A Day With Ben Smith
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2012
- Call it "CrossFit cul-de-sac," unofficially. It's where Ben Smith, his brother, his cousin and his friends work out: his parents' house in Chesapeake, Va.
The 22-year-old Smith won this year's Mid Atlantic Regional after finishing third at last year's Reebok CrossFit Games.
This day revolves around three workouts, where Smith takes the lead training his family and friends.
"I think working out with anybody is going to push you to work out harder," he says. "I don't think you need somebody who's in front of you beating you all the time. You should be able to push yourself if you really want it that bad."
Smith recently graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. With no job yet, his focus is on winning the Games this year.
"For the next month, I'm going to give everything I got and train every single day, all day," he says. "When it comes time for the Games, I'm going to do my best and see how things go."
18min 17sec - กีฬา
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I don't think there is a better example of a humble, down to earth athlete. Ben is a great role model and a hard worker! Go Ben!
Although I like Matt Fraser, Ben Smith deserves to be the champion. Long time coming.
Every time I watch these CrossFit videos, I get inspired to do my very best during my WODs. I'm super overweight but these videos help me a ton. Thank you for putting these up.
This video is really awesome. I didn't know that much about Ben other than he's usually near the top of the Games leaderboard and he's usually winning his Region. Seems like a very genuine, nice, and humble guy. He is absolutely deserving of the title Fittest on Earth and has earned it. It amazes me that he has accomplished all this just doing CrossFit in front of his house and not at an affialte box. Congrats Ben! Looking forward to watching you defend your title next year!
All this proves is you don't need to pay for a damn box membership. Cross-training can be done anywhere. Congrats, Smith
and how can i learn the exercises like clean or jerk?
+Jonas _- TH-cam, a mirror and barbell.
+Jonas _- look it up
+Jonas _- get a coach. its Olympic lifts.
Wow, I lived in Cheshire Forest for six years and always wondered what these kids were doing working out outside. Now I'm doing crossfit and it all makes sense.
I had the pleasure of going to school and living down the street from Ben at ODU truly an awesome and motivated person. I feel honored to call him a friend. Keep working hard Ben!
Pete
The neighbors "felt the house shake" from Ben dropping a barbell on concrete 40 feet away? Damn suburban soccer moms. Afraid of their own shadows.
I graduated in 1978 in that very field. I worked out there all the time. You guys keep it up.
needs to be more vids on ben smith, such a great guy and humble althlete
Love getting to know Ben more. CFHQ please do more of these videos. I'm now a Ben Smith fan and I'm in Mid-A Reg so I'll be rooting for Mr. Smith to bring the championship to VA!
nice to watch this nowadays.
all hail the champ!!
he seems humble and nice enough he deserves to win
so stoked to watch this, bout time you give him his piece! such a beast!
This fridge won't survive one more year with his cousin's snatches :D
she sounds like a keeper "I just focus on him like if he needs food"
this what she can tell us. other things not your business.
Call Me Maybe IS the best workout song! Love these boys.
Ben-Brock-Alec. Great video. Proud to be part of your family. Hard work does pay off!! Tim Brady Family.
Awesome, Ben, good to see how you guys have grown up! Keep up the great work
Brittany, you remind me so much of myself (mother) and daughter. Enjoy your days on earth. You are an inspiration to all of us that know our days are numbered.
nice to see a crossfitter not exploding through PED's
he is now tied with spealler for my favorite crossfit athelete! great work !
Ben better marry this girlfriend. Dang, she seems like an awesome person.
Ethan Motley (Clap) (Clap) (Clap)
Ben's so chill and down-to-earth.
He's my world history teachers' nephew. Talks about him all the time. He has potential. Good for him!
Absolutely amazing video. A true super-hero family. Congrats, keep up the training!
Right there with you mate, hard to push yourself when there's no one pushing right next to you. I'm moving to the city in a couple months though, where I'll have access to more than a couple CF box's, hopefully that'll accelerate my training. Best of luck to you man, like Pat Sherwood said - you can be a bad-ass working out in your garage and come out of nowhere to win the games.
They need to play Call Me Maybe at the games for Ben Smith. That is hysterical!
What an awesome guy! I see him opening a crossfit gym soon.
this is exactly how I train , my parents always scream at me saying you will break the house one day , I made a big hole just by putting weights into it but at least now I have some body to look up to :-D which means I am not crazy
Not to mention the opportunity to go all out towards training to win the games after graduating. Can't do that once he was to get a 9-5. ... Glad he opened up his own gym
Bravo, Ben. Bravo, Bens family.
edward nortan is in the games? :)
great job! i also do crossfit on my own, at the globo gym i go, or at the park, or at home. We do it with my bro as well, best of luck in the games!!
It is, it's how I live my life. Best life ever!
Does anyone know if it's recommended to drop bumper plates on to concrete? Or do I have to get mat? If so what mat ? Appreciated
most telling part of the video was ben not working out in a crossfit box, reminds me of mikko salo, dosen't matter where you train or what equipment you have or have not, its about the effort you put in....fancy gym/crossfit box dosen't make the man, the man makes the man
3 yrs from now we will see who the serious ones are
What an intelligent argument. Thank you for your insight
To "you tube booooooo": a CrossFit "box" is what we call a CrossFit gym
Alec is a cool name... Seems like a cool guy too ;)
You get the right angles into any kind of bodyweight exercise...you'll get strength....Maybe not traditional pushups...but handstand push ups....wall walks....levers....theres a lot of calisthenic/gymnastic movements that people just dont know about.
