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Today is Sarah G.'s birthday and I thought it appropriate to share her 100 Day Fitness Journey with you today.
Sarah has a fantastic attitude and we love seeing her smiling face when she walks through our doors. Sarah started training with us for about 5 months now and she also does Nutrition Coaching with Audy. She has lost 12 pounds, 6% body fat and gained 4 pounds lean muscle mass. Sarah is an avid rec. league soccer player and she was so happy that she could play faster and longer this season than she ever has before. Sarah says that every class makes her feel like a winner! We can get behind that! Happy Birthday Sarah and keep up the good work!
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Meet Christina!What was your fitness, CrossFit, or yoga "life" like before you started training with True Spirit CrossFit. I had always been an active person from a young age. Played soccer my whole life and into college played division 2. There was a lot of training I did but was mainly focused toward soccer. Once I stopped playing competitively I needed to find something else to do. I ran, hiked, did yoga, HIIT, and weightlifting on my own. What brought you to True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga in the first place? I wanted to try CrossFit for years but felt intimidated about going to a "CrossFit gym." I realized that I couldn't keep forcing myself to go do activities that didn't excite me, keep me interested and/or make me want to come back for more (ie. running) so I finally took the plunge to join TSCF. What was your first impression? Very welcoming and not intimidating at all. Focused on individualized workouts to each persons particular strengths, weakness, mobility level etc. What was the first thing fun or positive thing you experienced while training with us? I really have enjoyed learning the olympic lifts especially cleans. I'd never done that type of lifting before and they are movements that combine strength, agility technique etc. Just really fun movements for me. Are you working on any special CrossFit related skill now? I always love to PR but I would be psyched to do my first pull up. I haven't done a pull up in FOREVER. How has you life changed since training with TSCF? I feel more confident in all aspects of life. I feel less concerned about the scale and what I weight. I think especially as women we are constantly feeling pressured from social standards and it's empowering to feel better about myself. I've come to a much healthier mind space than I used to have. It's fantastic to feel strong and healthy going to classes consistently. What's your favorite True Spirit CrossFit memory? It's hard to pick one in particular. My favorite times are when everyone is cheering each other on. I like team WODs too. I just enjoy that sense of team or community. 
The Open starts next week! Will you be ready? You will if you take Coach Leslie's Kipping clinic and Coach Dover's Double Under clinic. Coach Leslie will teach you how to kip TOMORROW night at 6:30pm. Click below to register.
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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. Michelle has completed our 100 Days Fitness Journey. This program started with 5 private training sessions, then switched to 12 group classes per month, and included weekly nutrition check-ins with our Nutrition Coach, Audy Butler. Michelle has shed 6% body fat, dropped 3 inches of her waist, has clearer skin, and is surprised that eating nutrient dense foods makes her feel better and less hungry. Check out the rest of her 100 Day success story. Michelle H., Why do You do CrossFit?What was your fitness, CrossFit, or yoga "life" like before you started training with True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga. I thought that CrossFit was just an overall body workout which it is; but, I totally underestimated the intensity of the workouts and short amount of time for each workout. What brought you to True Spirit CrossFit & Yoga in the first place? I was gaining weight quickly with my new job and needed motivation of other people working out with me to keep me accountable. Also, I knew James from Simms and he wanted me to start CrossFit for a long time. The combination of the two made me start working out at True Spirit CrossFit. What was your first impression? Has that changed? I was intimidated with the prescribed workouts. At first I felt like I wasn't able to do it since I couldn't do the full prescribed plan. But, now, I'm thankful that its normal to scale and that there is that option for me. What was the first thing fun or positive thing you experienced while training with us? The encouragement from the rest of the class to get through The Open workouts. Also, I am happy to have visible results. Are you working on any special CrossFit related skill now? I would love to get a pull up and make my wrist strong enough to be able to do push-ups comfortably. Also I would like to get double-unders and hollow hold. So pretty much everything! :) How has you life changed since training with TSCF? I am able to run better without actually running as often as I used to. Also, I am gaining confidence as I progress. It's nice to see and feel results. I also love the community and support of the True Spirit CrossFit group. Thank you all! What's your favorite True Spirit CrossFit memory? How sore I was after the first Tabata workout. It hurt at the time but now I just laugh. Now I can do squats and not hurt near as bad! 
Can you believe we are lucky enough to have a SECOND CrossFit Open this year? Yep! We’re calling it the ReOpen and it starts October 10. We’re going to get you ready for the ReOpen with a series of technique clinics. We are focusing on the 4 most frequently programmed movements in the Open, toes to bar and pull-ups, double unders, thrusters (barbells), and rowing. Coach James is offering a 2 hour rowing clinic this Saturday, Sep 21 from 10am - noon. Want to learn how to row faster? Want to learn the difference between rowing for meters vs. rowing for calories? Want to stop looking like a spaz on the erg? Take Coach James's clinic this Saturday!
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