Shoutout to her for not giving up

[u/Subtle_srikhand]

[u/PalpitationSavings45]

Yikes, that looked like it fucking hurt

[u/omgangiepants → u/PalpitationSavings45]

I got a sprain like that after falling on black ice. It fucked up the joint so badly that I sprained it 3 more times and then broke it. It's still fragile 7 years later.

[u/Beccajeca21 → u/omgangiepants]

Grrr, that menacing and life-robbing black ice, at it again!

Source: Key & Peele Black Ice sketch

[u/SyNSFW69 → u/Beccajeca21]

I think of this every single time black ice is mentioned. Anytime a word associated with a skit of theirs is said, it pops in my head.

[u/adrian783 → u/omgangiepants]

those menacing life-threatening BLACK ^ice

[u/Mystic_ShockZz → u/omgangiepants]

Same, maybe the foot was unstable to begin with. But I’ve sprained my ankle twice and torn a ligament once now, every few years while doing sports. No issues with the other foot, but that one hasn’t felt right since and that was something like 5 years ago as well.

[u/otherbutters → u/PalpitationSavings45]

Right? jesus christ just lift weights and naturally up your stationary metabolic rate... just why?

[u/SoTurnMeIntoATree → u/PalpitationSavings45]

Terrible trainer having her do box jumps. wtf

[u/1stworldrefugee92 → u/SoTurnMeIntoATree]

Seems like most of her training is pretty terrible honestly.

[u/swans183 → u/PalpitationSavings45]

It’s inspiring she recovered, but this could have been avoided if CrossFit wasn’t CrossFit

[u/pudgehooks2013 → u/PalpitationSavings45]

Should have just walked around it.

[u/dynamic_gecko]

And remember the rule of progressive overload, not excessive overload.

[u/ChtuluMadeMeDoIt → u/dynamic_gecko]

Yeahh.. Her joints are gonna be collecting social security checks soon if she keeps that up. Fucking crossfit 😮‍💨

[u/EsToBoY629 → u/ChtuluMadeMeDoIt]

Social Security is so 2024....

[u/ChtuluMadeMeDoIt → u/EsToBoY629]

Right? Who needs social security when Great Depression 2.0 and/or WW3 is looming around the corner?

[u/Longjumping-Bake-557 → u/ChtuluMadeMeDoIt]

It has nothing to do with CrossFit and everything to do with her not losing weight BEFORE trying CrossFit.

[u/5yearsago → u/dynamic_gecko]

And remember the rule of progressive overload, not excessive overload.

Plyometrics have its place, we did it as trained athletes (basketball) once we had our strength base and wanted to convert it to more explosiveness.

But this is just reckless endangerment of poor beginners. It's almost guaranteed they will snap something, I hope not Achilles tendon.

[u/Traveledfarwestward → u/5yearsago]

Someone should've had a very solid nutrition discussion with her before anything advanced, but some people just won't f* listen until they hurt themselves.

[u/These-Life-2983 → u/dynamic_gecko]

at that weight, even a light jog is excessive as it will destroy the knees and ankles

[u/ehg2001]

Very inspiring persistence!

Side note:

Box Jumps are GARBAGE, especially for beginners.
They are way more risky than any benefit you'll get. There are a zillion other ways to test or challenge your fitness level.
I've seen entirely too many shredded shins, broken bones, bloody faces etc to ever do a box jump again.

Step ups are fine! Keep up the great work!

[u/quackerzdb → u/ehg2001]

Are they intentionally unsecured? It would be way safer if it couldn't tip out from under you.

[u/AmettOmega → u/quackerzdb]

Yeah, I'm a little surprised that the box just tumbled from beneath her without much prompting. If you're going to do a jump like this, I'd want it to be on something very heavy/secure that won't tip.

[u/WeekendInner4804 → u/AmettOmega]

The box is designed to be useable at 3 different heights... The lowest height is a 20 inch jump on the long end where the box is most stable.

There's a 24 inch mid point.

In most CrossFit workouts, men are asked to use the 24inch side and women the 20inch side.

