crossfit blog Archives - fiftytwothursdays

The Relentless Pursuit Of The Unattainable And How I learned To Embrace My Strength

admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:00:30 +0000

I remember the days when I thought that the thinner I was the more beautiful I would appear. For years I lusted after smaller arms, a larger thigh gap and a flatter stomach. I thought if I could just look more like the models I saw on the pages of ELLE Magazine that I would finally be content with what I saw in the mirror. But as I acheived each goal, I never found myself basking in the satisfaction that I had hoped for and let’s be honest I was probably pretty unhealthy and weak AF. I think many of us go through some of this as we grow up and many of us are still going through this now. We are constantly comparing ourselves to others and wishing we could be more like them. But why? Why isn’t who we are or the body we were blessed with good enough? While I don’t have all the answers, this is what made things finally click for me. Instead of worrying about how skinny my legs looked in those new Rag and Bone skinnies, I spent my time working on finding what made me happy. I found that happiness in Crossfit. I […]

The post The Relentless Pursuit Of The Unattainable And How I learned To Embrace My Strength appeared first on fiftytwothursdays.

The TRUTH about Crossfit

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:53:18 +0000

Sarah is featured wearing Bliss Capri and Ruffle Tank by Vimmia. Photography by Elliott O’Donovan also featured in Northern Virginia Magazine. It has been a little over 6 months since I joined Crossfit South Arlington and I couldn’t be happier with my decision to join. It is challenging, gives me that sense of competition, it works every muscle in my body and the best part is I have been seeing results. I, like many people, was nervous to join at first. I had heard all of the terrible rumors surrounding Crossfit but since joining my gym, I can attest that from my experience, they are all completely FALSE. Common Crossfit Misconceptions 1. Crossfit makes girls bulky: I have heard tons of rumors about this, so much so that I was almost afraid to give Crossfit a try myself. And after Crossfitting for the past 6 months, I think I can attest that this rumor is absolutely not true! You are able to choose your own weights, so if you believe lifting weights will make you larger in a “bad” way then don’t load up your bar. But if you want to build muscle, burn fat, increase your overall strength, and have an all over more toned and […]

The post The TRUTH about Crossfit appeared first on fiftytwothursdays.