Within one year she qualified for the Games, finishing in 5th place at the CrossFit Games and 2nd place at the Central East Regionals. In she took a year off from competition to focus on medical school. Julie carried on competing with a large black medical boot and still finished in 8th place. This injury resulted in surgery which prevented Julie from competing at the CrossFit Games. Post injury, Julie finished in 13th place at the Central Regionals.
Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Julie Foucher. History Talk 0. Early life Foucher was born and brought up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Professional career Foucher discovered CrossFit in the summer of while pursuing a career at top colleges in the United States. Both of them were passionated in CrossFit, which played a significant part in bringing them closer to each other.
They even went to a local CrossFit affiliate together. After six years of dating, Dani proposed to Julie in Julie is quite the expert when it comes to hiding any information on her family. She also has a sister who is not so fond of showcasing herself to the media. Julie, as fit as she seems, stands at the height of 5 feet 4 inches 1. Take a look at this video on YouTube where a young Foucher is put through a series of lifts by her coach, Doug Chapman. Obviously Foucher is moving fairly well, even in the early stages of her introduction to CrossFit—but one can see how much work she has done to get to the caliber of athlete she is today.
We should all seek to display the same body control and movement patterns as Foucher, and that means forgoing the weight and getting back to the basics. Honestly, when is the last time you went through the 9 foundational movements and forced yourself to get in to the right body positions?
Often, an empty barbell or even a PVC pipe is a better learning tool to gauge how we should move. Return to the basics and work on the nine foundational movements as often as possible air squat, front squat, overhead squat, press, push press, push jerk, deadlift, sumo deadlift high pull, medicine ball clean.
Prioritize and commit Training to compete at the CrossFit Games while balancing medical school is a challenge that few would take on, but Foucher has been doing just that for several years.
In fact, Foucher always had a plan to retire from competitive CrossFit after the season to focus on becoming a doctor. Her fervent dedication to this goal was revealed in , when she decided that the time and work demands of the second year of medical school outweighed the commitment necessary to continue competing.
She prioritized school over the Games, and decided to forgo the competitive season that year. After all, she did complete the Regionals with a torn Achilles. For example, the CrossFitter who intends to compete at competitions regularly will obviously have different commitments than the athlete who is doing CrossFit casually.
But even within your training you have to have objectives that require prioritization and commitment. Have a goal, have a deadline, and commit to working to achieve it.
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