Ashton

Before joining CrossFit Central the heaviness of my own weight pushed down on me, in both a physical and emotional sense, and I felt as if I was perpetually tied to a 200-pound kettlebell that would hold me back whenever I'd go. Along with that, my past obesity had given me extreme self-esteem issues, which resulted in me being a very needy and emotionally-scattered person in both my friendships and romantic relationships. All of that, and more, nearly drove myself down a path that I wouldn't be able to recover from, until I decided to take-up the power I always knew I had within myself to make a change.

Although it was a long process, I managed to drop over 80 pounds in under a year, going from 232 pounds and about 34% body fat in the beginning of January, to now 159 pounds and 14.4% body fat.

At 17 years old, Ashton lost 80 lbs and 19.6% body fat

Since joining CrossFit Central I've become a much more positive and independent person. My outlook on life is much more well-defined in comparison to the outlook on life my old-self had. The days of me pessimistically thinking about the future, while also putting all of my self-worth and dependency into others, are long over, and while I definitely do have a lot of scars from those days, both physically and emotionally speaking, I'm still trying my best to tend to those scars each and every day, through the new healthy habits and philosophies on life that I've formed.

The fast-paced and supportive atmosphere that CrossFit Central has is something I find to be highly enjoyable and highly encouraging. I don't feel as if anyone is looking down upon me, nor do I feel like people are trying to order me around and make me do things I don't want to do. All of the support that it provides me with pushes me forward and helps me develop immensely. If it weren't for CrossFit and Carey, I wouldn't be half of the man I am today. No matter what, I'll always come back to CrossFit any chance I get, and even in spite of all of my other responsibilities, I'll always find a way to go to CrossFit and get hyped.