I came across this article a few weeks ago and it made me remember when I first tried this crazy sport of CrossFit. I was one of those women who lived for cardio. If I wasn’t doing at least 30 min on the elliptical or treadmill, then I wasn’t working hard enough. My idea of lifting was never more than the 15# dumbbells. I wanted to be skinny. I needed to be skinny, because skinny meant healthy. I lived by and was chained to my scale. The ever constant battle of wanting that number to be as low as possible.
And then I walked into my first CrossFit box and that all changed. I began to see my body as the beautiful, capable, strong body I never knew it could be. Since I started coaching about 2 years ago, I cannot tell you the number of times I have heard “but I don’t want to get bulky.” It just makes me laugh a little in my head now because I was that girl. I didn’t want to” look like a man” or have big muscles. Oh if I had known then! I love my muscles now. I love knowing that my body will do what I push it to do, things I never would have dreamed of! I love knowing that I don’t need to depend on my hubby to open a jar, or move a piece of furniture. I just smile to myself when a man at the grocery store asks if I need help carrying the dog food bag. I am strong and I am capable!
So stop searching for your flaws! Stop being your own worst enemy! Focus on what your body can do! You aren’t strong for a girl…you are just STRONG because strong is the new skinny!!!
