I've always gone to the games with the intentions of doing my best and wanting to place well, but after this year, like being that close to getting on the podium, it's kind of like I know that I can do it now, like I want to do that.

And so I've never felt like that going into a

season that I was like that close and like let's get on it this year so I

mean that's one of the things that I really want to do.

Hello and welcome to pursuing health.

I'm Dr. Julie Fushe, family physician and former Cross Fit Games athlete.

Here I bring you information and inspiration to help bridge the gap between fitness and medicine

and support your journey toward your healthiest self.

Thank you so much for joining me. Now let's get started. and support your journey toward your healthiest self.

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Now let's get started with this week's episode.

In this episode, I sit down with Brooke Wells,

six-time Cross-Vick Games athlete.

We have the chance to catch up in both of our new hometowns, Nashville, Tennessee just after

she came home from stage two of the 2020 Cross Fit Games.

A little background on Brooke before we get started, she was just 19 years old when she qualified to her first Cross Fit games in 2015, and she's competed at every game since, always placing inside the top 20.

This year was her best finish yet, as she placed fifth in a stacked field of

competitors. She's an incredibly well-rounded athlete with a background in track in gymnastics

and a very natural gift for lifting heavy weights.

In Brooks' second appearance on the podcast,

we caught up just a week after stage two of the games

and we caught up on her 2020 game season,

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