Paul Wissmueller

About Paul Wissmueller

In my youth and as an adult I played most major sports at one time or another, but my passion was baseball and wrestling. I currently enjoy numerous outdoor activities/sports with my family; kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, snowboarding, camping, hiking and mountain biking, being a hockey Dad to a couple of crazy kids to name a few. My CF story began in late 2014, I had been trying to get fit on my own with the same old tactics, however I never seemed to be moving the needle in positive direction. While searching for new workouts ideas, I came across a video of 2014 CrossFit games, it reminded me of some of the group and creative workouts we use to do while on deployment. So, in early 2015 with the urging of my wife and a co-worker I hobbled into Plymouth CrossFit Lower Town. I was beat-up, feeling broken and concerned about being able to perform some of the movements because I was plagued with chronic injuries stemming from my military and law enforcement career, I honestly really wasn’t expecting much. That day, one of the owners of the gym sat down with me for well over an hour, he explained scaling and movement in ways I had never heard before! Not only was I impressed with him talking to me unscheduled, but his understanding, knowledge and ability to relate to the situation, blew me away! I realized then, that I may have finally found something special. My first workout was hard; however, I was able to perform it with the multiple scaling options my coach suggested. After that workout I was completely hooked! CrossFit has not only changed my life in so many positive ways but also my family’s life, we are more fit, more nutritionally sound and happier. As time and my ability progressed, I realized that I wanted to be on the coaching end of CrossFit as well, being a master’s athlete (45-49) and my background, I felt that I might be able to “pay it forward” and help folks in similar situations that this gym’s coaches helped me. In January 2019 I completed and received my CF-L1 certificate, after an in-depth in-house coaching program, I began coaching bootcamp and CrossFit classes. My whole life has been geared towards helping people in one way or another. I am extremely grateful for being able to be a coach at this gym, helping and impacting the athlete’s and their family’s lives is beyond satisfying. There is nothing more rewarding then watching an athlete break their own barrier and succeed then celebrate their big and small personal achievements. This community at PCFLT is second to none, we are welcoming, encouraging and truly appreciative of each other! I have established life-long friends here who really are family to me, I am blessed to be a part of it! “Today I will do what other’s won’t, so tomorrow I will do what others can’t.”