Beauty in Strength
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- CrossFit can change how a woman both defines beauty and feels about her body, as Rita Benavidez, Jackie Perez, Erin Cianciolo and Andrea Ager discuss in this video.
Once thinking beauty was a picture of a waify woman on a magazine, Benavidez feels differently now. "My perception of beauty has changed over the past few years," Benavidez says. "True beauty ... is strength and fitness, and confidence in yourself."
Perez was originally motivated by trying to be skinny. "That wasn't getting me anywhere," she says. "With CrossFit, I set goals. I want to deadlift 225, I'm going to hit that faster than I'm going to look in the mirror and like what I see."
Ager says putting in the work is key to getting what you want. "I think that hard work and the way that your body looks go so hand-in-hand," she says. "Once you do get a body that you want, you're very proud of it ... you're proud of what your body can do."
Through CrossFit, these women are confident, stronger and fitter. They are mothers, tomboys, coaches. They are CrossFit athletes.
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I think a lot of you are missing the point. CrossFit makes you not care what others think of you. You find your own beauty. You find beauty in strength, and strength in numbers you set and crush. These women are not looking in the mirror asking themselves if they are meeting society's expectations of beauty. They have found comfort in their own skin, and don't feel burdened with looking a certain way.
woww…….
Amber Sperling Isn't beauty all about attracting others? the reason we take care of our looks is to look pleasant and not repulse people, what's the purpose of thinking you look good but others don't?
Time Traveler There is so much freedom in realising that we all have our own beliefs about what is beautiful. I know that what I think is beautiful won't be attractive to someone else and that's okay. Of course there are people out there who do think that strong, muscular women are attractive, and of course that is positive for them, but the entire point is that these women don't start with "what do others want me to look like?" and instead start with "what do I want to look like?". In fact, perhaps even more so "who do I want to be? what do I want to achieve? How do I want to feel?".
Time Traveler Real athletics don't care most about looking polished, they care most about training efficiently. Beauty isn't about attracting others. As fucking repititive and old as it may sound, beauty comes from within.
Time Traveler Beauty is about totally accepting everything about yourself, flaws and imperfections included.
I am 17 and have been doing crossfit for 6 weeks, 6 days a week every week. I have never been more proud of myself and I see slight changes in my body already! I feel much more confident and overall more happy! I used to not be confident in myself at all, but now I absolutely love myself and how far I have pushed myself to become stronger! I will stick with it most likely for the rest of my life 😁
Once a friend of mine actually stopped doing all the ab work she used to because a boy told her "you have more of a 6 pack than me" and that to me is just so so sad because it's like you have to shade away from your strength because it isn't socially acceptable and you're letting someone else choose your life for you. Hoping one day she can find the strength she needs.
Nicely said!
She should have dump him immediatly
+Riccardo Pistagnesi he wasn't her boyfriend. Just a friend
She should have told him he needs to diet/train better then. Friends should inspire friends, not try and interrupt them bettering themselves.
Let me get this straight... here's a video of attractive women working out in basically nothing, and there are a bunch of bruhs who came here only to complain about CrossFit in the comments?
The only one I was really into was the one talking about the song my bitch bad towards the end. Other than that the video was bullshit.
Honestly some people just come to RUclips to be a troll or a hater. I just think they want that attention and they get butthurt when someone disagrees with them
+Matt Williams There's really no need to complain. They are strong, fit, committed and dedicated to what they want to achieve. If the ones complaining want a bimbo airhead, they know where to go, and it's not here. Congratulate rather than complain. Encourage. Give them props. I am and would if I ever met them. They can do more than some men can in the gym, so what's the issue?
+Jason Millanaise *most men FTFY
Yep strange huh? I'm a Bruh and I find these women attractive as hell. Also I love Crossfit.
