Coach

About Alissa Blackman

Hello! My name is Alissa and you can usually find me coaching during the early morning hours during the week. I’ve been a member of Proximal Strength aka Crossfit Springfield since 2010. What started as an internship for college, turned into lifelong relationships and a supportive community I can always look to for support. My husband, Bo, and I even met here in 2013 and have been married since August of 2019. I worked full time as a coach from 2012-2016 after graduating with an Exercise Science degree from Missouri State, and went on to become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Crossfit Level 2 Coach. I love functional fitness recreationally and as a sport, however my real passion is the Olympic lifts. I even had the opportunity to work with Coach Mike Burgener interning and teaching Crossfit Olympic Lifting Seminars. If you want extra coaching or tips on snatch or clean and jerk, I’m your girl! When I’m not at the gym, I work as a Clinical Cardiovascular Sales Specialist full time, and love spending time traveling with my husband and our two dogs, Georgia and Zora.