CrossFit isn’t pretty

by Tarable

You can put some catchy music in the video to make it look appealing…

But what it really comes down to is this…CrossFit isn’t something that you look good doing.

Because it’s hard and you’re pushing yourself and it’s difficult enough to even think about doing 100 box jumps…much less try to look cute while doing these 100 box jumps.

If you want a pretty workout, go to a big gym and check out the cardio equipment. Or stop by one of the bajillion yoga studios in town. However, if you want results AND you don’t care how you look getting them, then you should be doing CrossFit.

The other morning, my coach mentioned that she had some pictures of me from a workout. She also mentioned that they were pretty awful and she didn’t think I would appreciate her posting them on the CrossFit blog. (She’s nice like that. And totally right.)

So while I don’t want them on that blog, I’m more than happy to post awful pictures of myself here. Enjoy a candid capture of me in the midst of a CrossFit workout. You’ve been warned.

And don't tell me that any of you, after doing 100 box jumps, 100 wall balls and 5 400m sprints, would look any better.

And don't tell me that any of you, after doing 100 box jumps, 100 wall balls and 5 400m sprints, would look any better.

Thank you CrossFit and especially to my coach Nicole. It may not be pretty, but it works.

And you can bet that I’m ready to carry my husband over the threshold on our honeymoon.

Time Friday, March 5th, 2010, 7:57 am   |   CategoryGoals, Training  |  RssRSS feed |  CommentRespond  |  TrackbackTrackback

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  • I'd say that non-flattering CrossFit photos are a rite of passage. Last weekend at the Washington Sectionals for the CrossFit Games, I managed to get some righteously awful photos of one of my friends mid-workout. They were the first photos that anyone has taken of her working out and I think those photos meant more to her than participating in the workout.

    Nice intro, Tara, I love it.
  • Ha, I love this post. My gym posts pictures on Facebook and frequently tags them. But my coaches have slowly learned through my just-as-frequent detagging that I'm not interested in broadcasting dozens of pictures of me looking a lot worse than you do here. I'm all about having visual evidence of my good or bad form, but these pictures don't need to end up in my friends' news feeds. And you do indeed look ripped here. Pretty amazing work in ~6 weeks.
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