Meet the Kohen Krew
Madison Barclay
CrossFit Owner/Operator
CF Level 2 Trainer
She has her CrossFit L2 Certification.
Madison has been doing CrossFit for 9 years! She has been a coach for 6 of those years along with running a kids program.
Hobbies: crossfit, crushing people in spike ball, and going to the beach, and trying new sports.
Favorite Workout: Anything with gymnastics or a heavy barbell!
Favorite Quote: For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. GAL 1:10
Trisha Schaffner
CrossFit Kohen Owner
CF Level 2 Trainer
Coach Trish serves the local community by being a Corpus Christi Police Officer. She has her CrossFit L2 as well has her USAW L1 and has been training since 2004.
Trisha has been a life long athlete most recently she found and fell in love with CrossFit 6 years ago! She has been a coach for 4 1/2 of those years.
Hobbies: Doing all things fitness! Competing, racing and continually trying to find new things to challenge herself.
Favorite Workouts: Fight Gone Bad and Heavy DT.
Favorite Quote: “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.”
Romans 5:3-4 NLT
“Stop holding back on life because you fear failure. Failure isn’t losing, it’s gaining experience. Failure isn’t the end, it’s redirection. Start living, even if it means failing.”
Cody Schaffner
CrossFit Kohen Owner
CFO Level 1 Trainer
Cody is a Master Chief in the Coast Guard.
Cody has been doing CrossFit for 5 years. He has been active duty in the Coast Guard for 20 years so when he's not in the gym he's out patrolling the waters of South Texas!
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, and spicy workouts.
Favorite Workout: Any workout that makes him say "that sucked" at the end.
Favorite Quote:
"I asked for strength and God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom and God gave me problems to learn to solve. I asked for prosperity and God gave me a brain and brawn to work. I asked for courage and God gave me dangers to overcome. I asked for love and God gave me people to help. I asked for favours and God gave me opportunities. I received nothing I wanted. I received everything I needed." -Hazrat Khan
Brian Mandel
He has his CrossFit Level 2 Trainer certification.
Brian has been doing CrossFit for 12 years! He has been a coach for 4 of those years and loves helping athletes understand the mechanics of movement.
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, “learning and playing new sports!”
Favorite Workout: Acid Bath
Favorite Quote: 1 COR 4:2
“Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.”
Jess Johnston
Coach Jess serves the local community by being a Corpus Christi Firefighter Engineer. She has his CrossFit Level 1 Trainer certification.
Jess has been doing CrossFit for 6 years.
Hobbies: Hiking, spending time at the beach with her dogs, and drawing.
Favorite Workout: Any partner workout!
Favorite Quote: “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” -Unknown
Lyra Kelly
Lyra Kelly is a local Corpus Christi professional photographer. Lyra has been doing photography for over 10 years and has a passion for catching the vision and community of CrossFit Kohen. To check out more from Lyra, head over to her instagram! @kellyklicksmedia