🎶 She’s known as M-E-G-A-N-E-Y-D-E-N pronounced Mee-gan, that’s right Megan. 🎶
(Had to iykyk 🙊) Our feature for the week is a mother, educator, ally, and an all around BA. With a passion for music, she uses it as her medium to teach and inspire her students to expand their creative capabilities while also educating them on being good humans and active members of their society. No stranger to hard work, she perseveres and has endured many of life’s most challenging hurdles. From the darkest depths she has emerged as an unstoppable force. She gives all that she has in and out of the gym. Megan is a symbol of courage and strength. Thank you for being you and for sharing your stories, passion, and friendship. Cheers!
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*What are 3 things you are most grateful for today?  
1- My kids and my grandson! I'm blessed to be the mama of 6 amazing human beings and Mimi to one adorable mini-being. They are all so different, and they inspire me to be better and do better every day. Most of the best decisions I have made in my life were made because I wanted to be a better mama! 
2- My chosen family! I have an amazing group of friends who are there for me through all of my ups and downs and changes. 
3- This quarantine time has given me a lot of space to reflect and help me reconnect with my true self. Self-awareness and perspective are such a beautiful gift. 
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*What are 3 things most people don't know about you? 
1- I have a master's degree in vocal performance and I used to sing opera professionally. I can sing in 7 different languages 🙂
2- I played football in middle school as a wide receiver and made the all-star team (relax, it was just an intramural flag football league) but I was the only girl in the league. 
3- I used to work in a bakery and I looooove to cook! My specialties are Chocolate cake, Eggs benedict and a perfect medium-rare filet 🙂
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*What is one of the most important lessons you've learned doing crossfit?
To listen to my body and make my body work for me. As a trauma survivor, it's always been easier for me to disconnect from my body; and crossfit has helped me to be precisely aware of what's happening physically and to make ...

Bekah has been with us since before we even had our space; before we even knew what we could be. If there’s a barbell in the work out you can best believe she’s going to crush every one in class. Bekah wears many hats, her kindness knows no limits, and her natural instinct to help others has been experienced time and time again. She helped us lay a foundation for our community and it thrives today because of it. Thanks for all you do!
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•What are 3 things you are most grateful for today?  
I am so grateful for my relationship with Jesus, my family, and my friends. Anyone who has ever asked me about my family knows that my husband and I have raised my niece and nephew since they were little, and our Alexis just graduated high school! Another fact I’m very open about is that after having my first biological son, we struggled with unexplained infertility and miscarriages for 6 years, until I miraculously conceived and had my youngest son at 40 years old! So through those years, I really had to dig deep in my faith and trust that God is good and has a good plan for my life, even when it doesn’t look like it. 
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•What are 3 things most people don't know about you? 
1.  I work for my church and it’s my favorite job I’ve ever had. 
2. Before that I was a Pharmaceutical and then a Veterinary sales rep for about 12 years, back in the old days of great trips and big budgets 😂
3. My husband and I have been together (dating) since 2005, and got engaged in Scotland ❤️
4. I’m adding one more! I’ve been doing CrossFit since 2009? And shout out to my gym buddy Doug Schreiver for most of that time! He and his wife Kelly have been huge blessings in my life and without CF I may never have met them!
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•What is one of the most important lessons you've learned doing crossfit?
That it’s more about the community than the numbers. I am so proud of my PRs but it’s the day to day laughter, friendship and support that mean the most. And I love the feeling of completing a workout, the harder the better! 
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•What do you enjoy most about Bedlam?
The coaches who care so much about all of us, and all of the wonderful people with huge hearts that work hard to have an impact in ...

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Scroll through to see this years picks! If you see something you like click the link in the bio and place your order before the end of the week!
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**** Coach @cassg22 3 favorite drills for improving handstand walks **** _
🔥Video 1: Wall facing handstand hold with feet over reach. •Why?: Reinforces stacked position while encouraging the heels to lean away from the wall and help carry your center of mass (CoM) forward which is what you need to do to walk. 👍🏼
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🔥Video 2: Handstand kick over. Reinforces what you learn in the first drill.
Why?: First time learners gain confidence with letting CoM move over your hands to give you the momentum you need to move forward.
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🔥Video 3: Wall facing handstand shoulder taps
•Why?: Helps you learn how to maintain a stacked position while weight shifting.
Drill can also be modified using a box if you’re unable to hold full body weight. .
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Give these a try and let us know how it goes! .
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Shaylie is one of the hardest working individuals we’ve ever met. She is highly competitive, determined, and accountable. In just a short amount of time we’ve watched her grow and continue to push the boundaries of her limitations to well round herself and become as skillful as she is powerful. If ever you’re in help she doesn’t hesitate to give it. Working out alongside her is sure to challenge you and make better. She’s the kind of training partner that will motivate and push you to break through the uncomfortable and see what’s on the other side. Thank you for your kindness and your badassery. Congrats on being this weeks feature! .
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•What are 3 things you are most grateful for today? 
1. The most important thing I am most grateful for is my three children. I am very fortunate to have such awesome little guys in my life. They are my best friends and my daily entertainment. 
2. I am grateful for my health and my family's health. I have been injured multiple times and being able to move is something we take for granted; so to just live everyday life with movement and without pain is amazing. 
3. Lastly, I am grateful for Bedlam. I was in a very huge funk with my previous box and Bedlam welcomed me and my family with open arms. I get to learn from all these amazing athletes and coaches  and have met so many great people in the short amount of time I have been here.
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•What are 3 things most people don't know about you? *I'm not as mean as I look, lol. I've been told my entire life I have the RBF. I can't help it but I really am nice, lol.
*I competed at an International level for sparring in Olympic style Tae-Kwondo, and placed third in the world as a junior second degree black belt. I used to be embarrassed about this when I was younger but I think it's a great accomplishment and a lot of hard work and training went into this sport; and I feel it aided in molding my work ethic as an adult. My boys think it's pretty cool too, lol.  I was also a competitive swimmer from grade school to high school but I hate swimming. It was so boring to me and still is. *I struggle everyday with resisting to eat chocolate...
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