Geoffrey Tudisco

Head Coach, Live Primitive – CrossFit Bogotá

Qualifications

CrossFit Certifications: Level 1, Basic Barbell, Kettlebell
Competitor, 2010 CrossFit Games (Los Angeles, CA)
1st Place, 2010 South & Central America CrossFit Games Regional Qualifier (Bogotá, Colombia)
Competitor, 2009 CrossFit Games (The Ranch at Aromas, CA)
2nd Place, 2009 South & Central America CrossFit Games Regional Qualifier (Lima, Peru)

Bio

After spending only six days in Bogotá, spread across two weekends during the summer of 2008 including my birthday in August, I decided to leave New York and move to Bogotá. I lived my entire life in New York City, and after a twelve year career on Wall Street, I decided that it was time to try something different. I moved to Bogotá, Colombia in September 2008, to pursue opportunities far removed from the world of finance.

I had been athletic all my life, competing at the high school and collegiate level in basketball, baseball and track & field. I was introduced to the CrossFit training methodology by a friend, and on October 15, 2007 started my first three day cycle which included “Helen,” “Run 10K” and “Fran.” Needless to say I underestimated “Helen,” and became hooked instantly on CrossFit. I continued to practice CrossFit with an intent to compete in the 2008 CrossFit Games, but a stress fracture to my left foot suffered the Monday prior to the Games prevented me from competing that year. With my foot in a boot, I visited Bogotá at the urging of a close friend. After visiting Bogotá in the summer, the idea of opening the first CrossFit facility in Colombia was very appealing.

In January 2009, CrossFit Bogota became the first official CrossFit training center in Colombia. CrossFit Bogotá ranks as the world’s highest CrossFit location at over 8,600 feet (2,600 meters) above sea level. You can say we have taken our training to an all new high.

As of October 2010, our flagship CrossFit location is now known as Live Primitive – CrossFit Bogotá.