Resilient: The Untold Story of CrossFit’s Greatest Comeback

When Wells dislocated her elbow under the weight of a 190-pound barbell during the 2021 CrossFit Games, the injury could have ended her career as a professional athlete. After a year of working to make her comeback, however, she finished fifth at the 2022 games. Her memoir tells the story of her journey back to the games. She had surgery to repair her ulnar collateral ligament and lots of physical therapy to rebuild her strength. She also worked to improve her focus and mindset and says that both factors played pivotal roles in her recovery. Setbacks and self-doubt challenged her, especially during the qualifying rounds, where a mere two seconds put her ahead and in a qualifying spot. She posits that this narrow margin between judging a performance as a success or failure is meaningless: all that counts is the effort.