February Member of the Month: Briana Sevik
- Age and Occupation?
I’m 23 years old. I teach 6th-9th grade math at the Michigan School for the Deaf.
- How long have you been doing CrossFit?
I’ve been doing CrossFit for 7 months.
- Why do you CrossFit?
I signed up for CrossFit at a very difficult time in my life, and it really did get me through. I love that it makes me feel physically strong, but more so I love the mental strength I’ve gained from CrossFit.
- What is your favorite movement?
Deadlifts and squat cleans. Anything that engages the lower body really.
- What is your least favorite movement?
Is rowing a movement? Because if so, rowing. Oh, and running… Let’s just make it a blanket statement: cardio is the worst.
- Do you follow a particular diet to fuel your training? Favorite foods?
I just try to keep my diet as clean as I possibly can about 80% of the time. The other 20% I indulge in foods I don’t normally eat. I don’t do great with tons of restriction, so finding balance has been key for me.
- What are your short-term goals?
I really want to get a strict pull-up and to lower my body fat %.
- What are your long-term goals?
I want to be able to deadlift twice my body weight by the end of this year.
- What is your biggest achievement at CFB?
My biggest achievement has been being able to run more than a mile. One of my first weeks at CFB the WOD finished off with a 5k and I knew I was toast (to be fair, that’s really mean. A whole 5k after a WOD? C’mon Jordan). I could only make it through a mile (barely, and it took like 15 minutes), and then had to row the remaining 3,000-ish meters (traumatizing). I was really disappointed in myself. Now I can run a 5k in under half an hour which makes my inner chubby middle-schooler so proud.
- If there was a WOD named after you, what would it be?
Oh my quad, you guys
3 RFT
20 Deadlifts
20 Squat cleans
20 Burpees to pull-ups (am I the only one who likes these?)