Uh !!! Olympic lifting started over 100 years ago in 1905. Pull ups, sit ups, running, push ups, rowing, box jumps, air squats, and jump rope. Hmmm do we have to even say when these exercises that are done in every open gym in the world were invented. Sounds like a bunch of HATERS commenting on stuff they don't even know. Awesome job to these women and don't listen to the haters that probably don't do crap in there home gyms but walk around and look like they are attempting to workout. Crossfit is great old school sweat and exercise! Too many fads have now gotten in the way of what exercise actually is. Which is sweat and handwork. Thanks to Crossfit we are actually getting back to working out and using the most basic exercises invented. Not, looking good and pretending! Crossfit is the real deal.
Strong fit women with your drive is so attractive!!
There is NOTHING hotter than a fit woman!
Ive been doing crossfit a year or so, never felt better!!!!
Priscila Esteva well done fats
strength is never a weakness
you girls are SO STUNNING!!! i started crossfit 2 days ago, i CANNOT MOVE today, typing this hurts!!! but this video is motivation to get back to the gym! female power. thank you ladies.
"I was just trying to be skinny. That wasn't getting me anywhere."
I'm 16. I'm beautiful, I'm strong. I'm a crossfit athlete :)
Right on!
Keep going! And never stop!!😄
Same but I’m twelve
Keep going, you’ll be a star! 🤩
these women have way better bodies than super models (coming from a guy), I think the fact that they look strong shows their confidence and that is a huge turn on
i have no idea why but while watching this i wanted to cry, these women are so inspirational
These women look amazing and work hard for their body. Kudos! I often wonder why when women are athletes and are both beautiful, their beauty always becomes a discussion. They are strong so lets leave it at that.
Seriously Rita, Your phenomenal! Your the reason I crossfit. The only problem, I've been training for six months and none of the women I train with look like you. Stay fit!
These Women....
My God
I'm 15 and I swim and play water polo so, I have giant arms. After watching this it's really helped me embrace my manliness and be confident with my strength. Thank you.
Yeah, these brunettes rock! Time of blonde fitness domination seems to be over. The fittest babes in the world all are brunettes today!
I started CrossFit a little over 2 weeks ago and it's the hardest thing I have ever done and I can already feel my body changing. I love that aching feeling because you know you're working muscles that you haven't used in a long time if not ever! I want to look like these chicks. That's my motivation.
Yes.
This is so inspirational. I think they're all beautiful women and they're right. Being fit is sexy.
I strive to be like these women. Beautiful girls overall
Love the positivity these women exude...what a great example. Thank you!
Why is this only about how your significant other perceived you and whether girls will still look "pretty" after joining crossfit?
+Katherine Brown There are many women that have had or still have a very low opinion of themselves. Lots to do with marketing in magazines. Lots to do with imagery on TV. Lots to do with peer pressure (I'd hate to be a teenage man now). Many still struggle with this but this video brings these issues to the fore and says "to hell with what people think, I just want to look good for me and to be in the best shape I can be, giving 100% to my fitness and lifestyle goals". I applaud this video, there should be more of these. Insecurities can stem from many things and from people who are so-called "friends". But once confidence takes over, it really manifests itself and these women are proof of that. One is a Mum and she looks great for 36. Good for them, whatever the age. Just my view...
+Katherine Brown Because sometimes women like feeling beautiful and attractive, whatever the words may mean.
because it is marketed towards women who value those things in themselves and are scared of losing them if they start having this exercise
Keep at it girls. I showed my daughter this vision and she's like wow. I need your inspiration in her life to show her good role models in sport.
Jackie Perez is the fairest of them all
yes ♡
strong is the new beautiful(:
i have been to the europe regionals recently and all i can say is: crossfit makes women look amazing!
lol, every single one of these chicks have their shoulders rolled forward, its become so prevalent its what people think proper posture is. eg, Rita's deadlift form is terrible. Roll the shoulders back and you won't look like ogres. Sad.
I like the thought of no longer "just trying to be skinny," but hitting new PRs. Once those PRs are hit, the body you want will already be there; it has to be!
