// Coach & Member Success Lead
Dawid Kowalski
CrossFit Level 2 Trainer · CrossFit Level 3 in progress · The Gymnastics Course L1-L2
In 2027 it will be 10 years since I started coaching. I have taught group classes since 2019 and I have been at CrossFit Wilanów since June 2025. At the club they call me "Kowal". I have always wanted to teach others something I understand well. Life itself put me on the path of coaching, and I keep nurturing it. A constant drive to improve brought me to CrossFit and to CrossFit Wilanów. I completed 3 years of study at the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw. I am a CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (Level 3 in progress). I have done CrossFit-certified courses: The Gymnastics Course L1 and L2 and Burgener Strength L1, plus many one- and two-day workshops on handstands, mobility and kettlebells. I coach CrossFit classes, Kettlebells and personal training. I really enjoy working on gymnastic movements, and my favourite is the handstand. Above all I study how to work with people who train as amateurs, for their health. Day to day I do strength training, both with external load and with my own bodyweight. I love every kind of physical activity. Seasonally I look for chances to snowboard and surf, and every time I look for something new. I am happiest when I can give myself to physical activity. At the club I am also responsible for onboarding new people: when someone buys OPEN, I contact them and set up a first meeting. I do a body-composition scan, help set goals and a plan, tell them about the club and hand over the welcome pack. After a month I check how it is going.
Certifications and education
- CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
- in progress CrossFit Level 3 Trainer
- The Gymnastics Course
- BirdBox Coaching
- Burgener Strength
My coaching philosophy
I coach people to improve their quality of life in every way. I want everyone to understand that the old saying “a healthy mind in a healthy body” is the most important truth in the world.
Values
- Patience, because it is the foundation
- Accuracy and precision
- Cheerfulness
- Honesty
My standard
From me you get, above all, truth, openness and a sense of safety.
What I expect from the people I coach
Commitment that matches where you are in life right now. You cannot work with another person without honesty, so in return for truthfulness I always offer understanding.
How I teach
I adapt my way of teaching to the person in front of me and try to stay flexible. What every person I coach shares is my aim: I want you to understand the movement, not just repeat it without thinking.
If the first session scares you
Training is for you, not the other way round. If it gets too heavy or too intense, you can always say “stop” and we will change the session to suit you.