MEET THE COACHES.

Define your goal. We'll help reach it.

Build Your Grit

Emily Daugherty

Co-Owner/Coach

  • Have fun, work hard, stay humble. If you aren't enjoying the process, you're doing it wrong. I love helping people have the best hour of their day and be the best version of themselves. 

  • CrossFit Level 1 Trainer

  • Deadlift and Bench Press

  • DT or anything with Devils Press

  • Swam and rowed at Old Dominion University  

    Competed in the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge (Individual)

  • I (voluntarily) swam around the entire island of Key West,  have 4 cats and a Belgian Malinois, and love crossword puzzles!

Corinne priest

Head Coach

  • Know your clients as people, then as athletes. Once you know what brought someone in the door, then you’ll know how to help them reach their goals.

    P.S. Don’t forget to make it fun along the way!

  • CPR Certified
    CrossFit Level 2 Trainer

  • Split Jerk and Deadlift

  • DT and Diane

  • Swam at Texas A&M University, Class of 2017 (Whoop!)

    Currently playing rugby with ATL 2.0 Selects and multiple regional select teams. I’ve had the honor of representing my country with USA South in three international tournaments and competed at the 2024 USA Club 7’s Nationals.

  • I love snowboarding, I am an avid gardener, and a true crime junkie!

ROBERT TEMPLE

Co-Owner/Coach

  • Motivation is fleeting, but discipline gets me to the gym every time. Progress is made through sacrifice. If you surround yourself with good people and commit to giving your all, success is inevitable. We aren't just working out; we are training for the next event, the next race, and for whatever challenges life brings.

  • CrossFit Level 1 Trainer

  • Back Squat

  • Cindy
    20-minute AMRAP; 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 air squats

  • I began my fitness journey as a high school wrestler and powerlifter in Maryland. After some fun-filled college years in Iowa and a stint as a roller derby official in North Carolina, I found myself painfully sedentary. Walking into a CrossFit Gym in Tennessee saved my life. My fitness journey has been transformative and rewarding.

  • I love to learn and teach, so getting my CrossFit trainer certification was a natural next step. I also teach classes in firearm safety, tactical preparedness, homesteading, animal processing, and more.

adam barfoot

Coach

  • “Rome wasn’t built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour.”

  • CrossFit Level 1 and 2 Trainer

  • Squat Clean

  • Isabel

  • I’ve been enjoying functional fitness since 2017!

  • One of my favorite parts of coaching is helping athletes overcome mental barriers. 

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membership@thegrittraining.co

Phone
423.225.2524