I cringe every time I see these people wrecking their bodies. These people will be a bucket of pain in 10 years.
Wonder how long it will be before the lawsuits start?
There's one lady who has been doing it for 5 years, so by your logic she should be halfway to becoming a bucket of pain. She didn't look that way to me.
I've been training as a bodybuilder for 20+ years and been a personal trainer for over 10 years. I know terrible form when I see it and I know the results of it. It's where most of my clients come from. Clueless people lifting weight they can't handle with terrible form.. crossfit defined!
If people are truly interested in incorporating resistance exercise into there fitness regime, which they should. I recommend circuit training. It's been around for decades and is essentially crossfit with good form and proper weight.
I hope the people hiring these so called crossfit trainers are signing contracts, they will be worth a fortune in future lawsuits.
Terrible form is one thing. CrossFit itself doesn't encourage bad form. Just check out their instructor training program if you don't believe me. Using bad form isn't peculiar to CrossFit. It happens in every sport that uses weight training. CrossFit's emphasis is normally on perfect form, but of course you'll always get those whose eyes are bigger than their muscles.
Then why call it crossfit? This is called circuit training and has been around for decades.
The overwhelming majority of the videos of seen on crossfit are border line comical. If someone trained like that in our gym they would be advised to hire a professional personal trainer or go to another gym.
VTV Haha yeah... well, I think the name is derived from its intention to be a cross-training workout. I think it's a little more focused than circuit training is per se, where you run the gamut of machines, etc. CrossFit takes a "circuit" of say 3 exercises or so and has you do them for reps or time or whatever the workout is that day. That being said, I think because CF has olympic lifts in it, they shouldn't market the sport as open to all skill levels. They could be a little more judicious there. As you probably are well aware, injuring yourself while lifting makes you have a healthy, fearful respect of those big compound lifts. A beginner might get a little overzealous and not only hurt themselves, but develop a culture of poor form.
These women's beauty is not just in their physical but in their strength and confidence.
If you don't want to make gains do crossfit ;)
Yeah take the shitty kipping out and all the other unnecessary crap and you have normal gym workout.
Yeah but its really strange to me. And a lot of the forms of these 'crossfitters' aren't that great. Also from a lot of the exercises it look like you could hurt something man :/
Yeah i can't really say something bad about something i have never done but i don't know its just to me crossfit is not right. I prefer going to the gym but that is my opinion as i don't want endurance i want strength.
I think you have zero clue about training in general.Crossfit is based in interval training which is basically used in most sports for conditioning for decades.Now the tools used arent important they are just means to an end...thats why when they see crossfiters do kipping pullups they do it cause its a still a full bodyweight movement that keeps your heartrate up but doesnt fry you and makes you quit the circuit.The point is not to make your lats bigger here but to make huge anaerobic gains that translate to fitness in real life.
When you see an athlete for example making constant sprints lets say in soccer, to go and score or challenge an opponent, and do that all the freaking time during the game if you had him do bodybuilding and he had bulky muscles he would be winded within minutes.Crossfit actually adresses this kind of conditioning....go watch any team sport athletes train for example....they do some kind of technique drill followed by a sprint then some pushups then another technique drill, then some plyometric jumps etc etc etc...
All that is interval training and conditioning, same principles with crossfit.
***** i couldnt agree with you more. i have a lot of body building friends who bag on crossfit about having shitty form and the risk for injury, but almost all of of my body building friends have gotten back surgery and knee surgery because of body building. i wonder which one is more USEFUL...
You're right, I do think appearance is beautiful. I also think many other aspects of ones self are beautiful, especially in the way you treat and speak others.
"Don't want to look too bulky"
JUST WOW. Because gaining lean muscle happens so MIRACULOUSLY that you might wake up one morning and notice the 1mm size micro-tears have somehow rebuilt into inches of muscle tissue.
Don't you love how clueless this person speaking on behalf of CrossFit is?
