CrossFit: Mat Fraser offers first glimpse into retirement life, detailing how ‘doing nothing’ motivated him when competing
- The five-time champion has launched his own YouTube channel, which he says will offer details of his training and life
- Fraser says he used ‘doing nothing’ as a way to motivate himself to compete at the CrossFit Games
Mat Fraser seems to be enjoying retirement already.
Fraser’s channel is a look into his daily routine along with his fiancée Sammy Moniz, who was also his personal chef during his days competing. Fraser posted a video talking about how he would look forward to being lazy as a way to motivate himself to compete at the CrossFit Games.
“For a long time I lived for those days,” said Fraser, on looking forward to being lazy after he competed at the CrossFit Games, which ends each season. “I was just like, ‘I’m gonna get on the couch, and I’m going to do nothing’. Yeah, good times.”
Fraser has already offered a number of glimpses into his private life, which he largely kept out of the public eye while he was competing given he didn’t have his own YouTube channel. During his retirement announcement, which was first published in Morning Chalk Up, he talked about the extreme lengths he went to in ensuring he was ready for the CrossFit Games each year.
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“In the weeks right before the Games, I’d stop doing obviously risky things, like riding my motorcycle to the gym, and even small things that could make all the difference, like not using a steak knife. It wasn’t worth the .01 per cent chance I’d cut myself and ruin my week of training or compromise my performance during competition. I was obsessed with finding improvements anywhere possible and always terrified that one had slipped through the cracks.”
The 2020 CrossFit Games were drastically different than previous years given the coronavirus. The top 30 men and women competed at their home gyms in their respective countries doing online workouts, vying for one of five spots at the in-person finals in October.
