"Elisa's PR Bell"

Oct 14, 2012

 I ask anxiously, "Coach how much should i go up?"  He asks, "how much is on the bar?" I replied, "175lbs" Coach says "put fives on each side...PR OVER HERE, PR OVER HERE!" I really don't know who was more excited that i was going for the PR on my dead lift,  ME or my Coach! When i started in January i could barely dead lift the 45lb bar, and now i am approaching a dead lift of more than i weigh.

Now i am really nervous, my coach and  some of the class is watching...so i go into the zone and block everything out. I start talking to myself in my head "you can do this,  remember your form..head up, shoulders back,keep your back flat, arms are just hooks, lift with your legs, butt and back and the bar will go up! I dead lifted 185lbs! I flew over to the PR {personal record} bell and rang it! At the end of class with a HUGE smile on my face  i wrote my dead lift PR on the PR board.

I know i am one of the few women in my box  who write on the PR board or ring the PR bell. Why? I am not sure? I know when i first wrote on the board my PR's were so much smaller in weight in comparison to everyone else, i felt alittle embarrassed. Then i realized it was a great way for me to  celebrate MY achievement, MY hard work and  that my PR's deserved to be on the board also, even if I thought they were small. When we hit a PR, it represents our labor ,  our personal progress, and moves us one step closer in our ever evolving quest for fitness.  I wish i had a snapshot for every PR achieved, the look of Triumph on my fellow crossfitter's faces is truly priceless! That is why I really want to encourage the Ladies of PortCrossfit to share their accomplishments.  Why not?  Ladies be BOLD! Be Proud! Write your success on the PR Board! RING THAT PR BELL! Let us ALL be happy for you, let us ALL join in your victory!! We are a family, a crossfit community..we celebrate our successes together!  Congrats to Derek, Don, Joe, Scott, and Vinny for your PR's ..awesome job guys!! Congrats to Jen,  Amanda, Meg, Stacey..for your PR's..you girls ROCK!!

More awesome news!! A number of both guys and girls have done an awesome job of losing 8-10lbs in the first 3 weeks of the Lurong Paleo challenge! Not only have they dropped the weight but have lost a lot of inches too....lean mean Crossfit Machines!! I have seen so many of you in the last 3 weeks get faster, stronger, fitter but the best of all ...have more confidence in yourselves! Thank you for keeping me posted on your progress, i enjoy hearing all about your successes and i am inspired by all of your PR's! Me? i haven't lost any weight yet but i bought a  new uniform this week in a size extra-small top and small pants {in January i wore a extra-large top and  extra-large pants} , so i know i am going in the right direction!  So keep up the awesome work guys and gals from PortCrossfit..those who's goals are building more muscle, &  those who's goal is getting lean,  and all of us together becoming stronger, faster and fitter during this challenge! Lets see some more PR's and don't forget to RING THAT BELL!