Venezuelan Competitive CrossFit athlete Amato Mazzoccas joins his Coach Connor Martin and Jeff and Mikki to talk about training as a Teen Athlete (he qualified for the CF Games Teen Division in all 4 of 4 possible years) pegboards, current goals, motivations, temporary obstacles, 315# Good Mornings and the path towards continued growth in competition.
Episode Highlights:
1:10 Getting started, a pegboard challenge and sporting history
5:03 From training with friends for fun to serious competition
6:51 How talent evolved to training the talent
8:04 Addressing any weaknesses, focus, coaching and continual assessment
10:24 Playing with the mental game
12:29 "Terminator Face" and the growing process from a teen athlete to a young adult athlete
16:12 The Crown Competition 2023, community and training with peers
17:55 Overcoming the "5 Country Pandemic Detour"
24:03 Motivations and Goals
27:29 Recent PR's + 315# Good Mornings for reps
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