November CrossFitter of the Month: Melissa Domoy

November's CrossFitter of the Month: Melissa Domoy

Congratulations Melissa!
This month we congratulate Melissa Domoy for being our member of the month. Melissa is a 9am regular.  Melissa has been with us since the beginning. She was our very first member!! Melissa is a hard worker and if you have worked out with her, and there is a running WOD, good luck, she'll be running by you like the wind!!!  Here is a little more about Melissa. 

Age: 40
Occupation: Physical Therapist
City:   Basom
When did you start CrossFit? March 2013

• What do you do when you’re not here? Work hard to raise happy healthy kids

• What brought your to CrossFit Silver Fox? I wanted more from a gym and wanted to be pushed each and every training session.  Jason’s training style and programming brought me to CFSF. I love how he pushes us all to do/be the best we can in every workout.

• What keeps you at CrossFit Silver Fox? The CFSF community…we train hard together, whine a little along the way (some days more than a little for me but I always feel good when I have completed the workout), support each other, and who doesn’t like high fives at the end of a tough workout!

• Biggest Improvements/struggles with CrossFit? My biggest improvement since I started CF is my strength.  I am stronger now than I ever thought I could be. I love when I see that strength carry over/help me outside of the gym.  Those darn kipping pull-ups that I have been working on for the past two years are my biggest struggle.

• How many days do you train at CrossFit Silver Fox? 4-5 days a week

• What makes your come in and train on days when you don’t want to?   Jen Kirkum…    Jen and I started CrossFit together almost 3 years ago now.  We used to go to the 5am class( which a lot of you know is a tough time to get up and go to the gym, but you have to do what you have to do). We would drive together and chit chat on the way. There was many a morning when I wanted to sleep another 2 hours before I had to get up but I knew that she would be waiting in the school parking lot for me (or maybe not Jen was always running a little late).  I didn’t want to let her down by not showing up.  The bottom line is that on those days when it is tough to get up the motivation on my own to get to CFSF it is really nice to have a friend, workout partner, and swole mate who will hold you accountable.

• What is your approach towards nutrition? Try to keep my sweet tooth under control as much as possible.  My goal is always to eat as healthy as possible but not deprive myself of too much that I crave it.  Everything in moderation.  If you were to look at my grocery cart I definitely shop the outside aisles (produce, meat and dairy) almost exclusively.

• If you could design your own workout…I wouldn’t.  I will leave that up to Jason.  They always say that your mind will give in before your body, so I don’t think that I would challenge myself as much as I should to see results.

• Favorite workout?  Although they are usually super challenging, I love the benchmark workouts.  I love comparing my times or reps and hopefully seeing improvement!

• What is the most challenging part of your CrossFit journey? Not letting my mind get in the way of progress

• Super Power you would want most? None.  I am happy with who I am.

• Any advice for new comers? If you are thinking about it give it a try!  I know that it may be scary at first but everything can be scaled for your ability.  There is a tremendous CrossFit community that is always encouraging you to do the best that you can…no one is ever judging you.

• Favorite activities outside of CrossFit? Spending time with my family, running (I currently am working on a streak of 500 consecutive days of at least a mile every day), hiking, biking, snowmobiling, skiing, basically any outdoor activities

• Name something about yourself that is a little known fact.  My biggest fear is having family and friends not know how much I appreciate them.

• Accomplishments at the gym. PR’s, Weight Loss, etc? I have created new PRs along my CF journey, haven’t lost any weight, but I am way stronger than I ever thought I could be.  The scale no longer dictates to me how I feel because I am stronger and healthier than I ever was before.

• Goals for the remainder of the year? Continue to push myself to be better and stronger!  I would also like to PR in dead-lift, bench press, and back squats at the end of the challenge.

