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From Overweight at 38 to CrossFit Games Champion at 43.
At age 38, Jason Grubb was old, unfit, overweight, drinking at least three or four beers a night and classed himself almost an alcoholic. He ate mainly processed junk food including tons of ice cream, pizza and Doritos.
If you had told him back then that within five years he would embark on a journey of CrossFit, including training five to six times a week and winning the CrossFit Games, he would have never believed it possible.
Jason genuinely believed that the DNA in his family meant he would follow along the pathway laid out by his parents of obesity, poor health and disease. He used to run three to five times a week and thought that was all he needed to do to lead a healthier life. That was until he started CrossFit, changed his diet and really turned himself around.
At age 38, Jason was persuaded to try out a CrossFit class by one of his friends. In his first class HSPU’s were programmed and, despite him being overweight and unfit, Jason had been a gymnast in his younger years and found he was still able to do handstands.
Without making any changes to his lifestyle Jason noticed his body shape changing, he was also becoming quite a good and competitive athlete. This was the beginning of him making some serious life and health changes.
A year after starting CrossFit, Jason entered his first competition. He also completed his CrossFit Level 1 and opened his own affiliate. He learnt for the first time in his life about what a proper healthy diet was on the L1 course and followed CrossFit’s recommendations from this point onward.
Initially, his goal in 2017 was just to make the top 200 in the world in the 40-44 age group, allowing him to compete in the Age Group Online Qualifier (AGOQ), which he did aged 40. The following year he gave it everything he had and qualified for the CrossFit Games.
His goal was simply to go and not to suck at it. He placed 4th. However, following disqualification from one of the other athletes on the podium due to a positive drug test, he was bumped up to 3rd place.
A year later, in 2019 when Jason was aged 43, he found himself at the Games again and, after a dominating performance, he stood on top of the podium in 1st place. He showed the world and himself it is truly possible to break out of a lifestyle of poor nutrition and health and turn your life around to achieve great physical feats.
He has gone on to podium or win every major CrossFit competition he has entered in the past 4 years.
2020 Wodapalooza Championship - 2nd Place
2020 Legends CrossFit Championship - 1st Place
2021 No Bull CrossFit Games - 1st Place
2021 Legends CrossFit Championship - 1st Place
2022 Wodapalooza Championship - 1st Place
