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Family: I live with my boyfriend of 5 1/2 years, Albert
Started CrossFit: August 2009
How did you find CrossFit? Best friend from high school started doing it in NC, I googled it to find in this area
What do you like most about CrossFit?
Two major things. I love the results! I only been Crossfitting twice a week for like 6 months, but I feel like I've gotten stronger and fitter than in all the years of working out before (on the bike, elliptical, or whatever). I'm starting to see the beginning of some definition in my arms, abs, and legs, and that is definitely a great motivator. I'm also able to use higher weights on just about every exercise than when I started. I remember my very first WOD with pull ups I struggled through 2" of bands, and now I can do 3 or 4 dead-hang pull ups with no bands! More than that, though, I love the way Crossfit has impacted me mentally. Crossfit has helped me see working out as a way to reach performance goals rather than to look a certain way - which makes it so much more fun. There are always those workouts where halfway through, you start thinking "OMG there's no way I can finish this!" And then you DO finish and it makes you so proud. You begin to wonder what else you're capable of, and I am really excited to push myself to my absolute limits. I was always very intimidated by sports in high school and college, and although I have a ways to go before I consider myself an athlete, the fact that I can even begin to think of myself that way is definitely something I never expected. I know that I will get there one day and that makes me really proud.
Anything you don’t like about CrossFit? Um, the fact that I can't afford to come more often? LOL.
Favorite Exercise or WOD? Chippers - I like doing a little of everything. I really like the gymnastics stuff.
Least Favorite Exercise or WOD? Max weight lifting
Goals for 2010? Muscle-up, handstand push up
Sports, Hobbies, Activities besides CrossFit?
Singing, dance, theater. I'm in school for my MSW and am really interested in helping children/adolescents be healthier. I love the Yankees, music, & movies.
Advice for a beginner:
Don't feel like you have to "get in shape" before you start Crossfitting. It will get you there. I never saw any of the YouTube videos or anything before I started, but I know some people find them intimidating. It's important to know that everyone starts somewhere and a lot of the people in those videos have been doing this every day for years. Absolutely everything is scalable, and everyone is really proud of you doing YOUR best, even if it may be a lower weight or a longer time that some others' (believe me, I speak from experience). Be okay with jumping right in at your current level - just "show up and don't quit," and trust that Crossfit will get you to that point. Before you know it you'll have a 3-minute Fran too
Betina getting chin over bar during pull-ups!
Workout of the Day
10 Burpees
20 Double Unders
30 Pull-Ups
40 Sit-Ups
50 Wall Ball
40 Sit-Ups
30 Pull-Ups
20 Double Unders
10 Burpees
Posted by Justin Bacon on 03/09 at 05:27 AM
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