Our Amazing
Trainers
Our goal at CrossFit Crave is to provide our members with the best coaching and programming we can. In true CrossFit fashion our programming is broad, varied and inclusive. Our trainers help you build the strength and confidence to be, not only a great athlete, but a better person.
Matt Shindeldecker
Specializations
Sports Conditioning
Gymnastics
Strength Training
Owner/CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer
USASF Certification
Matt Shindeldecker has been through a life changing transformation due in great part by CrossFit. As someone with a full schedule, an active family of 6, a job that often takes him away from home and a small business he thought he had all the excuses in the world to remain out of shape and unfit. After just a short time participating in the "Sport of Fitness" that is CrossFit he quickly realized that regardless of age, level of physical fitness, height, weight or coordination anyone can obtain their goals if they want to put forth the effort in making that goal happen. He is now driven by results, both his personal goals and the goals of others that walk through the door at CrossFit Crave. He loves to see the smile of one of our new athletes when they learn their first kipping pull-up as much as he enjoys the loud grunt of one of the experienced athletes as they PR on a heavy snatch.
Matt has been CrossFitting since March, 2011 and received his Level 1 CrossFit Certification in April 2012. He has been Certified in speed, flexibility, and compression band therapy by Coach Dick Hartzel founder of "JumpStrech". Matt coaches Football for Celina High School in which he also coordinates their off season strength and conditioning program. He and his wife Jen own and operate Celina Gym and Cheer where he holds a USASF Certification and coaches tumbling, partner stunting and competitive cheerleading.
Favorite Bible Verse: Luke 6:37 "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Shirley Ables
Specializations
Strength Training
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Shirley has lived in the Celina area all of her life. She has an Associate degree in Business Management, Bachelors degree in Organizational Management AND currently pursuing Master Degree at Wright State University.
Shirley decided to start CrossFIt about 10- years ago when it piqued her interest. She decided to get her level one after she graduated with her bachelors degree and wanted to continue learning movements. It just seemed to be a good fit.
She has been an avid runner and swimmer most of her life.
Shirley has her L1 Certification and has been a coach for 6 years at CrossFit Crave.
She loves Dogs...
Dee Dee Hoffman
Specializations
Strength Training
Conditioning
CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer
Dee Dee is a mom of 5. Outside of CrossFit, she is a physical therapy assistant.
Dee Dee's fitness journey began early in life with gymnastics. This led her to interest in fitness.
Dee Dee has her L2 certificate and began coaching in 2016. She joined the Crave family in 2019. Crave is great place to to see what you are truly capable of achieving
As a coach, her favorites moments are when she sees an athlete's confidence after they've been in CrossFit achieving things they thought were impossible! Her passion is coaching the youth program Seeing the kids light up with excitement and being proud of themselves is very rewarding
Little tidbit: If there are three movements that Dee Dee had to eliminate from the programmers memory: swim, run and bike
Jon Baskey
Specializations
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Jon Baskey is a 19-year-old who graduated high school in 2024. He received his L1 certificate the same year. He has been in a CrossFit gym since he was 15. In high school, Jon participated in football, powerlifting, and track and he was a part of theater on the side. Jon was raised in a CrossFit family. From a young age, he fell in love with the sport after watching his dad workout with his buddies at CrossFit. He wants to impact the lives of all the athletes he coaches. His goal is to glorify Christ in all he does including his performance in the weight room. He is very excited to join CrossFit Crave and lift some heavy weights with everyone.
Debbie Wagner
Specializations
Strength Training
Functional Training
LIFE class
Coordinator Mastermind/CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Debbie began CrossFit as a way to live a healthy life. Growing up in Celina, she had no background with sports or physical fitness prior to high school. In order to maintain the lifestyle she desires for her and her family she understood the importance of living her best healthy life. Once she walked to the door and experienced her first class in June of 2012, she quickly became hooked. One of her greatest joys of CrossFit is being able to push athletes out of their comfort zone whether it’s walking through the door or lifting more than they did the day before. Her biggest goal in coaching is showing her athletes their potential. Growing them into the person God created them to be.
Debbie is a former special education teacher now turned Mary Kay Independent Sales Director. She has 3 wonderful kids - Grant, Noah and Bella.
Barry Peel
Specializations
Strength Training
Functional Fitness
Nutrition
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Barry has been in the CrossFit community since 2011. He has a background in obstacle course racing, high school sports such as football and baseball, and overall health and wellness coaching. He also trains and competes as a Masters level athlete at various local and national competitions. Barry uses his passion for helping others and coaches wellness habits and nutrition as an online coach as well.
