Zack George, the UK’s Fittest Man 2020 and a top CrossFit athlete, shares his inspiring journey from being an overweight child to a fitness influencer. He discusses the power of internal motivation and the importance of setting personal goals. Zack emphasizes resilience, the role of family support, and how vulnerability fosters strong connections in leadership. He also touches on the challenges of comparing oneself to others and the value of psychological safety in high-performance cultures. Zack's story is a testament to the transformative power of hard work and determination.
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PlayStation Motivation
Zack George's father offered him a PlayStation 2 as motivation to lose weight, leading to an initial lifestyle change.
This early experience with goal-setting and reward became a foundation for his future fitness journey.
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Sensitive Conversation
Zack's father addressed his son's weight issues with sensitivity, focusing on his unhappiness and potential future insecurities.
This approach led to a productive conversation and positive change, demonstrating effective parenting.
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Silverback Mentality
Zack's 'silverback' mentality reflects resilience and persistence, driven by a desire to prove doubters wrong.
He emphasizes working tirelessly to overcome weaknesses and achieve goals, despite negative feedback.
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High Performance Habits is a motivational book based on extensive original research and Brendon Burchard's decade-long experience as the world’s highest-paid performance coach. The book identifies six habits that are crucial for achieving long-term success and happiness: seeking clarity, generating energy, raising necessity, increasing productivity, developing influence, and demonstrating courage. These habits are illustrated through powerful vignettes, cutting-edge science, thought-provoking exercises, and real-world daily practices. The book aims to help readers achieve their goals faster and more effectively, leading to a better quality of life and increased joy and confidence.
Start Where Others Stop
Zack George
Start Where Others Stop is an empowering guide by Zack George, detailing his journey from being severely overweight to becoming an elite athlete. The book provides nine strategies for optimizing one's mindset, applicable to fitness, work, relationships, and more. It combines personal anecdotes with science-backed exercises to help readers achieve their goals.
Zack George is one of the world’s top CrossFit athletes, a fitness influencer and officially the UK’s Fittest Man 2020. Zack’s story is one of dramatic change, resilience and hard work. As a child and early teenager, Zack was severely overweight and deeply unhappy in his body. It was his father’s offer of a Playstation to lose some weight that became the catalyst for change in Zack’s life.
After realising what he could achieve with hard work and determination, Zack put his mind to accomplishing greater challenges by taking up a variety of sports and in 2013, Zack came across a YouTube video documenting the 2013 CrossFit Games and from that moment on, set himself the goal of making it as an individual athlete to the CrossFit Games. In 2015, Zack opened CrossFit BFG in Leicester and began to seriously focus on his training to become a CrossFit Games contender. Zack went on to achieve first place in the UK CrossFit Open 2020. Unfortunately Zack is injured at the moment and can’t take part in the Games in 2021, we wish him all the best and know he’ll be back!
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