Rich Froning Jr.
Rich Froning, Jr. 
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Rich Froning Jr., CrossFit Games 2012 |
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| Surname: | Rich Froning Jr. | ||||
| Nationality: | American | ||||
| Society: | CrossFit Mayhem | ||||
| Date of birth: | July 21, 1987 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Mount Clemens , Michigan | ||||
| Size: | 175 cm | ||||
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Rich Froning, Jr. (born July 21, 1987 in Mount Clemens , Michigan ) is an American CrossFit athlete. He gained notoriety by being the first to win the CrossFit Games four times in a row (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014).
Life
Froning was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan and shortly thereafter moved with his parents to Cookeville, Tennessee . There he attended Cookeville High School and began a sports career as an infielder in baseball . When he graduated from high school in 2005, he received a baseball scholarship to Walter State Community College . He played there for another year until he decided to quit his baseball career to work as a firefighter for the city of Cookeville while continuing his sports science studies at the Technical University of Tennessee. The city took over his college expenses because of his four-year engagement as a firefighter. He came into contact with CrossFit for the first time during his studies, and in 2009 he began to actively participate in the sport and work as a CrossFit trainer.
Froning works as a strength and conditioning coach at the Technical University of Tennessee and travels the country to give lectures on CrossFit and its training principles.
Sports career
Froning made his competitive debut at the 2010 CrossFit Games and immediately took second place. The following year he won the CrossFit Games 2011 and the title “Fittest Man in the World”. Froning also defended his title in 2012, 2013 and 2014. He is the first CrossFit athlete to win the title four times in a row. With the prize money, he opened his own CrossFit box in his hometown of Cookeville, Tennessee, and works there as a trainer.
Froning is part of the US team with which he took part in the CrossFit Invitationals in 2012 and 2013 and won against Team Europe in London in 2012 . 2013 he lost in Berlin against the Team World .
| Workout | Time / number |
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| Fran | 2:13 |
| Helen | 0:00 |
| Grace | 1:11 |
| Filthy 50 | 0:00 |
| Fight Gone Bad | 508 |
| 400 m sprint | 0:00 |
| 5 km run | 0:00 |
| technology | Weight / number |
| Bump | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| Tear | 138 kg (305 lb) |
| Deadlift | 253 kg (570 lb) |
| Squat | 211 kg (475 lb) |
| Pull-ups (swinging) | 75 pieces |
Publications
- Rich Froning Jr .: First: What It Takes to Win. Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 2013, ISBN 978-1-4143-8678-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Faith drives accidental champion on espn.go.com
- ↑ Athlete feature Rich Froning on games.crossfit.com
- ↑ Crossfit Champ Rich Froning ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at fitnessmagnet.com
- ↑ Fittest Man and Woman on Earth Crowned at the 2011 Reebok | CrossFit Games on businesswire.com
- ↑ The world is now enough on games.crossfit.com
- ↑ Athlete: Rich Froning on games.crossfit.com (Profile)
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| SURNAME | Froning, Rich Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Froning, Rich junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American CrossFit athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mount Clemens , Michigan |