341. How To Get Stronger: CrossFit Champion Laura Horvath On Learning New Skills, Navigating Self-Talk & Fueling For Success
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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🗓️ 3 February 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Imagine being referred to as "The Fittest Woman On Earth" — that's Laura Horvath's reality. The 2023 champion of the CrossFit Games joins Hurdle this week for a conversation about strength, body image, and nutrition. She covers how she trains to embrace the different phases of her cycle, what has changed (or rather, what hasn't) since she came out on top, and why her early days of climbing lent themselves to excelling within sport when her brother introduced her to it in 2016.
IN THIS EPISODE
(6:00) Why Laura loved climbing
(7:00) The perks to being strong for Laura in her everyday life
(8:15) How climbing lended itself to a transition into CrossFit
(9:50) Laura Horvath's thoughts on the intimidation factor that comes with lifting heavy weights
(12:55) Laura Horvath reflects on her beginning days with the sport, and how taking on too much too soon contributed to injury
(14:50) How Laura Horvath prioritizes her sleep, and why she likes wearing the Oura Ring
(15:07) The recovery tools Laura Horvath uses most often
(18:00) Laura Horvath talks about her cycle and how pays attention to it and her period to train to her advantage
(19:08) What does balance look like for Laura Horvath
(27:00) How Laura Horvath looks as food as fuel
(27:43) Laura Horvath talks about her relationship with food and how it's evolved since she was climbing, when the assumption that was less better
(33:40) How Laura Horvath feels about her social media presence
(36:30) What changed in Laura Horvath's life after winning the CrossFit Games
(39:19) How Laura Horvath feels about the pressure to perform in sport
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| 0:00.0 | I really try to just like focus on myself and do the best of my abilities. |
| 0:03.4 | And I believe that if I do that, it's going to work out. |
| 0:20.6 | What is going on? Emily Abadi here. You are listening to Episode 341 of Hurtle, a wellness-focused podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything from their highest highs and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live |
| 0:38.4 | a healthier, happier, more motivated life. We all go through our fair share of hurdles. My goal |
| 0:45.7 | through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so |
| 0:51.0 | that you can stride toward your own big potential. |
| 0:58.0 | And of course, have some fun along the way. |
| 1:03.6 | For today's episode 341, I am chatting with Laura Horvath. She is a professional CrossFit athlete. |
| 1:07.6 | She won the CrossFit games in 2023. And when you do such a thing, they refer to you as the |
| 1:16.4 | fittest woman on earth. Now, Laura is not the first crossfitter that I've had on the show. I've had the |
| 1:23.0 | opportunity to chat with many strong, fierce ladies, including Brooke Wells, Tia Claire Toomey, Annie |
| 1:30.8 | Thoris' daughter, Catherine David's daughter. The list goes on. But I digress. For my conversation |
| 1:37.7 | with Laura today, we are talking a lot about strength. What strength feels like for her when she first remembers feeling |
| 1:46.5 | strong in her body, reflecting on a childhood in Hungary spent climbing that eventually segued her |
| 1:54.0 | into the sport of CrossFit. And just so we're on the same page, strength is interpretive. Everyone has |
| 1:59.4 | different strength goals. I myself am |
| 2:01.3 | a pull-up journey. I just got three consecutive ones last week. Thank you very much. But for |
| 2:07.4 | context, Laura can squat over 350 pounds. She can deadlift something like 415 pounds. So these are not |
| 2:17.3 | small numbers. Now, having been to the CrossFit games a number |
| 2:21.8 | of times as a spectator and going through a CrossFit phase about 10 years ago myself, |
| 2:27.7 | I can say without a doubt that the athleticism this sport demands is next level. You have to be someone that has endurance. You have to be able |
| 2:36.2 | to do these heavy Olympic lifts and also the dynamics of gymnastic-based movements. No two workouts |
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