EMILY BREEZE WATSON: My due date is five days
from now and I just deadlifted 205lbs today.
COMM: Pregnant weightlifter Emily Breeze Watson
could go to labor at any moment, and the lead up to the birth has been anything but relaxing.
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: I just CrossFit six times
a week. CrossFit includes cardio, Olympic lifting, gymnastics, just functional fitness.
I never considered giving it up. That’s what I do for a living. That’s what I do
as my hobby. I don’t think pregnancy is really a disease or a time to alter things,
as in you can’t do them anymore. Of course I’d talk to my doctor and I'd get things approved,
but the best thing I’ve done is just listen to my body. My body has felt really great
and it gives me so much energy. So, I wouldn’t ever think about stopping.
COMM: Fitness instructor Emily is a strong
advocate for staying active during pregnancy.
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: I’ve just been hanging
out with my husband, training, working out, sprinting, overhead squats, deadlifts. We’re
just trying to stay active and keep moving and feeling good.
MONTELL WATSON: It’s, you know, our first
kid, it’s been very unique. You know, being able to be with such an amazing woman that
strives for greatness continuously.
MONTELL WATSON: I’m super proud of her,
I mean, what she’s doing and for me to wanna sit, sit on the couch and lay. She’s incredibly
inspirational, right. So I, I’m obviously being cautious because I love her and I love the little guy
in there and just wanna make sure that everything is okay. I mean I know that if she wasn’t
able to do this, it would, it would drive her crazy as well, so.
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: Yes! MONTELL WATSON: It keeps her happy, keeps
her healthy and I’m definitely proud of her!
Right.
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: I want people to think
that they can continue to do their normal routine whatever their normal is while they
are pregnant.
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: Can you come tie my shoes?
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: I’ve had plenty of
pregnant women come to the boot camp and some of them to my classes, and I always tell them
to check in with their doctor first. You know, I don’t have a medical background, but I
also encourage them to stay after it, stay active, and if they feel good, let’s work
it out.
COMM: But not everyone has been supportive.
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: People are critics, you
know they are definitely criticising me on social media platforms which I find interesting.
Anyways, I had no idea it would spark any kind of buzz like that. But I’m happy in
a way because it is displaying fitness, you know, and that’s what I stand for, is health,
and living, you know, healthy lifestyle. But the negative stuff, I just look at it like
what has to be, you know, some sort of jealousy and hate. You know, like why, if you don’t
know me, why do you feel the need and the pressure to have to react that way. I’ve
just tuned it out. I don’t even want to read it or care, because I know with full
confidence that my doctor and I are on the same page and the same level, and we’re working
towards bringing this healthy baby into the world.
COMM: Despite the criticism, Emily and Montell
are continuing their gruelling regime and have no plans to slow down once the baby arrives.
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: Well, I hope to bounce
back pretty quick, and May 14th we are hosting and trying to break the Guinness Book of World
Records Boot Camp, Largest Boot Camp In The World. Our goal’s to get 3,000 people out
there working out. Hopefully our little guy will be there! I feel like our hopes and,
I mean, mine especially like let’s get him here healthy, I cannot wait to meet this boy.
That’s first and foremost. And just raising him in an awesome healthy environment. And
then just continuing to build our family and enjoy our careers, and just promoting fitness
for me personally, I want to continue to promote this lifestyle years and years down the road.