No Rep to the Widowmaker Heart Attack

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ByCrossFit May 29, 2020

Jim Rowe, 70, has been doing CrossFit for just more than three years.

“I feel like my life and my body have had a total transformation,” Rowe says.

Rowe was introduced to CrossFit by a waiter at a restaurant he frequents. When Rowe noticed the waiter had lost weight, he asked what his secret was.

“CrossFit,” the waiter replied.

Rowe was hesitant at first, but once he stepped into Clermont CrossFit in Minneola, Florida, his nerves relaxed. Now he’s lost 75 lb., gained energy and made new friends.

Rowe’s dedication has transferred over into his home life, as well.

“Since Jim’s been going to CrossFit, we do seem to have a different way of life,” says Rowe’s wife, Pamela. “We’ve always been extremely close, but now we even get in the kitchen together. We cook, we clean up, we laugh more than I think we’ve ever laughed.”

When Jim was diagnosed with a large blockage that could lead to a “widowmaker” heart attack, his doctors said he was likely alive because of CrossFit training and improved nutrition. Today, Jim’s been given a clean bill of health, and his cardiologist told him to return to the gym.

“He says, ‘Let me tell you: Don’t change a thing,’” Jim recalls. “’I want you to go back.’”

And he did.

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Michael Bishop
May 31st, 2020 at 2:39 pm
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Love it - Congrats Jim!


What really interests me, is the moment when a person decides to commit to change

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Kathy Glassman
May 30th, 2020 at 8:01 pm
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Outstanding!

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Hugh Rainey
May 30th, 2020 at 3:47 pm
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So happy you guys are back to making these types of videos. Thanks Tyson and Sevan and of course everyone else as well.

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John Sullivan
May 30th, 2020 at 11:40 am
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Great work. I’m a 75 yr old CrossFitter had a stroke due to an ASD. After they fixed the joke on my heart I got back to the gym. Doctors were amazed that I have zero loss of function after the stroke. Fitness and nutrition pay off big time.

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Grant Shymske
May 30th, 2020 at 2:12 am
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What a positive couple, they are both so enthusiastic and outgoing. Very happy this story is out there.

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Rosemary Matossian
May 30th, 2020 at 12:55 am
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Well done. Inspiring. I wonder if anyone has invited his wife to join.

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