Three-time Fittest American Woman Kari Pearce on Preparing for the 2020 CrossFit Games PH166

<p style="text-align:center;">“I think that’s part of why I love competing, is being side-by-side with people, having the spectators cheer you on and scream you on, and just being in the environment- it’s just so much energy.  You push yourself and you don’t think as much about the pain as when you’re doing a workout by yourself. But I’m thankful that there was… because CrossFit ended up sending judges, it was nice that we had a judge, and the gym that we were at had some of their members come and spectate, and my coach- it was really cool also having my coach right there next to me, which is different than any other sort of competition.  So, it kind of felt like a competition but also didn’t. Like I said, just because of those factors, but I did my best to keep it the same as a competition setting because, I bet similar to you being an athlete and growing up in gymnastics, just that competition mentality- nothing is like it, and you just bring yourself a little bit higher up than in training.” - Kari Pearce</p> <p class="p1">In just 6 years, Kari Pearce has built one of the most impressive resumes in the sport of CrossFit.  A 6-time <a href='https://games.crossfit.com/'>CrossFit Games</a> competitor, she has been a consistent performer, never finishing outside the top 10 since her rookie season in 2015.  She has also earned the title of fittest American female three times and has represented Team USA at the CrossFit Invitational in 2016 in Canada and in 2017 in Australia.</p> <p class="p1">Kari is among the top 5 Fittest Women on Earth who are about to take on Stage 2 of the 2020 CrossFit Games.</p> <p class="p1">Kari has a background in gymnastics and competed for the <a href='https://mgoblue.com/sports/womens-gymnastics'>University of Michigan</a> where where her team won 4 Big Ten Championships. There she also earned her degree in Movement Science from the School of Kinesiology and was three time Academic All Big Ten.</p> <p class="p3">In addition to being a full time athlete, Kari has used her expe