Article courtesy of TodaysTHV.com can be found here along with a cool video of Abbey in her Bacon socks playing at her gym, CrossFit Defy in Bloomfield, Colorado.

BROOMFIELD, CO (CNN) -- A Colorado teen is turning heads by how much they can lift in the air. This weighlifter is up to 176-pounds; almost twice their body weight. Oh, and she is an eighth-grade girl!

She's breaking all the stereotypes and defying convention. You could say she's kicking butt and taking names. Abbey Watson says, "I made eight world records."

And set 23 American and state records in a powerlifting competition in Oklahoma City. Abbey says, "And I remember once I lifted 125 pounds and I was blown away, but now it's like... pssh that's light."

Abbey started weightlifting three years ago. Her dad brought her along one morning to Defy Crossfit Gym in Broomfield. She says, "I did one of the workouts and I loved it, so I started coming."

Now she's hooked. Abbey says, "Monday, Wednesday, Friday, I wake up at 5:30, and come to the gym and work out til 7. Most kids think it is very weird. They're like weighlifting isn't a sport... I'm like yeah it is."

Also, Abbey says, "I think if someone would have told me at the beginning of 6th grade that when you are in 8th grade you are going to have eight world records, I wouldn't have believed them."

Abbey is only 13-years-old. Abbey says, "Um, when I tell them how much I can lift, most people say, 'I'm not going to mess with you anymore. It's been amazing."

Abbey's coach and trainer Jonathon Sabar says there's one key element Abbey has that many weightlifters don't. Sabar says, "I think the reason that Abbey is lifting weights that surpass some adults is that she's never been told for decades that she's limited."

Abbey's goal now, the Olympics, but like superman, even the strongest have their kryptonite. Abbey says, "Well, bacon is my favorite food."

One she proudly displays and one coach is OK with. Sabar says, "Bacon is so good and it can definitely fit into a well-rounded paleo-diet."

Sabar says it's a common misconception that kids and teens shouldn't lift weights. He says as long as they have the right form and work their way up, there is no health risk to it.

Workout of the Day:

3 x 5 Power snatch

10 min AMRAP:
12 Box Jumps
12 Wall Balls

"If your workout doesn't scare you, it's not hard enough. If it scares you into staying home, then you're not hard enough." -- Greg Glassman

Workout of the Day:

AMRAP, 10 mins:
5 front squats
5 strict pullups or HSPU
40 double unders

2 min AMRAP:  15 pushups, 15 situps

The new website for the 2012 CrossFit Games is officially up!  Check it out here.  Registration for all athletes wishing to compete in the Open Sectionals will be allowed starting Feb 1st.  CrossFit Purgatory will be hosting the Open Sectionals, with the schedule to be announced very soon.  Stay tuned.  Please make sure to stay up to date on all of the CrossFit Games happenings by tuning into the Games website regularly.  There are amazing and inspiring videos and articles that will be posted leading up to the Games that you won't want to miss.

 

Workout of the Day:

3 rounds for time:
12 Deadlifts
24 Box Jumps

Today, a big bunch of crazy CrossFitters from your affiliate arrived at Rincon High School on this beautiful morning to BURPEE.  Aly celebrated her 25th birthday by completing a full mile of burpees and we all went to burpee along with her.  Aly, Matt H, Jeremy and Logan completed the full mile of burpees in under 2 hours.  The rest of us mere mortals selected distances from 200m up to 1/2 mile.  BIG thanks to all who came to help Aly celebrate her birthday the way she wanted. 

Workout of the Day:

3 rounds for total reps:
1 min wall climbs
1 min rest
1 min strict pullups
1 min rest
1 min Burpees/**or Rowing for cals for the burpee mile people

 

 

 

 

 

There's never going to be a point where I feel I have stressed the importance of mobility work, down time and rest too much.  I hope those of you who attended Tim Hanson's clinic got something out of it.  We work our bodies hard.  We push them to the brink.  Taking time to allow it to heal and providing maintenance is just as essential in your regime as the workout itself.  Your body is no different that your car - you have to properly fuel it (sleep, food, hydration), as well as get it tuned up at regular intervals (taking a week off every quarter or so, getting massage, doing yoga, ROLFing).  Staying injury free is essential for all athletes.  Being stuck on the sideline is no fun.  Please DO NOT forget that we offer Yoga on Tuesdays at 8am and Wednesdays at 7:15pm.  Also, I hope you all occasionally follow the mobililty WOD site and do some work on your own a couple times a week.  You can find the site at www.mobilitywod.com  3-2-1-GO!

 

Workout of the Day:

4 rounds with 30 sec rest between for total time:
5 burpees and 100m sprint

then
Tabata front squats and ab mat situps (alternating)

Workout of the Day:

12 mins to establish a 3rm hang squat clean (barbell does not touch
floor between 3 reps)
then
10 min AMRAP:
5 Push Jerks
20 Jumping Lunges

This week at a glance:

Thursday:  Mobility workshop FREE to all.  Come meet Tim Hanson, ROLF practitioner extraordinare.  Come learn about the importance of keeping your hard working bodies mobile, tuned and ready for more work.  6:30pm

Friday: Masters Class at 6:30pm  Join the 40 plus crowd for their first official Masters Class!  Remember all ages are welcome!

Workout of the Day - Athletes Choice:

"Tommy V"
21 Thrusters
12 Wall Walks
15 Thrusters
9 Wall Walks
9 Thrusters
6 Wall Walks

Or

5 rounds for time:

20 wall balls

20 KB swings

This weekend was....incredible.

Things kicked off Friday night with a whacky Happy Hour WOD and Open House.  Big thanks to all who showed up and who drug their friends along for the fun.  We had a great time and the Paleo spread after was quite tasty!

Saturday, your CFP Tough Mudder Team took on 12.5 miles of rugged terrain and 29 obstacles to get an exclusive orange headband and rights to call themselves, "Tough Mudders."  This was an incredible journey and I want to send out a big cyber fist bump to all of my team mates who I never would have done this without (and I really mean that).  Matt H, Matt F, Jenna, Aly, Steph & Sol, Ali & Ike, Yancey and Kirstin.....you guys are amazing.  Thank you for talking me into doing this.  This was the longest I've run by double in over 12 years.  And, I am not sore one bit.  I think that's a huge testament to CrossFit.  I didn't train for this event in any way.  I didn't run any extra.  I didn't pack and eat Gu's or gels.  I approached it just like I do any other WOD.  It worked.  I didn't break any land records but that wasn't my goal.  My goal was to finish....injury free.  BIG kudos to all of the folks who completed the Tough Mudder this weekend!

Workout of the Day:

Back squat
1 x 8 at 65% (3 mins rest)
1 x 4 at 80%
then
21-15-9
KB swings
HSPU
T2B

Remember: Monday is a holiday and we will not be open all day. We do have a 10am running clinic as well as 4:30, 5:30 STENF and Open Gym for CrossFit at 4:30pm-6:30pm. :)