Jenny Benoit

I am doing CrossFit because I like to feel good physically and mentally. I believe age is just a number and I want to continue to use and train my body to live a long, healthy and happy life without any excuses to hold me back from doing anything I want.

It wasn’t until after I had my first child that I got into exercise. I began running and doing kickboxing, and that led to me lifting in a gym. Four years of moving to 4 states and depression ended my exercising, and when I got back into it, I couldn’t find anything that was enough. I needed something more.

Easy; I never did anything like it. My brain was satisfied, and my body was constantly changing and getting stronger. The community and the programming are unlike anything anywhere. I am a very competitive person and very hard on myself, and I can walk into the box every day and strive to beat that person in the mirror!

I CrossFit because I want to see exactly what this body is capable of! I love that it is different every day, and I love that it is my antidepressant.

I guess ultimately a goal of mine is to see how low I can get my body fat percentage. Recently I have realized the scale is my enemy. And now I am just focused on body composition even if the numbers on the scale go up that doesn’t mean that I am failing, in fact, it is possibly the exact opposite. I am currently working on goals in mostly gymnastics movements. I need to more efficiently do you handstand push-ups, toes to bar, chest to bar pull-ups and someday I may even be able to do a muscle up. It is a goal of mine to do one by the time I’m 50!

2015

The most difficult and frustrating WODs are the ones with gymnastic movements because I currently lack the ability to string my toes to bar together, my chest to bar pull-ups are done in singles, I’m not satisfied with my HSPU’s. When I see these movements in a work out I just know I have to be positive because I can easily get in my own head and put myself down. To get through these types of workouts, I remember that I have to do the best that I can do and not what other people are doing around me. If doing singles, I try to have a fast turn over, so I’m not wasting too much time on the clock.

I love chippers! I love when there is a big number or time frame that I have to complete as many as possible because I like that type of edge and that type of competition with myself!

I LOVE sit-ups, GHD. I LOVE wallballs! These things make my heart burst. Toes to Bar and Chest to Bar really are the movements I dread the most.

I did Zone for almost a year, and I have been doing RP for over two years now.

New York style Pizza. Pizza is life.

I love this sport, and I love the way I feel, and I wanted to be able to help people move correctly and do things that they never thought they could possibly do.

Besides my L-1 I don’t have any other certifications... yet! I do plan to get my L-2, and when I am able, I would love to get certified in aerobic capacity, weightlifting, and Adaptive Training.

I started coaching because there was a need but, I continue to coach because I love nothing more than to see the look on peoples faces when they have done something really hard, after each workout, after lifting more than they thought they could. I love the camaraderie and watching everybody push each other to be their best.

I love hiking and camping and being outdoors, The ocean in my front yard and the mountains in the backyard.

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Besides eating and sleeping, I am a wife and mother of two.