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I'm Athena, "Bean," a dedicated advocate for training larger-bodied athletes. Since my first CrossFit story in 2018, I've become a CFL2, owner of Scaled Nation Training, and creator of "Working with Larger Bodies" seminar. I've also written "Lifting the Wait," with sequel "Waitless" coming soon.

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Day 412. 198.5 lbs lost. I think there is a good chance I might hit that initial 200 lb goal this week. I’m going to be about 40-50 days behind schedule, but I’m okay with that. Hell, when I started I only knew I would hit it, I didn’t know the day. LOL. I’m also […]

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