Would you cough up blood for your team? Would you die on the competition floor for them so you never let them down. Do you have the courage to train just as hard as you compete when you're doing it for others, not just yourself? That’s the difference between individual and team competition at CrossFit Games. 

Fran Racioppi and Jessie Graff sit down with CrossFit Francos Misfits to prove that love, teamwork, and unwavering dedication can create an unstoppable team. Shaylin Laure, Alexis Johnson, Brandon Luckett, and Logan Collins share their remarkable journeys from individual competitors to an unstoppable team, revealing their formula for training and communication. 

They also discuss the art of selflessness, knowing when to step back for the greater good of the team and when it’s their own turn to step up and take more of the load.  Don’t miss it live from the US Army Fitness Truck at NOBULL CrossFit Games 2023. 

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Highlights:

• 0:00 Welcome to CrossFit Games 2023 
• 2:04 How Alexis built the team
• 4:32 Why Brandon chose the team over individual competition
• 6:11 The difference between competing on a team vs as an individual
• 7:18 Training to cough up blood for each other
• 11:50 Competing as an integrated team  
• 13:55 Who’s the best at….?
• 15:08 The best parts of CrossFit Games
• 17:12 The test questions!

Quotes: 

• “I wanted a team…that was willing to lay it all out there.” (3:51) 
• “Alexis has pulled me out of retirement twice now.” (6:04) 
• “You don’t get to just think about yourself. If I need to take more of the load for the team…you have to step up.” (6:15) 
• “The first couple of times we met, the worm as a team just beat me into the dirt.” (8:09) 
• “I’m willing to cough up blood on the competition floor for the other three.” (10:32) 
• “We actually each want to take more load. We desire to do more.” (10:57) 
• “We all have a different role. If everyone had the same role it wouldn’t work.” (13:26) 
• “I don’t think the beauty’s in the finish line. The beauty’s kind of in the journey.” (15:17) 

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