Lauren Taylor<\/a>, who trains at the CrossFit King of Prussia gym, won the neuromuscular division this year.<\/p>\n“It’s a lot of sacrifice,” she said. “It’s a lot of effort.”<\/p>\n
The dedicated athlete is back in Bridgeport recovering after winning the competition in California.<\/p>\n
It’s not obvious, but Taylor has a traumatic brain injury and damage to her spine from a horrific car crash six years ago. She still uses special devices to stabilize her leg.<\/p>\n
“I can push the limit and really have a different outcome in life,” Taylor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It’s a life she pushes to the limits now, winning the title in her division for a second time.<\/p>\n
“This year, I had a clean sweep of events, so I did win all seven of my workouts,” Taylor said. “We had a snatch for our lift. We had some toes to bar pull ups. We had wall balls. We had pushups. We had burpees.”<\/p>\n
Taylor excels at it all. She credits the functional movements in CrossFit training, saying: “I think it has the ability to be scaled for anyone.”<\/p>\n
For Taylor, it meant accomplishing a personal best at the recent competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It’s happening because of four years of just applying myself and knowing that there is truly like no limitation,” Taylor said.<\/p>\n
Taylor also credits a team of coaches and supporters, along with her philosophy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Be uncomfortable being uncomfortable,” she said. “And I think that’s a step in the right direction for anyone and that can be applied to every facet of life.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
With her life lesson of pushing the limits, taking on challenges can bring big benefits.<\/p>\n
Taylor plans on competing next year and wants to help other adaptive athletes. For now, she’s focused on recovering and eating some well-earned ice cream.<\/p>\n
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