03/10/2026
Meet Coach Des 🤍
Des’s CrossFit story started in a way that feels almost meant to be.
While visiting her parents in 2016 during a break from college, their neighbor came over and asked if she wanted to try out a new gym. That neighbor just happened to be Lucas’s mom, and the gym just happened to be CrossFit.
Her first workouts included running, rowing, and even the Hero WOD “Morrison.” Not at all her favorite, but something about it stuck.
After heading back to her college town, she continued training at Pullman CrossFit before eventually moving back and joining Jurassic after graduation.
One of the biggest lessons Des learned along the way came from dialing in her nutrition. For years she underestimated how much it affected her energy, recovery, and performance in the gym. It took a good friend challenging her excuses and asking a lot of “why” questions before things really started to click.
Once she made those changes, she experienced one of her best years of CrossFit from a performance perspective. Like most things in fitness, it continues to evolve as she works to find the balance between simplicity, enjoyment, and what drives great performance.
That experience shaped the way she coaches today. She understands how much fueling, habits, and lifestyle impact training, and she also understands how difficult it can be to change those habits.
For Des, success in fitness means living a life where her physical ability doesn’t limit what she wants to do. CrossFit helps her manage stress, ease everyday aches, and experience the accomplishment of doing something she once thought she couldn’t.
As a coach, success means seeing athletes recognize their own progress and feel proud of how far they’ve come.
One of the biggest lessons CrossFit has taught her is simple.
You can do hard things.
And that mindset doesn’t just apply inside the gym.
We’re grateful to have Coach Des on the Jurassic team. 🦖