cover of episode #344: Endurance Athlete Fergus Crawley on Extreme Challenges, Mental Health and Recovering From A Suicide Attempt!

#344: Endurance Athlete Fergus Crawley on Extreme Challenges, Mental Health and Recovering From A Suicide Attempt!

2021/8/30
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Fergus is a Hybrid Athlete who recently completed the 1200TWELVE which consisted of a 1200lb powerlifting total and sub 12 hour Ironman distance triathlon in the same day! 

 

Having competed in a variety of sports from a young age, Fergus has spent his life in pursuit of athletic performance.

 

He shared his experience with mental health, and a suicide attempt, publicly in 2018, and has since used his athletic pursuits as a channel to raise funds and awareness for this cause, and has raised almost £100,000 for Movember through a variety of strength and endurance challenges.

 

 

Notes for the 1200TWELVE for anyone unfamiliar with powerlifting or iron distance triathlon: 

 

Powerlifting lifts: squat, deadlift and bench 

2.4 mile swim (3.9K), 112 mile bike (180.2K), and 26.2 mile run (42.2K).

 

Here are some of the things we talked about in today’s podcast. 

  •     His background into fitness and changing training direction when he lost his enthusiasm for powerlifting
  •     Training and living as a hybrid athlete 
  •     His hardest and craziest challenges over the years
  •     His history with depression and his suicide attempt in 2016
  •     Early signs that your mental health is deteriorating and knowing what makes you tick to come through it. 
  •     And much more.

 

 

Shownotes: 

Fergus’s Coaching: https://www.omnia-performance.com/)

Fergys’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ferguscrawley/?hl=en)

Fergus’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/ferguscrawley)

BRIAN'S LINKS:

New Nutrition Course:  https://briankeanefitness.com/nutrition-course/)

 

BKF Online Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/)

 

GAA Lean Body Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program/)