At first the draw of CrossFit was only physical. I wanted to learn how to do a handstand (pushup), double unders, climb a rope, and how to do the olympic lifts. I thought I would come in, learn the skills I wanted, and then leave and go back to lifting weights (yeah I […]

  My favorite thing about CrossFit is how “hard” is always relative. When I started four years ago, hard was doing just one push up, or just holding on to the pull up bar without my hands giving out. Now, hard for me is being so close to a muscle up that I can picture […]

I have been getting questions (or griping) from some of the males of the species when I will start photographing men as part of my series.  I have been focusing on the women so far because I feel that CrossFit affects men and women in different ways.  Most women have issues with their bodies and […]

As soon as I posted my very first pictures of Jamie, Kim told me that she wanted to be part part of my project.  Of course I agreed and we set up a date. The other day Kim posted something on Facebook that really caught my attention.  She said: “Today, I got a true before/after […]

  I am not certain I could say I have one favorite thing about CrossFit, but if I could narrow it down to two, the first would be the goal oriented nature. CrossFit provides the opportunity to set goals on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. It provides a path to accomplishment but makes […]

Hello, everyone.  Meet Tarren.  Tarren was one of the first people that I met when I came to Crossfit Manassas.  She always has such a positive attitude and makes my workouts more fun.  Here’s what she has to say: My favourite thing about CrossFit is the people. It’s nice to come into a place where […]

    My favorite thing about Crossfit is the challenge it presents both physically and mentally. When I was younger I shied away from group sports thinking they were not for me. Crossfit has helped me tap into a side of me I didn’t know I had.   I might not put up the biggest […]

    My favorite part about CrossFit is you are never finished. In the past 10 months I have lifted more weight and learned new skills, but there is so much more to accomplish! It is a goal oriented fitness sport and the challenges never stop. I love the team atmosphere, the challenge, being coached, […]

My favorite thing about CrossFit is how challenging it is, every single day.  Also- in addition to it being so difficult every day, I get super nervous before every WOD, every day! Never underestimate a WOD!! I am most proud of my rope climbs! I’ve never climbed a rope before CrossFit, and have been working […]

  I was fortunate enough to get to spend some time at my old gym in North Carolina while I was traveling for work this week and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do some portraits of East Coast CrossFit‘s owner, my friend, Holly.  I spent almost 4 years at this gym before we […]