A Kelowna man害羞草研究所檚 journey to become the fittest man on earth can be watched on Netflix.
Brent Fikowski has been competing for the last three years in the Reebok CrossFit Games and training in CrossFit for six years. Each year, thousands of athletes compete in a series of challenges ranging from swimming, obstacle courses, deadlifting and more for the title of the fittest person on earth.
The 27-year-old said while he may be featured on Netflix, he isn害羞草研究所檛 recognized on the street too often. Fikowski placed fourth in this year害羞草研究所檚 CrossFit Games in Wisconsin, a few steps down from last year害羞草研究所檚 second place.
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The documentaries, Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness, and The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth, focus on select athletes in the last two games and their journeys to earn the title. In January, Fikowski was also featured in GQ Magazine.
The benefit of being on camera as an athlete is that it humbles you, Fikowski said. But the shows don害羞草研究所檛 always tell the whole story, something he害羞草研究所檚 come to terms with.
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害羞草研究所淧art of this journey has been learning to deal with other people害羞草研究所檚 expectations and perceptions of my performance and it害羞草研究所檚 been challenging at times, but it害羞草研究所檚 super rewarding to continue to put myself in a place where I can grow in a lot of different ways and hopefully help young athletes in the future and understand what it means to compete,害羞草研究所� he said.
In Fittest on Earth, Fikowski placed fourth in the first race after he is passed during the final stretch by athlete Sam Briggs. The next year, an in the documentary The Redeemed and the Dominant, he redeemed himself by beating her by a narrow margin in the 2017 games.
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害羞草研究所淚 remember that race and there were men that walked most of it and you don害羞草研究所檛 hear about that, and I害羞草研究所檓 proud that I ran most of it,害羞草研究所� Fikowski said.
害羞草研究所淚 finished it and pushed myself to get a lot of points. It害羞草研究所檚 those little stories that I take and I learn from,害羞草研究所� Fikowski said.
He hopes to inspire others with the documentaries.
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Fikowski plans to compete in the games again in 2019 and eventually wants to work with young athletes to害羞草研究所渂ecome better versions of themselves.害羞草研究所�
To aspiring athletes, he said play as many sports as you can.
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Fikowski said he害羞草研究所檚 happy with his performance at the 2018 games, even though the instinct as a competitor is to be disappointed.
害羞草研究所淵ou can choose to look up at the three men who beat you and have some envy and jealousy or you can look down at every other crossfitter at the competition and in the world and know that they would gladly trade spots with you,害羞草研究所� he said.
Fikowski balances training with part-time work at Strawhouse Inc. and evenings with his wife.
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To watch the CrossFit documentaries, visit Netflix.com.
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