It's good a fitness organization touted as being "professional" still subscribes to phony training myths? NO - those myths cause EATING DISORDERS and irrational fears.
And she is completely wrong, see the issue here?
+SwissDHD What are you saying? She said women come in saying they don't want to get bulky and she tells them not to worry about that, they won't get bulky. And she's right. Women don't generate enough testosterone to build that much muscle, unless you have a hormone imbalance or are taking drugs, women won't bulk up.
Cheyenne Bonnick No. She was saying that it's a reason to Crossfit over other conditioning philosophies--not listing off myths
SwissDHD she was saying what is a reason to crossfit over other conditioning philosophies? I still don't understand what you're trying to say
Watching these girls just motivates me, why do people have to be haters get a clue and get fit, you well enjoy your life that much more!!!!!!!!
Uh, crossfit is bullshit. None of these women are remotely bulky or defined ... or even actually strong, compared to a normal figure model or female bodybuilder doing a normal workout at a gym. Normal meaning using proper forms instead of bullshit crossfit motions that makes you look like you're having a seizure.
Female body builders and fitness competitors are ofcourse more muscular and defined than crossfitters, that is the goal of the sport... Are you suprised that fotball players are better at fotball than rally drivers aswell?
As for strenght, look at for example this video watch?v=_omUBAnHUyI and look at Rita there, olympic weight liftning and squating. I don´t know what you define as strenght but point out some fitness or body buildning girls in her weightclass that lifts that ^^
eldsprutandedrake That's your defense? Some girl that can Olympic lift what the average bodybuilder curls on a daily basis? Fucksakes, talk about straw-man arguments. First off, nothing in this video is remotely impressive when you examine the people that are actually lifting them. Given their weight class they damn well better be able to lift that. Rita lifts 138 lbs? My 60 year old aunt can lift that shit. What I define as strength is what is internationally recognized as "strength" related activities: bench, squat, deadlift... IN GOOD FORM, along with any activity in the strong man competitions. No cross-fitter would last worth shit in any of those.
TJ Sho
I was more talkning about the 3x231 squating, but anyhow, let´s take the 138 lift as an example anyway. So as I said, point out some female body builders or fitness girls that can do that then at that weight... It must be easy to come up with some names if "the average body builder" apparently can curl 138lbs @ 138lbs
And of course a crossfitter won´t out lift a power lifter, or out preform a strongman at a strongman competetition, again... You are good at what you train, how are you not getting that? A crossfitter will however definately outpreform a body builder or fitness competitor because those are all about looks and not about preformance, yes again, you get what you train for.
eldsprutandedrake Uh, 231 is nothing special. I know 3 women at my gym, power lifters, who are her size and do the same. As for pointing out female bodybuilders who can do the same, look up Elena Seiple.... to name one of MANY. And if you think a cross-fitter will outperform a bodybuilder in any strength related workout in good form then again, you're dangerously misinformed. When it comes to bench, squat or deadlift, a bodybuilder will easily outperform a crossfitter. As for fitness model, I have no idea... you brought 'em up, not me. Yes you get what you train for... In conclusion, a crossfitter trains for writhing around, gyrating like a Tourette's patient.
TJ Sho man you really can't compare crossfit with bodybuilding
bodybuilding is about strength and crosfitt is about fitness
every crossfitter could run a marathon and workout after that
the bodybuilder is just strong and is more busy with looking fit
crossfitters are busy with being fit...
Thank you! I just wish gyms had that same enthusiasm and dedication that crossfit gyms have. I find crossfitters to be so awesome! I'll be a crossfitter at a reg gym! haha
For the most part, I think some women put pressure on themselves to be skinny and weak looking. It seems to look like this comes from media, peer pressure, etc. Relax ladies, lift weights, feel good and look better. No reason to starve yourself and do endless cardio only workouts. Glad these women see things the right way! Great job!
i love this soo much! I am a track and field athlete and seeing other women do such great things in athletics for themselves is so encouraging to me :) thanks for posting!
