Congratulations

Athlete of the Month-

Meighan (aka Megs)

Hometown: Delco

Current Location: Conshohocken, PA

Age: 32

Occupation: Finance Manager

College: Drexel University

How long have you been a CrossFitter? 3 years

Did you ever play sports? As a kid I played t-ball and soccer. I was a Cheerleader for a short time and I swam for 14 years – mainly butterfly and backstroke.

What is your biggest achievement at CrossFit? Getting up that rope. I was scared of the height and it’s a pretty far climb for a short person. Finally a wod came up with it and I told myself I was going to get up there, I envisioned myself doing it and what do you know, I did! Apparently that visualization thing works!

What do you feel that you still need to work on?

Intensity - It’s so hard to push your body when your head says take a breath or stop and cheer for that person!

Strength – I love a long, luscious metcon, but recently I’ve tried focusing on shorter metcons, strength days, proper rest and recovery, and diet. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’ve PR’d several lifts and seen some body composition changes.

Goals for the rest of this year? Believe it or not I have never done Grace RX so I’ll get that done. I’d like to get 10 deadhang pullups, string 5-10 handstand pushups, a muscle up, and 155x20 on the reverse hyper.

What's your favorite WOD? Helen and Filthy Fifity!

What is the craziest insane workout outside of CF you have ever done? Does babysitting 2 children for a weekend count? Between meals, playtime, in and out of the car, baths, and bedtime I felt like I had done a 72 hour AMRAP!

What’s your least favorite WOD? Karen or anything with lots of wallballs.

What’s your favorite movement? I like pullups, overhead squats, and anything with dumbbells – snatch, thruster, etc.

Oh, ya, I also like Burpees! You don’t have to go fast (unless its tabata or less then 20 in a wod) but you can always keep moving in them!

What’s your least favorite movement? Deadlifts. Sorry, Donkey, I hope you still love me.

What skill do you want to work on in 2012 the most ? Butterfly pullups.

What's your favorite foods, and snacks? Wine and Champagne!

Meals –I love steak and seafood, especially shrimp, and pizza!

Snacks – Celery with nut butter topped with some raisins. Yup, like when you were a kid! Larbars, especially the Cherry Chocolate Tort. Half of one warmed and topped with some coconut ice cream is a great sub for brownie a la mode.

Whats your favorite piece of workout "gear"? Lululemon speed shorts and cool racerback tanks. But, sadly, I only own 1 or 2 outfits, right Plentus? Speaking of, we need another Neon Wod.

What you say is your biggest improvement since starting CF? Outside of the gym, I have more confidence. My non-crossfit friends often tell me I seem to have more self esteem! Since figuring out that I have a gluten intolerance (thanks, Laura and my doctors), I have noticed I have more energy and get sick less. I’ve also run Broad Street and a half marathon following a non-traditional running plan.

Who is your favorite coach? J-A-S-O-N. JASON! I remember back at Transaxle when I was scared to jump on the 20” box and Jason patiently just sat on another box talking to me until I did it. I went from no rx jumps to 60 that day. He always believes I can do more than I think can, and he is usually right. He challenges all of us to perform the workouts with integrity.