If we can, U CAN! We aim to live a healthier, longer life, staying fit for our loved ones.
Family-oriented. Couples, siblings, and entire families work out here, ranging from 7 to 70 years old.
Our Trainers
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Alli</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member86084-4813.jpg~SQ~></div>Fitness has been a core part of my life growing up, basketball, softball, volleyball, track & field, etc. I tried the conventional gym, but never felt challenged. Fast forward to late 2016, one of my closest friends recommended we try CrossFit. I was curious and decided to give it a try for a month. I walked into U Can CrossFit and within 15 minutes of class, I was hooked. I made a life changing decision that day and have never stopped training since. CrossFit changed my whole lifestyle. I became stronger, healthier and more fit than ever before. CrossFit helped boost my self confidence and I fell in love with what my body could do. <br> <br> I am thankful every day to have something I am so passionate about and feel extremely blessed to be able to share CrossFit with others. As a CrossFit Level 2 Trainer being able to develop long term friendships with my athletes, nurturing an understanding of where they are in their fitness lives, where they want to be, and helping them achieve their goals is extremely rewarding. <br> <br> The term ~SQ~home away from home~SQ~, although a cliché, is really what it means to be an athlete here at U Can CrossFit. U Can is more than just a CrossFit box, it’s a community. There is something special about this place that you can’t find anywhere else. The support system from everyone in this community cannot be duplicated and is usually what most fitness programs lack. I am constantly humbled by the love, support, motivation etc., that our athletes and coaches display on a daily basis. Come and see for yourself, I am excited to get to training with you!!</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Cori</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member33430-5338.jpg~SQ~></div>BRING ME YOUR KIDS- MON/WED 5:30</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Dmitry</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member197583-8770.jpg~SQ~></div>When I first tried Crossfit in 2010, I was all about the physical challenge of the workouts. Due to work, I had to move around quite a bit between 2010 – 2020 and would try to plug into some of the local Crossfit gyms but couldn’t commit long term. Once I established a home base in League City in 2022, yet again I found myself joining a local Crossfit gym but this time I understood what really drew me in – the community. I truly believe U Can changes lives for the better and I wanted to do my small part by becoming a coach. <br> <br>Certifications – Crossfit Level 1 Certificate</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Erica</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member216952-9287.jpg~SQ~></div>L2 CF Coach <br>Nutrition Coach <br>Lunch Crunch class coach</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Jane</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member210373-3265.jpg~SQ~></div>COACH OF THE MONTH JUNE 2025</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Nick</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member194770-8950.jpg~SQ~></div>Coach bio <br> <br>Hello U can fam, my name is Nick Notarnicola. I am one of the coaches here at U can and wanted to share a little bit about myself. <br> I’ve been into fitness since I was probably about 13 years old. I started by training Brazilian jui-jitsu/Mixed Martial arts for about 7-8 years. Even competing at an amateur level in cage fighting. <br> After stepping away from full time training in the sport I went on to find a new venture, eventually finding CrossFit. I tried it and I was immediately hooked. The intensity of the workouts and the wide variety of movements to learn made me so eager to start this sport. Above all that, the community was something special. The warm welcome and encouragement I immediately received was incredible and the best part about the sport. <br> After training CrossFit for some time, I acquired my CrossFit L1 and began expanding my knowledge and learning from many coaches in CrossFit and also some high level strength and conditioning trainers, including some on the professional level(NFL,NBA,MLB). From there I began a position as a CrossFit coach and also a coach for my own sports specific/strength and conditioning program. I trained people of all walks of life from young kids, PT patients, your everyday people, to your high level athletes including training high school to collegiate level athletic teams, Olympic trial athletes and Worlds Toughest Mudder qualifiers. After about 4 years of growing and developing my skills as a coach I made my way to Colorado. There I coached at a CrossFit gym under many amazing coaches for a little over a year. <br> After returning to Texas I was offered to come coach at a gym that I was a member at back in 2016, which is our amazing gym U Can CrossFit. Being a coach here is something I truly enjoy, our community is like no other. The people I get to work with and help reach their goals day to day is the reason I became a coach. Our group of coaches is something you won’t find at any other gym with the amount of knowledge and experience we share. Whether you are looking to begin a fitness journey or further your skills as a competitive athlete U can is where you want to be.</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Sam</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member154602-5111.jpg~SQ~></div>I started CrossFit in 2016 when my wife (Natalie) was pregnant with our second kid. I had not lost the baby weight from our first kid, dads gain sympathy weight, it~SQ~s real! I decided I can~SQ~t let that get any worse with our second kid. I chose CrossFit because I needed the group class motivation and needed to get in shape to keep up with my two kids, and then I continued for the community. Around 2020 I decided to make a change in my CrossFit box and joined U Can CrossFit, and I have never looked back. <br>I began coaching in 2023 when I received my Level 1. I coach because I love helping other people achieve their CrossFit goals and I love to be a leader in our CrossFit family. Everyone~SQ~s fitness journey is different and everyone~SQ~s goals are different, it~SQ~s fun just to be a part of that!