LUCAS PARKER
“I believe that for homo sapiens to flourish, we must strive for development in the physical realm and in the intellectual realm.”
“Training is not any single event..not any single workout, or week’s worth of workouts, or a month of workouts. Training is for your lifetime.“
Canada West
- 27 years old
- 5‘8‘‘
- 187 lb
- 1st place at west Regional 2015
- Bachelor’s degree in kinesiology
- Rogue athlete -> helped develop products for the signature series
- born in Montreal
- grew up in Victoria, B.C.
- 15th place at 2012 CrossFit Games
- Provincial weightlifting champion
- Background: rugby and weightlifting
“I don’t always go to failure, but when I do, I fail like a cat.“
“Our physical existence encompasses our health and our fitness: two aspects of life that are sadly neglected in the modern era.“
“Training is not any single event..not any single workout, or week’s worth of workouts, or a month of workouts. Training is for your lifetime.“
Lucas Parker after the swim event at The CrossFit Games
“CrossFit means to me opportunity.“
BRENT FIKOWSKI
“Don’t judge a man on his successes or failures, judge him by how many times he fell down and got back up.“
Brent Fikowski wins again
Canada West
- 25 years old
- 6‘2‘‘
- 212 lb
- Double life: by day-financial controller at startup company; after work: CrossFit athlete
- won west Regionals by 70 points
- Reebok Crossfit Games 2016: 4th in the world with 4 event wins
- Tallest CrossFit Games athlete
- Graduated from Griffth university in 2013
- Loves competing
- Consumes 4100-4400 calories on a general training day, 220g of protein, 190g fat, 350g carbs
- Wins the 2016 west Regionals with 623 points
“my aerobic capacity and my explosiveness from volleyball… and with the acquisition of skills and my hard work ethic, everything just kind of fell into place so that I (became) a pretty good CrossFitter pretty quick.“
“Gravity doesn’t want you to lift. So what you do? You lift!“
“I realize the only thing I’m afraid of, and this is unfortunate, is what people would think if I lose.“
“I think that I can go in feeling that love from the people around me and using that as motivation rather than the motivation not to fail.”
PATRICK VELLNER
“Keep on reaching for your goals! It’s an uphill battle, but I promise you it’s worth the climb! There is no success without struggle.”
3rd at the CrossFit Games this year, Vellner has an incredible work ethic
Canada East
- 26 years old
- 1,77 m
- 195 lb
- Chiropratic student
- Ed Sheeran look alike
- Competed nationally in gymnastics
- Senior level box lacrosse & some field lacrosse; some rugby
- 2013 – first competition
- Attends McGill University in Montreal
“To have success as an athlete you have to be selfish to a certain degree. Mostly selfish with your time to train, eat and recover the way you need to.“
“It’s not always a good day, but it’s about slowly taking on your weakness and always making progress keep getting stronger. Keep getting better.“
“I compete as a hobby. CrossFit isn’t my career. My career will be in my schooling. That’s the bottom line.“
“I’m comforted with the knowledge that if something happens or something doesn’t go well or something does go well it’s because of the work that you did and you’re sort of responsible for whatever successes and feelings you have.“
“If nothing else I think I learned that I’m more of an individual athlete at the end of the day.“
“My priority is to get educated. This is, at the end of the day it’s a hobby. It’s something I do because I enjoy it and I have fun with it.“
“CrossFit does a phenomenal job of making itself very accessible to all types of people. What allows CrossFit to be so accessible is that one of its major staples is that the training is universally scalable and adaptable to all skill levels. This basically means that all of the weights can always be adjusted, and movements modified to allow any individual to take part, and adjust the intensity of training to be appropriate to them. Because of this, physical disabilities generally do not limit individuals in their potential for participation. Where there is a will, there is a way.”
PAUL TREMBLAY
“Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
Canada East
- 29 years old
- 5‘10‘‘
- 200 lb
- Owner of CrossFit NCR
- Ottawa native
- Employed in the finance sector with the federal government
“CrossFit just brought working out to a whole new level. Just the competitive aspect of it really was what got me into it big time.“
“You don’t want to just show up. You want to give it your all. I’m pretty confident that if I absolutely go as hard as I can, then yes, some good things will happen.“
“Spend more time moving better, not faster or harder.“
CANADIAN ATHLETES: ALEX VIGNEAULT
“Playing sport is definitely a big part of my training. People get too caught up in CrossFit with their strict programs and they don’t put their fitness to use outside of the gym. Getting out of the gym and having fun playing other sports is the best way for me to avoid over-training.”
Alex working on the atlas stones
Canada East
- 24 years old
- 5‘11‘‘
- 205 lb
“My key to successful training is to train with people who help making me better everyday. It’s hard to push your limit on a daily basis. And I love goofing around with friends.“
About himself: “A simple self-made athlete who started in a simple self-made gym.“
