Brenda Glidden... In Her Own Words
Brenda Before and After
Brenda lost over 70 lbs and is now a size 4!
I love being a part of a team of diverse people who cheer for each other's accomplishments -- whether they are the most elite athlete at the gym or someone who is experiencing their first Crossfit workout. Working out with all the great people in our group classes is making the journey fun! Crossfit Relentless is a place where everyone is treated like an athlete and trained like an athlete at their individual starting point.
The individualized instruction and continual guidance from the coaches make me feel like a valued member of the team. I couldn't have accomplished what I have without Merle, Tony, Glenn, and Joe -- being able to rely on the expertise of the Crossfit trainers is an invaluable part of the Crossfit Relentless experience. The trainers don't just guide me through my daily workouts, they provide me inspiration and motivation to continually improve and push myself to levels of athleticism that I wouldn't have been able to even imagine on my own. Read entire story...
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Annalise And Jillian In For A Visit
Annalise and Jillian where in to spend the afternoon with me today here at CFR. Annalise decided to create an obstacle course workout for herself. She did a pretty good job designing this one,guess she really has been paying attention to me!! Her WOD included some jumps over parallettes,box jumps,tire agility,jump rope,shoulder press,running and rowing. Here are a couple of pics.
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What can thewod be today?hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
While most wods are never truly fun until they're over today might take the cake for suck factor. It's something we have never posted before and that's all I'm going to say....you coming in?
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Seth and Owen
We had so much fun at CF USA when we put together a little obstacle course for our kids that we decided to do it for our kids at CFR. Seth and Owen enthusiastically tackle our course that consisted of box jumps,kettle bells swings and wallballs. These little guys showed big man effort circling the course 3 times and ending with a fun run with class assitant Miss Emily. Nice work boys!
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Efficacy of the CrossFit protocol is proven again....and again ...and
By now most have you have seen the postings we have done featuring Brenda Glidden. Her achievements here at CrossFit have been nothing short of spectacular. She has been such a model CrossFitter and inspired so many that all of her immediate family and most of her extended family are currently being coached here. She is not the only person in her family to inspire and amaze us. Her sister,Renee Cortland has lost over 20lbs and is a size 2! Her husband Greg Glidden has lost over 40lbs! All of this doesn't even begin to touch on the athletic progress they have all made. So Today I want to share with you Brenda's lastest affirmation of CrossFit Relentless and our program. Here it is....
Hi Merle!
Today I had a general physical and my doctor was stunned at my transformation! The last time I had a physical was 5 years ago in my early 30s. My doctor was amazed to see how much weight I lost...that is already public knowledge, 70 lbs. She wanted to know what I had been up to so, I described Crossfit and how much fun I was having and how hard I worked on my diet.
Superficially, the weight loss is great and going down six sizes is a joy when shopping! However, I had not giving much thought to the less apparent health benefits of Crossfit. I have a family history of high cholesterol and heart disease so my cholesterol ratio and levels are monitored periodically by my physician, to ensure that I am in a healthy range. My doctor informed me today, that my cholesterol level improved by 35 points, which removes me from the borderline range I was in, in years past, which places me within a very healthy range! Most people go in the opposite direction at my age, she explained.
While there are many aspects of my health that are genetically predetermined or a matter of chance, I feel so empowered that I have worked hard with your help, to reverse the direction my health was headed toward. I cannot say enough good things about everything you do as trainers and the stellar gym you run! Crossfit has drastically altered my long term health in 9 months; what more could I ask for in a fitness program?
Brenda :)
Today I had a general physical and my doctor was stunned at my transformation! The last time I had a physical was 5 years ago in my early 30s. My doctor was amazed to see how much weight I lost...that is already public knowledge, 70 lbs. She wanted to know what I had been up to so, I described Crossfit and how much fun I was having and how hard I worked on my diet.
Superficially, the weight loss is great and going down six sizes is a joy when shopping! However, I had not giving much thought to the less apparent health benefits of Crossfit. I have a family history of high cholesterol and heart disease so my cholesterol ratio and levels are monitored periodically by my physician, to ensure that I am in a healthy range. My doctor informed me today, that my cholesterol level improved by 35 points, which removes me from the borderline range I was in, in years past, which places me within a very healthy range! Most people go in the opposite direction at my age, she explained.
While there are many aspects of my health that are genetically predetermined or a matter of chance, I feel so empowered that I have worked hard with your help, to reverse the direction my health was headed toward. I cannot say enough good things about everything you do as trainers and the stellar gym you run! Crossfit has drastically altered my long term health in 9 months; what more could I ask for in a fitness program?
Brenda :)
Thank you Brenda for all that you and your family do to inspire us all!
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