Buck Taylor, Why do you do CrossFit?What was your fitness, CrossFit, or yoga "life" like before you started training with True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga.
I had been working out at another CrossFit gym in town and thought it was a bit too intense with not enough warmup, stretching and instruction. True Spirit has changed all that. What brought you to True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga in the first place? A fellow volunteer firefighter mentioned his great experiences at TSCF so I took a chance. What was your first impression? Great community, welcoming, fun environment and really great and caring coaching. What was the first thing fun or positive thing you experienced while training with us? Trying new things and learning to climb that damned rope. Are you working on any special CrossFit related skill now? Bench my bodyweight How has you life changed since training with TSCF? As a type 1 diabetic, my blood sugars are more regulated and my body looks better naked! What's your favorite True Spirit CrossFit memory Talking about syphilis at 6 am!
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Today's Femme Fatale is one of Coach Leslie's favorite workouts and it's been two years since she visited us for Femme Fatale Week. She debuted on the CrossFit Mainsite on Sunday, May 25, 2003. She acquired her name on Monday, September 22, 2003 after she had been programmed 4 times. She is particularly spicy because you must hold on to the bar for each set. You must do this as touch and go at floor only. Even a re-grip off the floor is a foul. No dumping. Use same load for each set. Rest as needed between sets. Good luck! Margo, Why do you do CrossFit?What was your fitness, CrossFit, or yoga "life" like before you started training with True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga.
I would run fairly frequently, try to do yoga classes, and spend as much time as I could outside hiking, backpacking, etc... but was not very consistent with my activity. What brought you to True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga in the first place? My step-mom had a discount as a teacher, and we were both excited to have a workout routine that would hold us responsible and keep us going consistently! What was your first impression? Has that changed? I was definitely intimidated at first, as I never attended a gym before this, but I have become much less intimidated since, and feel I can work at whatever level I need to on a given day. What was the first thing fun or positive thing you experienced while training with us? One big accomplishment was realizing that I could touch my toes for the first time ever! I didn't think that my flexibility would increase much but it really has! Are you working on any special CrossFit related skill now? I am working towards my pull-ups. How has you life changed since training with TSCF? I am more confident while doing outdoor activities like skiing, ice skating, and hiking, and I feel like it would be harder for me to get hurt while doing them. What's your favorite True Spirit CrossFit memory? During the Veterans' Day week, my mom and I had to body carry each other, and could not stop laughing!
Why do You do CrossFit Jessie Knowles?
What was your fitness, CrossFit, or yoga "life" like before you started training with True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga.
I was really intimidated by the idea of CrossFit before I started. I was an inconsistent runner, particularly in the winter, so I had struggled to stay in shape consistently. I did a little yoga, ran sometimes, but ultimately struggled with maintaining a healthy body weight and always felt like I was out of shape when summer backpacking season came around. What brought you to True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga in the first place? A work colleague of mine was a CrossFitter and I had mentioned being too intimidated to try it. But she invited me to a class later that week, and because she was going to be there for my first class, I felt brave enough to try it. I had no expectation that it would change my life like it has. What was your first impression? Has that changed? My first impression was that everyone was incredibly welcoming and supportive, and that there were all sorts of people with all sorts of bodies there. It was not what I expected at all! And no, that impression has not changed - it is an unbelievably supportive community filled with all sorts of awesome people. What was the first thing fun or positive thing you experienced while training with us? I remember participating in the CrossFit Open only 4 months or so after starting CrossFit. And it was so amazing to be able to participate, doing scaled versions of all of the workouts. I've loved getting stronger and being able to do a few of the workouts as prescribed over the last couple of years. I LOVE seeing my progress, tracking my weights and times, and seeing the data show that I'm getting stronger. Are you working on any special CrossFit related skill now? This past year had some great firsts for me: pull-ups in workouts, my first Murph, my first double bodyweight deadlift, etc. so I have set some big stretch goals for 2019! I want to get a full range of motion handstand push-up, a 150# clean, and eventually a bar muscle-up. How has you life changed since training with TSCF? CrossFit has made me more willing to accept invitations to hike or backpack or ski because I can be confident that I'm in shape for it, regardless of the season. I'm happier through the long dark winter months, and feel differently about my body. I'm no longer trying to make my body smaller or take up less space - I'm focused on always getting stronger and more fit. What's your favorite True Spirit CrossFit memory? I have a lot of these Saturday morning class memories: it's after class, I'm sweaty and exhausted and incredibly happy from such a great workout, and I just look around the room at all of these incredible people I've met, who consistently cheer each other on and support one another, and I'm just so grateful I've found this place and these people. Jessie thinks you should sign up for Femme Fatale Week!
J-Bo: Why do You do CrossFit?
What was your fitness, CrossFit, or yoga "life" like before you started training with True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga.
I had an active lifestyle on my goat farm and enjoyed running, although that was mostly a spring-fall activity. I had done a boot camp class but left the gym and was looking for a winter option to maintain some fitness during the colder months. What brought you to True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga in the first place? My friend, Ralph, from DC was LOVING CrossFit and he was a huge motivator. I also had some local friends who enjoyed the workouts, so I was curious and thought I'd learn more. What was your first impression? Has that changed? I was a bit intimidated by the weight lifting and the RX versions. It took a while, over a year, to let that go and not feel badly when my work outs were not RX What was the first thing fun or positive thing you experienced while training with us? My pull up was pretty exciting, and some of the lifting I surprise myself. Are you working on any special CrossFit related skill now? Linking my pull ups How has you life changed since training with TSCF? Can you go on longer hikes, do you have more energy, you are happier and have increased vitality. I feel that my workouts are more consistent throughout the year and I am happy with my upper body strength which has improved. I am maintaining my goal of top 1/3 in age group for most races and feel confident doing all my farm chores. What's your favorite True Spirit CrossFit memory? It was super fun to have my DC friend Ralph join a WOD while he was visiting here. J-BO thinks you should RSVP for Femme Fatale Week. She's not doing all those ladies on her own! |
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