She is using the tallest and most unstable 30inch side, and I have no idea why.

The boxes are heavy and fairly secure for the most part... But she's a heavier girl jumping with poor form onto the most unstable side of the box.

All of that said.. rehabbing an ankle injury is no joke. I rolled mine going down a set of stairs with the dogs and it took me about 9 months before I felt enough stability and strength in it to go running again, it was over a year ago now, and it still hurts if I overstretch it.

[u/a_psychedelic_mess → u/WeekendInner4804]

Not only is she jumping on the 30 in side but also off of a plate. If you are going to stand on a plate to jump on the highest side just jump on a lower side

[u/Embarrassed_Corgi_64 → u/a_psychedelic_mess]

Right!? What a weird choice. I've seen some strange exercise choices in open gym before but that seems like an wildly unnecessary risk and has no functional benefit other than increasing general risk of danger lmao

[u/brickheck2 → u/WeekendInner4804]

Second that on ankle injuries. I'm 35, when I was like 10 I just twisted my ankle in a hole running through our yard. To this day, I call that one my tricky ankle because it still randomly locks up on me. This video made me recoil and put my phone down to try to get away from it. She is a trooper for sure, but I wouldn't be shocked at all if she will also have a tricky ankle forever. 

[u/WeekendInner4804 → u/[deleted]]

It's her left ankle, the first part of her body that hits the ground is the toes on her left foot, I'd say it's much more likely to be a sprain or a tear than a break.

All it takes is some over extension in the wrong direction.

Her toe tried to take the brunt of it while the rest of her body, and crucially, her left shin, kept falling forward, stretching or tearing the ligaments around the ankle

[u/richfamgg → u/[deleted]]

Looks like her right foot hits the ground first.

[u/Coca-karl → u/WeekendInner4804]

The box is designed to be useable at 3 different heights...

No, it is not. It may be used that way. But the base of the box should be at least as wide as the box is tall to prevent the exact type of situation.

[u/OafishSyzygy → u/WeekendInner4804]

I've flipped one of these at 165lbs. So, blaming her weight probably isn't the most kind observation

[u/WeekendInner4804 → u/OafishSyzygy]

Wasn't trying to blame her weight.. but it certainly didn't help.

She also landed at the edge of the box with most of her body weight in front of her toes, I was more blaming it on trying to do the 30inch jump...

Especially considering that I've now noticed she's doing it from plates.

If she had put the box on its side and did 24inch jumps from the floor, the height differential would have been almost the same and the box would have been harder to flip.

I'd blame coaching more than her weight.

[u/WritingLow2221 → u/quackerzdb]

There are boxes from high end brands that have a weight set in them to try and steady them. The weight isn't fixed so that you can have the box set at any height. They're still light enough to carry but definitely not as easy to knock over as that looked

[u/Coca-karl → u/WritingLow2221]

That box could have held weights as heavy as her it would have still fallen over. The way she set it up it's not wide enough to prevent the leverage she applied from pushing it over. The foot of the box should be at least as large was it is tall to be safe.

[u/secretdrug → u/quackerzdb]

My gym uses trapezoids for box jumps and the top has grit to prevent slipping.  

[u/No-Sprinkles-9066 → u/quackerzdb]

We use the type of box that are wider at the base than the top so it’s much much harder to tip over.

[u/UndeadT → u/quackerzdb]

She's at a CrossFit gym, they pride themselves on not following any safety procedures or precautions. Just look at how they do pull-ups, they don't care about gym members' ongoing safety.

[u/FloydMerryweather → u/UndeadT]

It blows my mind that they still use wooden boxes. Padded boxes have been a thing for a long time now.

[u/PancakeParty98 → u/quackerzdb]

It is CrossFit’s prerogative to do any sort of exercise with the maximal chances of injury

[u/Lilsammywinchester13 → u/ehg2001]

A coach made me do one in high school

I STILL have the indent in my leg

I remember her telling me to “stop crying, you are scaring the team and they still need to keep going”

God she sucked, both as a person and a coach since she dramatically cheated on her husband at my dad’s work and everyone bugged me for details 🤦‍♀️

[u/LilMoWithTheGimpyLeg → u/Lilsammywinchester13]

That reminds me of the time when I was about 10 or 11, and I tore a ligament in my knee. The taekwondo instructor just pointed out where she had a leg injury, but still continued with a tournament.

