Meet Member Emily H.

Name: Emily Harrison (Mrs. Guru of Glaze-Emily’s husband is a 2x reigning doughnut eating champ!)

Age: 31

Occupation: Audio Engineer

Previous workout/exercise history before starting CrossFit? Jillian Michaels’ videos and on and off personal training sessions. (Prancercise…no, I am just kidding and couldn’t resist.)

CrossFitting Since: Feb 2013, I think. (You are correct, it was the end of February.)

How did you learn about CrossFit Sting? From my co-worker, Justin Cody.

Was it love at first WOD? Yes and no. After the tunnel vision wore off on my way home and I felt energized, I knew I wanted to keep trying it. (I remember having some email exchanges with Emily and her being concerned with the movements and getting hurt as well as the “cult” rumors that she had heard about.  Took care of the fear of her getting hurt and as for the cult….well she has willingly drank the kool-aid.)

Favorite WOD or movements? Hmm, probably power cleans. I think I’ve lifted the most weight with power cleans, and I feel like a superhero!

Least favorite WOD or Movements? Back squats and pullups. Still don’t feel like I can do either correctly. But notice that I didn’t say running!  (Ah, you will get the squats and pull-ups too.)

Favorite CrossFit Sting moment?  Describe your experience here. Honestly it was day 1. It’s true when they say first impressions are everything. As soon as I walked in, everyone greeted me and made me feel so at home. I had never done anything like this before, and was pretty nervous about it, but all of that went away after feeling so accepted by everyone. And it wasn’t like that was just a honeymoon period or anything. That feeling as stayed there since day 1. With Danielle finishing my burpees with me, and all the fist bumps and high fives everyone gives during workouts, the encouragement from everyone keeps me going! (Those 100 burpees were not fun Emily.  I don’t think you know your own strength yet, mentally and physically, but you sure have come a long way in the last month.)

Why do you CrossFit? I get SO bored with doing the same thing every workout. This is why a typical gym and workout videos don’t work for me. When I started to find myself reciting all of Jillian Michael’s videos verbatim, I knew it was time for a change. Crossfit definitely challenges my mind and body in a way I’ve never experienced before. There are always challenges and new things to work on. The team/social aspect of it also keeps me going.

Tell us something new about you that we don’t already know? Hmm, I guess a few things would be that I used to work on the TV shows, Archer and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. I also used to fence. I made the women’s nationals team in VA and attended the Nationals tournament here in Atlanta! Though this was probably about 9 years ago, so my lunges aren’t as deep as they used to be. =P En guard!  (Wow, how did we not know this yet?  There are going to be a few members that are impressed by the Archer thing and I know of another member that was a fencer…..maybe a dual is in order?)