The up-and-comer is becoming a member of an elite group of athletes.
Final up to date on March twenty eighth, 2025
Three-time CrossFit Video games veteran and former teen champion Emma Lawson has officially joined Brute Strength, house of a star-studded roster of high CrossFit athletes.
Lawson, who turns 20 this yr, will proceed to dwell in Ontario, Canada, and practice remotely underneath the steering of Brute Energy proprietor Matt Torres.
Remind Me
The highest two Fittest Males from the 2024 CrossFit Video games, James Sprague and Dallin Pepper, are longtime Brute athletes who each practice underneath Torres.
This yr, Jayson Hopper, who positioned fourth on the 2024 Video games, additionally turned a Brute athlete and trains underneath coach El Senouvor.
Price Saghafi, who not too long ago completed second within the 2025 CrossFit Open, and Rebecka Vitesson, a 2023 Video games competitor from Sweden, spherical out the 2025 roster.
How It All Went Down
When Torres heard that Lawson’s former coach, Josh Woolley, had determined to retire, his curiosity piqued.
- “Any coach can be fortunate to educate a expertise like [Lawson],” Torres advised the Morning Chalk Up. “So I spoke with Dallin [Pepper] to get his ideas on probably throwing my hat within the ring to be her coach.”
That mentioned, he needed to “be respectful” of Lawson and Woolley, so he waited a month to achieve out to her.
However when he did, Lawson was prepared.
Although she is going to proceed to dwell and practice in Canada, Torres mentioned she may even journey to Jacksonville, FL, all through the season to coach with him in individual.
- “I don’t imagine there’s a proper or mistaken [way] for athletes that get coached, remotely or in-person, however extra so discovering out what works finest for that athlete,” Torres mentioned. “There’s gonna be a studying course of for myself and seeing what works finest for her and vice versa.”
For Torres, this studying course of means he should enable flexibility in programming and never be too assertive in his type as he will get to know Lawson.
“The concept is for her to construct confidence in me as her coach,” he mentioned.
The Huge Image for Lawson
To date, so good. In actual fact, Torres talked about that figuring out any flaws in Lawson’s sport has been difficult.
- “She is a really well-rounded athlete, and that in itself is a serious energy. In a number of methods, she jogs my memory of Dallin,” he mentioned. “It has truly been a bit of bit tougher within the early strategy of discovering her weaknesses.”
Finally, he couldn’t be extra thrilled to help Lawson in reaching her potential.
- “I’m excited to assist information her coaching and construction a profitable formulation for her to face on the high of the rostrum of the CrossFit Video games in the future,” he mentioned.
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