Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World's Fittest Athletes

How do you set priorities when so many things feel important? That’s our question; we’ve got our friend Jon Gilson here to help answer it. Also, your questions about Zone 2 training, doing work we don’t hate, and outgrowing friends.

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EXPECT TO LEARN:

πŸ“ What Zone 2 training is and whether CrossFitters need to prioritize it

πŸ“ What to think about when balancing financial security and interesting work

πŸ“ Why it’s important to consider your friend group over the course of a decade

πŸ“ The problem with the Rocks analogy we so often hear

πŸ“ Why Ben thinks we should all be using kitchen scissors more often

GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:

Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!

ABOUT US:

πŸ“ Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.

πŸ“ Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter and podcaster. Find him on Instagram.