Kyle and Lauren
We are back with a new member of the month for March!
Lauren D’Arrigo might have had the longest pre commitment romance with CrossFit in history. I can still picture her at our Open House sort of cowering by herself watching in pretty much complete fear as the WOD demonstrations went down. Then about a month or so later she popped back up in a Thursday night intro class that I coached. I remembered her as the girl from Charlestown. A few weeks went by and she didn’t come back and we just assumed she was another interested but not enough prospect who went elsewhere. Then suddenly she popped back in and has been crushing it ever since!
She has gone from a scared newbie to super dedicated in her year of CFL. Her progress is a testament to her hard work and incredibly positive attitude, which is more remarkable considering she was finishing a doctoral program in Physical Therapy. If you need any fashion advice she also happens to be the winner of the Most Fashionable Award at the One Year Anniversary Party.
Here is more about Lauren in her own words:
1. How did you get started with CrossFit (in general)?
My friend Amy had been talking about it for a while and trying to convince me but I never listened. Then, last January I watched my boyfriend Kyle compete and was hooked, I loved the atmosphere. We looked up a bunch of boxes in the area and I liked the sounds of Lando and stopped by the open house (scared out of my mind).
2. What did you do before CF for physical fitness?
Before crossfit I played sports growing up and softball in college. I also worked out a strength and conditioning gym in Winchester and loved olympic lifting. Once I graduated I felt pretty burnt out and sick of having a workout schedule so I would go hop on the elliptical here and there, but it was very sporadic. I needed to make a change when I couldn’t run the bases with the softball girls I coach.
3. What has been your biggest lifestyle change(s) since starting CF?
Well before starting crossfit the thought of getting up at 5 am to workout (or do anything) made me sick to my stomach. When I started, the only time I could make it on some days was 530am, so I sucked it up and came. It was the best thing I ever did. I’m now a morning person, which I never thought would ever be used to describe myself.
4. Favorite lift/movement/wod?
My favorite lift is by far the clean and jerk. I’ve always loved to clean since I first started lifting. And I love Cindy, mostly because there are no burpees.
5. And least favorite lift/movement/wod?
I would normally say anything with burpees, but recently I have had a change of heart and it’s anything involving thrusters. They haunt my dreams.
6. What interests/activities do you have/do outside of CF?
Outside of crossfit I like to cook, which is new since I have been eating cleaner. I also love to shop, which is shocking I know, hang out with my friends and family and my little puppies. I also like to snowboard when I can get the chance to go up north.7. What is your biggest/proudest CF accomplishment/moment?
My proudest moment since starting crossfit was doing my first workout with rx pull-ups which was Helen. I had just gotten rx pull-ups earlier in the week and was so excited to be able to rx them in a workout.
8. Tell us some other interesting things about you that we the community might not know.I used to be a strength and conditioning coach for 6 years in high school and college. And my family runs a produce company so I had to eat my broccoli or I really got in big trouble.
FRIDAY
Strength: Overhead Squat
Work on skill for 15m in sets of 2
– Open WOD 14.2 has a lot of overhead squats in it. If you don’t have them down then spend today getting comfortable with the weight of 95/65. If you are good at overhead squatting then work for a heavy set of 2
WOD: 3 Rounds
Run 600m
31 KB Swings 53/35
21 Situps
11 Pistols (alternating)
