10/04/2026
Kicking off October with our Athlete of the Month! Marisa Martinez! As part of the Dynamic Duo that organizes our Run Club, she is ingrained into our community. Find out more about her below!
Full Name: Marisa Martinez
Nickname at the gym (if any): Mars or Riss
How long have you been a member of Lobo? A total of 5ish years (I think)
What made you start CrossFit? I had been strictly running for a year prior to CrossFit. I lost a lot of weight and I did not like what I saw in the mirror at the time. Fast forward a few months and one of my friends invited me to a gym she had found and after the first class I was hooked. I saw that I had the opportunity to get physically strong. I took it and ran with it.
Least favorite movement: ANYTHING on the rig.
Current fitness goal: To get stronger in every aspect (lifting, crossfit, & in running).
Workout time you usually attend: 4:30pm or 5:30pm
One movement you’ve improved the most since joining: I would say my snatches have improved a bunch, but I would say the way I approached wods mentally have improved the most. I’ve found strategies that have worked for me and have helped me navigate through the workouts more proficiently.
A PR you’re most proud of: my deadlift (300lbs)
This or That
Morning workouts OR Evening workouts: evening workouts all the way
Strength day OR Conditioning day: BOTH
Barbell OR Dumbbells: give me that barbell
Burpees OR Wall Balls: I truly do love both equally.
Strict OR Kipping: NEITHER
Personality and Fun
What song would play when you walk into the gym like a main character? Tit 4 Tat by Tate McRae or anything by $B.
If your workout style had a warning label, what would it say? “let me take your breath away” or “run b*tch”
What is something people at the gym might be surprised to learn about you? I think people would be surprised that I am really into dystopian movies (mainly The Hunger Games), art, and learning about anything and everything and anyone.
If you could create your dream WOD, what would be in it? squat cleans, running, wall balls, goblet squats, and lunges…
If you could permanently delete one movement from CrossFit, what would it be? Bench press (don’t come for me please)
Lobo Pack Vibes
Favorite thing about the Lobo community:
Who is someone that motivates you at the gym? Everyone. I say everyone because everyone and anyone who walks through the gym doors made the choice to do something hard and to do something for themselves despite the day they had/their circumstances.
Best advice you would give to a new member: Embrace every single phase of the suck, suffer well, and don’t forget to find humor in the hard moments.
What keeps you coming back on the hard days? The gift of ‘movement’ is something not everyone has. There’s someone who is not physical able and wishes they had the chance to move. So who am I to complain about being blessed to workout.
Outside the Gym
Hobbies outside of CrossFit: I enjoy my time running on the trails, spending time around art or good people. I love learning more about history and being in the sun.
Favorite way to spend a rest day: waking up super early, grabbing a matcha, going for a walk downtown. Simplicity is golden to me and being able to slow down for a little bit means a lot to me.
Favorite food or go-to cheat meal: ….chipotle is the thing on earth. I do like a good slice of tres leches cake from HEB.
Coffee order or favorite drink: Matcha (w/3 pumps of vanilla & cold foam)
Just for Fun
If you had to compete in a non-fitness sport tomorrow, what would you choose? Pool, but I know from experience…I would suck terribly.
Superpower you wish you had during workouts: none because what’s the fun in that? (super speed duh)
If you were a piece of gym equipment, what would you be and why? The rig so everyone is always hanging around me. (pls laugh)
Dogs, cats, or both? Dogs all the way.
One thing on your bucket list: To run on Route 66 in Arizona.
Final Question
Finish this sentence:
I feel strongest when..I am able to mentally push through the hardest of days AND when I am able to beat my own expectations inside and outside the gym.
