Athlete Profile: James Hobart

June 4, 2009 5:00 PM

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James Hobart

Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180

Date of Birth: 6/6/1986
Place of Birth: Springfield, MA
Started doing CrossFit June 2007

Affiliate: Crossfit Boston

Cindy: 22
FGB: 367
Fran: 3:14
Grace: 2:24
Helen: 8:38
Isabel: 3:13
Diane: 3:34

Deadlift: 400
Back Squat: 300
Press: 170
Clean: 267
Snatch: 220

Favorite WOD: 100m sprint repeats or Grace
Least Favorite: 10K run
Favorite Lift: Snatch
Least Favorite Lift: SDHP

2009 Northeast Regional Finish: 1st

8 comments on this entry.

1. Justin wrote...

June 4, 2009 5:15 PM

The Humble Assassin.

Rooting for you big time, James. Bring it back to CFB!

2. ec wrote...

June 4, 2009 8:28 PM

not surprised at all. solid work, james.

3. Tom Vickers wrote...

June 5, 2009 5:20 AM

Awesome work, James! Kick some butt in Aromas!

4. jeff wrote...

June 5, 2009 6:10 AM

After witnessing this guy in action firsthand, I have to say that he's my new favorite crossfitter. Humble Assassin is right! During WOD #3 he was in the mix with competitors who boast a CFT of 1200+, but somehow his bar looked the lightest and easiest to move. I suspect that scientists will soon map his crossfit gene...

5. Caleb wrote...

June 5, 2009 6:14 AM

great guy!!! I feel that James success hinged on technique and drive. He deserves it. hard worker and very humble

6. Alfie wrote...

June 5, 2009 7:33 AM

Advanced Happy Birthday!

7. Mark C wrote...

June 5, 2009 11:54 AM

Go get'em James. Methodical. Persistent. Determined.

The video of you doing kettle bell swings is amazing. You're the cool, zen center of things and the KB just orbits at the end of your arms. With the others, you can see them struggle to lift the KB.

8. BK wrote...

June 7, 2009 4:23 PM

James,
You killed every WOD at the Quals . A truly amazing performance and I look forward to seeing ya tear it up in Cali.