Crossfit

I have a cousin who is majorly into crossfit, and has even been to some of the competitions. I've always been interested to see for myself what it is all about. I have always preferred exercising with weights over cardio so I felt like this would be right up my alley. Our gym is offering a week of free classes, and one of them is crossfit. I knew it was time to overcome any fear and doubt and just give it a try. And come on. If the Biggest Loser contestants can work out with Jillian at being 200+ pounds, then surely I could give crossfit a try.

I am SORE. I have back muscles that I never knew existed. The first 15 minutes...the warm up....I was thinking, "What the heck did I get myself into!?!??" The coach was incredible. At first I was pretty intimidated by him. He is bald and looks like a drill Sargent. But I was so impressed with his coaching. He had me work out hard, but since he knew this was my first class, he went easier on me...and I really appreciated that. If he had expected me to keep up with the others at their pace, I definitely would not even think about going back. I REALLY appreciated his positive remarks about my performance. Even though I was just using the bar without any weights (the sucker weighs a ton in and of itself!), and there were other girls there lifting 100 pounds more than me, I appreciated his comments like, "You're doing a good job Lisa". I could physically feel myself being able to go a little bit further because of the positive feedback.

It just made me realize even more that people THRIVE off of kindness, positivity, affirmations...especially kids. That even the simplest "Wow! You did a such a great job!" goes a LONG way!

I probably won't become a crossfit addict, but I'm so thankful that I got out of my comfort zone and gave it a try. I'll probably go one more time while I have the opportunity of free classes. I think the next time will be even more of a mental challenge, because I know more of what to expect. I can do hard things. :)

Crossfit. 1 more item checked off of my bucket list!