Jamie Simmonds, 2019, the Third Fittest Girl on Earth, is a world CrossFit Video games champion and ambassador for plant-based diet firm Nuzest.
Previously a gymnast and rugby participant, Jamie made her identify within the CrossFit competitors scene in 2016 when she turned a podium finisher with workforce CrossFit Yas.
Jamie Simmonds, 2019, the Third Fittest Girl on Earth, is a world CrossFit Video games champion and ambassador for plant-based diet firm Nuzest.
Previously a gymnast and rugby participant, Jamie made her identify within the CrossFit competitors scene in 2016 when she turned a podium finisher with workforce CrossFit Yas.
Since then, she’s participated within the CrossFit Video games 5 instances, been a nationwide champion for six years, and positioned excessive on the rostrum a number of instances; nevertheless, this 12 months, Jamie ended the season early resulting from a shoulder harm acquired whereas coaching.
Whereas in her restoration interval, we requested her some questions relating to her journey.
Q: For these of us who don’t know you, who’s Jamie Simmonds Greene?
A: I’m Jamie Simmonds (was Greene). I’m from Dunedin, New Zealand, and I’ve competed in CrossFit on the CrossFit Video games for the final six years (two years on a workforce and 4 years individually).
My greatest performances have been third place in 2016 on Staff CrossFit Yas and third place (particular person) in 2019. I now dwell and prepare as a full-time athlete in Cardiff.
Q: What initially obtained you interested by CrossFit?
A: Initially, my mum purchased me a six-week go for Christmas to get me again into health. On the time, I used to be enjoying a number of rugby but additionally ingesting a number of beer (haha).
I didn’t like it at first, largely simply the gymnastics. However as I obtained slightly extra dedicated, I beloved it. I completed enjoying rugby after 12 or so years and began to compete in CrossFit.
Q: What challenges did you come throughout in attending to the place you’re as we speak?
A: I confronted so many challenges, however that’s all of the enjoyable of it. With out challenges, I wouldn’t be who I’m as we speak, and I wouldn’t have the talent set I’ve now.
I’ve had loads of accidents: snapped Achilles, subluxed shoulder, and a dislocated shoulder… however a couple of surgical procedures later, I’ve discovered classes from all of them.
I additionally moved away from dwelling to the Center East, the place I labored loads. This had challenges of its personal, however I’ve met so many individuals which have helped me get to the place I’m now.
Q: What’s the better part about competing?
A: The nerves, the PRs, the errors, the assist, the folks you compete in opposition to, and the possibility to indicate the work you’ve been doing all make the nerves price it. Competing is such a enjoyable a part of CrossFit.
Q: What’s the one factor you all the time do after a contest?
A: Ahhhh, I don’t actually have any rituals or issues I’ve to do. Possibly simply take a while out of the health club, meet up with folks and simply let my physique loosen up. This usually entails a beer or two.
Q: Do you continue to get nervous whenever you compete? What do you do to calm your nerves down earlier than a contest?
A: Sure, I do. However I’m a weirdo and love the sensation of being nervous, so I attempt to simply journey the wave and use the nerves to up my efficiency.
Q: Do you might have any psychological methods/instruments you apply when you find yourself beneath stress or feeling down about your self?
A: Yeah, I attempt to simply deliver all of it again to the fundamentals.
I take into consideration why I do what I do, what I truly love in regards to the sport and the life I dwell, and that usually types me out fairly shortly. I’m so fortunate that I can compete as I do with the assistance of mates, household, and sponsors round me.
Q: What do you imagine are the best challenges most CrossFitters are dealing with as we speak? Are you impacted by any of these?
A: In the present day, I believe the most important problem is comparability (social media is a killer for this!). You possibly can suppose you’re not coaching exhausting sufficient, not doing the appropriate kind of coaching, or simply lower than the usual you wish to be.
When in actuality, you’re by yourself journey, so it’s best to take pleasure in it. This may increasingly have affected me considerably throughout COVID, as we by no means actually obtained to compete in particular person. That means, it was exhausting to check your coaching, which results in second-guessing what you’re doing.
The opposite problem is overcomplicating coaching. When it comes right down to it, it’s the straightforward stuff that will get you more healthy. If you happen to work exhausting at it, typically slowing down could pace up your progress with expertise and energy.
Q: Do you might have a favourite exercise/coaching routine to do when you find yourself in restoration?
A: Ummmm, I like all exercises with body weight or gymnastics, so I usually decide these actions out first. I additionally actually like working, particularly now that the summer season days are right here within the UK (get the solar when you can).
Q: How do you handle to maintain your self motivated to coach when you’re in restoration?
A: When in post-injury, typically you even have extra to do.
You understand you might have a gap in your recreation, so all your vitality goes into fixing this.
This retains me fairly occupied, which helps with motivation. It’s additionally loads simpler when your husband is within the health club for hours on finish. The place else would I relatively be? Ha!
Q: What are your private objectives throughout your restoration interval?
A: My purpose is to get again stronger and fitter than I used to be earlier than. I do know I had an imbalance, so my purpose is to return again with out that.
Q: Do you might have a purpose you’re working in direction of throughout your restoration interval? If that’s the case, what’s it? How will you go about reaching it?
A: I wish to be again for the second half of the season, so the entire competitions outdoors of the CrossFit video games qualification. I’m working with my physio and coach to be again to all actions earlier than the second half of the 12 months.
Q: What are a number of the objectives you hope to perform over the subsequent 5-10 years?
A: Within the subsequent 5-10 years, I hope to be again in New Zealand (inside 10 for certain).
However in CrossFit, I wish to see what my physique and thoughts are able to at this elite degree.
For instance, how a lot I can hone in on in day-to-day life whereas my physique can nonetheless deal with it and luxuriate in myself alongside the way in which.
Q: Do you might have any recommendation/suggestions to offer to wannabe CrossFitters?
A: Take pleasure in it. By no means take your self too significantly, and stick with the fundamentals—they’re all the time wanted.
Take care of your physique, learn to gasoline it proper, and pay attention whenever you want a break. These are all issues I’m nonetheless studying, which makes this all such a enjoyable journey.
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