Today we welcome Mat Fraser to the High Performance Podcast 🙌 Mat is a retired CrossFit athlete and legend of the sport. He is the first athlete to have won five CrossFit Games titles consecutively from 2016 - 2020 👏 After breaking his back in two places as an Olympic hopeful weightlifter, Mat was told he’d never be able to lift again 🤯 In this episode he shares how he has overcome his setbacks through hard work and discipline. Discipline is a crucial aspect of Mat’s work, most importantly, being disciplined when no one is watching 👊 He shares how his parents’ parenting style encouraged him to try everything from figure skating to t-ball, he tells Jake and Damian the lessons from his parents he carries into his work today ❤️ In this episode they discuss, why we should all do things we are bad at, training for the right reasons and finding the right people for you 🙏 Thanks to @WHOOP for being our partner on this series speaking to world leading experts who can positively impact you and the life you live 💪 WHOOP is a wearable health and fitness coach that helps you to sleep better, train smarter and recover faster 🎯 If you’re interested in improving your health and overall performance, you can go to join.whoop.com/hpp to get a 20% discount on a @WHOOP membership this holiday season 🎄 #unlockyourself Get MORE from High Performance: Watch all our episodes on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/c/HighPerformancePodcast/videos Listen on your Podcast player: http://www.podfollow.com/highperformance Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highperformance/ Join our new Book Club : https://www.facebook.com/groups/highperformancebookclub Order the new High Performance Daily Journal - 365 ways to become your best! smarturl.it/HPJournal Get bonus content and all episodes ad-free with 'High Performance Plus': Apple Podcasts apple.co/highperformance or Supercast https://highperformanceplus.supercast.com/ Join our FREE members club the High Performance Circle. Just go to https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/thecircle You will get: • Weekly Monday Motivation Newsletter with Book Recommendations, Discount Codes, and more! • Exclusive early video access • Keynote speeches that keep you learning • And much more! Sleep Better, Train Smarter and Recover Faster: Thanks to WHOOP for sponsoring High Performance - the new WHOOP 4.0 is a wearable Fitness and Health Coach that helps you to Sleep Better, Train Smarter and Recover Faster - ultimately helping you to be the best possible version of yourself - get your first month free on us - https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/HPP #matfraser #crossfitchampion #crossfitgames #crossfitworldchampion #worldsfittestman #matfras #highperformance #podcast