Crossfit rocks! I cant get enough of it!
Thank you for showing real women gaining strength and confidence. Whenever I look for inspirational fitness videos for women I mostly find butt and boob shots of women who look like porn stars working out. That is not what inspires me. These women are genuine and strong and doing this for themselves - wonderful video.
I'm a strong athlete. I'm not a CrossFitter, but I kettlebell, run, do martial arts, and do Tough Mudders twice a year. I admire these CrossFit ladies. I'm also 5'5" and over 140 pounds (and counting) - whatever weight I end up to be as strong as I want, I'm fine with. When I was injured from improper training the first time, I developed knee problems at 17 and quit working out for several years. I dropped down to 129 pounds at one point and was so weak I was unhappy with myself.
I've had friends try to talk me out of working out because they claim that women shouldn't be bulky or look muscular. But I think strong, fit women are beautiful.
I'm on my 4th week of Crossfit!! I didn't realize how much I wasn't doing at a regular gym until I started Crossfit.
So inspiring! I'm entering my 2nd week of crossfit and I am very excited. This is like nothing i have done before. This is exactly what i need after being out of shape for so long and having had a baby over a year ago. It's time to kill it! Go Crossfit!
So inspiring! I'm 7 weeks CrossFit. I hate it, but I love it. Keep up the good work ladies!
These women not only look amazing but, ARE amazing!
They are amazons! I just watch this over and over and will continue to forever
Wow! Now these are women who inspire.
That's the thing. Girls who workout look amazing when they are done. They aren't bulky but being in shape makes them look how they should. Guys workout to look how they should. It's good to see girls following this model.
This is one of my favorite videos on RUclips
Beauty is found in all forms, what isnt beauty to me or you is to someone else. Thats the way it has always been.
Completely agree. The guys that say they don't want their girl to look like this are usually in poor shape themselves.
Inner confidence!!!! Rita summed it up right there!!!
It is easier to control those that lack strength. So grow strong and let noone tell you what you should be or look like!
Many crossfit gyms have "beginner" classes that start small and slow. Also many can modify moves...if you can't do a pullup they have bands to help modify the move and give you a boost. remember the girls in this video have been doing crossfit for a couple years at least. it takes time and A LOT OF WORK .
Guys become so confident when we are strong and fit; our bodies are shaped like what we achieve and the work we put in, and respect and all sorts of social benefits comes with that too. I always wondered why women settled for being weak and skinny and enjoying that look. Crossfit is a paradigm shift for women, I think.
Great Video!! I love crossfit I've been practicing it since 9 months ago... and it really change my life.... feel more beautiful than ever!
Thanks for adding their voices to their work...the sevens and tens promo didn't have their voice and objectified them so I appreciate seeing more depth and definitions of strength in a promo of these female athletes
I agree, I was thinking they were a little bulky too... I personally wouldn't want to be that bulky, but hey more power to them! I don't lift or anything like that, but even I know what their doing takes lots of time and hard work.
OMG...lovely...just lovely. Jackie Perez is my fave.
I have pure admiration to these women.
HARD WORK! That is the key - my workout program is called "get up off you ass!" Well said ladies.
That's the best name of a program I've ever heard! :)
These women are happy because weight training has genuinely provided their life with purpose, results and a sense of achievement.
They clearly like what they've become and they didn’t visit some cosmetic surgeon and pay for butt enlargement or calf implants, but rather they trained bloody hard to sculpt their bodies.
Fair play to these lovely ladies.
This is the best cooking class i ever seen!!!
This is the best video I've seen in a while! It's so good to see that women can be different- you're all beautiful women be proud of that! F*** all the skinny, anorexic girls.. it's abut being healthy and strong in life! I love this video- keep on going girls! YOU ARE AWESOME!
