Today we’re talking to Christmas Abbott, a woman with a fitness resume about a mile long. She’s been a team CrossFit Games competitor, weightlifter, influencer, reality TV star, and also NASCAR’s first-ever female pit crew member. I’ve known Christmas for over seven years, but it’s been a long time since we’ve had a proper catchup. In this episode of the BarBend podcast, we talk about her evolution from hyper-competitive athlete to producing fitness content for the masses, the physical rigors of working with a pit crew, and badass moms from movies Christmas wants to emulate.
Related: Christmas Abbott on breaking through training purgatory.
On this episode of The BarBend Podcast, host David Thomas Tao talks to Christmas Abbott about:
- Being a “fitness maniac” (3:10)
- “We’re going to go play NASCAR” — what does that mean? (05:30)
- The intensity of changing four full tires, as a team, in under 12 seconds (09:00)
- Why changing a NASCAR tire is like attempting a heavy snatch (12:45)
- Competing on “Big Brother” (15:30)
- Owning and operating her gym (20:20)
- The most badass moms in media? (29:30)
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