Member of the Month - January 2025

Meet our January member of the month, Trudy! She is one of our fun, loving and hardworking members at our gym. She has become an earlybird and you will see (and hear) her at 5am and you will have a ball if you are in her class! We asked her about her journey so far at CrossFit Proficient and this is what she had to say.

Q: How long have you been a member at Proficient?
A: I have been a member of CrossFit Proficient for 8 years!

Q: What is your favourite thing about being a Proficient athlete?
A: My favourite thing about being a Proficient athlete would have to be the fun I have during my time there. (Even though I do occassionally bitch) 

Q: How would you describe the community at Proficient? 
A:  The Community at CrossFit Proficient would be summed up as fucking fabulous hence why I have been a member for 5 and a half years.

Q: What advice do you have for someone who is intimidated by group fitness?
A: Advice to anyone new to group fitness...........just do it .......we all started somewhere ...............and it's so much fun to share in the suffering together. 

Q: Favourite music to sweat to?
A:  Favourite Music to sweat to would have to be anything by Duran Duran or Motley Crue & I don't have a least favourite. 

Q: Favourite movement/workout?
A: My favourite movement would have to Deadlifts.

Q: Least favourite movement/workout?
A:  My least favourite would have to Overhead Squats and fucking lunges!!!!!

Q: Is there a member of the Proficient Community that inspires and motivates you to be better?
 A:  Chris Michael is one hell of an inspiration to anyone in the CrossFit Proficient community.

Q: Is there a member of the Proficient community that needs to know you are coming for them? Feel free to put them on notice!
A: The only person I want to put on notice is myself..........to be better than I was yesterday.......Bitch!!

Q: Favourite post-workout meal?
A:  Favourite post workout meal would be a tuna, egg + cheese sandwich. 

Q: What fitness-related goals do you have for 2025?
A: My goal for the rest of 2025 to be keep being consistent with my training and hit 1000 workouts!

Q: Describe your athletic abilities in five words or less.
A: Slow, steady, strong (ish), sweary, very sweary  hahaha...

Q: What’s your background story outside of Proficient? 
A:  Outside of CrossFit I work at a Snack Bar (mornings only) and I Love Test Match Cricket & My Scotsman.

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