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Ndive iintlungu ezibukhali zikhala kuzo zombini iiquad zam njengoko umzimba wam wawusihla ujonge emhlabeni. Ngokukhawuleza ndayiqhekeza intsimbi. Ndime apho, umbilo uthontsiza kwicala lasekunene lobuso bam, kwakungathi ubunzima bujonge ngasemva, endigculela. Iiquads zam zazihlaba ngathi ndizamile ukuphakamisa ubunzima obuphindwe kasibhozo bomzimba wam. Eyona ndlela endandinokuyichaza ngayo yayingathi ndiqaqanjelwa ngoko nangoko izihlunu ngosuku olulandelayo. I-WTF syndrome ekhawulezayo.

Ndijonge i-barbell, zonke iiponti ezingama-55 zayo zilele kwii-J-hooks. Le barbell inobunzima obuphantse bube 100 eeponti ngaphantsi kunokuba bendinokubuya ndigqume ngeli xesha kunyaka ophelileyo. Inokuba yinto ebalekayo, ndacinga. Ngeli xesha kulo nyaka uphelileyo, ndikhumbula ii-cheers ezindingqongileyo njengoko bendisiya kulaa mpendulo. Ndiyayikhumbula imvakalelo efanayo yokungakholelwa-kodwa kungenxa yento endiyiyo unako yenzani, hayi endikwenzayo ayikwazanga. Le yayingeyonto iqhelekileyo, ndazixelela. Akukho ndlela ndiye ndathatha inyathelo elingasemva.

Kodwa nangoko, ndandilapho. Ndizamile kwakhona, zaze iintlungu zaqhubeka. Ukudideka kwandile. Ndabuya umva.

Emuva ngo-Matshi, ndonzakalise umqolo ndizama ukuphakamisa kubunzima endingazange ndabuhambisa ngaphambili. Ukuya kwi-PR kuye kwabangela isifo samathambo kumqolo wam we-lumbar, kwaye ke, izinto bezingafani nakuqala. Ukwenza into encinci njengenja ephezulu kwinqanaba lokuya kwiklasi yeyoga eshushu, ndiziva ndinesiphene.

Oogqirha bandixelele ukuba kufuneka ndisebenze ngamandla am angundoqo ukuba ndifuna ukunciphisa uxinzelelo kumqolo wam kwaye ndibuyele apho bendikade ndikhona. Ngaphandle kokubandakanya imithambo eyisiqhelo kwindlela yesiqhelo, bendisukile kuninzi lokuphakamisa ubunzima bendisebenza nzima kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo, ndisoyika ukuba ndiza kuwenza mbi umonzakalo wam. Endaweni yokujongana no-6: 30 ekuseni nge-CrossFit yokusebenza neqela le-WOD eMidtown Manhattan, ndathengisa ngebhokisi yokutsiba kunye neeburpees zebhayisekile ye-Spin kunye nexesha elide leempelaveki. (Idibeneyo: Le mithambo ye-Abs iyimfihlo yokuthintela iintlungu ezisezantsi)

Ndiyaqikelela ungatsho ukuba kutsha nje, ndingafikelela kule ndawo bendithetha kuyo uyihlambe. Ugqirha wam wathetha into ecaleni kwemigca "yesifo samathambo asizukuhamba, ke eyona nto ingcono onokuyenza kukuhlala nayo." Kum, ukuhlala nayo kuthetha ukuzama ukubuyisa amandla am. Ukuhlala nayo kwakuthetha ukungayeki ngokupheleleyo into (funda: I-CrossFit) eyandenza ndaziva ngathi ndiyi-badass epheleleyo ixesha elide.

Ke, kuloo WTF-iqhubeka-apha-kusasa, ndabuya. Ukuma amanyathelo ambalwa ukubuya kuloo barbell yeepawundi ezingama-55, ndayifaka yonke. Ndandinobukroti bokuzibuza ngaba ubukhe kuloo ndawo ejongene nomhlaba ngexesha elinye? Ndiyazi impendulo nguewe. Kukho ii-Instagrams zokukungqina oko. Ingathi yizolo nje ndime kwigumbi elinye, ndiphalaza iinyembezi phezu kwentsimbi xa ndiphakamisa ngaphezu kobunzima bomzimba wam okokuqala.

Ngaloo mini, ndashiya ibhokisi ye-CrossFit yoyiswa. Kundithathe iyure okanye ngaphezulu kokuhlala kwinto eyenzekileyo de yandibetha: Into ebendiyithanda malunga nesimbo sokuzilolonga kwindawo yokuqala ibisoloko ndinethuba lokuphucula. Ndikuthandile ukuzama izinto ezintsha. Loo nto yayingasoze itshintshe. Kungenxa yokuba kukho into endivimbela yona ngoku ayithethi ukuba akukho kuphambuka kunokwenzeka. Uhambo alupheli kuba ndinomqolo oshwabeneyo. Uhambo luyaqhubeka kuphela.

Kuhlala kubakho imiqobo. Kodwa amandla okwenyani awakho malunga nobunzima obungakanani kuloo nto. Ngelixa ngokuqinisekileyo kuya kubakho ukubuyela umva ngakumbi kwikamva lam, ezo azindichazi. Amandla okwenene malunga nokumba nzulu xa kuvela imiceli mngeni. Amandla endisebenza kuwo? Nokuba ndimi phambi kwe-155- okanye i-55-pound barbell, inzulu kunoko. Ukukhula kwangaphakathi yinto ekungekho namnye unokuze ayithathe kum.

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