As if I was going to go "ohhh, well that's so inspirational, the injury magically disappeared liked your empathy!" And get up and do another run-jump-sidekick. To her fucking face!

[u/Lilsammywinchester13 → u/LilMoWithTheGimpyLeg]

Some people are just idiots

[u/PrestigiousCattle420 → u/ehg2001]

Side note: Cross fit and Cross fit gyms have a significant injury rate. They tend to not put a emphasis on form and safety

[u/deepbluenothings → u/PrestigiousCattle420]

I get so much anxiety when I see crossfitters doing pullups, it's so much better to do 2 or 3 pullups properly than to do 10 by swinging your entire body into it.

[u/slyfox7187 → u/PrestigiousCattle420]

People who actually want to work out should stay away from crossfit altogether. Doing deadlifts has a better risk/reward ratio than anything I've seen come out of a crossfit gym. See kipping pull-ups as a prime example.

[u/AIien_cIown_ninja → u/PrestigiousCattle420]

They also teach you to hold a cane backwards if you do get injured, apparently

[u/TheElPistolero → u/PrestigiousCattle420]

Well and also they encourage non athletes to do athletic moves like this box jump.

[u/settlementfires → u/ehg2001]

wrecking your ankle will sure derail fitness goals.

[u/Hosko817 → u/ehg2001]

That’s because CrossFit gyms are shit holes. That box should’ve been padded and either weighted or secured.

[u/Some_Air5892 → u/ehg2001]

I think adult forget just HOW LITTLE you jump in day to day life. I used to love jumping rope, as an adult it's one of the worst activities for me to do. you just do not use those muscles. I would never advise someone starting with box jumps. burpees and yoga to build up balance, then rope are much better especially considering this was her starting out her workout journey.

[u/Last_Fishing_4013 → u/Some_Air5892]

Haha I know right. Have you ever been going through life and randomly stopped and been like wow I practiced jumping a lot when I was young and I can’t remember the last time I jumped. And then had that microsecond where you were like wait so I still know how to jump? And sent the jump command to your legs and been like fuck why isn’t this working? How is jump? What is jump? Where is jump? Why is jump? Who is jump? And then you jump and breath a deep sigh of relief and move on.

You haven’t damn I guess I’m weird AF

[u/THPSJimbles → u/ehg2001]

Crossfit in general is risky.

[u/TruthSeekerHuey → u/ehg2001]

I half agree. I agree they are typically impractical. However, I think they are good practice for coordination in preparation for sports that are already dangerous and require that level of coordination (Boxing, Powerlifting, Rock Climbing, Parkour, etc.). The avg person just trying to lose weight or gain muscle probably should avoid them.

[u/ResultIntelligent856 → u/TruthSeekerHuey]

you get the exact same level of fitness just jumping up stairs, long jumps, or doing high jumps with some sort of measure.

[u/808trowaway → u/ResultIntelligent856]

jumping in place works too; can pretty much do it anywhere

[u/JaxHax5 → u/TruthSeekerHuey]

Just do jump rope or something similar for boxing/martial arts, you're never gonna be doing anything like this motion there.

[u/Dumbassusername900 → u/TruthSeekerHuey]

box jumps for rock climbing??? Powerlifting is dangerous and requires coordination???? You are talking crazy my guy

[u/Letho72 → u/Dumbassusername900]

Box jumps can legit help for climbing if you're doing competition climbing. Explosive power for the dynos is really important. It isn't the only exercise for it, but it's one of many.

[u/Moar_Cuddles_Please → u/ehg2001]

I agree for the wooden or steel boxes. They make padded boxes for box jumps and those are far safer

[u/deeejm → u/Moar_Cuddles_Please]

Our gym has a padded and weighted box. That thing is difficult to just push let alone tip over.

