First: What It Takes to Win

Physical Strength Can Only Take You So Far
Reigning CrossFit World Champion Rich Froning is “The Fittest Man on Earth.” He’s fast. He’s strong. And he’s incredibly disciplined. But it takes more than physical strength to compete and win at an elite level. It takes incredible mental and spiritual toughness as well. And it is the precise balance of all three that makes Rich Froning a champion.

In First, readers come alongside Rich as he trains for and competes in back-to-back-to-back CrossFit World Championships. Along the way, Rich shares invaluable training tips, motivational techniques, and spiritual insights that, in keeping with the CrossFit philosophy, will prepare you to respond to any real-life physical, mental and spiritual challenge.

• Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World's Fittest Athletes
• How I Became The Fittest Woman On Earth: My Story So Far
• Cracking the CrossFit Open: How to Outperform Your Peers in Every Workout
• As Many Reps As Possible
• Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World's Fittest Athletes
• Embrace the Suck: What I Learned at the Box About Hard Work, (Very) Sore Muscles, and Burpees Before Sunrise
• Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness
• Cross Training WOD Bible: 555 Workouts from Beginner to Ballistic
• Constructing The CrossFit Games
• Speal: A David and Goliath Story