Femme Fatale Week is March 6-11We LOVE the CrossFit Open, except when it messes up our regularly scheduled program. This year the Open started the same week we would have done Femme Fatale Week. What do we do? We move Femme Fatale Week to March to celebrate Women's History Month. When I thought about it, it makes sense to celebrate the fantastic feminist tradition of CrossFit to honor badass women during a month when we expressly celebrate women! WIN-WIN for Women!
March 6th is International Women's Day and the first day of Femme Fatale Week. Did you know that is only 3 weeks away!?! Yep! Get ready to meet the alluring and dangerous women who will grace us with their presence. What do we know about these Femmes? Loving them hurts. You must do 5 workouts to earn your Femme Fatale t-shirt and bragging rights. We will offer all class times every day during that week. Yes, we will have all class times on Tuesday and Thursday (provided we get enough people to sign up.) The optional 6th workout, on Saturday, March 11h, will celebrate the end of Femme Fatale Week with mimosas. We will not have a class size limit for this class. It costs $35 for Unlimited members, $45 for 12 Classes per Month members, $55 for 8 Classes per Month members, and $100 for non-members to officially participate in this year's Femme Fatale Week. This will buy you a limited edition shirt and unlimited classes for the week. We need TWENTY (20) more people to sign-up to green light Femme Fatale Week!!! We have shirts for you to try on at the the gym so you can select the correct size. We have a limited number of shirts and sizes and we're not able to order more of these sizes or colors. Click on the broken heart above or the button below to RSVP for Femme Fatale Week NOW!
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Myth: Weightlifting Makes Women Bulky
Perhaps no other fitness myth is more pervasive and insulting to women than the myth that lifting weights makes women bulky. I have been told this many times by many prospective female clients. They usually tell me they don't want to get bulky as they let their eyes travel over my shoulders and onto my belly. Yep, I have visible muscles and I DON'T have 6-pack abs. But, I have a 300 lb deadlift, I won the 2019 Pan American and World Masters Olympic Weightlifter Champions in my age and weight class and I'm 51. I don't give a flying fuck if any one thinks I'm bulky. But, it's been a long road to get here:)
I could write 1,000 blog posts on the bulky issue because there are so many different points to address. However, today I will focus on just one: "What the hell is bulky anyway?" Leigh Peel researched this very question and found that the majority of her 2000 research subjects identified Hillary Swank's Million Dollar Baby physique as too bulky. â
To get to 16% or less body fat takes a TREMENDOUS amount of work! So much so that very few women actually get this low. Getting this low also has some profound hormonal and other physiological impacts.
Here's the big fat bulky deal. Weightlifting will make you strong. It will make you burn more calories which increases your metabolism. Weightlifting will increase your bone density decreasing your risk of osteoporosis and hip fractures. It will make you powerful. Being strong will make it easier to carry your kids, your groceries, your skis, your bike, your kayak, your everything. At our gym we lift weights and no one is bulky. In fact, we probably lift heavier weights that Hillary Swank and none of us look like her. We all look like the best version of the strong, confident, and powerful women that we are.
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