Taz Venter

Tamaryn has been involved with competitive sport all her life.  She has a BSc  in Sport Science and and a BA in Psychology, and has been a contributor to popular print health and fitness magazines as well as a guest lecturer for various academic institutions.

She brought CrossFit to New Zealand in 2008 where she started CrossFit New Zealand. Her fiance then forced her to move to the USA to help run NorCal CrossFit!

She placed 1st in the 2009 Australasian CrossFit Games, and competed in the 2009 World CrossFit Games in the USA. She was also part of the affiliate team that competed at the 2010 World CrossFit Games.

I CrossFit because

I like the variation, the competition, being strong, the community and I am grumpy when I don’t!

I Coach because

 I enjoy seeing the look on some ones face when they nail their first pullup! Mostly, I am inspired by how people are willing to try new things, fail…then try again until they succeed. Some how it makes them walk a little taller the next day – by far the coolest thing about my job.

My favorite “cheat” meal is

Sweet potato fries!

My secret ninja exercise is 

weighted pullups

My secret sucky exercise is

deadlifts

Contact Taz – Taz@cfnorcal.com