Crossfit Chronicles

     I have been M.I.A. wow I didn't realize it has been so long!!!! I have missed you guys. I have been busy with life - home, work, kids, family, but I am still squeezing gym time in. I have a membership to 24 HR Fitness but nobody seems to be committed to working out with me and I was finding it hard to stay motivated. I was waking up at 5:30 to go lift weights but I had no energy. and I was getting no results. I decided to look around for a workout buddy, but I could not find anybody that was consistent or dedicated.
     Backtrack a little bit.... I went to school with these two girls, they are sisters, and even though it has been a while since we chatted, we kept up with each other on Facebook and Instagram. They always post cool pictures and awesome videos of their workouts so my curiosity grew and I finally looked into this cross fit craze.  What I saw were people, no a gym family, encouraging each other and motivating each and every one there. The progress pictures I saw were phenomenal and I wanted that, I wanted to be a part of such an amazing group of athletes. I proceeded to contact the owner, Andre, who I have to come to find to be a great businessman but an even better coach!
     When I first started at SWINK Athletics, they have 10 mandatory one-on-one sessions with you to teach you the proper form for all the lifts, you go over terminology, and the equipment as well. Today I finished my 7th one, so I have 3 more before I can attend the classes. I won't lie, I am pretty darn nervous BUT thrilled that I have made it this far. When I told people I was trying cross fit, every body's response was "GOOD LUCK" or "Those people are crazy!" Well they are crazy, they are crazy motivated and super crazy strong! We (since I am a SWINK family member now I say we) we, train for life not to have bulging muscles, hard rock abs, or bikini ready bodies, but those are all a benefit of training. The different movements and lifts are literally full body workouts and makes it regular life events easier, does that make sense??
     Anyways, last month when I started, I could barely make it through the warm up and stretching without being fatigued, but today I made it through my whole workout before I died! That to me is a sign of progress. No, I haven't been flipping tires or pushing cars LOL but I have challenged myself like never before! The last time I challenged myself like this was doing power lifting in high school, even then the lifts weren't this complicated and I didn't have 2 kids!! I have also noticed my shirts aren't as snug around my midsection as they were at the beginning of April. So I will put the link below to the gym and check them out on Facebook and Instagram and come join us for a workout!

               SWINK ATHLETICS

DISCLAIMER :: I do not own these pictures, these photos are not me. Also, I did not get paid to write this blog. It is my honest review and opinion based on my personal experience.