[u/PeetoMal → u/ehg2001]

Side note:

Crossfit is GARBAGE. Fixed your comment. It's a great way to get injured just like she did in the video.

[u/Technical-Method4513 → u/ehg2001]

Jump ups to pull ups would be more beneficial. I don't do box jumps for this exact reason. They scare the hell outta me. I'm rooting for her though!

[u/clintj1975 → u/ehg2001]

My gym has ones made of high density foam. Way more forgiving if you biff it and land on the box wrong.

[u/Raptor-Claus → u/ehg2001]

I would literally do sets of burpees and star jumps before I did box jumps, because I'm incredibly short so they would be tower jumps.

[u/LegendaryOutlaw → u/Raptor-Claus]

At my gym all the guys use a 24" box. But my 5'6" ass gets that 20" box, no shame. I just don't have the leg length, lol.

[u/gfyourself → u/LegendaryOutlaw]

My man 👊

[u/Bors713 → u/ehg2001]

Box jumps are fine, but as with any exercise make sure you’re working within your limits.

[u/LegendaryOutlaw → u/Bors713]

That's what I was going to say. No shade to this woman, she's clearly working hard. But she BARELY cleared the top of that box, which led to her only catching the edge, which led to it tipping over and a pretty serious injury that actually could have been a lot worse. Someone her height and weight should have been on a shorter box, something she could have easily cleared in order to have good consistent repeat jumps. All about working within your limits.

[u/polite_alpha → u/LegendaryOutlaw]

30" Box jumps are already hard to perform cleanly as a man, harder as a woman, and harder as a big woman still. Dumbass trainer who allowed this (if any)

[u/papitaquito]

Fuck that gym that let her do that.

Also congrats on the gainzzzz

[u/Legal-Alternative744 → u/papitaquito]

It's Crossfit, look at her form for doing the snatch, she's been taught no control or form and that shit can ruin your entire body if you don't do it right. There's a big reason why she fucked up her ankle in the beginning and it all has to do with crossfit.

[u/papitaquito → u/Legal-Alternative744]

I completely agree. This is my mine beef with CrossFit. They are constantly pushing you to do/lift more more and more

She’s lucky she was able to recover from that injury without permanent damage

[u/FeeAutomatic2290 → u/papitaquito]

Yep - CrossFit is just counting down the time until you get injured.

[u/hobblenautics → u/Legal-Alternative744]

Friends don't let friends do crossfit.

[u/shebringsdathings → u/Legal-Alternative744]

Yea her elbow was way over extended on that lift. Right about to get a new injury. Great coaches!

[u/OwlOfFortune → u/shebringsdathings]

Her elbows were not over extended, and when you snatch you catch the bar with arms fully extended. Check out r/weightlifting they can teach you a bit.

[u/Ralid → u/shebringsdathings]

Huh? Her snatch looked completely fine. I don’t ever see at any point her elbow overextending. Her catch position was pretty good although she caught it a bit soft.

[u/mattD4y → u/shebringsdathings]

Show you know nothing about Olympic weightlifting without saying it^

[u/Hornysnek69 → u/shebringsdathings]

That’s how you catch a snatch. It didn’t look bad

[u/Jjay_11 → u/Legal-Alternative744]

Just tell us you know nothing about snatching

[u/adrian783 → u/Legal-Alternative744]

yeah this is pretty fucked. she shouldve started with low impact sports like swimming or cycling with a balanced diet to lose the fat.

fucking unethical.

[u/Hairy-Association771]

Thanks for the daily reminder to not do crossfit

[u/Elogant → u/Hairy-Association771]

Literally… could have just weight lifted to get stronger on specialty lifts then competed..

[u/NoWomanNoTriforce → u/Elogant]

Body weight exercises + walking an hour a day would have way more gains and less risk than any amount of cross fit at her starting fitness level.