Barry is married to his wife Julie, has four kids (3 daughters, 1 son) and is a Physical Education teacher at Parkway Schools. He runs and manages Team BP3 Health and Wellness online in addition to his teaching career.
"I was shedding body weight, but still packing just as much, if not more, 'punch' on the football field, as well as moving faster and more efficiently. My squat, clean, deadlift, presses, everything began to increase (up to 50 lbs in some cases). Plus it was awesome to begin working on things I always thought looked liked fun such as hand stands, rope climbs, and double-unders. I knew I had found not only a way to train for my activities, but also a complete lifestyle change!"
Bo Maus
Specializations
Strength Training
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
A little bit about Bo? Bo has three Boston terriers and a fiance, Kendra. Story ends. ;)
Bo was initially against CrossFit before he started a couple years ago (someone smart talked the sense into him). But, he eventually saw how much better he and others had become. The community of CrossFitters at Crave was another selling point for Bo.
Bo started coaching because he saw how coaches impacted not only himself but others in the community. He wanted to have that impact on people as well. And, soon enough Bo got his Level 1 and began coaching. He is known for his selflessness on helping others and picking up classes to coach when needed. His strength also is helping those who need modifications to movements during WODS. During class, Bo goes over and beyond explaining movements while fine tuning weak movements through skills work and exercise therapy. He pays attention to detail and constantly looks to improve himself, others and even the entire environment at the box.
Bo grew up in Spencerville, Ohio and coached football for 4 years. He enjoys golf and sporting events.
Ron Winhoven
Specializations
Functional training
Strength Training
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Ron is married to Jami Winhoven with 3 sons, twins Mason & Alex and Arron.
Ron started his new found love for the CrossFit gym in July 2017. At that time, he had just finished the MIT program from Apollo Career Center and needed to get back in shape.
Ron had always been involved in sports, (football, wrestling, baseball, etc). He previously worked out at your typical gyms but knew I needed something more. So, he jumped ship and join the Crave family!
He says he needed the push from others with the same goal and same drive, so he came to the Crave community! (Hooray!)
One of the best parts about coaching is watching people improve their health, develop better technique, improve strength and gymnastics they thought were once impossible.
Dylan Luth
Specializations
Functional Training
MarathonTraining
Nutrition
CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer
Like many Crossfitters before him, Dylan's introduction to the sport of fitness was a life changing event. Through his middle and high school years being in shape for a year-round soccer schedule was very much a priority. But like many young adults, transitioning from high school to college to the real world presented its challenges. Finding the ambition to study and work was hard enough let alone make time for fitness goals. Eventually other vices and playing music in dive bars became more of a priority than anything. One big wakeup call and a helluva bad year told him it was time for major change.
Dylan began his Crossfit career in May of 2011 by enrolling in the ramp-up course at Crossfit Crave. It's been all downhill from there. Within a week he knew he was hooked. The community feel kept him coming back and the rest is history. Dylan received his level 1 certificate in August of 2012, Level 2 cert in August 2017, and looks forward to diving headfirst into coaching. Dylan also holds a BS in Biological sciences from Wright State University and is a chemist at the Lima Refinery.
Lora Darras
Specializations
CF Kids
Strength Training
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Lora started CrossFit in March of 2014. She had always wanted to try it but claimed she was too intimidated. Her husband, Andy, decided to bring their children to one of Crave’s intro classes and told her when he got home he was going to start. Andy then said that Lora could easily do it too! She went and Lora was hooked and loved it from day 1…. ok, besides the med ball/burpee WOD she claims.
Lora loves the variety of workouts and the strength training, but most of all she’s proud of the community of people at CrossFit Crave.
Ms Lora has taken a huge hand in helping kids and teens at CrossFit Crave. Her dedication and passion to help kids (her inner teacher skills are amazingly nice in this situation), has brought so many people the joy of becoming healthy and the best person they can be.
Alli Williams
Specializations
Strength Training
CrossFit Kids
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Alli has been with CrossFit as an athlete now for 5 years, and has been coaching for 4 of those years. Her favorite CrossFit workout is Annie, and she loves to be in the gym pushing herself as well as other athletes!
Outside of the box, Alli is employed as a 6th Grade Teacher. in her spare time she loves to read and she enjoys hanging out with her friends and family. Since her whole family CrossFits, she usually doesn’t have travel far to see them on days.
