- May 18, 2010
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Hellloooo to my Fiercers
I'm wondering if anyone knows of any 18+ athletes who have spent a lot of time away from cheer, maybe put on some weight, and then decided to get back into shape and cheer again. To try and make a long story short (which, I'm sure you've all figured out I SUCK at lol):
I last competed in 2003 at NCA College Nationals. I ended my cheer career with more injuries than I can count, due to the fact that I was not taking care of myself properly (eating issues). I had a bad run for my last time out on the floor, we had a stunt bobble and I busted my tumbling pass. My body was kind of done, at that point. I was devastated at that point, always thinking in the back of my head that I would some day get myself into cheer again to take another crack at that floor. I've always felt a sense of emptiness at the fact that me and the nationals mat have unfinished business.
In the last 7 years, I've been strictly coaching and have put on a significant amount of weight. I had tried to get into dieting, working out, conditioning with my teams, and nothing worked. I have just come to learn that I have a rare metabolic condition, which has a ridiculous amount of problems- hormone imbalances, infertility, weight gain, etc. I am finally at a point where I have started to lose weight, because the issues are being managed by medication and diet change. I have already lost 15 pounds in the 2 weeks since I started this. I'm feeling very optimistic about the possibility of me finally returning to cheering. It's like years and years of fighting to overcome the weight gain can now finally come to an end. I haven't felt this good about something in a very long time.
There are a number of gyms near me with Open or Intl teams, and I am DYING to get myself back into shape to go tryout again. Unfortunately, I'm not ever going to be able to offer more than Level 4 tumbling skills, and even that is a big maybe at this point. I probably have a good year of working out before I'll be of any use in tumbling. I was thinking of trying out and maybe speaking with the gym owner directly about the possibility of just training with the team, maybe as an alternate. I don't know. I'm pretty self conscious at this point, because I know the only thing I can still do is stunt.
So, I'm wondering if anyone out there may have a similar story. Did anyone ever take a long break, get way out of shape, and then work your buns off to get back onto an Open or Intl team? Any suggestions? Give me some hope here lol
My bff said I should apply to be the subject of a reality show lmfao

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any 18+ athletes who have spent a lot of time away from cheer, maybe put on some weight, and then decided to get back into shape and cheer again. To try and make a long story short (which, I'm sure you've all figured out I SUCK at lol):
I last competed in 2003 at NCA College Nationals. I ended my cheer career with more injuries than I can count, due to the fact that I was not taking care of myself properly (eating issues). I had a bad run for my last time out on the floor, we had a stunt bobble and I busted my tumbling pass. My body was kind of done, at that point. I was devastated at that point, always thinking in the back of my head that I would some day get myself into cheer again to take another crack at that floor. I've always felt a sense of emptiness at the fact that me and the nationals mat have unfinished business.
In the last 7 years, I've been strictly coaching and have put on a significant amount of weight. I had tried to get into dieting, working out, conditioning with my teams, and nothing worked. I have just come to learn that I have a rare metabolic condition, which has a ridiculous amount of problems- hormone imbalances, infertility, weight gain, etc. I am finally at a point where I have started to lose weight, because the issues are being managed by medication and diet change. I have already lost 15 pounds in the 2 weeks since I started this. I'm feeling very optimistic about the possibility of me finally returning to cheering. It's like years and years of fighting to overcome the weight gain can now finally come to an end. I haven't felt this good about something in a very long time.
There are a number of gyms near me with Open or Intl teams, and I am DYING to get myself back into shape to go tryout again. Unfortunately, I'm not ever going to be able to offer more than Level 4 tumbling skills, and even that is a big maybe at this point. I probably have a good year of working out before I'll be of any use in tumbling. I was thinking of trying out and maybe speaking with the gym owner directly about the possibility of just training with the team, maybe as an alternate. I don't know. I'm pretty self conscious at this point, because I know the only thing I can still do is stunt.
So, I'm wondering if anyone out there may have a similar story. Did anyone ever take a long break, get way out of shape, and then work your buns off to get back onto an Open or Intl team? Any suggestions? Give me some hope here lol
My bff said I should apply to be the subject of a reality show lmfao