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THE CrossFit RBP STORY
Joe - OWNER
Joe is the Owner and Head Coach here at CrossFit RBP. His athletic background started during his youth as a multi-sport athlete, with Lacrosse being the main sport through College. Joe started his fitness career as a full time personal trainer / fitness manager for The Boston Sports Club. He found CrossFit at CrossFit New England and was hooked. He soon moved to Crossfit Woburn, where he became the head coach in 2012. After years of great success at CF Woburn, Joe moved once again to take over and continue to grow the CrossFit RBP community.
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1 CrossFit Level 2 NASM CPT TPI Certified KettleBell Concepts (KBC)
OUR coaches
Rachael Patrizzi
COACH
Rachael found Crossfit in 2013 and has been a coach for over 7 years now! Rachael fell in love with the competitive side of CrossFit but quickly fell in love with helping others unlock their fullest potential. She later went on to pursue a nutrition career and now enjoys pairing both nutrition and CrossFit to further enhance one's performance.
Marbelk
COACH
Marbelk started coaching while earning his B.S. in Sports Movement Science at Salem State University he is currently a CrossFit L1 coach and is passionate about helping people increase their functional fitness and achieving their goals.
Nick
COACH
Nick is a Crossfit L1 coach who found Crossfit after his hockey career ended. While attending Quinnipiac University, he took his first elements classes at Crossfit Franklin and was instantly hooked. He then moved on to Crossfit Resilience for 3 years before moving to the city to pursue a career in commercial real estate.
Mark Beltran
COACH
Mark has been around in the CrossFit community for 5 plus years. He decided to pursue his dreams of helping people achieving his goals as he did when he was pushing 300 pounds. He found CrossFit and never looked back. Mark is also a trained professional wrestler, trained by former WWE Champion Seth Rollins.
Cari
COACH
Coach Cari fell in love with CrossFit in 2017 (late to the party, she knows, better late than never!), and has never looked back! She holds the CrossFit Kids, CrossFit Level 2 and the Burgener Strength Weightlifting Level 1, and coaches both youth and adult crossfit classes. She also coaches at the Phoenix in Boston. By day, Cari is a public school teacher in the city of Everett. Nothing fires her up more than teaching and coaching! She is also a die hard metal fan. 🤘🤘
DOUG
KIDS' COACH
Crossfit has been an unbroken part of Coach Doug's life since his first visit to a box in 2013. He's passionate about empowering kids to overcome life's challenges with strength, skill, and a winning attitude. His kids' programs at Crossfit RBP strive to inspire lifelong relationships with fitness and wellbeing through continuous progress and lots of fun and encouragement.
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Level 2, CrossFit Kids, CPR/AED/First Aid
Glennith Capone
COACH
Glennith was introduced to Crossfit after looking for a way to crosstrain in the summers during her collegiate athletic career. Once moving to Boston, she wanted to make Crossfit a larger part of her life and went to take her L1 Certification. She was able to intern and eventually become a coach at a local gym in Boston and knew that it was a great fit for her passions.
She has 2 years of coaching experience under her belt and has coached not only at local affiliates but also at MIT, the German International School, and other businesses.
Glennith loves coaching because she is always looking to help people get 1% better every day. She loves being able to have a community that supports one another and it is what makes coaching so rewarding.
Matt Sullivan
COACH
Matt joined his first CrossFit gym in 2019, looking for a new fitness experience that would keep him coming back. After becoming enamored with the community and the goal of constant improvement, he earned his L1 and began coaching. He finds it rewarding to see newer athletes grow and improve and is honored to be a part of their fitness journey. During the day, he is a professor of microbiology at Quincy College and is eager to translate his years of teaching experience into coaching
Mark O'Brien
COACH
Mark discovered CrossFit in 2018 and has loved it ever since. He is passionate about helping people live the life they want, and believes that CrossFit can be a great way to achieve their goals. Mark is currently studying to become a psychologist and would like to help merge physical fitness with mental and emotional wellbeing. He knows that there is no better way to feel great than crushing a workout.
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, NASM CPT