Athlete of the Month-- Colleen Feiglstok-- January 2023
Congratulations to our first Athlete of the Month for 2023, Colleen Feiglstok! Colleen has been with Blackbird since April 2017. In that time, she has become a staple at the 6:30am class, bringing hilarity, sarcasm, and a hard work ethic. This girl is STRONG. She loves lifting heavy, but still comes in on her birthday and does her birthday burpees after The 12 Days of Christmas workout. So, yeah she's a champ! She jokes in her profile piece that she was shocked to receive this honor, but to us, it was not an if, but a when she would be named Athlete of the Month. She represents the majority of our members who just love to move their body each day, get stronger, stay healthy, be a part of a good community of folks, and be a more functional human being. Colleen talks of overcoming the CrossFit curse of comparing your abilities and performance to those around you. Once she was able to shed that burden, she starting really enjoying her training...scaling movements and weights when necessary, not worrying about being the last to finish, and not dodging the workouts that weren't her strengths. And because of that, she has become such a well-rounded athlete. She's seen improvements in her engine, her capacity, and her abilities, plus her strength numbers just continue to soar. Colleen can back squat 265#, front squat #195, deadlift 275#, and push jerk 155#! She's a total bad ass, who still hates burpees and running! Check out her inspiring story...
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF.
WHAT MADE YOU START CROSSFIT? WHAT HAS KEPT YOU DOING IT??
- It?s ok to be the slowest as long as you show up and do your best
- Scaling is your friend, and
- It?s your favorite part of the day, get your booty out of bed!
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED SINCE JOINING BLACKBIRD CROSSFIT?
WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST CROSSFIT MOMENT?
I can?t pinpoint an exact proud moment ? I?m proud every time I show up and move well. These workouts are hard, and anytime I can finish a tough one I?m proud.??
WHAT CROSSFIT GOALS ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS?
Any workout with a barbell I LOVE! Especially clean/clean and jerk workouts. I don?t think I can choose my favorite lift. I love almost all of them, except for strict press. If you can?t use your legs, what?s the point?! (I know I know...strict strength is important.)
Least favorite movements are anything body weight. Burpees, running (sorry, Justin!), and I refuse to attempt rope climbs. I?m still scarred from elementary school.??
WHEN YOU?RE NOT CROSSFITTING WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO?
