8 Lessons I Learned from the Fittest Man On Earth
8 Lessons I Learned from the Fittest Man On Earth
By Will Chou Wealthy Gorilla.com
One of my great passions is studying the advice of the world’s most successful. Today, I want to cover the domain of fitness and athleticism. Although a new sport, Crossfit has taken over the nation as a groundbreaking training program, gym service, and sport. Tens of thousands tune in every year to watch the Crossfit Games. Athletes compete to be crowned the “Fittest in the World”.
8 Lessons I’ve Learned From the World’s Fittest Man
I want to share with you the top lessons I learned from Rich Fronning’s book First: What It Takes to Win. He is widely regarded as the best Cross-fitter of all time in the short several years of the sports existence. He won back-to-back three years in a row and came in 2nd place the first time he competed, a feat no one has come close to.
1. Learn Work Ethic Through Example and Company
Rich developed his work ethic not from someone lecturing him, but by modeling his parents. His parents taught by example instead of by instruction. They worked endlessly and rarely sat down to relax.
2. Get Around Competitive People If You Want To Be Competitive
When Rich was young, he had over thirty five first cousins – on just his mother’s side. Family reunions were a natural grounds for competition. He and his cousins competed on everything, from video games to sports. It stoked his competitive fires.
3. Don’t Be Intimidated. View Yourself With The Same Lens You View Others
The first time Rich competed in the Crossfit Games, he was intimidated by everyone else who showed up. The same reaction replayed during the Regionals and Sectionals.
He saw everyone there as physical specimens and he thought he didn’t belong there. Yet every time, he took home first place by a wide margin. He realized that he was not viewing himself in the same lens he views others.
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