The Sea of Green cheering Dave Lipson to a 1st place finish in Event 3 of the SoCal Regionals.
Written by C.J. Martin
Our very own super coach Michele Vieux goes in today for a bionic knee! Michele has had a torn ACL and a bucket-handle tear of her meniscus since 1998. Despite the injury, Michele competed as an individual at the CrossFit Games in 2008 and 2009, and was a critical member of the 2010 Invictus team that took 4th place at the CrossFit Games. She has also been a dedicated coach demonstrating movements and coaching clients for the past 5 years. To say that her ability to overcome and work around a significant injury has been remarkable would be an understatement. But a long-term fix is long overdue.
Michele will undergo surgery Thursday morning. She will be out rehabilitating for 6-8 weeks . . . but she will likely still be keeping good dibs on each of you that she normally coaches. While she won’t be up on her feet in the gym, she will be online working on cookbooks, recipes, blog articles and following up on her clients’ progress.
I would love for you all to wish her the best as she recovers. The recovery requires some patience and a lot of hard work, but for those of us who know and love Michele, it is very exciting to know that she will finally be back to full health on both wheels.
Good luck Michele!!!
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And a note to any gym owners out there reading this . . . there are ways to provide group insurance to your employees. Your staff is like your family, take good care of them. One of my proudest moments so far as a gym owner was the day we secured group health insurance for all of our employees. We expect our coaches to be professionals, and it’s important that we treat them like professionals. Michele has been one of my closest friends for five years. Securing group insurance benefits allowed her to finally take the steps that will greatly improve her quality of life . . . and make her an even better coach for the next decade or so. Please investigate how to get your staff insured (if they’re not already). We can change the fitness industry for the better, it’s already happened on the exercise side, now let’s make it happen on the business side. Treat your employees as professionals and I promise it will benefit your business and our industry.
Good luck with the recovery. You’re in good hands with Dr. Behr! !
Wishing you all the best, healing vibes I can muster. You’ll be back to better-than-new when it’s finished!! In the meanwhile, you may want to get one of those little bells to ring when you need something
I am not going to wish you good luck because I think you need a skilled surgeon more than luck….so I will say you will be missed greatly by the 9:30 crew. I did hear a rumor of some Dave guy taking your place. What’s up with that! On another note, it is so amazing that Invictus staff gets health insurance. Nichole comes from a self employed family where health insurance was looked upon as a luxury. So she was super excited to get a health plan. Thanks for taking care of your employees so well CJ.
Good luck, Michele! And just because you’re rehabbing doesn’t mean you have to stay out of the gym
I learned a ton from “One-Armed George” last year so get back to 6 am soon! Until then, keep being awesome!
Get that wheel fixed and let it heal. Stay positive and stop by the gym to say hello or we will find you…
Best wishes Michelle to a speedy recovery.
Go M-Dog!
We will miss you Michele! Come back in soon:)
Happy to read that are amazing coaches have insurance… well done CJ!
Wishing you a speedy recovery M, and looking forward to seeing you at 6am when you return
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Speedy recovery, Michele!!!
Good luck to Michelle and props to Invictus for making sure their employees’ health is taken care of!
M – you’ll be back up and moving again in no time…and now you have a great reason to stay home and spend some more quality time with those cute kitties. **hugs**
Heal quickly, Hiawatha! Just think of all the LHOTP you’ll get to watch!
yay michelle-o!!! good lucks!! see ya walking about soon
Kent
Hope you heal quick, I will be coming to see you Monday with a bucket of slaw!!
Love you and will send you healing thoughts!!
M, Wishing you quick healing from Chi-town!
Sending good vibes and thoughts your way! Here’s to a quick recovery and getting your butt back in the gym soon!
Good luck!
Thanks for the nice write-up, CJ and for the insurance to make this possible!
Thanks to all my fellow Invicti for the support and nice notes above. Surgery went well and I’m at home on Day 1 of healing! Whoot!
YAY! Im so glad that your surgery went well M! Feel better soon, but feel free to email or call if you need anything as, thanks to you, I can cook yummy food! At least you have 2 warm furballs to keep you company!
All the best sister!
Sending you healing energy M! Happy to hear surgery went well.
Glad the surgery went well; best wishes for a strong and speedy recovery!
Wow M, I had no idea!!! Just think of what you will be able to do once surgery is done and rehab complete! Take care!!!