The thing Alli loves most about Crave is that there is such a strong support system and sense of community for all of the Crave members and their families. There is really nothing else like it!
Alli has a strong skillset with CrossFit and always willing to learn more. She is also great with the younger crew at CrossFit Crave!
McKenzie Fishbaugh
Specializations
Strength Training
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
McKenzie’s fitness journey started at a very young age and has followed her throughout life. She was an all-star cheerleader, soccer player and a swimmer. While McKenzie was in college, she wanted to change the intensity of my fitness. She began her CrossFit athlete journey in 2016. While falling instantly fell in love with the sport, she joined the box’s competition team. She then traveled to several CrossFit box’s to compete. After graduating at Ball State, McKenzie moved back to St Henry and joined CrossFit Crave community.
CrossFit Crave has changed her outlook on CrossFit entirely. She gives credit to the Crave atmosphere that bring friendliness and encouragement to the mix of everything great. Even though McKenzie has had a few injuries setting her back, the Crave members pushed her even harder than before to get back on track and take full advantage of her strengths. This led her to taking the L1 CrossFit course.
McKenzie considers CrossFit as a stress relief, a sport and a friendly hangout. She is very passionate to teach other athletes something that she absolutely love to do! She’s such an asset and her positive attitude in the box is contagious.
CJ Seibert
Specializations
Strength Training
Conditioning
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
CJ grew up in Coldwater. Through school, he played every sport he possibly could. Throughout high school, these included football, wrestling and track. CJ graduated in 2019 from Ohio University with a bachelors degree in Exercise Physiology.
I have always been one for trying new things and in my sophomore year of college, that’s exactly what I needed. I knew exercise was great for positively increasing your mood, but the normal gym wasn’t doing it for me. That’s when I discovered CrossFit. I went to one class and found out how truly out of shape I was. Form, mobility, strength, everything, was terrible yet everyone was cheering me on and high fiving me after the workout. This was the first time they’ve met me. For the first time in a while, I felt like I belonged somewhere. Through the constant challenges of correcting form and seeing little improvements every now and again, to the positive community and friendships, I was hooked.
My favorite things about CrossFit are the community, the fact that you can modify anything to elicit the same physiological response to everyone in the gym, and that the workouts are constantly varied. I also love how CrossFit will get you mentally and physically stronger so you don’t have to be afraid of or turn down awesome adventures. Since CrossFit transfers to so many other aspects of life, you’re always ready for some fun.
CJ’s CrossFit journey started in 2017 and hasn’t looked back. He got his L1 in October 2019 and says coaching is one of the most fulfilling things he’s ever done. CJ strives to make a positive impact and spread love wherever he goes as well as be a lifelong learner and constant thinker.
Favorite song lyrics: “Treat you life like your jumpin’ off a rope swing baby cause the whole things really just a shot in the dark. You gotta love like there’s no such thing as a broken heart” ♫Old Dominion (No Such Thing as a Broken Heart)
Samantha Edwards
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Samantha started her CrossFit journey about 6 years ago. She always had a passion for fitness. Sam grew up playing soccer, and loved running. Once she got older she was doing the same old gym routine and needed something new. So, a friend told her to try CrossFit out. she fell in love with CrossFit from the moment she started the workout. Sam loves the constant change every day with a new workout and the strength you build through the constantly varied workouts!
Sam recently moved to Celina from another gym. She instantly felt at home at CrossFit Crave. Everyone was so welcoming to her that she knew it would be her new CrossFit home. They have great programming and great CrossFit equipment.
If you don’t catch her at Crossfit you can catch her spending time with her family and her boyfriend. Her hobbies include reading cooking, taking Cooper, her dog on walks, running, and being a hairstylist.
Elizabeth Monfort
Specializations
Powerlifting
Nutrition
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Elizabeth was born and raised in Celina. She graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Biblical studies in 2008. Elizabeth works at home homeschooling her two children as well as various other jobs for her family & their restaurant business.
In 2010, she started hearing about Crossfit from friends. After several years Crossfitting at home, competing in the Open, and local CF competitions, she started competitive powerlifting and strength training for 10 years.
Finally, after a couple years of frustration and stagnation in the gym, Elizabeth made her way to the Crossfit Crave family in February of 2021. Her only wish is that she would have started way back in 2010!! Elizabeth received her L1 certification in May of 2024 and she loves coaching - 6am is the best class!