CrossFit, third trimester.

Talk about mentally getting through some stuff - be pregnant through the last two months of the third trimester. Hormones go crazy, there's a wonderful blessing inside of you who knows just the right spot to jab to make you want to stay home in bed all day, and for some reason there seems to be a million things to do around the house that never get finished. Oh, and working out plus working a full time job? Exhausting. 

Despite all of this, you still crave that mental and physical release of an hour at your box. Good for you. Can't get around your belly to tie your shoes? Someone will help you. Can't find a shirt big enough? Wear your  husband's, or the Cool Racerback from Lululemon (couldn't have gotten through the last trimester without them!). Can't do the WOD due to belly limitations? Modify the shit out of it.  

Turn an 800 m run into a 250 m row. Look awkward while rowing. 

Do your first box hand stand push up or hold, or go back to rope lowers.

Box step ups are your friend.

Go lighter than your ego wants you to go.

Do half of the WOD. Do the warmup, then just decide to stretch.  Realize double unders may just not happen. Whatever. Keep moving.

If or when you decide your body can't do CrossFit anymore, still keep moving. Take the dogs for a walk. Do a light WOD in your backyard. Search YouTube for a prenatal yoga video and stretch out that aching back. Get happy when your belly outgrows that last tank that still fits - it means your baby will be here soon (at least, that's what I keep telling myself)!

Stay motivated, friends, and know that your baby will be healthier because you chose a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. 

Check out CrossFit, Second Trimester, and CrossFit, First Trimester.