This week I had the chance to see everyone else’s topic for their free inquiry project, it was very interesting to see what sort of things are of interest to other people that I have never even thought of. In this blog post I would like to look at what it takes to become a CrossFit athlete. I was able to learn and find out about the following using resources such as YouTube and Instagram TV. The motivation that goes into the training of athletes is almost incomparable to most things. There is one coach in the CrossFit world that said training as a CrossFit athlete is basically like having a mental illness. It is constantly pushing yourself to the absolute maximum as well as pushing the extremes of your body’s physical and mental capabilities while also enjoying it. It is to have one clear and focused goal; to become stronger. You must be absolutely obsessed with goal or you will never be motivated enough to workout everyday in such a way that world class CrossFit athletes do. Most athletes make extreme sacrifices in areas of having a stable job, diet and social life. The dedication that it takes to pursue this goal makes it as though training is their full time job which is crazy as they don’t necessary get paid to train. I think that what separates CrossFit athletes from the general population is the obsession with being stronger. This then allows them to make these sacrifices in order to gain strength. To these athletes, the benefits from gaining that extra sliver of strength to potentially winning over a competitor is worth every cost and sacrifice that they must make. The rigorous training schedules, diets and lifestyles that these athletes bind themselves to is almost unimaginable.

 

Tia Toomey is the currently the fittest women in the world, she is originally from Australia.