Wild Eyes CrossFit

We said “see you later” to Coach Lyndsey today… at least from the coaching floor. This school year she’s trading barbells for a classroom as she begins teaching 5th grade math & science. We couldn’t be more excited for her because if you’ve ever been coached by Lyndsey, you already know she’s patient, encouraging, and genuinely cares about helping people grow. Those kids are getting an incredible teacher.
Don’t worry though… she’s still one of us. 🏁 You’ll still catch her working out, coaching our Wild Eyes Kids in the summer ☀️ , and proving she’s one of the toughest athletes in the gym.
We’ll miss having you coach our classes, but these big kids will manage. 😉 Go pour into those students the same way you’ve poured into this community. We can’t wait to cheer you on in this next chapter. ✊🏻💜

This is the part nobody talks about.

We celebrate PRs, birthdays, retirements, babies, and new beginnings…
but sometimes we also have to celebrate the people we love as they move on.

Kyle & McKenna, thank you for letting us be part of your journey. Thank you for trusting us, showing up, working hard, making people laugh, and making Wild Eyes a little brighter every time you walked through the door.

We are so proud of you both, and while we hate seeing you go, we’re grateful for every workout, every conversation, and every memory.

We’ll save a spot on the floor for you. 🏁💜🐅

Every person in this post was new once.

They all had a reason not to come.

They wondered if they’d fit in.
If they’d be too slow.
Too out of shape.
Too busy.
Too inexperienced.

They came anyway.

And somewhere between that first workout and today…

they stopped asking, “What if?”

They found confidence.
They found strength.
They found friendships.
They found a version of themselves they didn’t know was there.

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time,” this is your sign.

The hardest part is walking through the door.

We’ll take it from there. 🖤

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

🏁 Congratulations to our June Committed Club members!

These are the athletes who checked in 16 or more times during the month of June. Showing up consistently isn’t always easy, but it’s what creates progress. Strength, confidence, better health, and long-term results aren’t built in one workout; they’re built through the habit of coming back.

You all continue to prove that consistency beats perfection. We’re proud of every one of you for making yourselves a priority.

🎉 And a huge congratulations to Jon Wright, our Quarterly Committed Club Drawing Winner! Thank you for your consistency, your positive attitude, and for being such an important part of the Wild Eyes CrossFit community.

Keep showing up. Keep putting in the work. Your future self will thank you. 💚🖤

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Scarves and balls?! Doesn’t get more fun than that!!
We can’t believe spring semester is ending already! 🌸🌼

Stay tuned for summer drop-in class information! 😎☀️🍉🎶

Not all contributions happen during a workout.

Becky, thank you for the countless ways you’ve supported Wild Eyes, both in class and behind the scenes. Thank you for trusting us with your family, for sharing a piece of your life with us, and for being such a genuine, thoughtful, & supportive person.

We’re grateful for every class, conversation, & memory. You’ll be missed more than you know. 💜

NEW COACH ALERT 🚨
Nichole Glidewell

⭐️ How long you’ve been doing CrossFit: Six Years
I coached at a functional fitness gym in New Orleans for a year. I was a women’s health nurse for a couple decades 🤣
⭐️ Favorite movement: Dumbbell Snatches, Cleans, and Deadlifts
⭐️ Least favorite movement: Running
⭐️ Favorite workout or benchmark: Holleyman
⭐️ What got you started in CrossFit? A New Year fitness challenge. I was hooked from day one. I played basketball in high school, had done some running in my adult life, and had discovered a love for yoga. But nothing stuck like CrossFit. I had never touched a barbell but I fell in love with CrossFit and never left.
⭐️ What do you enjoy most about coaching?
I love when you see a movement click for someone. One they’ve maybe been struggling with for a while and you’ve been working with them and then one day it clicks and you see the joy and excitement on their face!
⭐️ A fun fact about yourself: Yes, this is my natural hair color.
⭐️ What are you most excited about at Wild Eyes CrossFit? Returning to the community I left three years ago. I’ve been a member at two gyms since leaving Wichita Falls and neither of those communities come close to what Rachelle and John have built here at Wild Eyes.

If it feels like we’ve been saying a lot of goodbyes lately, it’s because we have.

Being a gym just minutes from the base means that change is part of life. Military orders, new jobs, family moves, and new adventures often take our members to places far beyond Wichita Falls. We’ve always known that comes with being part of this community.

But this month feels a little different.

For the first time since opening our doors, we’re saying goodbye to several members at once; including some of our Day Ones who helped build Wild Eyes CrossFit into what it is today.

Today was Jon and Olivia’s turn for one last workout before their next chapter begins. While we’re excited for everything ahead of them, it’s hard not to feel the impact of their absence already.

To Jon and Olivia - and to all of the members we’ve celebrated, hugged, and sent off this month: thank you. Thank you for trusting us with your fitness journey, for showing up for your community, and for leaving your mark on this gym.

The hard part about building a great community is that eventually you have to say goodbye to some amazing people. The good part is knowing they were here in the first place.

We wish the Villas nothing but happiness, success, and new adventures ahead. You’ll always be part of the Wild Eyes story. ❤️