He releases his work to dedicate themselves to the CrossFit

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Nikolaos Harbilas realizes his dream of participating in the finals of the CrossFit Games.

Kim Nunes

Thursday, August 3, 2017 19:28

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A man from Rosemère has earned its place in the finals of the most prestigious world competition of CrossFit, after being qualified in the top 20 in the world in its category on more than 13,000 competitors.

For the past four years, Nikolaos Harbilas, 45 years old, dream to be on the podium of the CrossFit Games. To get there, it was sold in December, the company’s restoration that he owned with his brother. Since then, he dedicated his days to training.

His determination has allowed him to rank in the top 20 in the 45-49 years of age and thus gain access to the grand finale of the CrossFit Games which takes place in Madison, Wisconsin, from Thursday until Sunday.

During four days, Mr. Harbilas will have to submit to different events of weightlifting, swimming, gymnastics, and several other disciplines, under the gaze of thousands of spectators.

“When I start to think about it, it stresses me out. I wonder if I’ll be able to, if I performerai “, confessed before leaving the province of Quebec the one that always has butterflies in the stomach the days before the competition.

Train to 40 years old

The 45 year-old male began to train on the later, at the dawn of his 40 years.

Two months before his birthday, he weighed 225 pounds. “It was out of the question as I enter the quarantine this way “, he admits.

It is, therefore, set out to find a gym and discovered, by chance, The Den CrossFit Blainville.

“When I entered this place, I was intimidated by the equipment. I thought that it was a place reserved for athletes, ” he recalls. As soon as he knew that the centre was accessible to all, it is registered and immediately got the bug.

Initially, Nikolaos Harbilas was training to get in shape. But a few months later, he wanted to participate in the CrossFit Games, even though he knew that it would be difficult to carve out a niche among the thousands of athletes who are trying their luck in the different categories.

Progression

“The first year, I finished 600th as the two years that followed I ended up in the first 300 “, he remembers.

According to Mr. Harbilas, this year, more than 355,000 followers of CrossFit who participated the first selections of the CrossFit Games in all categories.

The father of three children feels so privileged to be qualified for the final. Regardless of the outcome of the competition, in September, he will also participate in the Granite Games in Minnesota, where he finished first in the qualifications.