Linda, Why Do You CrossFit?1. What was your fitness life like before you started training with True Spirit CrossFit? I wasn’t a gym person before joining TSCF. I had a few brief samplings of gyms over the years and was never impressed. My philosophy was keep fit for life by staying active in daily life, and hike, bike, ski for fun and fitness. Through this I kept some aerobic fitness, but I was losing muscle, strength and mobility with age. My son, TSCF member Thomas, was convinced I would enjoy CrossFit if I tried it. 2. What brought you to True Spirit CrossFit in the first place? A broken leg. A son that knew better than I did what I needed to gain back fitness from 3 months of none weight bearing on the leg. A paradigm shift: some gym memberships are worth fitting in the budget. 3. What was your first impression? Somewhat awed by the super-athleticism of some of the members (there were some super bad-ass girls in 6am class back then). I must admit that I felt pretty pathetic with my mega-scaling, but excused myself owing to my 'senior' status. I continue to admire the gym super--athletes (male and female), but no longer hide behind my age and I feel pretty pleased with where I am on my fitness journey. I now know to embrace the scalings, but those occasional Rx workouts do feel pretty sweet. 4. What was the first thing fun or positive thing you experienced while training with us? In first few weeks I ran a mile--I didn't know I still had a mile run in me. 5. Are you working on any special CrossFit related skill now? I never stop working on double--unders and rope climbs, both of which regularly regress back to ground zero. I would really feel more positive about calling my push up, a true push up if I could tighten the core and stop the 'sway' back. But currently my 'biggie' is working on my squat 'mobility'. To get better strength, stability, and form in air squats and other squats, I need to work on ankle, hip, 'back' mobility and core strength. (This realization emerged during mobility month.) 6. How has you life changed since training with TSCF? Definitely physically stronger and therefore more capable in the activities I participate in--yard/garden/land, skiing, hiking, (biking). I feel like I know my body better than I have ever know it. 7. What's your favorite True Spirit CrossFit memory? Maybe when TSCF hosted Festivus. After signing up, I got pretty freaked out about my ability to participate, but the level of mutual support and encouragement was in high gear, and I did fine. Lil' OLD me a cross fit competitor--who'd ever have thought it!!! Congratulations, Linda, on qualifying for the CrossFit Games w65+ Age Group Quarterfinals!
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