{"id":37137,"date":"2015-02-13T07:15:57","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T12:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=37137"},"modified":"2021-05-18T04:42:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T08:42:55","slug":"bob-harper-hardest-crossfit-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/bob-harper-hardest-crossfit-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Harper: The Hardest CrossFit Workout I\u2019ve Ever Done"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"DailyBurn
Photo: DailyBurn.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He\u2019s graced the living rooms of millions, changing the lives of contestants on NBC\u2019s The Biggest Loser for 16 seasons. But Bob Harper<\/a> also has a life outside of the show \u2014 one where exercise still plays a large role, specifically CrossFit<\/a>. Harper was first introduced to the sport of constantly varying functional movements in 2011 and is currently putting in serious work to prepare for this year\u2019s CrossFit Open<\/a> on February 26.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>6 Killer CrossFit Workouts Under 12 Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThat adrenaline rush right before a WOD feels so good,\u201d says Harper. What doesn\u2019t feel as hot? Walking into the box, or CrossFit<\/a> gym, and learning that your workout might kill you. That\u2019s what Harper remembers when he saw a certain WOD he still had nightmares about. Find out what his hardest workout was and whether or not he was able to complete it.<\/p>\n

First, how did you get into CrossFit?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I love being able to challenge the body and make the body think. You never want a workout where you\u2019re doing the same thing all the time because you hit a plateau. CrossFit challenges you<\/a> in different ways constantly, so you never get too comfortable. It gets you more functionally fit by specializing in many areas instead of just one.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about the hardest CrossFit workout you\u2019ve ever done. Set the scene for us.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was last year during the Open. I was at my own box, Brick in L.A.<\/p>\n

What do you remember about the WOD?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted to cry \u2014 seriously, I\u2019m not pretending. I never wanted to work out again. I ran out of the gym when I was done and just laid on the dirty, disgusting, asphalt ground exhausted. It was so hard and brutal that when I think about it I start to get nauseous.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>DailyBurn Black Fire: Work Out with Bob Harper, Test Your Grit<\/a><\/p>\n

What was going on in your head during the workout? What thoughts or mantras helped you get through?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It becomes so mental at that point. I wanted to stop so bad. I kept thinking, \u2018Stop and say you\u2019ll just try it again tomorrow.\u2019 You\u2019re negotiating with yourself. So instead you have to try to quiet the beast in your head.<\/p>\n

I took it one rep at a time. My goal was to do it in 20 minutes and I finished in 19:08. It was the longest 19 minutes of my entire life.<\/p>\n

Would you ever do it again?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I hope not. Sign me up for Zumba!<\/p>\n

I never want to do it again. And I\u2019m sure we\u2019re going to have to do it again at a future Open or competition.<\/p>\n

Bob Harper\u2019s Hardest Workout: The 2014 CrossFit Open 14.5 Workout<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Bob
Photo: DailyBurn.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Note: This workout was performed by a fitness professional who struggled immensely doing it, and had medical assistance on-site in case of emergency. Perform at your own risk, should you be so daring.<\/em><\/p>\n

To try Bob Harper’s latest work out program, Black Fire, head to DailyBurn.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bob Harper, fitness trainer and TV personality, reveals the workout that made him want to cry. Try the CrossFit WOD yourself \u2014 if you’re up to the challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":37196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,6,14],"tags":[37,281,341,343,100],"class_list":["post-37137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exercise","category-fitness","category-strength-training","tag-crossfit","tag-strength-training","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2exercise","tag-workout"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}