SARAH GETS STRONG: A CROSSFIT/PALEO LOVE AFFAIR *

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My name is Sarah and I'm a once-skinny-kid macaroni-eating-swimmer now dangerously turned on to CrossFit, Paleo nutrition and overall badass-ness.

I am training as a first time participant for CrossFit's 2011 Sectional Qualifier and, through this, hope to increase my physical strength and (otherwise absent) mental fortitude. No more frustration during WODs. No more "I can't". I will stop being good at one thing, and become great at everything.

Join me on my journey to greatness!




crossfit homies

MANNY @ INVICTUS

RACHEL @ ALBANY

DREW @ ROCKLAND

AUSTIN @ ALBANY



Themed by Monique Tendencia.
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CrossFit: Preparation for the Unknown and Unknowable

(Also today’s post for AlbanyCrossFit.com— check it out!)

Preparation for the unknown and unknowable?

Err… kind of.

O.K., maybe not for the unknown just yet—-  but, DEFINITELY for something that may have otherwise been considered impossible and un-manageable. Something that may have once caused self-doubt and possible nausea (for real). Something that I would have never considered doing a year ago and was able to finish this past weekend.



The WARRIOR DASH, for example, is where I learned this first hand.

Before CrossFit, I never even considered competing in races or athletic events, not to mention an uphill 5k with mud, fire, and rocky terrain.  Seriously… fire?! MUD?! For anyone who had known me pre-CrossFit, I’m certain that they would laugh at the thought of me having any relation to this. I mean, come on. My makeup could smudge.


                                   ACF Represents at the Warrior Dash (video courtesy of Albany Crossfit)

But, now… now I have NEVER had such confidence in my physical ability and overall self. There is no need to worry about makeup or the possible rip in the butt of your shorts (because that DOES happen, folks). The dash itself went by so quickly because I had truly enjoyed myself. Seriously. It wasn’t a 75lb thruster or prowler push. It wasn’t 105lb squat-cleans or 24’’ box jumps for time.  Because I had experienced movements that, for me, were much more physically and emotionally taxing, I knew I would make it.  Lets be honest… if I could survive “Fran”, I could survive the Warrior Dash.

Just be careful gliding down that mudslide at the end of the race. I did, actually, rip a hole in the butt of my shorts. And it felt awesome.



How and when did you realize CrossFit has prepared you for life’s physical and emotional obstacles?  At a triathlon? Your mother-in-law’s dinner party?

I would love to know. 

Until next time..