July Member Spotlight: Jack Madej

Tell us a little about yourself and how you got into fitness? 

I was a big athlete growing up, after college I needed a new fitness outlet without organized sports. Normal gyms just weren’t cutting it and I got a trial pass for a local CrossFit gym as a Christmas present and never looked back. 

What keeps you coming back each day? 

It’s not a good day unless I get to see my 4:30 crew. 

What is your favorite at-home exercise to do?

Honestly nothing. Similar to separating work and home life, I keep fitness to the gym or other activities (pickleball, water sports). 

If you had to do 100 reps of one movement (not running), what would it be?

Body weight clean and jerks (box step overs) 

What are 1-2 of your goals for 2026?

Break 80 in golf (check) 

Favorite lift?

Cleans 

Least favorite functional movement?

Any overhead movement (Turkish get ups, handstand pushups, wall walks) 

Hometown?

Medfield, MA 

Favorite Charleston Restaurant?

Lost Isle 

If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be? 

Blue Angel pilot 

What would you most like to tell yourself at age 13? 

Go meet the girl next door 

What’s one thing that people would be surprised to know about you? 

I’ll choose a lake over the ocean ten times out of ten 

If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? 

Helen Keller while she was flying the plane 

If the Nomad coaches came to your house for dinner, what would you prepare?

You tell me, anything is possible. Preferably something with mayo or seed oils. 

Give us a “Question of the Day” to use in class.

1. What’s your most used white lie? 

2. Was Helen Keller real?

   1. Did she fly a plane?