First and Last Name
Kristina Shigley
Where ya from originally?
Glendora, CA
How long have you been with CrossFit Las Vegas?
Since October 2010
What’s your favorite WOD?
AMRAPS & Fight Gone Bad
What’s your least favorite WOD?
J.T.
What were you doing before CrossFit? How did you hear about CrossFit and/or CrossFit Las Vegas?
Before CFLV I was doing what I like to call “The Shape Magazine Workout” an hour on the elliptical or treadmill then doing 10 – 15 lbs weights 3 to 5 x a week. I loved to work out, but would get bored with my routines.
I had heard about CrossFit from the guy I was dating, but was convinced it wasn’t for me. CF just sounded like a ridiculous cult to me. Heavy weights? 15 min workouts? Obsessed members? No thank you!
About six months before I joined CFLV I hit a rough spot in my personal life, and due to unhealthy habits lost 25 to 30 lbs. At first I was pretty excited about the effortless weight loss; I had no appetite and didn’t work out at all, but soon found I had lost one of my favorite features, my booty.
What made me finally decide to give CFLV a try was a day at the pool with Dezirae and Tina. They told me, with some deadlifts and squats, I would have my booty back in no time. I went to the next share the pain and let’s just say I had to apologize and retract my “cult” statements to a certain someone.
Give us some insight as to your thoughts after your first workout at CrossFit Las Vegas.
My first WOD at share the pain was a death by dumbbell push press and burpees. At first I thought, “that’s it? This is the ‘kick ass workout’ everyone is talking about?” But by the end, my arms felt like they were going to fall off and I was exhausted…in less than 15 minutes!
I was hooked. I signed up right there. I knew this is the kind of thing I needed in my life to relieve stress and get back into healthy habits.
Tell us a little about then vs. now with regard to your performances on a couple of the benchmark WODs, ie Fran or Cindy.
Back then, I don’t think I could even put more than 55 lbs over my head or do anything upper body. I couldn’t do pull-ups, push-ups, and I had never done any O-lifts. When I would lift, I was afraid of the bar and would daintily set it down.
Now, I can put well over 100 lbs over my head more than once. I did all 100 push-ups in Angie on my toes, pull-ups are easier and O-lifts are some of my favorite things to do.
Do you have any special or favorite CrossFit Las Vegas memories/moments?
Doing Tough Mudder in Big Bear with the CFLV team. New friends, 10 miles, 25 obsticals, and getting dirty. What’s not to like?
What advice would you give to a newbie or someone just joining CrossFit Las Vegas?
Don’t be intimidated by workouts, lifts, skills, people, whatever. Everything can be scaled and someday you might be the person who the newbies are intimidated by.
Push yourself. You’ll feel better knowing you gave everything you had finishing last, than only a little and finishing first, giving up, or cheating.
Get to know everyone that you can in the gym. CFLV has an awesome community full of fun, friendly, and encouraging people.
And finally (and most importantly) Who is the best and most incredible coach at CrossFit Las Vegas? Explain/defend your answer.
This is an easy one; all of them! Duh! They all are amazing for different reasons. I could list my favorite characteristics of each one, but I think I have been long winded enough.
We’re still waiting for your Athlete Profile!!!
WOD
Press
3-3-3-3-3
4 RFT of:
30 Overhead Lunges
400m Run















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