1. Jason Khalipa received the Spirit of the Games award at the 2009 CrossFit Games and was selected to participate as a member of Team USA at the CrossFit Invitational in 2012,2013, and 2014.
19 Facts About Jason Khalipa
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Jason Khalipa was born in San Jose, California, and attended Archbishop Mitty High School where he played for the varsity football team as a nose guard.
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Jason Khalipa participated in track and field for the shot put event.
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Jason Khalipa began his fitness career in high school by working part time as the front desk representative at Milpitas Health and Fitness, a gym in Milpitas, California.
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Jason Khalipa continued working full-time at Milpitas Health and Fitness where he trained for his first CrossFit Games and devoted the rest of his time on his education, graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Business Management.
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Jason Khalipa opened his first gym, CrossFit Santa Clara nearly a month after winning his first CrossFit Games in 2008.
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Jason Khalipa's recognition grew in the CrossFit world and wrote As Many Reps As Possible about his career.
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Jason Khalipa became dedicated to learning more about health and fitness as a competitor and a coach.
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Jason Khalipa renamed CrossFit Santa Clara to NorCal CrossFit in 2011 and then renamed again in 2017 to NCFit.
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In June 2020, Jason Khalipa announced NCFits disaffiliation from the CrossFit brand, following then-CEO Greg Glassman's controversial posts on Twitter in 2020.
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Jason Khalipa competed in eight CrossFit Games competitions throughout his professional career.
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From 2010 to 2015, Jason Khalipa continued to place first in CrossFit Regional events and once during the CrossFit Open, which was a world-wide event, but he did not place first overall in another CrossFit Games.
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Jason Khalipa decided not to compete in the 2016 CrossFit Games to take care of his daughter following her diagnoses with Leukemia.
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Jason Khalipa briefly participated in the 2017 Open, but withdrew after one event.
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In 2016, Jason Khalipa began training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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Jason Khalipa placed first in the adult 208lb division of the US Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California, on October 23,2016.
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When Jason Khalipa is not training to compete in CrossFit events, he maintains a regular training schedule that includes daily classes at NCFit and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu two to three days a week to maintain conditioning.
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Jason Khalipa's diet differs slightly from when he trained for competitions, which was a gluten-free and mostly paleolithic diet.
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Jason Khalipa replenishes calories with more food more often by eating meats and veggies, and he does not keep track of type, volume, or a macronutrient breakdown.