After my back injury, I spent some time reevaluating where
CrossFit was going for me, and why I wasn’t loving it anymore. It’s extremely
eye opening when something you have put 110% into falls to the back burner. I
realized that it wasn’t that I did not love the sport, but the atmosphere I was
working in. I had gotten caught up in things that were going on, and not
focusing on CrossFit itself.
While I will always love my Chemical City family, I have
recently picked up a membership at Survival Fitness (closer to my school) to
put in some extra hours and take my personal fitness to the next level. I chose
Survival Fitness for a few reasons; I’ve heard nothing but good things about
Matt’s (head trainer) programming, they have a barbell club, and they always
kick our ass in competition. Hell, they must be doing something right.The Survival Fitness community has been nothing but warm and welcoming. We’ve had a lot of fun and done some really tough workouts. I’ve also learned a few new moves like floor press and kettleball drags.
More in big news…
Many of you know that I accepted an internship back in March
to work at a camp in San Diego this summer. For the past month it had been
weighing on my mind, and yesterday I officially turned it down. I did this for
a number of reason, but for the most part, just decided it wasn’t the right
time in my life.
I have nothing but love and positive memories from my time
at Wellspring, most of you know that I was very successful there. It would have
been an amazing experience helping kids reach that same success, but I still
have a lot of work to do on myself.
Where does that leave
me for the summer?
I’ll be here in Michigan working on my personal weight loss.
I will be taking a class at Delta, probably an easy fine arts requirement. I am
looking around for jobs, but if I can’t find a new one, I’ll be back at
HoneyBaked in July. I’ve applied to 12 colleges around the country, and
hopefully someone will let me in ;) Also, I’m going to the CrossFit level one
certification this weekend, so say a little prayer for that! While staying home is bittersweet, I’m so excited for what this summer has to offer!
I know this post was super informative and offered hardly any motivation, but I had some questions to address! I hope all of you are still on track to your own personal goals, and I’ll be writing more this summer! Remember, all it takes is all you’ve got!
-E
Hi Elizabeth! I found your blog through the Michigan Barbell Classic FB page and spent the next 3 evenings reading back through every post!
ReplyDeleteI just started CF at CF734 and am going to do the BB Classic 2 in October. Just wanted to say I've enjoyed reading about your progress and I hope your back is doing better! Maybe I will meet you at a competition someday! Take care,
Nicole