Ger is head coach and owner of Phenom Fitness. He received his CrossFit level 1 Trainer certificate in 2011, the Olympic Lifting Trainer Certificate in 2012 and CrossFit level 2 in 2013. Ger is a former high-level CrossFit competitor and placed 8th in the Central East Region in 2011, 7th in 2012 and 6th in 2013 and 2014, and 6th in the Atlantic Region in 2015. He was a starter for the NPGL team, The San Francisco Fire for 3 years. He enjoys all things related to God and creation, his wife (Cassie) and kids (Kyler and Gerris). His career focus now is creating healthier adults and working with local sports teams. 

Cassie has been an athlete from a very early age and had collegiate opportunities as a softball player, but chose to stay at Marshall where she started CrossFit and met Ger. She received her Level 1 trainer certificate in November 2012 and her CrossFit Kids certification in June 2013. Growing our local kids and helping develop great, polite, and strong human beings is her main goal. She loves to see adults grow (physically, spiritually and emotionally), set personal records, and be stronger and healthier every day. Phenom Fitness has given her a family here in Ashland and for that she is forever grateful.

Lexi is a 2021 graduate of Boyd County High School. While playing high school sports Lexi began personal training sessions with Coach Ger to increase her strength and mobility. As intense as those sessions were she realized immediately how much CrossFit was helping her physically and mentally. Lexi is currently enrolled in the Nursing program at Ohio Southern and in addition to coaching she also works as a PCT at King’s Daughters Medical Center. Although she doesn’t have as much free time for workouts nowadays she enjoys her Phenom Fitness family and sharing her love of fitness with them. “I remember the day I got my first muscle up. Everyone in the gym was as excited for me as I was. I guarantee you will not find a better support system anywhere. Phenom Fitness is my second family.”

Cindy has been a teacher for 43 years. She had a 40 year career teaching music in private and public schools to students from kindergarten to college. She was introduced to CrossFit in 2011 and would describe it as a life changing experience. She has often said that the most athletic thing she did prior to CrossFit was show choir. Now, at 58 years old, her doctor listens to her heart and says, “You have the heart of an athlete.”

Cindy completed her CrossFit level 1 training in 2013, level 2 in 2017 and has also completed courses in CrossFit gymnastics, Scaling, Judging, and Olympic Weightlifting. One of the things she loves most about cross training is that it can meet the needs of any individual exactly where they are. Cindy has worked with elderly clients, clients with MS, downs syndrome, and a host of other medical conditions. She has a passion for working with the special needs population. Phenom Fitness has helped her help those clients lead healthier, more productive lives.