</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Sojin</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member210284-9314.jpg~SQ~></div>I’ve always been super active (you can ask my parents), always out riding something, playing some sort of sports, and staying out until the very last minute. I was also super active in college playing all the intramural sports possible (flag football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, ultimate frisbee, etc). After having kids though I started to lose site of who I was outside of being a mom and wife, just making sure life was simple for them living every moment for them. Then tragedy struck our lives and my life got turned upside down. During this part of my life a friend of mine kept asking me to come to CrossFit with her and I didn’t know what it was at all but didn’t know if I wanted to spend what little alone time I had doing it. Finally my friend didn’t take no for an answer, she found a babysitter for me and took me. I was shell shocked at the abilities some of these people had at the gym. I couldn’t even do a pull up let alone any weight on the barbell, even my push ups were awful. But the people there encouraged me and cheered for me and made me feel like I can do it. At that moment I knew I needed this in my life. CrossFit came into my life at a really hard time and I couldn’t be more grateful for it. <br> <br>Fast forward a few years and I met the Jenkins at CrossFit and we became friends pretty fast. They gave me and my girls an opportunity to move to Texas with them to start fresh. Bailey found UCan and the moment I stepped foot into the gym (which was murph by the way Welcome to Texas!) I knew it was going to be epic. Since crossfit has helped me in so many ways I have always tried to find ways to give back and wanting to encourage people to be the best version of themselves inside and outside the box. I got my L1 last October and also took the CrossFit gymnastic course as well. I’m so excited to use the knowledge I gained to be able to help more people out and hopefully be a bright spot in people’s day.</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>JP</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member73716-9629.jpg~SQ~></div>Jason Petrillo <br>CrossFit L1 trainer <br>USAW Sports Performance Coach <br>Firefighter/EMT-Intermediate (CPR/AED) <br> <br>I have always had a passion for helping others in the gym or in sports in general. When I stumbled across CrossFit in 2011 I had already been doing varied movements, changing my routine, and heck, even BURPEES (unknowingly). I tried to follow mainsite programming at my local 24-hour fitness but it wasn’t working out, so I joined a local affiliate. The group training, coaching and positive attitudes have since changed my life. I had never pushed, or been pushed, that hard before, and I became addicted. Taking the CrossFit Level 1 trainers course was an eye-opener, and I knew that I wanted to open my own affiliate. Having owned two affiliates I learned a lot about CrossFit, and myself, and when I started my family we decided that affiliate-owning wasn’t for us anymore. <br>I’m physically and mentally much stronger than I used to be, and owe it all to CrossFit, The Sport of Fitness, for helping me realize my potential. I have played almost all sports at one level or another, and still race BMX and MTB on occassion, have ridden the MS-150 bike ride and even completed the Houston ½ Marathon, in 2:12:28. For those that know me they can attest that the ½ marathon is a true feat for me. <br>Being a part of UCan CrossFit really rounds out my CrossFit life… Great owners, great coaches and some of the best-to-work-with athletes that I have ever had the opportunity to coach. Thanks for allowing me to be part of y’all’s CrossFit lives.</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Tim</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member64954-9295.jpg~SQ~></div>I have a CrossFit level 1 certification, a personal training certification from ISSA (International Sports Science Association), a fitness nutrition certification from ISSA and received a bachelor’s degree for Fitness and Human performance in December 2015. I served in the military for 4 years serving 1 tour in Iraq. I have a passion for helping others better themselves physically and mentally. Growing up, I was a sports fanatic playing everything I could get registered for from track to soccer to football and everything in between. I have also coached youth basketball and baseball teams. As a coach I look forward to seeing members each day and pushing them to better themselves.</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Jason</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member66635-5108.jpg~SQ~></div>I was formally exposed to CrossFit in 2010 when I first joined U Can CrossFit. The program fit perfectly into the goals I was attempting to achieve and enhanced my capabilities as a Police Officer. In 2012, I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life… I let life and complacency get in the way and I quit the gym. I thought I could achieve the same results on my own and I couldn’t have been more wrong. I was missing the support, coaching, and motivation that is a fundamental aspect that U Can provides. I gained a lot of weight, lost all endurance, and obtained a generally poor quality of life. In 2015, the reality of this came crashing down on me and I came back to the gym with my tail between my legs. Today, thanks to the amazing support from my wife and the trainers at U Can, I have overhauled my nutrition and discovered new found dedication to my fitness. Today, I know that I am lucky to call myself a member of the training staff of U Can and I am excited to see how I will help others positively impact their lives. <br>CrossFit Level 1 Certified <br>Brand X Methos Kids Certified</td></table>"))
![](javascript:showPopupFormatted("<table style=~SQ~width:100%~SQ~><td style=~SQ~line-height:130%~SQ~><h1 class=~SQ~mbig~SQ~>Cristofer</h1><br><div style=~SQ~float:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 0;~SQ~><img class=~SQ~roundmemimg~SQ~ src=~SQ~GYM_651/member78683-3457.jpg~SQ~></div>I chose to own my CrossFit gym because I~SQ~ve personally witnessed the incredible transformation that goes beyond just physical fitness. The emotional and mental benefits are just as profound, and it’s inspiring to see how UCAN helps people build confidence, resilience, and a sense of community. I love being there for our members—whether it~SQ~s as a coach, a friend, or someone they can rely on outside the gym. <br> <br>Certifications: <br>-Crossfit L2 trainer Certificate <br>-Crossfit L1 trainer Certificate <br>-Crossfit L1 weightlifting <br>-Crossfit Gymnastic Certification <br>-ISSA certified nutritionist. <br> <br>Crossfit Courses: <br>-Programming <br>-Scaling <br>-Spot the flaw <br>-Judging</td></table>"))
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