“I had done enough to know, like, okay, there's nothing to prove here. I either push forward because I love this, and this is what I am meant to do, or I stop. There was nobody that was going to be like, ‘Yeah he couldn’t cut it as a doctor,’” says Marcus Filly, 6x CrossFit Games athlete, expert fitness coach, and founder of Functional Bodybuilding. Today, with Marcus Filly, we look into the preparation and what it takes to live like an athlete at the level where he made six CrossFit Games and also went to medical school. In this episode, you’ll learn: Reapproaching your sport Pushing forward on what you love Pushing through being scared and depressed Don’t be connected to a label Doing more than checking the box in your fitness goals   You can find Marcus at: Instagram - @marcusfilly YouTube: ​​ youtube.com/channel/UCwJhoAPAoUfinWSLioVjNog His website - functional-bodybuilding.com/ Look Good Move Well Podcast - functional-bodybuilding.com/podcast/ LinkTree including Ebooks - linktr.ee/marcusfilly   Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:  -Jarod’s Social: @jarod_cogswell -Yancy’s Social: @YancyCulp -Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT SPONSOR   This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by 5.11, the Official Plate Carrier sponsor of the 2021 U.S. Spartan Events, 511Tactical.com   And   By Fitaid - Race dirty, recover clean with FITAID or FITAID ZERO SUGAR. Visit FORTHEFITAID.com now and sign up to win an amazing Grand Prize package from FITAID & Spartan. SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow  YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt    FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram: @spartanuppodcast Spartan Up on Twitter: @SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer: Lake Watters Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp Sr Producer: Marion Abrams   © 2021 Spartan