Kate F.

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In 2010 I was home for the summer and a friend asked me to join a bootcamp with her. I never really worked out before then and it was awesome to see my body begin to transform. Once the summer was over it was time to head back to Tampa and begin my senior year at University  of Tampa. I researched CrossFit boxes near school and after going to a few different places I finally found Jaguar. I loved the family community and after a few weeks of being there I became obsessed. I was a girl with no muscle and over time I saw my muscles tone up and knew I would never stop working out.

My first impression never changed. When I first walked into Jaguar there were maybe 3-5 people in a class. Once we outgrew our old box I was worried Jaguar would lose the close knit community, however that never happened. With every new member that has joined over the years, they brought a new dynamic to our family and I love how we all become friends with each other.



I hate running. I remember finally running a mile under 10 minutes and I felt like a bad ass. It was also pretty cool once I got kipping pull ups and completed Fran RX for the first time.

I am working on getting back into shape and getting all my lifts back. I was very lucky during my pregnancy to not gain a lot of weight and to work out all the way to my due date. Even though I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight, my body is very different. Currently all of my 1RMs are the weight I would use to warm up and that affects me mentally. I'm working on getting stronger and getting my body back to being able to deadlift 300lbs :)

I have so many memories at Jaguar...I've been here for 6 years! I've met my husband here and made best friends. However, I will never forget the time I was the only one in class and Paula was the coach. She watched ever rep I did and pushed me out of my comfort zone. At the time I couldn't do toes to bar and she held my back during all the reps to make sure I was using my entire core...it was a killer!