November Member of the Month: Paul Acosta!

Congrats Paul on being November Member of the Month!

Member Since: July 19th 2024

“Paul has been crushing it lately! In the past couple months, he has strung together kipping pull-ups, done his first toes to bar, and has PR’d almost every lift during the strength cycle retests. It is always great watching members achieve new milestones, but it is that much sweeter when it is someone that works as hard as Paul! He makes fitness a priority, on top of a busy work and family life. Keep it up, Paul!”
-Coach Mary

Meet Paul! I’m highly competitive, especially in cooking and sports. I was fortunate enough to win some cooking competitions like Food Network Guys Grocery Games, CaterSource Diced competition, and coming 2nd place at IACC copper skillet challenge. I also play basketball 3 times a week – one of them is at an all Filipino draft basketball league that me and my team won 3 championships. 

Why did I join Torque? I was looking to better myself by lifting. Love the community pushing each other in every workout! Coaches and members around you are making you push harder every single time.

What keeps me coming back? I love the strength cycle that the coaches do, and the athletes that support you and push you to do better. The coaches also help you modify workouts to suits your needs/ situations.

Some of my accomplishments: One is losing 10lbs since joining in. Took a while, but I kept showing up and worked hard every single time.

Some of my challenges: Time! Working for an industry that is known for no work/life balance, it’s hard to stay consistent to working out. But CFT helps me achieve my goals with lots of options to workout.

Favorite Movements: Anything with squats or shoulder movements.

Advice for anyone that is hesitant to start CrossFit: If you’re ready for a change to better yourself, come to CF Torque. Coaches are wonderful and the people are welcoming. I’m a father of 2 (almost 3), and in order for me to take care of them, I need to be in best shape possible, mentally and physically. Torque can help!!

What would be my ideal superpower? Teleport! So can be in all places in an instant. I can visit Philippines in no time.