MEMBER STORIES

We have a fantastic community of people at Recursive! People of all ages, backgrounds, and professions come together to enjoy the camaraderie of working out hard together for 60 minutes each day. Check out what they have to say about Recursive to see if our gym is right for you – we’d love to welcome you into our community!

Member Stories – Noah Kohn-Dumbuya

Member Stories – Noah Kohn-Dumbuya

I met Noah in 2018 when I chaperoned a high school trip to Taiwan. I was pleasantly surprised to see him walk through the gym doors this summer! Tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Noah Kohn-Dumbuya, and I am a student at the University of...

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Member Stories – Leila Midelfort

Member Stories – Leila Midelfort

Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am 48 years old and have been doing some kind of athletics since high school. I joined CrossFit a couple of years ago to help build some extra strength and speed to my rowing. When I am not competing mostly in the sport of...

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Coach Spotlight – Samantha Rubin

Coach Spotlight – Samantha Rubin

Years at Recursive: 1.5 Years Coaching: 1 Certifications: CF-L1 TV Show you watch over and over? Friends, New Girl and Sex in the City Scariest movie you've seen? I hate scary movies! Is a hot dog a sandwich? I want to say no, but I think technically it is... Least...

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Coach Spotlight – Melinda Miles

Coach Spotlight – Melinda Miles

Years at Recursive: Almost 3 Years Coaching: One and a half Certifications: CFL1, CFL2, 200 hr yoga teacher training, USRowing L2 Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? Specifically - Rebecca Fuselier at that Capitol event last year! Incredible. TV Show you watch over...

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Coach Spotlight – Tia Williams

Coach Spotlight – Tia Williams

Years at Recursive: 6 years Years Coaching: 3 years Certifications: CF-L1, LBA (larger body athlete) Trainer Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? I love how strong Dani Speegle is #GirlsWhoEat TV Show you watch over and over? I don’t watch TV shows twice. There’s...

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Coach Spotlight – Dirk Gessler

Coach Spotlight – Dirk Gessler

Years at Recursive: All of them! Years Coaching: 12 Certifications: So many… Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? Dan Bailey TV Show you watch over and over? Trailer Park Boys and Always Sunny in Philadelphia Scariest movie you've seen? Hell House Is a hot dog a...

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Coach Spotlight – Olivia Luedke

Coach Spotlight – Olivia Luedke

Years at Recursive: All of them! Plus a few years in our family's garage gym Years Coaching: 4 years Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Level 2, 1st Aid/ AED/ CPR Certified Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? It might have to be Mallary O'Brien for me. TV...

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Coach Spotlight – Devin Tomlin

Coach Spotlight – Devin Tomlin

Years at Recursive: 2.5 Years Coaching: 2 Certifications: CF-L1 & CF-L2 Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? Brooke Wells TV Show you watch over and over? So many…I just recently watched Fleabag again! Scariest movie you've seen? Sinister Is a hot dog a...

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Coach Spotlight – Brian McVay

Coach Spotlight – Brian McVay

Years at Recursive: 5 Years Coaching: 3.5 Certifications: CF-L1 & CF-L2, USA Weightlifting L1 Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? Patrick Vellner TV Show you watch over and over? Parks & Rec Scariest movie you've seen? Halloween, which scared me so much I...

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Member Stories – Jakoby Gohl

Member Stories – Jakoby Gohl

Jakoby is not new to CrossFit, but he is new to Recursive - and we are so happy to have him join our community! Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am Jakoby and I moved to Madison in June. I grew up in Virginia and first tried CrossFit in 2014 at CrossFit...

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Member Stories – Aaron Schwartzbord

Member Stories – Aaron Schwartzbord

Aaron is new(ish) to Madison and we are so excited that he chose Recursive to make some new friends and work on his health and wellness! Tell us a little bit about yourself. I'm brand new to Madison, coming here from New York City, and originally from outside San...

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Member Stories – Charlie Bergstrom

Member Stories – Charlie Bergstrom

Charlie is not new to CrossFit, but he is new to Recursive - and we are very happy to have him join our community! Tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Charlie Bergstrom. I have been CrossFitting for about 3 years, although all but 6 months of that has been...

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