[u/caffeinated_panda → u/Hairy-Association771]

Seriously! Building 'functional fitness' should not involve encouragement to do risky moves, rush at the expense of good form, or over-exert yourself to the point of vomiting. I saw all that routinely when doing CrossFit. I was stronger then, but I'm wiser now. 

[u/swans183 → u/caffeinated_panda]

Especially since a lot of people have next to no fitness experience when they join. I’d absolutely suggest focusing on strict weightlifting form before moving to functional fitness (if at all)

[u/Spare-Willingness563 → u/caffeinated_panda]

I started teaching "functional" fitness in like 2007 and that included insane things like...single-leg squats. Or movements in different planes. You know, actual functional movements.

This stuff is just designed to look good on social media. I'm so glad it died down.

[u/recyclopath_ → u/Spare-Willingness563]

Single leg squats are so freaking good for you. Just in avoiding injuries in daily life!

[u/EjaculatingAracnids → u/recyclopath_]

Had lyme disease in my 20s that affected my knee joints and that combined with trashing my knees skateboarding in my teens, barbell squats were hell on my knees in my 30s. Started doing single leg squats with controlled tempo and after a few months, i never feel knee pain, even if i hack squat 300+ lbs. That exercise alone bullet proofed my knee ligaments.

[u/ThenAnAnimalFact → u/caffeinated_panda]

Crossfit for some reason really likes to confuse "hard and untrained" with "functional" then they all wonder why they waddle everywhere at the age of 60.

[u/TinFoilBeanieTech → u/Hairy-Association771]

I think the few decent gyms that actually understood safety (yes, a few existed) finally dropped the brand.

[u/money_loo → u/Hairy-Association771]

I winced every time they benched!

They’re going to fuck up their elbows with that form, Jesus Christ.

[u/PancakeParty98 → u/Hairy-Association771]

Yep. The thing that’s frustrating is the physical therapy exercises are what she needed to start with anyways, but once they do their work she’s back to causing damage with CrossFit.

[u/settlementfires → u/Hairy-Association771]

i stick to safe sports like mountain biking and skiing.

[u/MisterMiniS → u/Hairy-Association771]

Zero zero zero zero

[u/DrawohYbstrahs → u/Hairy-Association771]

Especially not when you weigh 350 pounds. My god woman. Learn to walk before you run, before you kill yourself!

[u/SharcyMekanic]

Her happy claps at the end

[u/sasquatch606 → u/SharcyMekanic]

My favorite part ❤️

[u/Professional-Fox3722]

That personal trainer should be sued..

Never ever do a jumping exercise onto something that isn't firmly bolted to the ground, or at the very least weighed down with more than 2x your weight. And even then, this is just a shitty exercise, there are way better ways to accomplish the same thing without nearly as much risk of injury.

And also be very careful about exercising on an injury like that... I'd only do that under the supervision of a physical therapist, and never with a personal trainer.

[u/Yirgottabekiddingme → u/Professional-Fox3722]

Am I missing something in the video that indicates there’s a personal trainer involved? It looks like she’s just in a normal CrossFit gym. You’re allowed to do open workouts.

[u/45Deg]

I don't understand why some PTs make overweight people do explosive movements like box jumping or running. If a person is overweight, the tendons and joints are already overstressed, and doing explosive movements just increases the risk for injury.

[u/PancakeParty98 → u/45Deg]

Because it’s CrossFit and the main goal is injury

[u/ForeSkinWrinkle]

Yo. That dainty little clap at the end was the cutest shit ever.

[u/sheerclover → u/ForeSkinWrinkle]

i agree, foreskinwrinkle. it was adorable!

[u/oje23]

Her coach should have never let her attempt that box jump especially with that height.

[u/SamuraiZucchini]

Happy she is working so hard but sad to see people fall for the trap of CrossFit as a proper workout routine. It teaches bad habits and is dangerous.

[u/[deleted] → u/SamuraiZucchini]

But it only takes minimal equipment, a big empty room, and an overconfident “personal trainer” to start the buisness. That’s why there is so many CrossFit gyms, since bodybuilding gyms or even health focused facilities actually require some upfront investment.

