Miguel L. – “My Doctor is Amazed”

Let me share my story. I was a very active person trough out high school however after graduating for some reason I just got lazy and didn’t take care of myself. I gained weight and my life was pretty much work, work, work thinking that by working was the only way to take care of my family until one day I was unable to get a life insurance policy due to my obesity. My blood test results reveled I was having liver problems and because of possible liver failure several life insurance companies denied my application.  For 1 year I ignored it until I started having some type of panic attack and it made me realize that if I die or get sick how can I provide for my family instead I could just become a bigger problem and a struggle.

It seems like it was yesterday approximate 2 years ago when my sister in-law (Tara) an amazing person looking to help said to me that she was looking into to Crossfit and maybe I should try it. That was the beginning that very same day I look online and found Roseville Crossfit, I drove there and there was Justin coaching a class, I waited for the class to be over and we talk after talking to him my wife I signed up for the onramp classes and 2 days later my wife and I were on our first onramp class with Amy, we did 3 or 4 classes and by the end of each class all I can think was “I can believe how a simple movement like squatting and burpee can make you feel so bad and help me at all” but then Amy asked us to run 200 meters and I almost pasted out and barely finish 1 round.

At that point I said to myself,  “One day I will run, squat, lift, do a pull up a box jump etc and feel good about.” I made a commitment to myself for my family to take care of me. In order to take care of them, I must be healthy and get in a better condition. I started training 5 days a week most of my WODs were at 8:00 AM and most of the times Justin was coaching only me and rarely one other person. I never look at the WOD online because I knew that that could stop me from going once I see the WOD. Justin definitely was and is one of the reasons I am here and I stick to it and it was very helpful having him on my face yelling “go, go, go one more, one more, you can hate me now but you’ll love me later” or ” put more weight on you barbell” all I can think was get of my face but he never did and he kept me going and for that I thank you Justin.

I was on a roll then Justin decided to take off 6 months and there was a new face Jesse he without doubt has been a big huge inspiration during my WOD hearing his voice during a WOD cheering us not to stop and his famous “get it, get it, get it.” keeps me going and when I think I have no more on me somehow I’m able to pull a few more reps. There are many others that have inspired me like Kenny a great athlete, Tally, Tim, Amy etc that without them I couldn’t be where I am today so “THANK YOU”  for all of your support.

Today I have overcome my liver problems and according to my doctor my blood pressure is equivalent to a 20 year old and she is amaze. I am able to run, squat, lift, row, do pull ups and I am getting stronger, I feel better, I feel like I’m becoming alive and that nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it. Not only Crossfit in general but “Roseville Crossfit ” specificity has become part of my life and there is only one thing I regret and that is I wish I would of discover this years before.