Our Coaches

Alfredo Lopez

Email: alfredo [at] crossfitlongbeach [dot] com
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, Gymnastics Trainer Course, Kettlebell, Mobility and Recovery, Olympic Lifting, MovNat 1-Day Workshop

Coach Alfredo Lopez came to CrossFit with an Master of Science in engineering and no athletic background. An early life of fast food and minimal to no physical activity led to an unhealthy weight. As a propulsion engineer (aka, rocket scientist), he'd spent years of his life sedentary at a desk and in front of a computer. He realized that this way of living was not good both mentally and physically and something had to change. Late 2005 he began running at least two miles every weekday and...

Chad Cross

Email: chad [at] crossfitlongbeach [dot] com
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, Coaches Prep Course, Gymnastics Trainer Course, Mobility and Recovery, Olympic Lifting, Running/Endurance, MovNat 1-Day Workshop, CrossFit Defense Course (Not a Certification)

Chad Cross spent the majority of his youth performing death-defying tricks on his BMX bike. While active his whole life, he had never formally worked out for the sole purpose of staying in shape. But after launching his web design business and retiring his bike, Chad began noticing his chest caving in, his shoulders rounding, and his gut growing. Many long hours in front of the computer screen - and a junk-food frozen-dinner vegetarian diet - had taken its toll. Chad knew he had stop the...

Fernando Alcantara

Email: fernando [at] crossfitlongbeach [dot] com
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, Olympic Lifting

Before finding CrossFit Long Beach, Fernando Alcantara had always been active. Just not well-rounded. A former personal trainer at a large chain fitness center, Fernando spent countless hours at the same gym doing the body-builder routine. It succeeded in bulking him up, but at the expense of his endurance and overall fitness. So Fernando switched to running. He stopped lifting altogether, and quickly dropped 20 pounds - losing his strength in the process.

Fernando knew he needed an...

Gina Caywood

Email: gina [at] crossfitlongbeach [dot] com
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, Nutrition, Mobility and Recovery, Olympic Lifting

Gina Caywood grew up part of an active family who enjoyed hiking, jogging, riding bikes and playing sports together. She kept up this active lifestyle during her college years, during which she taught aerobics (think legwarmers, leotard, the whole bit - this was the '80s after all). Then came a corporate job in a cubicle setting, and Gina stopped moving and started gaining weight.

In her quest to get back to being active, Gina started training for marathons with her sisters. She...

Melissa Jones

Email: melissa [at] crossfitlongbeach [dot] com
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, Gymnastics Trainer Course

Coach Melissa Jones has been chasing personal records since the moment she could crawl. From an early age, her parents made sure she was exposed to all manner of activities. After studying dance and gymnastics for several years, Melissa discovered and fell in love with swimming - a sport she competing in for ten years. In high school, Melissa played water polo, completed her brown belt and competed in Gosoku-ryu, a style of Karate that combines elements of aikido, jujitsu and judo. She had...

Orlando Bermudez

Email: orlando [at] crossfitlongbeach [dot] com
Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, Gymnastics Trainer Course

Orlando Bermudez found CrossFit in 2009, after experience some major upheavals in his personal life leading to a run of reckless and unhealthy behavior. He knew that something had to change, not only for him but for his two young sons he was raising as single dad. A former gym rat, he also knew that the Globo Gym wasn't going to get him where he needed to be.

So, on the recommendation of a friend, Orlando decided to give CrossFit Long Beach a try. He was immediately hooked by the...