Resilient: The Untold Story of CrossFit's Greatest Comeback

by Brooke Wells

Overview

On the last night of the 2021 CrossFit Games, ten thousand fans watched in horror as Brooke Wells’ elbow dislocated under the weight of a 190-pound barbell. This is the extraordinary story of what happened next: How Wells pulled off a highly improbable comeback that transformed her mentally and physically into one of the fittest women in the world.

In Resilient, Wells provides a refreshingly honest, authentic account of how she overcame fear, self-doubt, and a slew of unexpected obstacles to return to the CrossFit Games less than a year after undergoing total elbow reconstruction. A story of strength, passion, courage, and grit, Resilient is a celebration of one athlete's extraordinary spirit and her inspiring ability to never say die.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250289414
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/16/2024
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	156,549
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

Brooke Wells is an elite CrossFit athlete who has competed in the CrossFit Games every year since 2015. Resilient is her first book.

Editorial Reviews

01/22/2024

Fitness influencer Wells’s inspiring debut memoir recounts the debilitating injury she suffered during the 2021 CrossFit Games and her subsequent recovery. Wells begins the narrative shortly after she was diagnosed with tendonitis of the elbows in 2018, four years into her participation in the annual CrossFit Games. Rest, physical therapy, and stem cell procedures provided short-term relief, but after dislocating her right elbow on the final night of the 2021 competition, Wells was told she required surgery and near-total abstinence from physical activity to recover. With the support of family and friends, she began to heal, cautiously resumed training, and registered for the 2022 games despite being “nowhere near Open ready.” From sections highlighting how the blow to her confidence was every bit as staggering as her physical pain, to in-depth details about competition events, Wells provides an intimate play-by-play that will appeal to exercise buffs without alienating those outside the CrossFit orbit. While her prose is more serviceable than noteworthy, she often opts for appealingly small-scale advice over juiced-up motivational platitudes (“Nine times out of ten, achievement is the result of consistency, not fireworks”). The results will satisfy fitness-minded readers. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

A comeback story that makes a strong case for living on the edge of your comfort zone.” - Dave Castro, CrossFit

“For most, an injury like Brooke’s would have been career-ending. She chose to make it the beginning of an incredible comeback story.” - Mat Fraser, 5x CrossFit Games Champion

“Resilient is an inspiring and meticulous book. Brooke’s story will give the reader confidence in overcoming their own setbacks and face their challenges head on, just as Brooke did. I highly recommend this book to anyone that has challenges in their life and won’t take no for an answer.” - Tia-Clair Toomey, Olympian, 6x CrossFit Games Champion, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist

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