Johnny Layne, Owner of CrossFit Intense, CF-L2
Johnny Layne was involved in sports from an early age. Johnny was introduced to weightlifting while playing football in junior high school in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. Like most kids that get into lifting weights, he gravitated towards bench pressing and eventually competed and won his weight class at 15 years old. Johnny continued to play football through his high school years and was introduced to racquetball by his father during that time and began competing in racquetball tournaments. In the mid 90’s, Johnny got involved in powerlifting and competed in the WV State powerlifting championships and won the bench press of the NASA (Natural Athlete Strength Association) WV State Championships. Johnny has competed in many state, regional and national racquetball tournaments as an E-Force sponsored player. In 2004, Johnny started training in Japanese Ju-Jitsu and after several months of that shifted Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Johnny continues to train in this discipline and competes in submission grappling tournaments when he can. Johnny has also trained in boxing and Muay Thai.
Johnny was introduced to CrossFit in September 2008 by a co-worker and was hooked from the start. After relocating to the Fairmont area from Charleston, he was left without a “box” and CrossFit family to train with so he joined his love of CrossFit with his desire to train people and opened CrossFit Intense. In 2012 CrossFit Intense moved to their third location as steady growth has been experienced since the box opened in 2009.
In 2012 Johnny was approached by two Morgantown businessmen as they realized that Johnny's dedication to training his members at Intense was something that the Morgantown area lacked. After a few meetings discussing options for opening a CrossFit affiliate in Morgantown, Kent McBride, Lincoln Kinkade and Johnny opened CrossFit Morgantown which experienced phenomenal growth in the immediate months after opening on October 1, 2012. Johnny and his wife Mindy sold the business to former NFL and WVU football star Owen Schmitt in June 2014 to focus on the business in Fairmont and to grow the sport of powerlifting.
Johnny was appointed as the USPA West Virginia State Chair in April 2014 and then USPA Regional Chair over West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Maryland and Tennessee in November 2014. Somewhere along the way he picked up the state of South Carolina and in January 2015, Johnny was appointed as the USPA Vice President over the Raw and Classic Raw divisions.
Johnny also accepted the position of United States Powerlifting Association Eastern Director of Affiliate Programs in October 2015.
Johnny has years of experience, a heart for people, a love of coaching and a passion for CrossFit that is unsurpassed in the north central West Virginia area. Where others only talk about training people, Johnny actually follows through with training people. You will not find a more well-rounded individual to help you meet your fitness goals as Johnny can take your raw talent and turn you into the athlete you always dreamed of.
Certifications
USPA Certified Coach
CrossFit Level 1
CrossFit Level 2
CrossFit Powerlifting-Westside Barbell
CrossFit Olympic Lifting via Mike Burgener
Elite FTS Learn to Train Seminar
Titles & Records
IPL World Champion x 2
USPF National Champion
1 World Record
6 American Records
12 State Records
Competition Lifts*
Squat 451#
Bench Press 386#
Deadlift 568#
IPL World Championship November 2015
1st Place Men's Masters 40-44 198# class
USPA Mid-West Regional May 2015
1st Place Open Men 181# class
1st Place Master's Men 40-44 181# class
Best Men's Open Lifter Raw division
Best Men's Master Lifter Raw division
IPL World Championship November 2014
1st Place Master's Men 40-44 220# class
IPA Mt. Madness Push/Pull August 2014
1st Place Master's Men Bench 198# class
USPF National Meet June 2014
1st Place Master's Men 40-44 198# class
Monster Bench Press & Deadlift April 2014
2nd Place Master's Bench
WV State USPF Meet March 2014
1st Place Men's Open 220# class
1st Place Master's Men 40-44 220# class
Power for a Purpose December 2013
1st Place Men's Open Bench Press 220# class
1st Place Masters Bench Press 220# class
100% Raw West Virginia State Championship August 2013
1st Place Men's Open
1st Place Men's 40-44 Masters
Kumite Classic May 2013
1st Place Men's 40-44 Masters
2nd Place Men's Open
Monster Bench Press & Deadlift April 2013
1st Place Masters Deadlift
2nd Place Masters Bench
*All lifts performed raw
Johnny was introduced to CrossFit in September 2008 by a co-worker and was hooked from the start. After relocating to the Fairmont area from Charleston, he was left without a “box” and CrossFit family to train with so he joined his love of CrossFit with his desire to train people and opened CrossFit Intense. In 2012 CrossFit Intense moved to their third location as steady growth has been experienced since the box opened in 2009.
In 2012 Johnny was approached by two Morgantown businessmen as they realized that Johnny's dedication to training his members at Intense was something that the Morgantown area lacked. After a few meetings discussing options for opening a CrossFit affiliate in Morgantown, Kent McBride, Lincoln Kinkade and Johnny opened CrossFit Morgantown which experienced phenomenal growth in the immediate months after opening on October 1, 2012. Johnny and his wife Mindy sold the business to former NFL and WVU football star Owen Schmitt in June 2014 to focus on the business in Fairmont and to grow the sport of powerlifting.
