{"id":196912,"date":"2023-09-13T01:21:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T06:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/?p=196912"},"modified":"2023-09-13T01:21:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T06:21:55","slug":"amy-bream-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/amy-bream-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Adapting and Thriving: An Interview with CrossFit Games Athlete Amy Bream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many world-class competitors are die-hard athletes who dreamed about winning championship titles for years. Amy Bream isn’t one of them. A self-admitted “non-athlete” for the majority of her life, Bream spent her younger years studying music rather than playing sports. However, when circumstances unexpectedly aligned, she saw an opportunity to channel her competitive spirit into an outlet she likely never expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bream was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) \u2014 a rare congenital disorder that resulted in missing the majority of her right leg. The determined athlete hasn’t let that come anywhere close to stopping her, as she’s been a top contender in the CrossFit Games Lower Extremity Adaptive division<\/a> since its inception in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bream has placed fifth, third, and fourth at the CrossFit Games (2021, 2022, 2023 respectively) and she continues training and competing internationally. Just a few weeks after the 2023 Games, we had an opportunity to get her ideas about CrossFit training<\/a>, the future of the Adaptive division, and how to surprise yourself with success after first getting yourself uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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