What the Fittest Man on Earth Is Building Now - Rich Froning, Pastor Joby Martin, Denny Thompson

What the Fittest Man on Earth Is Building Now - Rich Froning, Pastor Joby Martin, Denny Thompson

From Built 4 More by Denny Thompson and Joby Martin

April 21, 2026 · 1h 16m · Season 1 · Episode 55

About this episode

Rich Froning discusses his journey as a top athlete, the emptiness of success, and his faith-driven life.

Rich Froning is the most decorated athlete in CrossFit history. 4 individual titles. Multiple team championships. A legacy that the sport has never seen before and may never see again. But behind all of it was a guy who kept winning and kept wondering why it wasn't enough. In this episode, Rich sits down with Pastor Joby Martin and Denny Thompson and opens up about what it actually felt like to be the best in the world. The obsession it took to get there. The emptiness that followed every gold medal. And the moment faith stopped being something he grew up around and became something he actually lived. Rich also shares the story of how he and his wife walked through years of unexplained infertility, how God used a pregnancy clinic in Cookville, Tennessee to bring them their first daughter, and how that one moment changed the entire direction of his life. All three of his kids are adopted. None of it was the plan. All of it was God. The conversation also goes deep on what Rich is building now. A men's discipleship group out of his barn on Saturday mornings. A faith driven gym culture that doesn't apologize for the name of Jesus. And what it looks like to trade competing for…

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Hosts: Joby Martin, Denny Thompson

Guest: Rich Froning

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Organizations: CrossFit

Places: Cookville, Tennessee

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