500 workouts: Yulia
Yulia has 500 workouts at CrossFit Leiden behind her. One thing she learned along the way: look at yourself and celebrate your little wins.
“It all matters and it all eventually makes you better than you were yesterday.”
Yulia tells her story (93 seconds)
The first burpee
Yulia joined about four years ago. She still remembers how frustrated she was in the beginning.
“I looked around and I see all those people being so much faster than me.”
To her they all looked like professional athletes. Even a burpee would not work.
“You would think burpee is so easy, but I could not jump back and land on my feet and arms.”
A coach took a really long time to help her. Eventually it worked. Now she sometimes finishes 100 burpees with coach Jeff, as a warm-up.
Look at yourself
It is very easy to look around and see how fast everybody else is. Yulia knows that trap.
“One thing that I’m learning, and I think that’s one thing that’s bigger than CrossFit, bigger than fitness, is just to look at yourself and to celebrate your little wins.”
Her first handstand
“I love gymnastics. Never thought I could do a handstand.”
Coach Rochelle knows how she struggled.
“I had really a blockage. I was so afraid.”
Rochelle took the time, step by step. Then came two seconds of freestanding. Yulia recorded it and sent Rochelle the video.
“I was so happy.”
To Yulia that win is not only hers. It is also her coach’s. She is grateful to all the coaches.
Her advice
“I would advise just to come and try and try to commit and do at least three times a week. It’s not that difficult.”
No time? “You can come at 6 in the morning, you can come at 9 in the evening. So there’s always time you can find.”
Her next goal: her first pull-up.
Celebrate your little wins.
This is Yulia’s experience. Every body is different. Read more about our group classes or find more member stories under Testimonials.