Crossfit Really Is Uncommon

As a newbie to Crossfit and Olympic weightlifting, participating in the Open seemed like a ludicrous thing to do. I've never been physically strong or skilled in my entire life. Some of the Open workouts have made me seriously question my sanity and abilities as a person and as a crossfitter. Despite all of my doubts, I force myself to jump into each workout head first because I know the box is counting on me & the commitment I made to represent. I go into each workout with my heart pounding out of my chest & enough nerves to serve the entire group, but I finish the workout simply amazed at what I just accomplished. I am never at the top of the leaderboards, but I'm still honored to even be rock bottom. There's been times that I haven't even got a single rep, but I'm still excited because it's forced me to try something that I wouldn't have dared to face otherwise. It's encouraged me to challenge myself mentally, physically and spiritually. Today, I set a PR of deadlifting 135#. During the warm up, I couldn't even come close to budging that weight, but I told my husband I'd still give it a try in the Open workout and give it all I had. Thanks to the amazing coaches guiding me along the way (and shouting words of encouragement & commands in my face, which I seriously love-thank you!), I was able to not only dead lift the 135# once, but NINE times-and could have done more if there was more time on the clock. Since joining Uncommon, I've had so many firsts. I was praying to God to help me deadlift that weight correctly & we nailed it!!! Woo hoo! 

So many people give me a hard time for the fact that I Crossfit. They (those people being people who haven't even ever tried Crossfit) tell me how I'm gonna get really hurt, how we do movements improperly to sacrifice for good time, etc. To which I tell them, come join us on a free community WOD and then feel free to judge me after that. Crossfit is so much more than what all of the negative skeptics say about it. A good box provides so much more than physical gains. They genuinely care about you as a person and the atmosphere in itself is often times more positive and uplifting than a good ol' Sunday church sermon. I watch my peers and cheer them on not with jealousy, but with sheer amazement at how strong they all are and with high hopes to someday be able to accomplish what they've worked so hard for.

I am PROUD to be a part of Uncommon and the community of people within it. Thanks to the coaches Crystal, Pete, Alec & Rod for the opportunity to participate & to my fellow members for inspiring me to never give up!