Pritz and Noach in the 50 goblet squat + 800m run challenge. Further, Shane has done some fairly cool things and nice gestures behind the scenes making him a very easy selection for this month’s male representative.

Get to Know Shane

Age, where are you from?
I’m 34, from Steamboat Springs, CO.

What do you do for work?
The company I work for is an Industrial Contractor who specializes in constructing and maintaining Geothermal power plants. We are a small company so we all wear multiple hats but my role generally revolves around project management/controls.

What do you do for fun?
Fishing, skiing, motorcycling, travel, anything outdoorsy.

Favorite and least favorite exercise?
Least favorite – Pull-ups
Favorite – Pretty much anything to do with a kettle bell

What’s the most valuable bit of coaching you’ve received at P360?
It’s hard to pick single moment or instance but all of the coaches have pushed me beyond my limits of what I thought was physically possible.

What is your most proud achievement at P360 so far?
Receiving this nomination, pretty humbling to be selected with so many other great candidates at the gym.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve done physically at the gym?
There was a Time Trails workout a few weeks ago where we had to pull a sled for 800m x2, run the 800m two or three additional times and perform various exercises between each run (plate lunges, bw squats, etc.). I think it took a week to fully recover from that one.

If money was no concern, what would be your dream job?
Travel/adventure photographer or something where you get to see places in the world that very few others actually do.

Embarrassing fact most people don’t know?
I broke my wrist and my nose jumping into a bush, for no reason other than to jump in a bush.

Hidden talent most people don’t know?
I’m a yellow stripe in Taekwondo

If you were an ice cream flavor, what would you be and why?
Something like Coffee Heath Bar Crunch that is nice and sweet but also has some bite to it.

If you could teleport to any point in the past, where would you go?
The late 60’s, my dad has too many good stories.

Favorite naughty food?
Pizza

What’s the biggest overall improvement you had made since joining?
I’m definitely more educated and aware of what I’m eating and how it will affect me.

What was your favorite cartoon growing up?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Famous person you’d most like to have a drink with, and what drink would you buy them?
John Elway and I’d think we would enjoy some good laughs over a few Coors Originals.

What’s a funny story from your childhood?
They used to give us a day off of school every year during the local Winter Carnival to build snow sculptures on Main Street. A group of my friends and I decided to sign up and carve out a cow on skis. In typical fashion, we managed to screw off all day and sometime around 2 pm we just had a large block snow so I started getting on my buddies to get with the program. One of my friends thought I was being a little too tough on him he and told me “You’re being like the manager of Taco Bell right now” and he nicknamed me Carl Fischer. Luckily I’ve never had to work at Taco Bell but I will probably be called Carl Fischer for the rest of my life.

Which public figure or celebrity would you like to put in a dunk tank?
All of them, except Sam Elliott, he’s cool.

You have one song and movie on a desert island. What are they?
Movie – The Big Lebowski
Song – Roadhouse Blues by The Doors

What is your biggest goal for the rest of 2015?
Just to improve every day, even the small gains count.

Congratulations to Shane. Make sure to pat him on the back next time you see him at the gym.

Danielle Williams

Danielle has been a member of the gym for going on three years now and has transformed just as much mentally as she has physically. Danielle recently achieved the highest possible standard in the gym as she became the 43rd member of Club Forged, reserved for the highest percent of performance, work ethic and commitment. It is no small task and typically takes a year and a half on average to achieve. Danielle is always the first to ask a question during a walkthrough and has gone about her goal of Club Forged with noticeable dedication. She is very proud to have earned that and we are equally proud to feature her here today.

Age, where are you from?
I am 27 years old and I am from Windsor, CA in Northern California.

What do you do for work?
I am an adult ICU Nurse at UCSD.

What do you do for fun?
I like to hike, sail, watch movies at Cineapolis, go to the beach, go to happy hour, play with dogs,  try to cook, go on trips and explore, hang out with friends, line dance, and go to country concerts.

Favorite and least favorite exercise?
Deadlifts are my favorite and I really,  really hate push-ups.

 What’s the most valuable bit of coaching you’ve received at P360?
That you don’t have to PR everytime.  Training at a heavier weight and higher reps is important to help achieve your goal.  And take your time!  Don’t breeze through your reps.

What is your most proud achievement at P360 so far?
Getting into Club Forged!  It has been a silent goal of mine for a while now.  And my 6:03 mile :)

What’s the hardest thing you’ve done physically at the gym?
Tom Jakobowski

If money was no concern, what would be your dream job?
My dream job would be an actress/comedian on Saturday Night Live.

Embarrassing fact most people don’t know?
When I was in 6th grade I wore glasses, braces, neck gear, cat dresses, and cat vests.

Hidden talent most people don’t know?
I can moonwalk like Michael and have done this at work multiple times to get laughs from doctors and patients.  I was self taught in my bedroom mirror people!  Also, I always get a good parking spot in a crowded area.

If you were an ice cream flavor, what would you be and why?
This isn’t exactly a flavor, but I would be a Drumstick.  Because it is the best ice cream treat EVER.

If you could teleport to any point in the past, where would you go?
I would go back to the 1950’s.  I’ve always wanted to be in an era like the movie Grease.

Favorite naughty food?
Carne Asado burrito with beans and cheese from El Rey Moro and a Modelo Especial.

What’s the biggest overall improvement you had made since joining?
Definitely my strength.  I have noticed a huge difference in my weight lifting ability since joining about 4 years ago.  It has acutally really helped me with moving my patients at work.  I was also surprised last year when I was moving and could lift the furniture that I wasn’t able to before!  Super cool!

What was your favorite cartoon growing up?
Johnny Bravo.

Famous person you’d most like to have a drink with, and what drink would you buy them?
Luke Bryan on the back of his truck, and we’d have Crown in dixie cups.  We’d both be wearing our cowboy boots then go fishing and then dance near a bonfire, obviously.

What’s a funny story from your childhood?
My dad used to have me run around in the back yard so he could lasso me with rope.

Which public figure or celebrity would you like to put in a dunk tank?
Kim Kardashian with Kanye West on her lap.

You have one song and movie on a desert island. What are they?
I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston and Pitch Perfect.

What is your biggest goal for the rest of 2015?
Be better than Dave while breathing through my squats.  Actually be better at breathing than Dave, in general.