73- Rich Froning: CrossFit Games Champion, Fittest Man On Earth, Repo Man, Donut Eater

Barbell Shrugged

Doug Larson

Business, Training, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Paleo, Weightlifting, Nutrition, Crossfit

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2013

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Are you consistently blown away by Rich Froning's performances at the CrossFit Games? Do you wonder how fit you would be if you could train all day everyday? To learn more about the 2-time CrossFit Games champion and reigning "Fittest Man on Earth", the Barbell Shrugged crew traveled to Rich's hometown of Cookeville, TN for this episode of the Barbell Shrugged podcast. Rich shares his thoughts about the upcoming 2013 CrossFit Games which is only days away. You'll learn why the ability to train "whenever you want" is only part of the equation to becoming an elite athlete. You'll also learn why Rich is in talks with NASA, why he's able to eat Donuts, and more about his "side job" as a repo man!

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0:00.0	This week on Barbell Shrugged, we go to Rich Froning's Garage Dream and podcast about everything
0:08.8	Planet training class and the CrossFit Games stay tuned
0:30.0	Hey guys Barbell Shrugged Mike Bletson, here with Doug Larson and Chris Moore
0:34.9	CTP filming we have traveled to Cookville, Tennessee to visit Rich Froning
0:42.3	What the CrossFit Games start in we about a week and a half huh?
0:48.0	10 days who knows we don't
0:49.8	I don't plan these things
0:52.3	We're gonna do it on Monday, start ever yeah, we're gonna be there Monday
0:54.9	It's 6 p.m. for an athletes dinner and you got to be in a certain hotel and all kind of stuff
1:00.0	Yeah, and then on just on the disclose location
1:03.3	They're gonna get helicopters and just fly you guys to an island and then you have to make your way back
1:08.5	If you make it back to the Home Depot Center, then you can start competing. Yeah
1:13.4	What are the rumors for this year and any secret thing that's gonna happen on Wednesday?
1:18.4	Everybody's apparently everybody's rocking
1:21.2	Everybody's doing mountain climbs with a with a bag or
1:25.5	With a weight vest, so we'll see who knows you never know what Dave
1:28.9	What wearing fins while wearing things on
1:33.5	Kering the mountain, but and you can only breathe through a snorkel
1:37.7	We're 50 pounds of stuff in the backpack getting to the deep water. Yeah, who's the fittest?
1:43.4	Unfortunately, uh, is it CTP and I will be going to the games. We won't get there till Sunday
1:49.0	That's Doug's fault. Doug's fault. My fault would you do Doug? I'm getting married on Saturday. Oh, congratulations
1:55.2	Thank you. Well, how the story go. You said let's schedule on a day. We know
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