Meet the Midtown Team

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Joey Borelli

Manager/Head Coach

• CrossFit Level 1 Coach

Joey started CrossFit to try something new. “I was tired and bored of the regular gym routine. Once I walked into 405 I was hooked. I saw it as a way to compete again since I have grown up playing soccer and basketball.

After that first class that I took in the heat of the summer, I was sweating from head to toe, breathing heavy and knew I had to come back for more.” That was 3 years ago. Now, CrossFit means more to Joey than just a workout. “ It's my stress reliever, it's my home away from home.“

Joey’s passion for coaching starts with his drive to help teach and motivate everyone on a daily basis. “I enjoy seeing results of every member who steps in the gym. Coaching is very rewarding now that I am helping develop our clients here at CrossFit 405.”

Joey has competed in several local CrossFit events over the years and has now turned to running CrossFit events and judging over the past few years as well. Look for him to be leading the judges group at most local events here in OKC.

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Julia Feys

Coach

•  CrossFit Level 1 Coach
• USAW Sports Performance Coach

Julie hails from Detroit, Michigan. Sports have always been a big part of her life. In high school, she competed on the track, swim and softball teams. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy where she was Captain of the Women's Softball Team.

She served 11 years as a Naval Flight Officer on the P-3C Orion. In 2011 she lost a bet to a Navy buddy and had to give CrossFit a try. She was hooked. After that first class, she signed up and has been CrossFitting ever since.

In 2014, she left active duty and moved to Oklahoma. She is excited to make Oklahoma and CrossFit 405 her new home.

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Brandon Bowen

Coach & HR

• CrossFit Level 2 Coach
• CrossFit Football
• CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting

Brandon, a native Texan, moved to Oklahoma shortly after joining the United States Air Force, where he spent 12 years on active duty as a medic and as a leadership instructor.

In addition to being a coach at CrossFit 405, Brandon works full-time at the Oklahoma State Department of Health. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at a local university, and he serves as a medical administrative officer in the Air National Guard.

Brandon also competes in powerlifting meets and local CrossFit-related events.

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Alex Ashoff

Coach

• Crossfit Level 1 Certification
• Crossroads Adaptive Athlete Coaching Certification

Alex grew up in Mount Airy, Maryland, a small railroad town near Baltimore and Washington DC. After attending school in Pittsburgh for 6 years, he moved to OKC where he's completing his Prosthetic Residency at the OKC Veterans Affairs Center.

When he's not building and fitting artificial limbs for amputees, Alex enjoys hiking and pretty much anything outside. In addition to going on adventures with his fiance and his Golden Retriever, he's passionate about cooking most of their meals to make sure they're eating right.

After completing a bicycle excursion in 2013 to raise money for his friend, a Crossfit coach, who had been in a severe car accident, the owner of his friend's box let him train for free. After that, Alex was hooked. Alex has been coaching for 2 and a half years, and joined the Crossfit 405 family in 2016.

Some of his proudest moments have been helping athletes accomplish new things, "whether it's getting that first muscle up or finally getting double unders." He's especially proud of the adaptive athletes he gets to coach, "these athletes present various challenges in their programming and helping them achieve their  fitness goals is very rewarding."

For those considering Crossfit, his best advice is two-fold, "don't be intimidated, Crossfit is infinitely scalable and Crossfit 405 has some of the best coaches I've ever worked with. Second, if you are an experienced athlete, I'd say leave your ego at the door. Be open to learning and start slow, master the fundamentals. It will serve you better in the long run."

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Ore Adesina

Assistant Coach | Photography

• CrossFit Level 1 Coach
• USAW Sports Performance Coach

Looking for something that required more engagement and more of a challenge than the group exercise classes offered at her local gym, Ore started researching different exercise methodologies. She learned about CrossFit from her research, and took the plunge in 2012 by joining a local CrossFit gym near her home.

She eventually ended up at CrossFit 405. She loves the knowledgeable staff, close knit community and workouts that get her out of her comfort zone and provide lasting results. After 3 years as a member, she wanted to take the knowledge that she had learned over the years to help others achieve their goals, and obtained her Level 1 CrossFit Certification in 2014.

