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July 16-18, 2010 • Carson, CA

The Home Depot Center Sports Complex

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Max Fernandez

2011 CrossFit Games

Scouting Report: Southern California Men's Edition

A Few of the Competition Regulars

With the 2011 CrossFit Games season only a few months away, preparation for the Games is heating up. If there is anything we have learned from years past, it's that previously low-profile athletes will come out of nowhere to challenge CrossFit's elite.

Last week, we highlighted a few of the women who are regulars to the fierce Southern California competition scene, including some of the top finishers at the OC Throwdown and the Next Level Invitational. Today, we turn to the men. Among them, we have two former Marines and a soon-to-be father. If you're interested in SoCal men, make sure to check out Ben Hopkin's recovery from his motorcycle accident and our previous scouting reports.

Max Fernandez

Max Fernandez owns and operates CrossFit South County in Laguna Hills, California. He has claimed top positions at several Southern California CrossFit competitions, including 1^st at the OC Throwdown last August and 13^th at the 2010 Southwest Regional, two positions ahead of the “Manimal” Pat Barber. He has well-rounded stats, with a few exceptional times such as his 2:20 Diane.

Prior to CrossFit, Fernandez was an Infantryman for the Marine Corps. His job as a Marine demanded fitness and mental strength, both of which he has brought to CrossFit training and competition. As Max puts it, “I feel being an active Marine gave me an edge on mindset and mental strength. This has been 50% of winning or losing in my personal CrossFit experience. Seriously, when you’re talking about seconds between losing and winning in a sport like CrossFit, it takes a serious amount of discomfort and pain to keep pushing. This is simply true grit and pure determination of the mind… I am a very focused individual and use this to my advantage during competitions. ”

In his training, Max aims to push himself as hard as he possibly can 4-5 times per week without over-doing it. To gain a competitive edge, he works on skills such as improving his transition time between exercises, the speed of his movements, and the diversity of his skills.

Diane: 2:20
Elizabeth: 6:30
Helen: 7:38

5k run 22:00
30 muscle ups for time 5:34
FGB: 420
Filthy Fifty: 20:40

Deadlift: 470
Squat: 375
Press: 200
Clean and Jerk: 305
Snatch: 225

7^th   Regional Qualifiers SoCal, 2009 7th place (The top 6 went to the Games)
4^th   S. California Sectional, 2010
13^th Southwest Regional, 2010  (2 ahead of Pat Barber)
1st  OC Throwdown, Aug. 2010
2^nd  2010 Next Level Invitational II, 2010
4^th  Next Level Invitational III, 2010

Paul Gregrow

Paul Gregrow works as the head coach of CrossFit South County, alongside Max Fernandez. He has been active in the Southern California competition scene, and pulled 3^rd place at the Next Level Invitational in August of last year.

Like many CrossFitters, Paul found CrossFit online while he was still working at a Globo-Gym. He taught a bootcamp course and started incorporating bits and pieces of what he’d learned from CrossFit. Eventually he moved from the Globo-Gym to CrossFit South County. Paul spent six months as a client, learning what he could from Max Fernandez, before he started working as a L1 Trainer. After two years, he still boasts “I have the best job in the world.”

Paul is going to make his best run for the Games, though he may have some (pleasant) distractions. He and his wife Stacey are expecting their first child just after the Open Qualifier wraps up in mid-April. We wish him the best of luck with both.

Age: 28
Weight: 200lbs.
Height: 6'2"

Fran: 2:59
Helen: 8:18
Grace: 1:53
Amanda: 5:35
Bull: 44:15

FGB: 392
2K row: 6:58
Mile run: 5:25

Deadlift: 455
Back Squat: 350
Clean: 275
Overhead Squat: 285
Split Jerk: 285
Clean and Jerk: 270
Squat Snatch: 215

12^th  OC Throwdown, Jan. 2010
6^th   Southern California Sectional, March 2010
30^th Southwest Regional, May 2010
3^rd   Next Level Invitational, Aug. 2010
6^th   Next Level Invitational, Dec. 2010
11^th OC Throwdown, Jan. 2011