Very motivational :)
great family and friends
Where do you pick up your equipment?
i just started crossfit and i am having trouble being able to snatch are there any movements that help alot?
Go for it, you're already growing up pal
Repping Chesapeake!
Where did the tire come from?
Seriously though, how do they afford all that equipment...
He said they would pick up little at a time
Rich kids with rich parents. Its called being born into it...How else can you train 24/7 and not have a job?
David McKercher but they would have had to work hard to be in that position to provide that opportunitie
uh huh. Bootstraps and all that.
pisketti the vid was posted 3 years ago. no problem with stating that his family is loaded. look at the neighborhood they live in. its obvious.
What is the excercise sidney?
0:55 Did you call the dog Saber Tooth? LOL
This video starts off like an episode of the fucking Waltons
This guy is one cool dude
is the WOD really all Crossfit people do? Seems very minimal, I've never tried it.. but my workouts I have 17 different exercises including the heavy compound movements, 3 days of lifting 3 days of practice, running (whatever I wanna do basically)
this video contains the lightest farmers carry you will ever see
can somebody explain what crossfitting is?
What shoes is he wearing?
That's living!!
Can't imagine having a better big Brother
Yes sir; nice work if you can get it. With looks and a bod like that, my guess is that Ben is probably set for life.
a beautiful house too
the champ
Good kids parents should be proud!
i too did cindy for 10 minutes before i did crossfit...then fed that bitch pancakes
Good lad!
nice, man
Why does he bounce the bar at the top of his clean? @17:25
what's kind of town is that 1970s??
being serious, you got your whole life ahead, train easy, get in shape, be healthy, dont throw it away young into a wheelchair
Wow, his girlfriend seems like such a humble, caring and utterly awesome person...
Great role model
After paying for College most probably. Not hating really just saying enjoy it. I just started crossfit and juggling a full time job college and a family with crossfit is a challenge.
Ben Smith is Superman
So weird seeing my city on here o.O
@10:32 Is that Steve Stifler???
I have a question for people actually doing crossfit.. do you ever go to the gym and lift weights like bicep curl etc??
Jay Fisher You don't need to isolate any muscles when you do complex movements like snatches, clean and jerk, dips, push ups etc. So absoluletely no. If I lift weight it's always complex movements (back/front squat, C&J, Snatch, DL)
Jay Fisher There's no reason why you can't do that in addition to your CF-esque functional lifting. It doesn't have to be all one way or all the other.
Jay Fisher Bicep curls kind of fly in the face of Crossfit/functional training. Biceps are really a muscle you won't find yourself using outside of the Bicep curls. That's why they're considered the "Glam" muscle. Big biceps aren't a measure of strenth.
Jay Fisher It's never something that's programmed at our gym, but I'll do them sometimes in addition to my regular workouts at my CrossFit gym
I will usually do my crossfit workout then run the rack for bicep curls meaning start at a weight you feel is heavy for 10 reps do that and decrease by 5 pounds and repeat until the weight is tiny. Then I'll do some combination of abs and triceps like push-ups or skull crushers with a 35 pounder. Then I'll make another crossfit workout that focuses on most of the same muscles that I had worked earlier that day. In that time that you have done everything else the muscles have gotten a little active recovery time pretty much. So if it's a leg day I try to take everything out of the legs. That's my goal everyday if I have the time to do it.
he's been sponsored by rogue for a while so that stuff is all free
This guy is pretty great. He's prob. in a tie with Matt and Cherie Chan for my fav crossfitters. I'm also a fan of dan bailey, I just wish he hadn't had so many no-reps this year. That brought him way down.
Yep, just sitiing here drinking my Dr.Pepper
I wanna be like Ben Smith when I grow up.
especially good ole been smiths dad
Holy smokes, even his mum wears a Reebok.
awww i want a group like that to crossfit with. #lonelygaragecrossfitter
comma before sir
I see that Ben's brother got AC joins surgery.
The jealousy and envy in the comment section is disgusting. Read the description before you embarrass yourself. Also stop complaining and work your ass off to live this good.
ohh. so once hell freezes over.
dream life...
He has a big house and after that they should have some KFC!
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my name is Ben Smith WIN
My life
Just finished watching videos of Rich Froning, Lucas Parker and Ben Smith but damn they all live in fuckn mansions, is this normal in the US?
Yeah in the south. Big homes is the normal, people work hard.
***** Also, houses are cheaper in the south.
They both live with their parents
myntyd For the price of a flat in London I could get a 6 bedroom mansion or more down south USA. We paying 1mil pounds = 1.7m dollars for a 1 bedroom flat.. gotta pay to live in one of the best cities in the world though!
Crossfit is def known as a rich person thing in the states anyone who says diff is lying or underexposed
Is this dude related to Ben Smith the navy SEAL?
eggs and bacon are very very healthy. LOL
+jackchickenwing Well, the aggs are, at least.
Do you even lift?
mmmaaaaaaahhhh I'm training....faaaauhhk!!!!
it looks like a fuckin' perfect family with lots money