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Rich Froning Jr.'s So Called Life: Part 4

Published on Sun, 2012-12-30 17:00

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For the fittest man on Earth, life is pretty normal: a wife, a dog, a house ... the cover of Muscle and Fitness.

In Part 4, get a closer look at the real life of a fitness celebrity as Froning explains a bacon explosion and argues with his wife over a bee sting and a fever blister.

He also shows off his key to the city of Cookeville, Tenn.

“It doesn’t open anything,” he says with a smile.

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    For the fittest man on Earth, life is pretty normal: a wife, a dog, a house. In Part 1 of this five-part series, we get inside Rich Froning Jr.’s Tennessee home and learn more about the man who this year became the first two-time CrossFit Games champion. For starters, Froning’s wife, Hillary, doesn’t CrossFit.
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    For the fittest man on Earth, life is pretty normal: a wife, a dog, a house. In Part 2, the 25-year-old reveals that he’s a nervous wreck before competitions. “I hate it. I hate competing. I don’t know why I do it,” he says. But as soon as he hears the word “Go!” the nerves vanish. “There’s no butterflies. You’re just kind of in that zone,” he explains. “And then after it, you feel great—if you did decent.”
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    For the fittest man on Earth, life is pretty normal: a wife, a dog, a house ... the cover of Muscle and Fitness. In Part 3 of this five-part series, we begin to get a sense of Rich Froning Jr.s’ relationship with his wife, Hillary, and his thoughts on being the first two-time CrossFit Games champion.
  • Video
    For the fittest man on Earth, life is pretty normal: a wife, a dog, a house ... the cover of Muscle and Fitness. In Part 4, get a closer look at the real life of a fitness celebrity as Froning explains a bacon explosion and argues with his wife over a bee sting and a fever blister. He also shows off his key to the city of Cookeville, Tenn. “It doesn’t open anything,” he says with a smile.
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    For the fittest man on Earth, life is pretty normal: a wife, a dog, a house. In Part 5, the couple has playful arguments over how to stain the kitchen table and Froning’s bathroom habits. Next, we catch a glimpse of the athlete playing flag football and even meet Froning’s mom, Janice. “I’m just so proud of him,” she says. “He’s just so naturally gifted. He loves what he does, and he’s excelled at it that it makes it just surreal to watch, especially to the level that it’s at.”

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