Alter Egos: Lindsay Bryan
Our finest investigative reporter uncovers the secret real life identities of people you’ve only ever seen in sweatpants for our documentary series ALTER EGOS. For this installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @lbry1780!
🏋 GYM LIFE
:: Usually Attends: All over the place, but noon L2 every Monday and Friday.
:: Started CrossFit: At Buckeye CrossFit in Columbus, OH.
:: Years of CrossFit: 5.
:: Origin Story: Her gym hosted CrossFit and Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art. Originally, she trained in the latter but later thought to herself, “If I can take a punch, I can lift a barbell” and switched.
:: Athletic Background: Nothing. She says, “I’m still not athletic. I just workout.”
:: Gym Superpowers: Double-unders.
:: Gym Kryptonite: Wall balls. She cries every time she does Karen.
:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Mike’s Hall and Oates playlist.
:: Loves Most about CFV: Of the four boxes that Lindsay’s been to, the coaching and programming at CFV are “far and away the best.”
🚶 REAL LIFE
:: Occupation: On-premise sales manager for Heineken.
:: Hometown: Columbus, Ohio.
:: Years in NYC: 2.
:: Origin Story: Since Lindsay graduated from Ohio State University, she’s been in the food & beverage industry. When she was offered a job in Hoboken in 2014, she took it and moved to Brooklyn the following year.
:: Real Life Superpowers: Making it to CFV after a night out with clients.
:: Real Life Kryptonite: Two truths and a lie. Her go-to lie is that she has 21 nieces and nephews (she has 19).
:: You’ll Be Surprised To Know: Lindsay made the cover of North American Whitetail, a hunting magazine, for bagging a “158-inch Ohio Bruiser” that she scouted for two weeks from a blind. She says the meat lasted her almost a year.
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