Ore has competed in local competitions, but her real passions are powerlifting and weightlifting. Ore hopes to share her passion for CrossFit and lifting heavy things with others. You can usually find her near the squat rack or with a barbell and plates practicing Olympic lifts.

Ore also has a passion for photography, so you will see her behind a camera, taking action shots of our CrossFit 405 members during workouts. When she is not at the gym, she is keeping our fitness community in the know as our social media director and whipping up delicious recipes for her clean eating blog Bacon Wrapped Barbells (http://bacon-wrappedbarbells.com).

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Clint Ross

Coach

• CrossFit Level 1 Coach
• CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Movement & Mobility, Gymnastics, and Football Certifications

Born and raised in OKC and has competed in numerous sports as young as 5 years of age. Soccer, football, bowling, golf, baseball, powerlifting etc. you name it, he's tried it and typically competed at a high level.

The first gym he walked into at the age of 13 he was instantly hooked and has continued lifting for 20+ years. His first time with CrossFit was a similar experience however, it was the heat of the summer and Fran was his first workout. After a sweaty miserable 13:xx time he was instantly hooked to lifting again while making sweat angels.

Clint looks forward to seeing his clients improve, and surpass their goals while seeing smiles on their faces making their own sweat angels.

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Ryan Doonkeen

Coach

• Crossfit Level 1
• Crossfit Endurance

Growing up in Oklahoma City, Ryan attended Oklahoma State University where he received a degree in Marketing  and has been working in the digital marketing arena for various banks, credit unions, non-profits, and Universities since 2007.

Ryan is truly an outdoorsman. In 2014, he rode his bicycle from Vancouver to San Francisco, camping and cycling all the way down the Pacific Coast.

In 2011, Ryan first started Crossfit as a member and then became a coach in 2012. He joined the Crossfit405 family and has been a integral part of our coaching staff since May of 2016.

When asked why he became a coach, he said, "I came from an endurance background, having ran 9 marathons and completed a full Ironman. I had many people help me along the way that I wanted to pay it forward. I was able to create my own CrossFit Endurance class and have since have had a hand in helping over a hundred people complete some sort of the OKC Marathon course (relay, half and/or full) since my first year as a coach in 2013."

In addition to training athletes, Ryan loves to see the interaction between the members at the gym. "We all have different personalities and experiences and are in the gym for different reasons yet because we all are there to sweat on purpose, everyone is able to bond in some way. I also really enjoy being a part of someone's fitness journey, sharing my knowledge with people in hopes that they reach their goals."

When asked for advice to those considering Crossfit, he says, "Come in and have fun. Don't take it too seriously. It's only working out."

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Tiffani Shipman

Yoga & Recovery Program

Tiffani Shipman graduated from University of Oklahoma with degrees in Psychology and Sociology and is a licensed Acupuncturist specializing in Sports Medicine as well as a yoga instructor.

She has been teaching yoga for three years including vinyasa and myofascial release yin yoga, and received her RYT200 through Tiffany Cruikshank Yoga Medicine (formerly of Nike).

She has taught yoga specifically to cross fitters at CrossFit 405 for a year and a half and has contributed to many different publications including elephant journal, Tiny Devotions and Misfit yoga & Wellness. Find her blog, yoga schedule and more at indivarahouse.com.

When she isn’t helping patients or teaching yoga, you’ll find her watching football, playing practical jokes on her friends and family, restoring old cars, baking cupcakes, hula hooping, or enjoying a beer in the backyard.

She resides in Edmond, Oklahoma with her husband and three boys. Find her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/tiffanishipman or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/indivarawellness.

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John Veal

Coach

• CrossFit Level 1 & Level 2
• CrossFit Football, Gymnastics, Kettle Bell, Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlfting, and Rowing

John has embraced the community and fitness aspects of CrossFit with more enthusiasm than most since 2010. His motivation is infectious, and he gets his morning classes going week in and week out.

In addition to CrossFit, John competes in both Strongman and Power Lifting (USPF) and is the American Record Holder in Raw Powerlifting in his age and weight class.

John loves to work with older clients to show them that age isn’t an excuse to stop enjoying fitness!