Episode Details

What happens when you have no choice but to win. When losing is simply not an option. When winning no matter the challenge means doing whatever it takes.

Jason Khalipa earned the title of World's Fittest Man when he won the 2008 CrossFit games. In 2009 he won the Spirit of the Games award after collapsing mid-competition then picking himself up and finishing. Jason built his career on never quitting and winning at all costs.

But in 2016 Jason's daughter Ava was diagnosed with Leukemia; the toughest challenge he would ever face. For this episode, Host Fran Racioppi met with Jason in his flagship gym, NCFIT, to discuss his As Many Reps As Possible mentality for winning no matter the challenge.

Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website.

Highlights:

-What As Many Reps As Possible (AMRAP) means and how to increase focus in our life.

-The five parts of AMRAP: Know Your Why, Focus On What You Can Control, Work Hard, Shift Gears & Re-Evaluate.

-Jason’s daughter, Ava’s, battle with Leukemia and how his family used the AMRAP mentality to combat it. 

-Honesty, self-expression and a real connection to community are the values used to remain grounded.

-CrossFit is a community built on shared values and shared suffering.

-Jason embraced CrossFit and started his own gym.

-Focusing on the controllable instead of the uncontrollable.

-Micro-adversities train our mindset to overcome challenges.

-The difference between earned vs perceived confidence.

-The 2009 CrossFit games showed Jason the importanc