I AM CrossFit Upper Keys

Specialties

CrossFit’s goal is to forge a broad, general and inclusive fitness. We have sought to build a program that will best prepare trainees for any physical contingency — not only for the unknown, but for the unknowable. After looking at all sport and physical tasks collectively, we asked what physical skills and adaptations would most universally lend themselves to performance advantage. Capacity culled from the intersection of all sports demands would quite logically lend itself well to all sport. In sum, our specialty is not specializing.

History

Established in 2013.

Our head coach, Melissa Edmiston, started as a member of I Am CrossFit in 2011. Her and her husband joined the Coral Gables location shortly after getting married. They quickly fell in love with the sport and everything about it. 1 year later she was coaching at I Am’s newest location at the time in Coconut Grove. There she had the privilege of coaching with and learning from some of the best coaches in Miami. She also gained experience coaching over 300 members of all fitness levels, all ages, some with previous sports injuries and even pregnant women. This experience only fueled her passion and increased her drive to want to help people get fit and healthy through CrossFit and it’s methodologies. In April 2013, Melissa and her husband decided they wanted to relocate to the Florida Keys to start their family. Around the same time, the owners of I AM CrossFit decided that they wanted a 6^th location in the Upper Keys. I AM’s 6^th location is run by Melissa, her husband & Coach Ryan.