I don't think that the girl that didn't break her back would have qualified because she wasn't like

She hadn't been through the same kind of mental emotional struggle because Cross Fit if you've ever competed or even if you like compete in your own

Cross Fit gym it's it's a struggle like you're doing stuff every single day that

you're terrible at and it's no different for games athletes and it's a hard thing

to constantly texting

texting, texting, because you're doing stuff all the time

that you're bad at.

This is episode number 55 with Lindy Barber.

Welcome to pursuing health. I'm Julie Fushe, medical student and former across the games athlete.

Here I bring to you information and inspiration from experts and everyday individuals

for how to use lifestyle to maximize health.

Thank you so much for joining me.

Now let's get started with this week's episode.

Welcome back to pursuing health.

In this episode I sit down with three-time Cross-Vit

at Cross-Vit Mayhem, where she's training with her team

for the upcoming 2017 Cross-Vit Games.

A little bit of background about Lindy.

She's a former collegiate soccer player and has competed in the

Crossfit Games twice as an individual in both 2013 and 2015. And last year she joined

Team Crossfit Mayhem Freedom helping them to their second games title in 2016.

She thrives in the team environment and loves setting goals in overcoming the mental challenges

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