Nicole

About Coach

Nicole Harder has been coaching CrossFit for two and a half years and has been a member of Anchored Athletics since 2019. While she’s not aware of having a nickname (at least not to her face), she brings plenty of personality to the floor. Nicole holds her CrossFit Level 1 certification and has completed Louise Ebert’s Gymnastics Level 1 and Level 2 courses. Nicole found CrossFit after looking for something more challenging and progressive than kickboxing. She wanted a place where she could grow, advance, and constantly work on new skills — and CrossFit delivered. She loves the process of getting better, even if the list of things she’s “still working on” is very long and reserved for another time. Outside of the gym, Nicole is busy looking after her kids and spending time with her family. She enjoys making silly videos with her friend Krista, playing slow-pitch baseball in the summer, and going camping whenever she can. She also has a Bernese Mountain Dog named Gus and three cats… which she’ll admit might be three too many. Her favorite CrossFit movements are double unders, box jump overs (because she’s fast), and dumbbell snatches — basically the things she’s very good at. Bar muscle-ups and handstand push-ups are still a work in progress. Nicole’s coffee order is simple and no-nonsense: a large coffee with two cream. She also proudly serves as the gym’s custodian and takes keeping the space “looking fly” very seriously. Her top pet peeves include dumbbells not being put back in the right spot, skipping rope handles mismatched, towels not in the basket, and empty toilet paper rolls left for someone else to deal with. You’ve been warned. Nicole brings energy, honesty, and a whole lot of care to everything she does at Anchored — both on the floor and behind the scenes.

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