Johnny was appointed as the USPA West Virginia State Chair in April 2014 and then USPA Regional Chair over West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Maryland and Tennessee in November 2014. Somewhere along the way he picked up the state of South Carolina and in January 2015, Johnny was appointed as the USPA Vice President over the Raw and Classic Raw divisions.
Johnny also accepted the position of United States Powerlifting Association Eastern Director of Affiliate Programs in October 2015.
Johnny has years of experience, a heart for people, a love of coaching and a passion for CrossFit that is unsurpassed in the north central West Virginia area. Where others only talk about training people, Johnny actually follows through with training people. You will not find a more well-rounded individual to help you meet your fitness goals as Johnny can take your raw talent and turn you into the athlete you always dreamed of.
Certifications
USPA Certified Coach
CrossFit Level 1
CrossFit Level 2
CrossFit Powerlifting-Westside Barbell
CrossFit Olympic Lifting via Mike Burgener
Elite FTS Learn to Train Seminar
Titles & Records
IPL World Champion x 2
USPF National Champion
1 World Record
6 American Records
12 State Records
Competition Lifts*
Squat 451#
Bench Press 386#
Deadlift 568#
IPL World Championship November 2015
1st Place Men's Masters 40-44 198# class
USPA Mid-West Regional May 2015
1st Place Open Men 181# class
1st Place Master's Men 40-44 181# class
Best Men's Open Lifter Raw division
Best Men's Master Lifter Raw division
IPL World Championship November 2014
1st Place Master's Men 40-44 220# class
IPA Mt. Madness Push/Pull August 2014
1st Place Master's Men Bench 198# class
USPF National Meet June 2014
1st Place Master's Men 40-44 198# class
Monster Bench Press & Deadlift April 2014
2nd Place Master's Bench
WV State USPF Meet March 2014
1st Place Men's Open 220# class
1st Place Master's Men 40-44 220# class
Power for a Purpose December 2013
1st Place Men's Open Bench Press 220# class
1st Place Masters Bench Press 220# class
100% Raw West Virginia State Championship August 2013
1st Place Men's Open
1st Place Men's 40-44 Masters
Kumite Classic May 2013
1st Place Men's 40-44 Masters
2nd Place Men's Open
Monster Bench Press & Deadlift April 2013
1st Place Masters Deadlift
2nd Place Masters Bench
*All lifts performed raw
MINDY LAYNE, CF-L2
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Ashley Cale, CF-L1
USPA Certified Coach
USPA State Referee
Ashley is a CF-L1 Trainer, USPA Certified Coach, and USPA State Referee. Since leading an active life from a young age, Ashley found herself starting over after 2 pregnancies and recovering from a bone tumor. In 2014 she began her fitness journey to rebuild her strength and found her desire to help others do the same. She began powerlifting in 2015 and competed in her 1st meet (run by Johnny & Mindy Layne) in 2016. This lead her to start training at LPC, adding 50 lbs to her total in just 1 month. After accepting the Manager position at Layne Performance Center, Ashley completed her CF-L1 Trainer, USPA Certified Coach, and USPA State Referee certifications.
GAGE HANNAH, CF-L1
Gage is a CF-L1 trainer at CrossFit Intense and has been training CrossFit since September 2013. He was involved in multiple sports throughout high school and was introduced to crossfit by his aunt and mother. Becoming instantly hooked, he went on to obtain his CF-L1 certification and became a regional CrossFit athlete. Gage is currently a student at FSU for Excercise Science.
Kelsey Fink
Kelsey Fink is the head coach and handles the programming at CFI. Kelsey has been coaching at CFI since July 2016 and has been the in-house physical therapist since August 2016. She graduated from Nazareth College with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in May 2013 and has been practicing in outpatient since, dabbling in aquatics, pediatrics, and sports specific treatment programs. She earned her CrossFit Level 1 Certificate in March of 2016 and has been active in CrossFit since 2012. Throughout her life she participated on many athletic teams, including gymnastics, soccer, springboard diving, volleyball, and field hockey, focusing on field hockey as a goalkeeper in college and earning national records during her time. Currently she is treating patients in her on-site clinic MUSCLE UP Physical Therapy 5-6 days per week. She is certified in the Graston technique © and incorporates it with movements during treatment sessions. She is continuing to further her education in sports and the treatment of athletes by preparing to get her Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) credential in the next year or two.
Michael Byrd, CF-L1
Michael is a CF-L1 Trainer at Crossfit Intense since May 2016. Before Michael joined the US Marine Corps and served 4 years, he was involved in multiple sports in high school. After his military service, he came back to finish his degree in Physical and Health Education. Becoming bored with the conventional gym atmosphere and routine Michael followed a friend’s advice to try Crossfit, becoming increasingly involved at the gym. He then completed his CF-L1 certification.
