Coaches

Mike Osuna, Owner / Coach

Founder of Crush Games, Formulx, I Am CrossFit

Specialties: General Fitness, CrossFit, Strength, Hypertrophy
Certifications: CrossFit L2, CrossFit Olympic Lifting, CrossFit Mobility, CPR/AED, EMT-P
Education: University of Central Florida, B.A. Communicatons,

Email: mike@train8nine.com
Instagram: @mike.osuna
Facebook: Mike Osuna

Mike began his sporting career in the eighth grade as an 103# wrestler. In high-school he was a dual letterman. He qualified for states and was named third-team All-Dade in wrestling and while leading his football in sacks (10.5) in only seven games. Mike was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Central Florida where he rotated as a starter at Defensive End his junior and senior year. After graduating he played FB/LB for four years in the Arena Football League winning a championship with the Orlando Predators in 2001. Mike has competed in several local CrossFit competitions and the 2010 CrossFit Regionals. He also helped coach CrossFit Vida Brickell which qualified for the CrossFit Games in 2011. Mike was one of the pioneers of the South Florida CrossFit movement, when he opened up I Am CrossFit in 2008. He and his then partner, opened six total locations over the next eight years. He is the founder and organizer of the Crush Games, a nationally known fitness competition. In 2011, Mike also launched Formulx supplements which is known for its all-natural, grass-fed whey protein. He spends his time researching and traveling the country attending fitness and general nutrition conferences. Mike is also an eleven year firefighter / paramedic for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. He recently got promoted to Driver Engineer.

Gioconda Pico, Owner / Coach

Certifications: CF L1, CrossFit Olympic Lifting, CrossFit Football, CrossFit Kids, CrossFit Rowing, CrossFit Mobility, Pendley Seminar

Gio’s drive for Health and Fitness started at the young age of 9. Having a Health food store next door to her mom’s shop, exposed her to all of the realms of fitness. The knowledge she gained about the health of the body, spirit, and mind through her exposure, instilled in her a passion that would drive her to make a career out of making a difference in people’s lives.

Gio played softball and volleyball in high school. She later went on to graduate from the University of Florida with a bachelors degree in exercise physiology. Gio worked at Doctor’s hospital as an Exercise Physiologist and then used set degree to become certified in Florida and Virginia for Health and Physical education in K-12. During 2001-2004, Gio served as a Physical Education teacher and track coach at South West Senior High. She then moved to VA from 2004-2008 where she was the department chair at TC Williams high school. She returned to Miami in 2008 to become one of first female pioneers of CrossFit. In 2010, she competed in the CrossFit regional games. Gio served as an alternate and helped coach the CrossFit Vida Brickell team that qualified for the CrossFit games in 2011. In 2012, she competed again at CrossFit regionals and the Crossfit Vida Brickell team placed fourth. In the past several years to the present, her focus is to inspire each individual to achieve their goals.