[u/LeucisticBear → u/[deleted]]

And like $200 a month

[u/adrian783 → u/[deleted]]

dont forget big ass tractor tires

[u/CrustyToeLover]

Commitment is good, but box jumps are fucking terrible for anybody. Especially a beginner, and especially for someone that's not already fit.

[u/bannana]

anyone who encouraged her to do this at her fitness level is an irresponsible dumbass.

[u/CanAhJustSay]

Her infectious grin at the end really did make me smile with her!

[u/backfire97]

Of course it's crossfit having people do box jumps

[u/takenbymistaken]

I swear CrossFit is just all people getting injured and bragging they do CrossFit

[u/WatchNWaves]

CrossFit is shit, and obese people have ABSOLUTELY no reason to be there. You’re injuring yourself more than helping. No proper body mechanics, exercises that cause more harm than gain… ffs.

[u/smallpie4]

Good for her! You go girl!

[u/Runktar]

From everything I have seen Crossfit is just garbage exercises prone to hurt people.

[u/theo_wrld → u/Runktar]

My mate had a serious back injury from a gym that was similar in their workouts to CrossFit and caused irreparable damage, and as such is in permanent pain from it years later. His new girlfriend keeps trying to make him do CrossFit to “strengthen his back again”. If he had listened to her, he would probably be in a wheelchair by now

[u/vaporwavecookiedough]

I'm thrilled for her but that box jump was not a wise decision.

[u/Potential-Cut2340]

Ok her little hand claps made me so happy!! She’s awesome!

[u/endless_8888]

Injuries and CrossFit. Iconic duo.

Signed, someone who suffered a long term injury because of a par for the course negligent CrossFit trainer.

[u/Pancakemanz]

Kinda impressive she did that box jump still

[u/FawkYourself → u/Pancakemanz]

For real she got up there just didn’t stick the landing

[u/blankuserman]

It takes a lot of discipline and dedication! Hats Off

[u/tacticalsanny]

Who encouraged her to attempt this??

[u/Last_Fishing_4013]

No one’s gonna ask why she was jumping off a weight plate onto the box?

[u/Other-Craft8733]

That’s the problem of these stupid type of gyms. Technically they work best for people who are already physically fit, and just trying to build more muscle, etc. For people who are starting from being out of shape risk injury in a huge way. Better to start with something like swimming, walking, careful weight training to build up your bodies, strength, and stamina without breaking the fuck out of it.

[u/Annual_Dependent9312]

Heck yeah!!!

[u/Dubious_Attraction]

Her smile is so infectious

[u/Indoamericanus]

A bit silly don't you think, given that something like a back injury can be permanent? It would make more sense to ramp up gradually.

[u/New-Volume4997]

When will crossfit learn that box jumps are an insane liability for them? It's a guaranteed way to a give a chubby grandpa water on the knee, or give a 20 something woman a broken foot I guess

[u/LegallyRegarded]

there is absolutely no good reason to be doing box jumps at that size. Congrats and all, but moving that kind of mass like that is guaranteed to lead to injuries, and if some crossfit idiot told them to do that, they should have sued.

[u/tleemon08]

Amazing persistence. Your coach or anyone who told you to do that box jump is an idiot.

[u/LogAlStillFat]

Her first mistake was joining CrossFit. Second mistake was doing box jumps. Unless you’re training for a specific sport, box jumps are just a great way to hurt yourself.

[u/z_e_n_a_i]

I've got physical therapist friends - Crossfit is real good business for them.

Either abrupt injuries like this from poorly facilitated moves that beginners shouldn't be doing... or repetitions of exercises with poor form to cause long-lasting problems.

[u/wonder-winter-89]

When I was a personal trainer, I always thought I’d be training other body builders. I made a 6 year career out of helping people rehab from their CrossFit injuries. They were genuinely over half of my client list.

[u/Majestic_Shirt9905]

I really thought at the end she was going to try the box jump again and fall off again

[u/CommonExamination416]

Box jumps are all for show. Literally just a test of how fast you can pick up your feet.

