Testimonials
Karry K.
CrossFit bailed me out of an overweight, out of shape, unmotivated and dumpy body and lifestyle. If I had to go to the gym one more time – get on the treadmill and spend an hour and a half bored out of my mind, watching Jerry Springer on the TV next to the 75 year old man who spends the same amount of time on the stationary bike (all this while seeing NO RESULTS) – I was going to lose my mind!!! When American River CrossFit started I was very excited! I am a competitive person, coming from an athletic background so this what exactly what I needed. At first I was slightly skeptical that this 15-30 minute workout 3-4 days per week was really going to work. But it HAS!!! In just a short time I have lost about 12 pounds and lost a total of about 10 inches! I love the results and I love going to workout with all of my friends where we all work hard to motivate each other! I could see myself doing this for a really long time!
Karry Kelly
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Beth S.
Ok here we go with another butt kicking workout, but I am not the one getting my butt kicked, I am the one kicking butt! Doing American River CrossFit has shown me great things about myself. I have learned that I am way stronger than I ever thought I was. I have also learned that when I set goals, I can reach them with the help and support of the great staff at American River CrossFit. I really believe that much of the success of the members is due to the dedication and support of the staff. Seeing myself reach and accomplish so many things with CrossFit, and much persuasion from Christian, Chad, and Kathleen, I have decided to compete in the 2009 CrossFit Games. Without these three people behind me I never would have made this decision to compete in such a crazy but awesome competition. Thanks American River CrossFit!!!!!
Beth
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Melissa
My name is Melissa and I am a 33 year old mother of two. I had my son in January and began CrossFit in May. He was fourmonths at that time and I was really feeling terrible about my body and very run down as a new mother of two children. It is now October and I have lost ten pounds and 7 inches. I have been an athlete my whole life and could not have felt further from that shape before starting CrossFit. When I began I could only do about ten sit ups by myself. I can now do 50+. I could not do one pull-up with the band and I can now do 15 with the band. I am finding muscles I thought had atrophied and were never coming back. It is such an awesome feeling to feel your self getting stronger and accomplishing personal goals. It is the one thing that I do for myself as a stay at home mom that helps to keep me going and feeling good about myself. I recently started playing soccer again after baby number two and I definitely feel that CrossFit has helped me to come back strong. I love working out with my friends and having the support of the American River CrossFit staff pushing me to the next level of fitness. I have more goals to accomplish and know that I would never be at this level of fitness without American River CrossFit. I would highly recommend this form of training for anyone interested in an amazing work out.
Melissa
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Okay, seriously, you need to try CrossFit. I can proudly say that Darren, my friend Kristine, and I have all been consistently doing CrossFit work outs for almost 2 months now. For those of you who haven’t heard of this fabulous phenomenon, it’s a form of exercise that’s pretty much back to basics. Every day is different and you never know what you’re going to get. Some days you’re doing loads of squats (hate them), some days your arms are going to fall off from so many push ups, and some days your abs feel as though they will clearly pop out of your stomach. Every day though, it’s such a great form of exercise. And, THE BEST PART is that the workouts rarely take more than 30 minutes. AND, you really only have to do it 3 times a week! Love it, love it, love it!
Crossfit.com actually has a lot of great demos of the types of exercises that are incorporated in the workouts. Kristine’s sister and brother in law (Kathleen and Christian Norgaard) have actually started their own “gym” in their garage at home (American River CrossFit). As a result, people from the ends of the earth (well, not really) come to work out in their gym each day. There are such simple materials involved, that really anyone can do the workouts in the comforts of their own home. (There are also CrossFit gyms/clubs in many towns.) After hearing about this crazy life experience of the Norgaard’s, Darren, Kristine, and I decided to tackle our own gym experience in our garage. It has worked out wonderfully.
So, thank you Kathleen and Christian for lighting the fire underneath our asses and reminding us that there really are good bodies after babies. (Yes, husbands are included in that truth!) If you want to know more about CrossFit, I probably can’t give you many answers, but I can give you tips on how to make it as easy as possible for you. And, if you’re ever in the Sacramento area, don’t be surprised if you see groups of adults running up and down the streets and exercising in their driveway. It really is all the rage.
Mary and Darren
3-2-1-GO!!!
