Carolina Fitness Magazine - The Christmas Abbott Issue Fall 2015 | Page 10

Not too long ago, this “CrossFit
Princess” was a “CrossFit Black Sheep”.
o break the ice, she leans over out
With her rising international fame and
of camera view and comes back shortly
following came a demand from her fans
holding the cutest, most cuddly bull dog
for guidance. Not just with the athletic
you have ever seen! This is how we were
side, but more importantly, the dietary
introduced to Fran, the bull dog! Our initial
side. She ventured out and created a
butterflies, giggles, and fan girling had
proven nutritional plan which she published
slowed momentarily as we peered at her
in her book, “The Badass Body Diet: The
pet, her baby, the one thing she wanted to
Breakthrough Diet and Workout for a Tight
share with us first.
Booty, Sexy Abs, and Lean Legs”. In
order to reach the masses, she first
created nutrition seminars which
were being held in CrossFit boxes
and other locations nationally and
internationally. This didn’t sit so
well with Reebok at the time,
and Christmas was cut from
cast, just that quick. But, it
didn’t last long. “People are going to have
disagreements and that’s what happens
To most CrossFitters, Christmas Abbott in business even if you are a brand.
is a name that is spoken often, second
Ultimately, persevering, I don’t go away, and
to Rich Froning. Many feel she embodies
you can’t ignore what doesn’t go away.”
beauty through strength and confidence.
Reebok rebranded her for their Spartan
You have to have confidence when you
races. Christmas hosts several races
sport a giant pistol on your hip and are able throughout the year. She may be at
to do the coined movement, “Triple Pistol”- one coming to you very soon.
having a visible pistol tattoo (namely
Being that she has written
on your hip), performing a calisthenic
a book on nutrition, conducts
one legged squat known as a pistol, and
nutrition seminars and travels
sporting a pistol in your hands parallel to
constantly across the globe,
your straight leg. I mean, not everyone can you would think eating right
do that!
and working out would be a
Christmas isn’t just known for her
tough task. How does she
“Triple Pistol” and “CrossFit Princess”
do it? “If I honestly didn’t
title. She has so many achievements they have social media, I would
are hard to list, but we will try anyway