CrossFit-L1
ISSA Certified Personal Trainer
ISSA STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Specialist
CrossFit NUTRITION
I’m Steven Godman — a husband, father of two, coach, and lifelong competitor. My journey into fitness and coaching has been shaped by 25 years of motorcycle racing and 5 years of enduro, downhill, and cross-country mountain bike racing. Along the way, I discovered something that changed my life: structured training works — not just for performance, but for health and longevity.
Some of my competitive highlights include 3 District 36 overall motorcycle championships, an NGPC overall race win, a California Enduro mountain bike overall stage win, 2 Northstar downhill pro podiums, and multiple top 3 stage finishes at the legendary TDS Enduro. But the real story isn’t just the wins — it’s how I got there.
Around 2009, I met one of my motorcycle racing heroes and asked him what I needed to do to improve. His answer was simple: train off the bike. That conversation planted a seed. I experimented with programs like P90X, but my effort was inconsistent and the results were minimal. After several frustrating seasons of mediocre results, I decided I was done guessing.
In 2014, a friend suggested mountain biking as the ultimate conditioning tool for motocross. I went all in — riding multiple times per week, often late at night after long days working road construction. That same year, I earned my first overall win, then followed it up with two more — three in a row. My endurance and cardio had dramatically improved.
But deficiencies were obvious, and injuries kept happening. Something was missing.
At the end of 2015 I came up just a few points shy of another overall championship and had to settle for the #2 plate for the second year in a row. Frustrated and hungry for growth, I walked into my first CrossFit gym. It was immediately obvious: my fitness was lopsided. I had endurance and agility, but very little strength and power. That realization was a turning point.
Over the next two seasons, I combined cycling with CrossFit-style training. The results were undeniable — 3 overall championships and the #1 plates I had worked for.
After the 2017 season, I chose not to re-sign with the motorcycle race team and shifted my focus fully to enduro and downhill mountain bike racing. Again, high-level competition exposed weaknesses in my training. Strength and power still needed work. A breakout 2018–2019 season brought multiple pro podiums, but a major wrist injury forced another life reset.
From that point on, racing moved to the back seat while faith, family, fitness, and my construction career took priority. Instead of training purely for racing performance, I began training for longevity and overall strength. Over time, I went from 145 pounds to 170 pounds while maintaining the same body fat percentage. My body responded to better nutrition and a more balanced, sustainable approach.
My previous career was 12 years in heavy equipment construction from 2013 to 2025, starting as a paving laborer and working my way up to lead positions helping manage major highway projects, including improvements to Highways 80, 5, 99, 70, and 20. The work was demanding and rewarding — but during my final four years, I felt a growing pull toward coaching health and fitness full time.
In November 2025, after sustaining an ankle injury while racing, I saw an opportunity to make that transition. I used the downtime to invest in education, earn certifications, and turn years of trial, error, and proven training principles into something I could use to help others.
Today, I coach clients out of my fully equipped garage gym and at two local CrossFit gyms. I belive there is great beauty in the journey of striving for high quality movement patterns and improving physical capacity. While performance still matters to me, my priorities have evolved. As a husband, father, and trainer, I care deeply about helping build others up physically, mentally, and spiritually.
I’m driven to keep learning, keep improving, and help people from all backgrounds build resilient bodies, strong minds, and sustainable fitness. My mission isn’t just to help others win races — it’s to help them win in life.