CrossFit Youghal

CrossFit Youghal was established in 2019. The aim of the business to create a welcoming and open environment for people of all fitness levels to achieve their health and fitness goals.

The reason we ourselves take part in CrossFit and the reason we want to bring it to Youghal is because it is an all inclusive lifestyle that helps everyone no matter size, shape or fitness level. It's a community based program where we want to build a family that works together to better ourselves. 

This is not just a short term plan, it's a lifestyle plan to help you live a longer, happier and more active life. It's about being able to do things with your kids and grandkids for as long as possible.

The magic is in the movements. Workouts are different every day and are modified to help each athlete achieve his or her own personal goals. CrossFit workouts can be adapted for people of all ages and levels of fitness.

CrossFit is the only sport where the loudest cheers are for those last to finish. With constantly varied, high-intensity functional movements, CrossFit is a training philosophy that coaches people of all shapes and sizes to improve their physical well-being and cardiovascular fitness in a challenging, yet accepting and encouraging environment.

The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability, making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience, age or fitness.

Conor has been a member of the Defence Forces for 21 years in appointments as Sniper Instructor and a Combat Medical Technician, He has also served on 8 deployments overseas. He engaged in numerous sports at a young age and continued on to play adult grades with Youghal GAA and Youghal RFC and has also represented the Defence Forces in Rugby.

Conor was a founding member of South Coast Triathlon club and has completed numerous triathlons, marathons and 3 Ironmans. During 2016 he also completed two 24hr adventure races. Conor is also a qualified Physical therapist and Personal Trainer.  

His love for fitness and physical training came in 2006 when he was diagnosed with cancer and from then on has always said “if he looks after his body, his body will look after him!”

Due to injury and being diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease he has found a new love in CrossFit and it’s due to CrossFit he feels it has helped him with these injuries and made his body stronger and able to cope with an active day to day life. 

A qualified Physical Therapist and Personal Trainer, Thomas has been an avid sports enthusiast from a young age. He has played rugby for Youghal from age 8, has played for Highfield RFC, the Defence Forces as well as Munster Youths. Thomas currently has 21 years’ service in the Irish Army with a Sniper Instructor qualification and 4 overseas deployments under his belt.

He has competed in a 4 man team in the Race Around Ireland, numerous triathlons and marathons as well as two Ironmans in the UK and France. These are just some of his many sporting endeavours.

Due to a running injury and a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, Thomas’s interests changed and he became involved in CrossFit training 3 years ago. The movement and skills of CrossFit were something that he connected with on a personal as well as a professional level, leading him to complete the CrossFit Level 1 (CF L1) and Weightlifting Ireland Level 1 training.