CrossFit Black Ridge – CrossFit
Shelly Howard spotlight-
I have always been unhappy with my body even from when I was a little girl. I was always a larger build than other girls my age. I was never really fat throughout my life until I started having kids. Even though I exercised regularly I was unable to lose all the weight I had gained during each pregnancy. Slowly I was getting heavier and heavier. After my last baby was born I weighed in at 210 pounds. Feeling miserable about myself I decided to do something about my weight. With a little bribery from my husband, I was able to lose 40 pounds. Even though I was 40 pounds lighter I still was not happy with my body. I had a friend that continually tried to get me to go to some guy’s (Josh Langston) garage to try his exercise program. I just never made the time to go try it out. Later that same friend told me that Josh was opening a CrossFit gym and it was free to try for the first week. My husband and I thought we would go and learn what it was that they do at this so called CrossFit and then just do it at home so we wouldn’t have to pay to go to a gym. After going for the free week we decided there was no way we could stay motivated to push ourselves the way that going to the CrossFit box does. So we signed up. Within just a few months I could see significant changes in my body. Although I didn’t lose any weight, I lost 3 pant sizes and got down to the size I was before having kids! I soon found that my large build is a great trait to have while doing CrossFit. I now have a new appreciation for my body that I would never have found anywhere else. I love CrossFit and don’t know what I would do without it. My favorite thing about it is all the wonderful people I have met while attending. The members of CrossFit Blackridge are like one big family. Everyone encourages each other and builds each other up. It is a great atmosphere and I hope to be a lifelong member of CrossFit Blackridge.
Metcon (Time)
For Time:
3 rounds of:
11 over head squats 95/65
200 meter run
rest exactly 2 minutes then:
3 rounds of:
22 kb swings 53/44
200 meter run
rest exactly 2 minutes then:
3 rounds of:
44 ab mat sit-ups
200 meter run
25 minute time cap