Steph Hammerman is one of the most well-known adaptive athletes in the CrossFit world. She is the first Level 2 coach with cerebral palsy. She's a cancer survivor and has completed a hand cycle marathon. She also owns Hammer Driven Fitness in North Carolina.
Here, she talks with Sean Woodland about growing up with cerebral palsy, beating cancer, how she uses her voice to advocate for others, how she got into CrossFit and why the societal perception of adaptive athletes still has a long way to go.
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Timeline:
2:50 – Growing up with cerebral palsy.
5:11 – Finding her voice.
10:05 – Advocating for others.
14:27 – Getting—and beating—cancer.
23:24 – How Steph got into fitness.
27:08 – Switching from hand cycling to CrossFit.
33:04 – Competing at the Crush Games in Miami.
35:19 – Becoming a coach to adaptive athletes and able-bodied athletes alike.
37:28 – Changing the societal perception of adaptive athletes.
39:54 – How to treat adaptive athletes at your gym.