“Being a professional athlete, it’s a really selfish lifestyle that you need to lead. You’re number 1, 2, and 3. You think about yourself - it’s your life. Like Cami said, it’s that extra percent that you put in that people don’t see. It’s the sleeping during the night, the recovery in the evening, the food that you eat, the meal prepping, the training. It is everything, it’s the whole package. So, all of a sudden - my body is my work tool and all of a sudden it’s not mine anymore. I’m sharing this with someone else, and my body isn’t going to come first anymore. She’s going to come first, no matter what, and I’m grateful for that, but it’s definitely something that you… It’s weird. It’s a weird feeling. It’s an incredible feeling, but it’s also really, really strange.”
- Annie Thorisdottir
Known as “Iceland Annie,” Annie Thorisdottir is a two-time Fittest Woman on Earth (2011-2012) and ten-time CrossFit Games veteran. With a background of gymnastics, pole vaulting, and boot camp, Annie made her Games debut in 2009 at 19 years old. Since then, Annie has been a staple in our sport and she is known to train hard and always compete with a smile. After placing second in the world in the 2020 CrossFit Open, Annie declined her invitation to the 2020 CrossFit Games as she prepares for her next big event: she and her long-time partner, Fred Aegidius, are expecting their first child in August of 2020.
Camille Leblanc-Bazinet began her Crossfit Games journey in 2010, and she has competed every year since, ultimately earning the title of “Fittest Woman on Earth” in 2014. In 2019 she made the transition from individual athlete to team competitor and took home silver as a member of Team CrossFit Krypton. A former gymnast and Level 1 Seminar staff member, Camille has also been a member of the Canadian National Olympic weightlifting team and holds a chemical engineering degree. She and her husband, Dave Lipson, recently announced that they are expecting their first child in September of 2020.
Annie, Camille and I recently caught up for a long overdue chat. We compared notes on how their pregnancies are progressing, talked about how their training routines have changed, and discussed how their experiences as competitive athletes are helping prepare them for motherhood. And, of course, we shared lots of laughs along the way!
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Related episodes:
Ep 14 - Camille Leblanc-Bazinet on Moving Forward, Engineering, and Body Image
Ep 57 - Annie Thorisdottir and Fred Aegidius on Team Work and Individual Performance
Ep 81 - Postpartum Training and the Road Back to the CrossFit Games with Lindsey Valenzuela
Ep 82 - Training during Pregnancy and Healing Diastsis Recti with Lisa Ryan
Ep 83 - Pelvic Floor Health for Athletes with Julie Wiebe, PT
Ep 110 - Kara Saunders on CrossFit and Expecting Baby She-Bear
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This post was originally published on April 27, 2020.
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