Matt Chan has done a lot of things.

He's taken second at the CrossFit Games, owned a gym, traveled the country in an Airstream trailer, survived a nearly deadly mountain-biking accident—oh, and that time he sharted 5 minutes before his heat at Regionals.

In this episode of Two-Brain Radio, Matt tells Sean Woodland all about those experiences and more, reflecting on his six-year CrossFit Games history, his programming company, Train for the Win, and how fitness enables him to experience life to the fullest.

Links:

Train FTW
Two-Brain Business Free Tools
"Founder, Farmer, Tinker, Thief"
"Two-Brain Business"
"Two-Brain Business 2.0"
"Help First"

Contact:

Instagram: @matt1chan

Timeline:

1:55 – Finding CrossFit through firefighting.

4:12 – Becoming a competitor.

5:33 – The early days of the Games at the ranch in Aromas.

7:38 – Taking second in 2012.

8:57 – The importance of having a supportive partner while competing.

10:06 – On being the oldest individual to podium at the CrossFit Games.

11:22 – Sportsmanship and breaking ground in competitive CrossFit.

14:03 – Starting Train for the Win.

15:32 – Reflecting on the evolution of the CrossFit Seminar Staff and the Level 1 course.

20:30 – Top mistakes aspiring competitors make today.

24:08 – Training as a master.

26:06 – Selling his house, moving into an Airstream and becoming “trailer trash.”

29:50 – How Matt qualified for the 2013 Games out of the Airstream trailer. 

31:18 – The crop-dusting incident.

32:43 – Taking fitness outside the gym.

34:42 – The bike accident that almost killed him and the sickness-wellness-fitness continuum.

37:00 – The next stages in Matt’s fitness career.