Killing The Fat Man: Episode 1

I’m Loving This Video Series

For the next few days, I’ll be catching up on this awesome “Killing The Fat Man” video series put together by the CrossFit Journal. I highly encourage you to watch them. Here’s “Killing The Fat Man: Episode 1”:

In this series, the CrossFit Journal is following a CrossFit newcomer, Gary Roberts. After years of focusing on his family and business while letting his health go, Gary knew it was time to do something about it. Luckily, he decided to try something out like CrossFit 🙂

For these videos, I’m just going to write out some things that hit home while watching. Enjoy!

CrossFit Isn’t Only For “The Beasts”

To most people, CrossFit seems intimidating, especially if they’ve seen any footage from the CrossFit Games. Okay, we all know that those athletes are the elite and have worked their asses off to get to where they are.

But what about for us normal people?

That’s one of the reasons I started this blog. I’m just your everyday guy. For years, I’ve struggled with my weight, and after college, it almost seemed like I had to fix things up again. Through my posts about myself and others as well as with your own stories, like Elisa’s, I want to be able to show people out there that they too can live a healthy lifestyle.

Some of us might become the next Rich Froning or Annie Thorisdottir. Some of us might just want to be healthier, better looking, longer living versions of ourselves. Whatever your goals are, walking into that CrossFit box for the first time might be that turning point in your life.

It’s great that CrossFit HQ is attacking this angle as well, since almost all their articles and videos feature top Games athletes. Seriously…WHO THE FUCK is Gary Roberts? No, I don’t mean that in a bad way lol…I’m just saying that it’s awesome they’re picking an everyday guy with a wife, kids, and a business to run who’s struggled with gaining weight for years. Many people can relate his situation, so I believe they picked the right guy.

He’s Gonna Pull It Off

Why? Okay, okay…the damn intro to every video of this series spoils the ending…Gary gets into excellent shape.

But seriously, you see it in Gary’s attitude. He wants this bad and you can tell he’s giving it his all in the workouts with all his grunting and yelling. That’s might style now too haha.

Also, he’s got that confidence in him. He was already showing signs of it in the beginning with all his jokes, and after only a week at his box, you can tell his confidence went to another level.