Brett Andrus
"The 5:45am Guy"
CrossFit Level II Certified Trainer
CrossFit Olympic Lifting
Red Cross - First Aid, CPR, and AED certified
“Specialization is for insects.” That about sums him up. Brett has degrees in Fine Arts, History, and Biotechnology. He has trained in the martial arts since the age of 8, earning multiple black belts in karate and judo. He has instructed martial arts since 1994 and, at around that same time, began running kickboxing and core-strength classes. He has lived in Japan for over 6 years, one as a college student and more than 5 as an English teacher. He has also lived in Hawaii and worked on the dolphin or whale watching, snorkel, and dinner cruise boats as a translator. Currently, he works full time as a chemist developing processes for large scale drug production, DJs on weekends and coaches motorcycle riders in the summer.
He has a love for movement, exercise, and coaching. “I love seeing people learn and grow. I loved teaching. I love coaching even more.”
He also loves CrossFit. “I find CrossFit similar to martial arts in the need for virtuosity of movements first. I find the workouts safer, more effective, and more efficient than any training I’ve ever seen. My only regret with CrossFit is that I didn’t find it sooner.”
Brett is “not a morning person”. But, CrossFit is one of the few things he says is worth getting up for at 5am every day (He runs the 5:45am classes).
