808 Rich Froning: Becoming The World’s Greatest

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN? We can have our eyes on the prize. We can work every day to accomplish our goal. We can sacrifice and suffer to be the best. But at the end of the day, you can’t define yourself by whether or not you get “first place.” If your identity depends on one thing, you’re bound to fail. You have to free yourself from tying your worth to winning. When you do, you just might see some amazing results. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about faith, family and CrossFit with the “Fittest Man On Earth:” Rich Froning. Rich Froning is a CrossFit athlete known for his achievements participating in the CrossFit Games. He became the first person to win the title of "Fittest Man on Earth" four times and has led team CrossFit Mayhem Freedom to the first-place finish three times. Froning owns and operates the affiliate gym CrossFit Mayhem, located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and is a member of the CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff. Rich fell off the rope the first time he competed in the CrossFit Games and got second place. He felt like a very public failure. But when he released his need to win, he became unstoppable. So get ready to learn what it takes to be an outstanding competitor, husband and father on Episode 808. Some Questions I Ask: Who did you have a deeper relationship with- mom or dad? (7:18) How did you get into CrossFit? (10:00) Did you get injured a lot when training? (20:00) How did you train your mind to prepare yourself for the whole world to take you down? (33:00) How did you handle fear throughout your career? (38:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: How Rich trained for the CrossFit Games (18:00) About the changes happening in the CrossFit Games (26:00) How Rich’s faith helped him compete (35:00) The importance of pain in daily life (41:00) About Rich’s infertility and adoption journey (48:00) The three lessons Rich has learned from his years in CrossFit (58:00) If you enjoyed this episode check out the video and show notes at http://lewishowes.com/808 and follow at instagram.com/lewishowes

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0:00.0	This is episode number 808 with 4 ton fittest man on earth rich
0:06.5	Froning
0:08.8	Welcome to the School of greatness. My name is Lewis Howe's former pro athlete
0:14.6	Turned lifestyle entrepreneur and each week we bring you an inspiring person or
0:19.3	Message to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today
0:26.0	Now let the class begin
0:30.0	T. Alan Armstrong said champions do not become champions when they win the event
0:39.5	But in the hours weeks months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious
0:45.9	performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship
0:50.6	Character. I'm pumped about this one because we've got rich Froning who is one of
0:56.8	the greatest of all time in CrossFit. He is a four-time fitness man on earth
1:02.3	Meaning he won first place at the CrossFit Games in 2011 through 2014 didn't
1:08.5	lose during that time. He also won the worldwide open for three consecutive years
1:13.0	And when he retired from the individual competition he captain his team CrossFit
1:18.4	Mayhem freedom and back-to-back affiliate cup championships. His story was
1:24.4	documented in a movie in 2015 called Froning the fittest man in history produced by CrossFit.
1:30.6	He currently owns and operates the Jim CrossFit Mayhem in Cookville, Tennessee
1:35.4	And as a podcast that he shares with his friends called Froning and Friends in this interview
1:41.2	We dive in about a lot of different things we talk about the mindset behind his unprecedented
1:46.5	wins
1:48.0	How actually losing his first CrossFit Games getting second place was the changing
1:54.3	moment and defining moment that allowed him to win the next four years as an individual
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