Coaches
Amanda Wheeler
Amanda is a Level I Crossfit coach, in pursuit of Level II, CrossFit nutrition coach, and co-owner of Crossfit New Species. She has been active in sports since the age of five with everything from softball and volleyball to track, snowboarding, and basketball. In college, Amanda coached Girls on the Run, an after school program that promotes health, fitness, and positive body image in young girls. After graduating from Central Michigan University with an Education degree, she became a certified personal fitness trainer through ACE. She worked at Bally Total Fitness for a year while focusing on women’s figure contest prep. Unhappy in the lifestyle, she was searching for something that allowed her to live and not be a slave to the gym. In 2007, she was introduced to Crossfit and has not found anything close to the excitement, broadness, and excellence that Crossfit is. She is so grateful for Crossfit and the life it has given her. Amanda wants to spend her life teaching and inspiring people to reach their full human potential.
Favorite Lift: Deadlift
Least Favorite Lift: Back Squat
Favorite WOD: Helen
Least Favorite WOD: Barbara
Joshua Hunnicutt
Josh loves everything CrossFit and Parkour. After years of training athletes and teams, finding CrossFit was like finding long lost family. His superhero obsession is thoroughly quenched by the feats CrossFit and Parkour have prepared his body to perform. Josh feels there is nothing more satisfying than watching athletes and clients achieve more than they ever thought possible. Josh is certified through mulitple organizations and has a Bachelor’s in Kinesiology, is a CrossFit Level I Coach, CrossFit Nutrition Coach and CrossFit Oly lifting Coach.
Favorite Lift: Snatch
Least favorite Lift: Shoulder press
Favorite WOD: Diane, or 30 muscleups
Least Favorite WOD: Eva
Marnie Feles
Marnie started her passion with kids and fitness back when she was in high school coaching youth sports in Saginaw. She continued her passion working with kids at the YMCA in programs like kids boot camps, coaching pre-school basketball and soccer. She has been active in sports since the age of 3 tagging along with her older brother trying to keep up with the “boys”. She played Basketball, Volleyball, and ran Track. She played in AAU basketball since she was in 6th grade all through high school. Marnie is a Level 1 CrossFit coach, CrossFit kids coach and is certified with AFAA. Marnie first started CrossFit as a client almost two years ago, never realizing what CrossFit was, she just loved the workouts. Raising twins Marnie never found that right balance with raising a family and the time for exercise, this was it!! She would have never imagined in a million years dead lifting 225 lbs or over head pressing 95 lbs. CrossFit has changed her whole outlook on life realizing you can do anything you put your mind to; you just have to try hard to get there. She is more fit now that she was when she played sports back in high school. Marnie’s goal is to change the way kids view fitness and incorporate that in their everyday living. “Kids can do anything you ask them to do as long as it is fun, and they receive encouragement in the process”. Eventually she would love incorporate the CrossFit kids program into schools. Research has proven that exercise can enhance scholastic performance. She would also like to work with sports teams for conditioning, she wonders with a program like CrossFit kids how much better of an athlete she could have been.
Favorite Lift: Deadlift
Least Favorite Lift: Overhead squat
Favorite WOD: Annie
Least Favorite WOD: Fran
