Starting A New Journey: Joining Rebuild

Caitlyn Davey • July 8, 2025

It has been just over a year since I joined Rebuild, but it feels like I have been here a lot longer. I had no crossfit experience coming into the gym, so it was a learning curve for me. What the hell is an EMOM?! Haha. Sean and James saw I had good knowledge of Olympic lifting, I’m studying exercise physiology and I have a can-do attitude, so they took me on and showed me the ropes. Literally; they showed me how to climb a rope.  It was quite scary for me to apply to Rebuild, I felt like I needed a new job. I am sure many people can relate to feeling a sense of loyalty and security in a job they may like but not love. That was how I felt in my old job, I enjoyed it but deep down I knew I wanted something new. I think it’s good to do things that scare me and before I knew it, Sean and James interviewed me and I was in the Rebuild family. Quitting my old job was difficult; my previous boss took me from a beginner and helped me grow into a very good coach, I will forever be grateful to him but I was ready to leave the nest. Studying clinical exercise physiology has helped in developing my knowledge as a practitioner but as many people will know, the real world is quite different to university. Working at Rebuild is an amazing place to work on my real world skills, helping people and communicating ideas to improve someones performance or decrease pain. Situation like this can be hard, you feel like you should stay where you are but you know that you need to spread your wings and move to new places.

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