Athlete of the Month

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH CROSSFIT FIRST CREEK?

A little over a year but I actually belonged to CFFC when it was CrossFit Hard To Kill, 5,000 years ago.

WHAT MADE YOU START CROSSFIT? WHAT HAS KEPT YOU DOING IT? HAS YOUR MOTIVATION CHANGED SINCE YOU FIRST STARTED?

I saw folks doing it and thought it looked fun 🙂 It’s given me confidence and taught me to love and appreciate my body. It’s helped me to realize that I and my body are capable of more than I previously thought. My motivation is always to take care of myself so I can enjoy life. However, the community and friendship aspect of CrossFit is definitely a motivating factor that I did not expect when I first started. 

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED SINCE JOINING CFFC?

That if Kendra says “It’s gonna be great guys, it’s gonna be fun.”, you should quietly sneak out of the door and go home.

WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST CROSSFIT MOMENT?

I think my proudest moment involving CrossFit comes more from when I used to coach, rather than from performance. Helping somebody else realize how much they are capable of and seeing their confidence grow….. that feels better than anything I’ve physically accomplished in CrossFit. 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LIFT, MOVEMENT, OR WOD? LEAST FAVORITE?

Fav: Cleans and burpees!:)

Least Fav: All the movements I still can’t do. Oh, and the bike. 

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT CFFC OR JUST CROSSFIT IN GENERAL?

What I enjoy most applies to CFFC in particular. It’s the sweet people that make it feel like a safe and welcoming place. There are so many good folks at this gym and I look forward to seeing them and suffering, oops, I mean fitnessing, with them. I also think we have a particularly high prevalence of funny people, and humor detracts from the pain. 

WHAT IMPACT HAS CROSSFIT HAD ON YOU IN AND OUT OF THE GYM?

It’s given me confidence like nothing else ever has. I feel like a capable human and I feel comfortable in my body. 

WHAT ARE YOUR CROSSFIT GOALS? HOW CLOSE ARE YOU TO REACHING THEM?

Don’t die. So far, so good

WHEN YOU ARE NOT CROSSFITTING, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO?

Play outside in any kind of way….paddle, hike, mountain bike, be outside at home with my fur kids.

WHAT IS ONE FUN THING ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW YET?

I have 3 dogs and 4 cats and I’m single….. weird, right?

WHAT IS THE ONE TIP YOU’D GIVE SOMEONE CONSIDERING CROSSFIT OR WHO IS NEW TO CROSSFIT?

Just show up. You will always feel better even if you don’t give it your all that day. 

WHAT IS YOUR DIET LIKE? HAS IT CHANGED SINCE STARTING CROSSFIT? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WORKOUT FUEL?

Boring! I mostly eat for function, vegetarian, protein, veggies, and whole grains. Starting crossfit helped me eat healthier. I remember when I first started thinking….”I’m not going to eat that (something sweet, etc), I just worked too dang hard to put crap in my body!”.