The dream of being a CrossFit Games athlete and the reality of being a CrossFit Games athlete are two entirely separate experiences.
If you're working hard, your competition is working harder.
Injury is a matter of when, never if. Can you handle it? Do you have a team around you to keep you strong and healthy? Do you have adequate recovery practices to cope with the training demands?
Do you have the courage to go to that dark place, over and over, day after day? Will you seek out and swallow pain without faltering?
Do you have the self-belief to fight on, year after year, despite the odds and evidence against you?
Do you have the total support of friends and family? Without their support, you’ll never make it.
Are you willing to give up your social life, give up the drink, get to bed early, and train when your mind says no or your family wants you to spend time with them? There is no way to add in the training without removing other things from your life.
Can you handle the pressure of competition and the stress of multiple days of battle? Does your support crew travel with you to keep you strong and healthy, as well as calm and focused?
Are you willing to discipline your nutritional habits? Can you give up sugar, dairy, wheat, and processed foods?
Do you have the mental fortitude to remain calm in the face of failure and seeming defeat? Think back two years to Camille Leblanc-Bazinet’s rower not working in the final event or Rich Froning’s public frustration during the rope climb. Do you have the strength to handle that with dignity?
Do you beat yourself up when you fail reps? While seeking to improve is important, you need to have a positive inner dialogue, not berate yourself constantly.
Do you have an unquenchable fire and drive to succeed?
Do you have absolute faith in yourself and your chosen path despite the critics and haters?
Can you live for your dream on negligible income?
Do you have a bulletproof sense of the ridiculous?
Can your body handle the volume and intensity of the physical work required?
Are you insane enough to keep coming back for more, with no promise of reward or recognition?
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