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I knew religion from an early age.
Swimming helps with recovery a ton.
CrossFit prepares you for real life.
I've got three kids, so there's not much downtime.
Yes, when you win once, you feel you can do it again.
It's how many times you get back up that defines you.
I put Christ first and everything else fell into place.
I don't think I've ever actually prayed to win an event.
I use CrossFit to glorify God with the talents he's given.
I eat a lot of peanut butter and drink a lot of whole milk.
I eat a bowl of cereal to cap off the night. That's my dessert.
I love apple pie. If I see one, I'm going to eat the whole thing.
I think CrossFit is highly beneficial to any athlete, in any sport.
Faith, family, and fitness - that's the order I try to keep things in.
Luckily, I found CrossFit. I do a lot more legs now - that's for sure.
I'm a Detroit fan in everything pro and I'm a Notre Dame fan in college.
Sleep is huge for me. I don't set an alarm. I just wake up when I wake up.
Identify your weaknesses, vary your training cycles, reevaluate and repeat.
My gift from God has been my talent, my genetics, and the people around me.
You don't want to be the weak link or the person who lets other people down.
Me and my cousin started doing CrossFit in my barn; I haven't looked back since.
I workout all day, but there is something about working out at night that I like.
In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.
I take protein and amino acid supplements, but I honestly don't know if they do anything.
I don't really have a routine. I make it up on the fly, or whatever feels right, I'll do.
Everyone wants to look good, but with CrossFit you get so much more besides looking good.
The worldly stuff is not always going to be there and it could be taken away at any moment.
It's not even necessarily the will or want to win. It's the shame and embarrassment of losing.
I don't really document how many calories I eat or anything like that. I try to listen to my body.
In 2010, I put CrossFit on a pedestal and then, when I failed at it and got second, it was hard for me.
In the morning, before my usual larger training session, I won't eat or drink anything before but water.
This life is temporary, this body is temporary, but while I'm here I want to get as much out of it as I can
Over the years of competing as an individual, I got a little bit burned out and tired of competing for myself.
It's a tough thing to work with two different genders. You've gotta learn how to talk to women and talk to guys.
I surround myself with people that have certain strengths that are my weaknesses so they push me in certain areas.
The human body is an incredible machine, but most people only get out of that machine what their mind allows them to.
For anyone beginning CrossFit I would say find a local affiliate and get there. They have coaches and a community set up.
When Reebok first let me try out the Nano 10, I thought this was about as close to the perfect training shoe as you can get.
It's kind of a negative connotation that CrossFit gets. It's all dependent on the person and it has to be scaled accordingly.
Eggs are not only one of the highest quality sources of protein, but they come stocked with various vitamins and minerals as well.
I want my kids to understand that when family needs something, I'm there. And, on a different note, all three of my kids are adopted.
I am a big supporter of the CrossFit community and enjoy helping people gain a better understanding of the CrossFit style of workouts.
When I started out, nutrition wasn't a huge thing in my arsenal. Getting older, I'm getting a little smarter, thinking about longevity.
With intermittent fasting, I don't really eat breakfast. My eating window is 12:30-8:30 P. M. I eat for eight hours and then fast for 16.
I was a strength coach for over a year where our teams used CrossFit, and our football team won their first conference championship in 36 years!
I've always worn my wedding band when I'm working out. A few years ago I realized how dangerous wearing a metal band could be and switched to silicone.
Everything that I was reading the New Testament - everything was applicable to daily life - trials and stuff I was going through, everything matched up.
People get injured everyday doing simple things. The problem comes sometimes when people crank up the intensity on skilled movements before they are ready.
A lot of people who do CrossFit eat a strict paleo diet, but I don't subscribe to any specific way of eating. If you burn enough calories, you don't need to.
What I realized was that CrossFit wasn't what defined me as a human being, it was the sacrifice that Christ made for me and all of us that defined who I was.