First off, I’m SO excited to be a Sweat Guru Contributor! My first post went live today and you can check it out here!!
Now that I’m almost 36 weeks along, my wods are definitely different than they were when I first found out I was pregnant. My energy and endurance is not as high as it was in my second trimester. I get tired more easily, need to take breaks more often and because of my sciatica, I have to modify and/or eliminate certain exercises such as deadlifts, kettlebell swings, overhead squats, box jumps, double unders and lunges (depending on how my lower back and hips feel).
You are probably thinking then why is she even bothering to continue doing CrossFit for the remainder of her pregnancy? Things don’t sound so glorious above, but to be honest, my body still feels great after I workout. I feel strong and I believe my workouts are only going to help me with the birth and recovery (aka getting back into my pre-pregnancy shape!). As any woman who has given birth can probably say, the third trimester isn’t as energetic and rosy as the second trimester (aka the honeymoon period). You start to slow down and get prepared for the birth in the final trimester, so I’m just taking it in stride, listening to my body and slowing down where I need to. My goal right now is not to be the fittest pregnant woman, but to stay fit, have a healthy baby and a safe (and hopefully speedy!) delivery. Only time will tell (in less than a few weeks!).
With that being said, here is a CrossFit workout that I put together for all of the pregnant mommys out there, but really, anyone can do this!
Questions:
For all of you veteran mommies out there, did you start to slow down and feel less energetic during the third trimester of your pregnancy/pregnancies?
Have you tried CrossFit? If so, how did you like it?
Huge congrats on your post at Sweat Guru – that is awesome!!!
I didn’t even make it to 36 weeks with my 2nd pregnancy (my son came 6 weeks early) – I did work out the day I went into labor (and, of course, felt guilty!!).
I love that you are still working out – it will make the whole bounce back stage easier!!
Thank you! Wow, 6 weeks early?! I’m so not ready for this little one to make their appearance yet.
Way to go! I definitely slowed down a bit but stayed as active as possible. I never made it to 36 weeks though. My little man decided to say hello at just 35!
Thank you! I’m just trying to stay as active as I can. Wow, 35 weeks?! I’m not ready for this little one to make their appearance quite yet. 🙂
I’m only just now getting seriously into fitness, so I wasn’t doing much more than daily walks when I was pregnant. But I had SO much energy throughout my pregnancy, right up until the end. I even kept going to work until the day before I delivered. I felt a little bit like a freak 😉
That is crazy that you worked until the day before you delivered! I took 3 weeks off before Keenan arrived and I couldn’t imagine not having that time off! You go girl!
Congrats on Sweat Guru! I thought I saw your name on an email but forgot to ask. Yay! I think it’s awesome that you are sticking with Crossfit through your pregnancy! Keep it up!
Thank you! I’m excited to be a part of Sweat Guru! I love CrossFit too much to just give it up these last few weeks! 🙂
Awesome job with keeping up on cross fit! I love how you put step ups in there, they feel so lame compared to box jumps right?! But, soon enough we’ll be scraping our shins on the box jumps again;) Staying active helps so much with being pregnant, not going to lie, I was sort of hoping it made me at least go on time ahaha or a tad early. I highly recommend staying active to pregnant women though because as we continue to grow, it really helps mentally to stay active, even if it’s walking!
Never done cross fit before, but it something that Mike and I have been talking about wanting to try together
You should definitely try it! I’m addicted and can’t go back to any other way of working out!