CrossFit & The 7 Stages of Grief

My husband and I have been Crossfitting for the last year and half and in the last month and a half we have been forced to take a hiatus. Note, not a voluntary one. With my new career and the slow process of building clientele, we had to be adults and make sacrifices. Second note, adulting is hard.

It’s a strange feeling walking away from what was your identity, therapy and social environment all in one. I think it’s safe to say we have been going through the “Seven Stage of Grief”: shock or disbelief, denial, bargaining, guilt, anger, depression, and acceptance/hope.

I feel I am finally in an emotional state where I can openly discuss the high level of suck associated with leaving your box. It’s one thing to walk away because you chose to make a change, it’s another thing entirely when you simply don’t have the resources to make it happen.

Sure we can pull from savings or put it on a credit card but lets be real, debt isn’t okay and being an adult is about making wise decisions. My 20’s were all about being wreck less, it’s time to be responsible. So, we have been making do at the private studio I work at during our time away from Crossfit and it’s been rather enlightening.

First and foremost, Fitness is a theory. Huh? Let me explain, there is no irrefutable proof that one modality is better than another. Further explanation: we can say, with out a doubt that cocaine is bad for you but we can’t say, with out a doubt that body building is bad for you.

From our studio work we have discovered we have over developed upper trapezius, anterior deltoids, quads and hamstrings and underdeveloped or dormant mid to lower trapezius, rhomboids, medial/lateral deltoids, posterior deltoids, core and glutes. Translation, we looked like Crossfitters. Well, the hubs more than me because if you recall from earlier posts, he looks like Hercules.

What does all this mean? It means, we will be back at CrossFit as soon as possible but we will be more mindful of that “accessory work” you hear games athletes talk about. Thankfully, I have the knowledge and a fabulous mentor to guide me through making our muscle imbalances and chronic pain a thing of the past thus making us better CrossFitters!

We miss all of our Vitality crew terribly. Love you all!

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