You ladies really inspire me! Beauty definitely is in strength
i had a lot of the same concerns when i first started crossfit. and trust me, i'm still not anywhere near some people. but the whole idea crossfit is that you're really competing against yourself. so what if you can't do 10 pullups. do one. next time, try to do more. any good crossfit gym will have instructors that will help you do your personal best.
These women are gorgeous and really inspiring !
I would say that your determination is the best thing these girls have, but a woman with determination can get skinny too. I think what is great is your vision and goal. There is nothing more beautiful than strength, both physical and emotional.
So this really cool. The reason these women are beautiful is not because of the way they look but because of how they feel and are able to speak about themselves.... in a word CONFIDENCE
Speaking as someone who has had anorexia, you don't just recover and magically become fine. It's always there, always with you. Any time someone comments on your size or shape, it's there. The worst thing you could do is ask her to change her body. DO NOT DO THAT. I know you don't understand how it could be damaging to her, but it could be so very, very bad. She needs you to support her and love her, not comment that her arms could use more muscle tone.
I've been doing Crossfit for about a year now. Just went to my first box today.
Nice, beauty and strength together. I also booked my out fits from Boxoutfitters for my daily work.
I feel ya, but I think they focus on guys so much because it's such a big concern for many girls and this is a way for the video to relate in a way that stands out a bit more. And I agree! I would love a girl like this! An inspiration to many guys even!
You gotta love cross women. Strong in mind and heart. I want a woman like this ....
I am 24 and I am a female CrossFit athlete! I love this video. =] Motto: "I'd rather chalk than lipstick"
There's nothing sexier than a strong, confident woman working her ass off and pushing her limits. You go, girls.
they are wearing so little to show how all the hardwork they've done has paid off. Their self esteem is at an all time high!
No problem. It wasn't like you were saying these women were gross or something. And yea, it really just depends on your body type, how and which days you go on (routines you get in on the most), that will define how your body fills out. There are a few thick girls and then there are the petite but nicely toned up girls that can be found in Crossfit. I was addicted to it from day one. The work outs that is...lol.
Just look at their skin.... flawless...whoa!
Hey! That's coach Rita! She's an awesome coach!
this video has amazing energy..."be proud of what your body can do"
Rita is the best!!!
every girl in the world needs to see this, and practice it, no matter what, guy or girl, if you work out, you are automatically going to look better and more attractive.
If you're putting down the 115 dislikes as 'women who claim to be "average" build but are overweight at 140+ pounds,' you've missed the point of this video entirely. Each of these women started somewhere and figured it out through training and becoming happy in their own bodies, wherever that happens to be. It redefined even what they'd thought they wanted. Nothing in this vid is about looks or weight. I also enjoy dancing, eating out, and dressing up. Working out frees me to enjoy these things.
Awesome message to girls, ladies. Thanks for getting this out!!
Crossfit is great and these girls look great!!
It's less about the training regimen and more what works for you. I did a frankensteined version of P90X for a while which got me the results I was after (greater flexibility and more muscle mass). Now I'm doing it again but in a different way to get more flexibility and greater strength.
All you need to know is how to write your own workout routines, and I happen to like the way P90X is written and use that as a base for a few things.
These ladies are so badass. I love this video! Thanks for sharing how strength equals beauty.
These girls look healthy and athletic. I love it.
It depends. The kipping pullups and muscle ups increase your amount of power generated in a certain amount of time. We are not bodybuilders, so diff technique definitely gives you different results. For sure, kipping is not a bad technique.
Very good examble of what ideal women should look like.
WOW ! She looks perfect !
Thank you for not being rude.
I don't know why I got so much negativity, my use of the words "for me" obviously state it is my opinion without needing to point it out. I re-read my comment and I stand by it. I was not negative and I was only saying as a woman that's the look I'd worry about ending up with. It's too bulky "for me".
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS VIDEO.Thank You For Posting!!!
4 most beautiful girls. absolutely stunning
You ladies inspire me!!! Go Girls!!!