“I really just… kind of wanted to get more into the CrossFit community. More interested in sort of where things were going, especially as we were moving, CrossFit as an organization, is moving away from the sort of Games mentality into more of a health mentality. And I remember saying a lot of times in Huntsville when I was training that CrossFit is wasted on the fit. I really felt like training for the Games, training for the Open, or people are training for the Games, and stuff like that, and there’s this huge emphasis on this elite fitness and I was like, it’s kind of wasted on people that already have it. Whereas there’s people like me that needed it so bad. That had to sort of, we were embraced and brought into it, but not the way we would be embraced now. You had to sort of… you had to break in a little bit, still. So, that was always one of the things that I said, was CrossFit was wasted on the fit. So, I would… when I sort of saw this shift going on, and heard some of the stuff that Coach Glassman was talking about, I was like, ‘You know what? I want to get in on this, I want to check it out.’” – Dr. Maude Dull
Dr. Maude Dull has been active throughout her life, but from middle school through medical training she struggled to maintain a healthy weight, peaking at 240 lbs. As a young doctor specializing in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and working in fast-paced intensive care settings, she used martial arts and then CrossFit to provide an outlet for her stressful work schedule but found her weight wouldn’t budge. Wanting to reach her full potential as an athlete, she enlisted the help of a nutrition coach from Precision Nutrition who focused on changing her habits, and a performance coach who helped her shift her mindset. Maude was finally able to bring her weight to a healthy level, and along the way she learned valuable lessons about the importance of balance in all aspects of life.
These days, Maude has pivoted away from adrenaline-seeking work and workouts, and instead enjoys moderation with a challenging job in a Step-Down Unit and workouts scaled to help her remain healthy long-term.
I had the pleasure of meeting Maude at a recent CFMDL1 seminar, and was excited to catch up with her at San Francisco CrossFit to share her story of how she changed her habits to overcome obesity, why she made the shift from training for the Open to training for longevity, and what prompted her to join the CrossFit Health movement.
In this episode we discuss:
Maude’s childhood and why she decided to pursue medicine
The multiple factors that played into her becoming obese as a middle schooler
Qualities that contributed to Maude’s persistence in pursuing her goals
Deciding on her specialty of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Maude’s experience with weight fluctuations and the healthy habits she prioritized throughout her medical training
Maude’s observations of the differences in critical care for adults vs children
Maude’s turning point for her own health
How she got involved with CrossFit
Her coach’s suggestion that she try Precision Nutrition to spur weight loss when her consistent exercise was not creating change
How Maude found success using a personal coach to change her mindset to support her weight loss goals
Her realization that her alcohol consumption was holding her back
How Maude gets herself into a parasympathetic mindset and away from constant adrenaline seeking behaviors
Making choices to support her long-term health, including shifting her career and dialing back her workouts
Changing her goals from training for the Open towards training to get out and play
The legacy she hopes to leave
How Maude’s focus on diet and nutrition has changed
What drew Maude to attend the CFMDL1 and what her experience was like
The advice Maude would give to someone going through medical training
Three things Maude does on a regular basis that have the biggest positive impact on her health
One thing she struggles to implement that could have a big impact on her health
What a healthy life looks like to Maude
You can follow Maude on Instagram.
Links:
Contact CrossFit Health to learn more about the MDL1
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
UC Santa Cruz
Albany Medical College
Kintora Judo Club
Valgus deformities
Chondromalacia
Pseudotumor Cerebri
Tough Mudder
CrossFit Huntsville
Headspace
Chasing Excellence with Ben Bergeron
The Human Diet, Dr. Cate Shanahan
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Ep 31 – Robert Porter and his Coach, Patrick Flannery on Losing 90 Pounds with CrossFit and Finding the Right Community For You
Ep 35 – Coach Greg Glassman on CrossFit, Fighting Chronic Disease, and the “Five Buckets of Death”
Ep 69- From “Obese to Beast” with John Glaude
Ep 80 – Greg Glassman on Networking CrossFit Physicians and Fighting Chronic Disease
Ep 88 – From Hypocrite to Advocate: Dr. Rebecca Blonsky
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Disclaimer: This podcast is meant to share the experiences of various individuals. It does not provide medical advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from your physician or health care professional.
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