"My CrossFit Journey"--Justin Warren

"My CrossFit Journey"- Justin Warren

You  hear about CrossFit success stories all the time, and you may have even witnessed one yourself.  Maybe you are currently on yours. Either way, take a few minutes to read Justin's story in his own words.  Congratulations Justin! CrossFit Silver Fox is grateful to have you as a member.  Thanks!!

"I have been a member of a lot of gyms, from Gold’s Gym, to Powerhouse Gym, to even Planet Fitness. CrossFit Silver Fox is hands down the best gym I have ever been to. Every day is something new, and never gets boring. Jason is hungry to make his gym and everyone in it succeed. That’s why I chose CrossFit Silver Fox."

CrossFit is the rave right now. You see it everywhere you go, I saw it on TV a few times. I was out of shape and thought I should give this CrossFit a try it looks pretty intense and that’s what I need right now for motivation. I got addicted quick.

 Not only has CrossFit put me in the best shape of my life, It has worked as a stress reliever as well. For one hour out of the day nothing else matters you’re trying to get that new PR or trying to beat that last time you had before.  I can’t even explain how good it makes you feel.

CrossFit looks intimidating especially when you first start, keep with it for at least a month and you will be hooked. You will see a ton of changes.  The soreness never goes away, but it does get better.    Always remember that everyone was new once. The people at CrossFit Silver Fox are great they will help you and push you through. Everyone has to start somewhere; CrossFit Silver Fox is definitely the right place to start.

I always played sports growing up. In high school I played 3 different sports all year round, from football to wrestling to baseball. After school I got into lifting weights I had to do something active. I was the Monday, chest and tris, Tuesday, back and bis, Wednesdays, shoulders and legs, then start over on Thursday. I was really into it I would be in the gym 5 to 6 days a week. It got boring nothing new for around 12 years out of my life. It got to the point where I was forcing myself to go to the gym. So you know how it goes 5 and 6 days at the gym turned into 2 and 4 days then not going at all. Oh ya and of course I never ate right.

 I looked at myself in the mirror at age 32, 5’7 and 247 pounds and told myself “I have to make a change”. That’s when I decided I needed to go back to the gym but I wanted something different so I joined CrossFit. CrossFit changed everything, made me want to eat better, improved my mobility and my form, I did not realize I had been lifting wrong the whole time I been lifting. I feel in love with the gym again. I look forward to getting up in the morning to be at the gym at 5am.

   

 I started seeing changes in my body and my self-confidence. I dropped 22 lbs. within the first few months of starting CrossFit. I was feeling a lot better but I wanted more.  CrossFit Silver Fox put on a 90 day clean eating challenge. I asked myself “ if I eat clean and come to the gym at least 5 days a week how much can I change?” before the 90 day challenge I weighed in at 220 pounds and 25% body fat, for a man that’s considered obese. The first 30 days flew by and I saw great results, I was down to 202 pounds. When you see results like that in 30 days it makes you push even harder.

The next 30 days I felt great my energy levels were amazing, I felt strong again. I could not stay off the scale I was down to 195 lbs.  That was the first time I weighed less than 200 pounds since high school

 The last 30 days I was hungry to see the results, pounds were falling off, but weights in the gym were increasing. I started to see abs, the last time I saw abs on me was in the 10^th grade. It felt great, I could see changes and I could definitely feel changes. When the 90 days came to an end. I weighed in at 191 lbs. and 15 % body fat, so from 90 days before at 25% body fat and 220 lbs, down to 15% body fat, it felt amazing to see those results. I worked my ass off don’t get me wrong, my family would get together for pizza and I would be eating salad, the results were worth it. If it was not for Jason and CrossFit Silver Fox I could have never pushed myself to see the results that I got.  

This is not the end of my journey I still go to class at least 5 days a week and twice on Saturdays, for Olympic lifting. CrossFit Silver Fox has changed my life, whatever goals you have or whatever you want to achieve fitness wise this gym will get you there. Thank you Jason, thank you Jen, thank you CrossFit Silver Fox.