Rick Evans joined SSC 12 years ago with his eyes lit up and a hunger to compete. He won his first CrossFit competition, placed on Spartan Race podiums, and took third at a national championship. And for most of that time, he was brutally hard on himself — identity wrapped up in performance, glass half empty, feeling like a lesser person when anyone beat him. This conversation goes places most fitness podcasts don’t. Rick talks openly about the divorce, the business starting over, the men’s group he’s attended every week for years, and what it actually took to stop treating himself like an enemy. If you’re succeeding on the outside and struggling on the inside — this one’s for you.
