Prototype Training Systems

In 2014 Jean was diagnosed with breast cancer

“This was my strong place.”

Jean Hanks came to Prototype in 2012 having never thought of herself as an athlete. And in 2014 she endured one of the hardest things in her life— and yet kept showing up through all of it, with one rule for us: don’t treat me any different. We didn’t.

The year she was diagnosed turned out to be the highest-volume training year of her entire time here.
13+ years later, she’s still here and speaks about her story from a place of strength.

For National Cancer Survivor Month, Day 22 is Jean’s. Full story + her interviews at the link in bio. 🧡

Day 10 of 100. Real members, Real Stories.

Meet She watched from the sidelines first.

She came to Prototype because her youngest started CrossFit at 14. She took laps around the gym, got comfortable, and finally decided: if my kid can do it, maybe I can too.

That was November 2020. Since then: 1,124 sign-ins. 257 PRs. A 230 lb hip thrust PR — while losing 54 lbs. Blood pressure improved. Pre-diabetes gone.

But what she really built here was the steadiness to hold her family together through their hardest years.

Day 10 of 100. Link in bio.

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Day 4 of 100 in 100. Our first video story.

came to Prototype after breaking her wrist and getting diagnosed with full-blown osteoporosis. She chose lifting over medication.

4 years. 561 workouts. 130 PRs later — her diagnosis changed.

This is what strength training actually does. 💪

We’re sharing 100 member stories in 100 days. Want to follow along? Link in bio to read the full story + watch the video.

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