Meet Our Coaches

Coach Judy Fitzgerald

Judy Fitzgerald

Judy Fitzgerald is a certified CrossFit instructor with a 25 year background in the fitness industry. She has a passion for inspiring individuals to meet their fitness goals. Her primary focus and strength is guiding clients in making lifestyle changes so they can experience lifelong health and fitness.

Judy was actively involved in competitive sports during her childhood and adult life including volleyball, gymnastics, basketball, softball, and karate. Her background includes being an aerobics instructor and personal trainer as well as training new aerobic instructors and personal trainers.

After receiving chronic injuries from a car accident which lead to surgeries and ongoing treatments, Judy became even more motivated to continue leading an active and physically fit life. Judy embarked on a mission to find safe and functional exercises that would benefit everyone regardless of age, fitness level, or physical limitations. She found the answer in CrossFit.

Soon after experiencing a six week CrossFit challenge, Judy became a certified CrossFit instructor and committed herself in training her existing clientele in the CrossFit methodologies. From marathon runners, black belt martial artists, doctors, professional executives, business owners, and the most challenging profession of all, domestic engineers, Judy’s CrossFitters have experienced profound physical improvements they never thought possible.


Coach Tom Fitzgerald

Tom Fitzgerald

Tom Fitzgerald is a certified CrossFit instructor with a 30 year background in physical fitness. He has a 26 year law enforcement background, holding various training certifications that include: defensive tactics instructor, physical training instructor, and firearms instructor.

From training recruits in academies to training non-public sector individuals along the years, Tom has devoted much of his life helping others to improve their health and fitness. A few years ago, Tom started acquiring a knowledge and understanding of CrossFit. CrossFit methodologies were a complete paradigm shift from the traditional bodybuilding type workouts being conducted in every globo gym. Seeing the positive adaptations from CrossFit, Tom believes CrossFit to be the most efficient and effective fitness and conditioning program out there.

One of Tom’s greatest strengths is coaching and motivating both adults and young people in reaching their personal fitness goals. This attribute was utilized in coaching youth sports, assisting in the organization of Challenge Camps for teens, and educating friends and co-workers on achieving their physical personal best through proper eating habits and exercise routines. Tom has observed and experienced CrossFit to deliver the fastest changes to both physical appearance and performance!

Since becoming CrossFit certified, Tom has coached CrossFit exclusively to his clients. The future is both unknowing and unknowable! Tom’s clients have experienced life altering physiological changes each and every day, as Tom trains and prepares them for that unknown!


Coach Ryan Anderson

Ryan Anderson

Ryan is a Crossfit certified coach and has 15 years of physical fitness experience. Active all his life, he participated in football, wrestling, and track in High School. Ryan has 7 years of firefighting experience in both Arizona and locally where he is a Firefighter/Paramedic with the City of San Diego. Being a firefighter can be both physically and mentally demanding. To meet this high state of physical preparedness, many firefighters like Ryan have come to CrossFit.

After years of traditional weight lifting and cardio training, Ryan felt he wasn’t making the fitness gains he had expected. About three years ago Ryan was exposed to CrossFit. He discovered quickly how CrossFit took his fitness to the next level. Seeing how quickly CrossFit brought improvements that old school "spot" training was unable to do, made him a believer! CrossFit training has improved his fitness, his everyday life and keeps him prepared for the unknown.

Being a Firefighter/Paramedic is very fulfilling because it is all about helping people. Coaching CrossFit also thrills Ryan because it’s about helping people achieve that which they thought impossible! Seeing the enjoyment people receive from achieving their fitness goals is what really motivates Ryan to coach.


Coach Erik Berg

Erik Berg

Erik has been involved in sports and fitness for the majority of his life. In high school, Erik played football, wrestled, and was a member of the track team. During all four years of college and while serving in the Marine Corps, Erik played rugby.

Like a lot of people, Erik spent Monday through Friday in the gym focusing on different muscle groups separately on each day. About three years ago, he was introduced to CrossFit while serving overseas. It was not until Erik’s first CrossFit WOD that he realized how weak his fitness level truly was. Since that humbling experience, Erik has completely adopted the CrossFit program. Using CrossFit as his training foundation, Erik has completed a handful of half marathons, Olympic triathlons, one full marathon, and two Ironman 70.3s.

Since being certified as a CrossFit Instructor, Erik has had the opportunity to coach friends and family. Coaching is one of Erik’s passions and he looks forward to the opportunity to help people reach their fitness goals.


Coach Tim Davis

Tim Davis

Check back soon for Tim’s bio.


Coach Evelyn Hernandez

Evelyn Hernandez

Evelyn is a CrossFit Certified Coach, USA Club Certified Coach and Head Coach at Coach Mike Burgener’s Gym. Evelyn has been training with Coach B for the last eight years. Her specialty is in the Olympic lifts. This June Evelyn will be competing in her weight class in the Nationals. Evelyn has a passion for coaching and competing. Her technical lifting knowledge, patience, methodical approach and keen eye to correct movement is what makes Evelyn a highly sought after coach. We at CrossFit Xystum are grateful for the opportunity of having Evelyn join our team of coaches.


Coach Edgar Hernandez

Edgar Hernandez

Edgar comes to CrossFit Xystum with a specialty in training Olympic Lifts. Edgar is a Nationals Olympic Lifting coach as well as a CrossFit coach. Big Edgar comes from a family of competetive and highly successful Olympic Lifters and has been competing for much of his adult life. Edgar is one of Mike Burgner’s Oly coaches and has been training with Coach B for the past eight years. Edgar also runs the CrossFit classes out of coach B’s gym and is is living proof that CrossFit works. Approximately 17 months ago, Edgar became hooked into CrossFit and through CrossFit WODs and going Paleo he has lost 190 lbs! Edgar will be getting his Crossfit Level 1 Certification this summer. He has a real passion for coaching and huge dedication to CrossFit. We at CrossFit Xystum are impressed with Big Edgar’s dedication to CrossFit and are excited to have him on board as one of our coaches.


Regina Manfredonia - Yoga Instructor

Regina Manfredonia

Regina Manfredonia is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) since 2007. Her certifications are through Roots and Wings Yoga teacher training, specializing in Hatha Yoga and registered through Yoga Alliance. Regina has always been dedicated to health and fitness and then discovered her passion for yoga; enlightening the mind, body and spirit. Her background includes teaching at Sattva Fitness, Yoga Vista, Blue Raven, and 24hr Fitness. Continuing with yoga instruction, Regina is interested in pursuing a certification in yoga therapy.


Suzanne Fernandez - Pilates Instructor

Suzanne is a certified Pilates Instructor. Her certifications were acquired with the Physical Mind Institute of Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Body, Arts, and Science Institute in the Pilates method. She has been teaching Pilates for over 10 years, with dozens of Pilates workshops and seminars under her belt. She is well known in Pilates, teaching at places such as Synergy Systems Pilates and Fitness Studio, Palomar College, Georgia’s School of Dance and The Golden Door Spa.

Suzanne’s passion for movement, fitness, and health began as an athlete in track, racquetball, and volleyball during those school days. Her dream passion became a reality as a concert dancer. Training hard in jazz, ballet, modern and tap, since junior high school, paid off with the opportunity to perform professionally for 15 years with a local San Diego dance company; P. Rincon Dance Collective. Suzanne’s last years with the company were her best in regards to physical strength, body awareness, and quality of movement. All these improvements are credited to the practice of Pilates. Suzanne teaches her students to work within their bodies’ frame, feeling success and improvements at any level, working at their best to honor their body at any age.