In this episode of HHH, Anthonee Yim returns to share his powerful journey of qualifying for the CrossFit Games for the first time. Over the past year, Anthony transitioned from juggling a full-time job in California to moving across the country and joining Proven Fitness in Tennessee. He talks about the sacrifices of leaving his family and sunny SoCal, the demands of elite training, and the mental resilience it takes to perform at the highest level. From nutrition and attention to detail to redefining success, Anthony’s story is packed with lessons for athletes and everyday people chasing big goals. 🔑 Highlights: Moving from California to Tennessee for elite training Life inside Proven Fitness camp The loneliness and resilience required in the pursuit of greatness Why attention to detail and professionalism separate the best from the rest Anthony’s next big goal: qualifying individually for the CrossFit Games 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe for more conversations about health, performance, and living as a Happy Healthy Human. www.reason.fit

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What up, Triple H podcast? Today we have Anthony Yim back on for another episode where we discuss the five factors of health and how he used all five of punches to get to the first CrossFit games of his life. Listen up. Enjoy. What’s up, dude? What’s going on? Welcome back. Am I the first um reoccurring guest? I think you’re I think you’re the first recurring guest. That’s dope. Yeah. I was here for the first episode and then Yeah, you’re the first one back, bro. Let’s go.00:00:38 – 00:01:46
Chase you. Let’s go, dude. Um, dude, last time we spoke, you were here in Cali. Well, no, last time we spoke, I was in Nashville. Nashville. But, uh, but last time you were on the pod, you were here in Cali. Um, you were a year out from semi-finals and not making semi-finals again. Yeah. Um, and now semi-finals is online now for online and in person. Yeah. Yeah. And and last time you were still in Cali and now you have partially moved and gone all the way to the games, man. Congratulations.00:01:12 – 00:02:21
Yeah. Thank you. I appreciate it. That’s wild, huh? Yeah, it is crazy. A lot could change in a year. Yeah. Yeah. Um, I feel like Yeah, a year ago you were It sounds like you were figuring a lot of things out. How’d you end up How did you end up in Tennessee, man? Um, shoot. I was working with a coach. Uh, things weren’t really working out. And, um, I kept seeing, uh, I don’t know if you know who Kefir Lambie is. He’s a coach under Proven. Well, he’s my coach now, but I kept seeing him at like every00:01:45 – 00:02:55
single comp that I went to. So, um, we ended up connecting on social media. I reached out and then um yeah, started working with uh Proven Fitness and it’s kind of how I got there. A year ago, obviously you didn’t qualify for a semis. Yeah. And we were like we’re talking about questioning a lot of things. You know, you’re um going full-time into it and the first year you’re like the first year I go full-time into it. I don’t make a semi versus when I was working. I make one00:02:21 – 00:03:37
and you’re like, “Dude, is this is this the right way? Am I doing the right things?” And last year was what were the games coming out of that summer? Were the games in sight 12 months ago? Um, well, I don’t think so. I just wanted to get back to a semi and then the way the season changed with being able to do both team and individual uh changed a lot I would say for me. What um what do you feel like were the big adjustments that you’ve made in the last year lifestyle wise?00:02:59 – 00:04:24
Um, well, even before last year that when I missed out on semis, like I was still working full-time pretty much. Like, it was just the open where the open and quarterfinals where I was like working a lot less. So, I mean, this this is really the first year of being able to pursue it full-time. So, that’s obviously the biggest...