Melissa spent most of her youth doing gymnastics. She decided to join CrossFit to try something new and to get away from the typical Globo Gym atmosphere. After CrossFitting for three months, Melissa became pregnant with her second child and hasn’t stopped CrossFitting. She feels that CrossFit has been an amazing addition to her life and has enhanced it in so many ways. It has increased her endurance, strength, and energy to help keep up with her two year old and the one on the way.
Age: 32
Height: 5’0
Weight: 115lbs and growing
Occupation: RN/Wife/Mother
Drank Kool-Aid: Jan 2010
Personal Records:
Backsquat: 140-lbs
Squatclean: 100-lbs*
Deadlift: 155-lbs
Consecutive Pullups: 13*
5K Run: 27:33*
*pregnant
Favorite Lift/Movement: Thrusters and Kipping pullups
Favorite WOD: Tabata anything
Least Favorite Lift/Movement: Overhead squat, Double-Unders
Least Favorite WOD: Murph (Although its a love/hate thing)
Goals:
Short term- continue CrossFitting (modified as necessary) throughout pregnancy.
Long term- once recovered from giving birth, get into competition shape.
Thank you guys!! This has officially made my year
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You did all the work to become the athlete you are. Thank you for being a great addition to our athletes page.
Yup, when I’m pregnant again, I wanna be just like MELISSA!!!!
Melissa, you are welcome! You have earned it.
you are more inspiring than you know, Melissa. Thanks for being a great friend, teacher, and motivator!
Great job girl. Keep it up!
Great job Melissa! Yeah…three months of CrossFit will do that to ya…lol!
Ohhh!! So thats what caused this
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Way to make a prego cry…..Damn Hormones! Thanks guys, I am truly touched.
Wonderful accomplishments. You are a huge part of what makes the moning WOD bearable. No matter how nasty the WOD is, you find time for a good morning before the pain. That rocks.
Very happy to have met your husband now too. They say a family that crossfits together …suffers together? aches together? compares callouses together? any of the above. LOL
Well done Melissa!
when i make it to the morning class its just for you melissa! ditto on the comments!
Jeannette and I miss seeing you in the morning, our morning mojo disapeared.
Great job getting your husband to join too.
FYI….great article on Crossfit & Pregnancy
http://www.crossfitsandiego.com/more_crossfit_info/2007/03/pregnancy_cross.html
What this lady says checks up with what I have asked some doctors.