[u/wooloomulu]

We all have to start somewhere. Hate the game not the player.

[u/adrienneluker]

I’m so proud of you 🥰

[u/jnthn1111]

I thought I was going on a weight loss journey. Turns out I went on a mission to get JACKED! So sick.

[u/Fit_Plan4550]

Box jumps suck

[u/Embience]

The way my knees would have disintegrated and my back would have collapsed, my box jumping days without support is done 😩 Shouts out to her!

[u/Dante2005]

We all start out.

She just didn't give up.

I love to be inspired, she is great.

[u/jrh1128]

She had no business doing that initial box jump.

[u/DrBeardfist]

Theres a reason crossfit has absurdly high injury rates. Good for her though.

[u/Fortestingporpoises]

The internet is so weird.

[u/12345noah]

Happy she got back on her feet. But idk if it was her idea or some told her to. But doing a box jump is very stupid for someone at that weight

[u/rba22]

Great work. I had to mute due to the annoying song.

[u/ThePun-isher89]

I'm glad she didn't give up, but doing things like this at her size, or anyone who's a bigger person, is flat out dangerous. I am a big guy and the key to avoid a lot of injuries is to know your body and your limitations (temporary limitations). She should've started small and work her way up or when she slims down. Crossfit is know for doing really dumb exercises, so I don't blame her.

[u/No_Landscape4557]

She is impressive as hell but I gotta say. Huge F CrossFit and the “coach” that made her do that.

[u/Any_Cheesecake_2111]

All I know is if I dropped into that squat that she did without holding a weight I ain’t coming up.

[u/no-clueshere69]

Good on her for not letting an injury derail her efforts.

[u/Tatosdedonk]

that would have been my luck, can’t even lie. shout out to her for not giving up though.

[u/Glad-Attempt5138]

Keep up the good work. That attitude will take you far in life.

[u/srschmid]

Why in the world is she jumping on a 30 inch box. Just stupid.

[u/chococaramelwafer]

The smile and little jig at the end, made me smile. Congrats to her ☺️

[u/Old-King8145]

Hard working and adorable too

[u/CyborgBee73]

That jump and clap at the end was adorable! Not what I expect from most powerlifters.

[u/ColdStockSweat]

What a total fucking RockStar!!!!

[u/CityYard]

How awesome is that smile!!!!!

[u/Whats_a_toot_toot]

That box was set on the wrong side for a jump like that

[u/jo0507]

Whoever this person is someone please tell her she so freaking awesome

[u/MapleHamwich]

Pro Tip: avoid CrossFit gyms, avoid CrossFit workouts

Yes, yes, good gyms blah blah. There's a reason the sport and the gyms have the bad reputation they do. 

It's enticing for newcomers to gym culture to be welcomed into that kind of environment. Feel encouraged and motivated by peers. It's the whole marketing strategy. Unfortunately, a lot of what goes on in the sport/gyms is bad bro fitness or dangerous form teaching or dangerous workout structures. Just save yourself the future trouble and try something else. There's lots of positive and welcoming gym culture out there for you to find. CrossFit is just the best marketed.

[u/warderbob]

Oof....she took some poor exercise advice

Ah there it is .....CrossFit.

[u/Ok_Artichoke8387]

Crossfit is known in general to cause a lot of injuries

[u/Ayiti79]

What counts is that she is making the effort. She took the steps forward that some refuse to do.

[u/AaronTheElite007]

Hard work pays off

[u/Vangovibin]

When people say “healthy at any size” they’re talking about someone like her. She is an athlete and insanely strong. Like did you see how high she got on that box jump? It was a really bad idea to have her do it especially when it wasn’t properly secured, but she fucking did it.

[u/AprilArtsy]

The way I audibly gasped when she fell forwards. I'm glad she recovered, because dayum look at her go! She's incredible!

[u/minx_the_tiger]

I'm not a fan of how CrossFit does business, but she is absolutely awesome.

[u/sweetsquashy]

Of course it was CrossFit encouraging her to do a simultaneously dangerous and ultimately unhelpful "exercise."

