Stephanie Hammerman Visits CrossFit Invasion

Stephanie Hammerman, the world's first CrossFit trainer with Cerebal Palsy, recently visited CrossFit Invasion in Bellmore. 

The adaptive athlete and coach hosted a workshop on how to do "double unders," jumping rope with two passes of the rope in each jump rather than one.  

The CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach, who was featured on CNN, will never be able to do a double under herself due to her condition.

"I’m really good at breaking the movement down and connecting with the non adaptive athlete,” the 23-year-old said.

Hammerman, a graduate student at Nova Southeastern University, began racing competitively as a hand cyclist after working with a trainer who inspired her to compete in full marathon in 2011. She learned about CrossFit shortly after and became the first woman with Cerebal Palsy to become certified as a CrossFit trainer.

She told her class at CrossFit Invasion to never give up or make excuses.

“My body mechanics are a bit different from yours,” she said. “While I may never be able to do a double under, one thing I never want to hear from any of you is “I can’t.’ I am here to tell you that if you believe you can, you will.”