Fit To Fight Fire: Lead Yourself

Episode 037 - Matt Chan is a firefighter for North Metro Fire Rescue in suburban Denver, Colorado. His career path is unique in that he temporarily gave up his career as a firefighter to pursue Crossfit at the professional level. He finished 2nd at the 2012 Crossfit Games, and has four Top-10 finishes at the Crossfit Games during his career. After 5 years of competing, he decided to go through the hiring process again for North Metro, and is now continuing on with his fire service career. We discuss the benefits of high intensity physical training, and how knowing your body and your pace will help you on the fire ground. We talk about the perception of failure and the benefits of pushing yourself, whether it's for a 2nd place finish at the Crossfit Games, or on the training ground. Matt also takes us through the adversity he experienced due to a bike accident in 2014, where he crushed a branch of his femoral artery. Doctors initially feared he would lose his leg, but he ended up making a full recovery. Matt c