Two-Brain Radio With Sean Woodland, Episode 11: Mekenzie Riley

Two-Brain Radio With Sean Woodland, Episode 11: Mekenzie Riley

On today’s episode, Sean Woodland talks with four-time CrossFit Games athlete Mekenzie Riley.

This week, Mekenzie will make her fourth career appearance at the CrossFit Games and her third as an individual, which she qualified for with an 11th-place finish in the worldwide CrossFit Open.

She talks a lot about overcoming adversity. Mekenzie dealt with some pretty serious stuff when she was younger—including battling disordered eating, body-image issues and the loss of her parents—but overcame it all to become a successful CrossFit Games athlete.

Mekenzie also shares how she prepared for the Games in Madison and what she would consider a successful season.

Links:

https://growyournutritionbusiness.com/2019-crossfit-games-workshop/

Contact:

Instagram: @itskenzieriley

Timeline:

1:37 – Training in the weeks leading up to the CrossFit Games. 

4:28 – Struggling with body image as a teenager. 

6:55 – Overcoming anorexia and bulimia.

10:39 – To overcome an eating disorder, you have to want to get better.

14:31 – Remembering Mekenzie’s hero: Her mother. 

18:50 – Dealing with the loss of her parents. 

22:01 – From Zumba instructor to CrossFit enthusiast.

24:27 – Becoming a CrossFit competitor. 

27:39 – Lessons learned from Games past: Be grateful.

30:48 – Training around the new CrossFit Games season structure. 

37:45 – What will it take for the 2019 Games to be a success?