Luanne Barbero

About Coach

Luanne grew up in Virginia Beach with a very active lifestyle dancing, cheering, surfing, and mountain biking. She moved to Chicago in 2001 to start her family. Her CrossFit journey started in August 2012 as a way to get back in shape after her second pregnancy. As an avid runner and yogi after college, she was gifted a 10 pack of CrossFit classes and hasn’t put the barbell down since. After 4 years of WODing with the 5AM crew, she obtained her L1 certification and coached at 2 boxes in the Chicagoland area for 5 years. In July of 2021, she moved to Katy, joined our community, and felt right at home with the 8:30/9:35AM crews. Her favorite lift is the snatch and is a fan of Annie and DT. She loves Olympic Weightlifting and the competitive and supportive atmosphere CrossFit creates. It has kept her mentally and physically strong and sane as she raises her 2 teenagers, Elle and Ben, alongside of her husband, Lee. She is excited to be coaching again and witness all your gains!