[u/kryotheory]

This is why CrossFit is stupid. The risk of injury is so high, just by nature of the types of exercises it entails. You're much better off doing traditional free weights, cable machines, swimming, bodyweight exercises, pretty much anything else really.

[u/ocean_800]

Wtf was she doing, trying that move?????? Who tf works at that gym they shouldn't have a job

[u/Holiday_Ad9037]

I'm going to preface this with this. I am a fat man. Obese even.

But while everyone is shitting in CrossFit (deservedly), I'd like to point out that she shouldn't have been doing any sort of activity involving impact on the feet, ankles, knees, at her weight. I know this because I've been in almost her exact situation.

If you're overweight, just don't do stuff like running, jogging, jumping, etc until you're at a weight where it's safe to do so. In some parts of the knee, there's upwards of 9x your bodyweight of force impacted on them when you jump. If she weighs 195lbs, that's almost 1,800lbs on the knees.

Again, I do not mean this to fat shame. It's just physics. People need to know this.

[u/coralquills]

She is putting in a lot of work. Be fucking respectful.

[u/Humid-Afternoon727 → u/coralquills]

Most people seem to be hating on CrossFit, not her effort

[u/SadConfident]

Woman hurts herself doing something she shouldn't be doing, recovers, proceeds to do things that will injure her again due to poor form and coaching. Wow what a great reason to smile. /s

[u/AnusHumper69 → u/SadConfident]

Average CrossFit experience

[u/SavorySoySauce]

I missread the title as, shoutout to her foot not giving up

[u/Submissive-whims]

HELL YEAH LADY! Get some! Woooooo.

[u/One_Percentage_644]

I feel like this could have seriously hurt her though, for anyone not comfortable making such a big jump with unstable equipment. Could cause real damage to her

[u/Brilliant-Design-287]

There's no way I'd jump like that, poor thing, that would hurt a lot.

[u/MattTheGoodSir]

Why wasn't the box against a wall??

[u/astralseat]

Badass

[u/KannaLife]

There's this amazing lady!

And there's me - fell from my bicycle while trying to learn how to ride it. As a kid. Like most kids do. Scraped and bruised my knee a little. Never got back on that bicycle (or any other bicycle, for that matter) again. Never, ever. I am in my late 30s now.

Also,

There's this amazing lady!

And there's me - watching her from the comfort of my bed, with which I intend to fuse one day.

[u/HighHopesZygote]

I love her!

[u/Roundtripper4]

Dedicated athlete

[u/Bags55]

Should be proud of yourself, keep going.

[u/happy_the_dragon]

I’ve gotten that exact bruise from a car accident. Not fun at all. I’m still regaining mobility in that ankle.

[u/RoboSaint686]

Absolute legend!

[u/sexi_squidward]

Even though she sprained/broke her ankle - I'm still mad impressed she got up there. I'm plus size but not as thick as her and if I tried that I'd be 💀⚰️

[u/ChadLaFleur]

Great heart!

[u/Rioltan]

Honestly: irresponsible from the person that was coaching her if there was any. I would've totally sued their shit.

I'm an overweight person in my own journey of losing weight and none of my instructors have ever made me do something that could put my physical being at risk.

[u/BillyRaw1337]

I always put the box against a wall so this doesn't happen.

Also the new foam boxes are way better than the old wooden ones - you won't tear your shins when going for PR's.

[u/TOMC_throwaway000000]

Wholesome recovery that could have been prevented in the first place by not doing destructive trendy CrossFit bs that has a huge risk of injury

You can get in shape without doing super risky stuff and fucking your joints up, being in pain and hurting yourself doesn’t mean you’re unlocking some secret to working out harder.

[u/KatieeBirdd71]

👑👑👑

[u/dontipitova9]

Her little gleeful claps! 👏👏👏👏👏😄

[u/Weyland-Yutani-2099]

I mean yeah good for her that she keeps on doing fitness and sport but this CrossFit dumbfuckery is custom tailored to provide you with lifelong impairments and pain.