Killing The Fat Man

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  • 2017
  • 1 Season

Twenty years ago, Gary Roberts was a 187-lb. Marine. Today, he's roughly 270 lb. and starting to believe he's destined for an early heart attack. Join Roberts-and filmmaker Sevan Matossian-on the 16-week journey to "kill the fat man."

Killing The Fat Man is a series that ran for 1 seasons (13 episodes) between September 30, 2017 and on CrossFit

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Episode 13
13. Episode 13
September 30, 2017
In this episode Roberts invites his friend to do a workout at Oceanside CrossFit. "I will have beaten a demon that I have inside because when I've always looked at Harold, he's always been the big guy He's always been better at everything than me."
Episode 12
12. Episode 12
September 30, 2017
In this episode we catch up with Gary, the father of original "fat man" who's now behind the camera. Roberts the elder just turned 68 and has had triple-bypass surgery, aortic valve replacement and pacemaker implantation.
Episode 11
11. Episode 11
September 30, 2017
Roberts is finishing his Level 1 seminar in Oahu, Hawaii. "It taught me there's still a freakin' whole world of stuff I need to learn and master and practice," he says of the seminar.
Episode 10
10. Episode 10
September 30, 2017
Gary Roberts has reached the turning point familiar to so many CrossFitters: He's completing the Level 1 Course. Gary is in Oahu, Hawaii, for the seminar. "I've never been this excited about fitness. I don't know what's going on."
Episode 9
9. Episode 9
September 30, 2017
Nearly 50 workouts later, Gary Roberts has gone from being focused on his weight loss to being focused on general healthy living. In this episode Roberts is once again talking about bedroom time with his wife.
Episode 8
8. Episode 8
September 30, 2017
Get ready for a svelte Gary Roberts. After two months and 24 days of CrossFit, he's down about 70 lb. "I feel like worlds have gone by," Roberts says. "I just want to get more fit, more healthy ... I'm pretty much feeling mentally unstoppable right now."
Episode 7
7. Episode 7
September 30, 2017
In episode 7 of Killing the Fat Man Gary divulges how his new body is affecting bedroom time with his wife. "I will say as a fat dude trying to have sex is like a sumo wrestler trying to dance in a china shop," he jokingly says. "It's not very pretty."
Episode 6
6. Episode 6
September 30, 2017
he scale now reads 225.4 lb.-a drop of about 45 lb. from when Gary Roberts started working out at Oceanside CrossFit. In this episode the physical and mental changes in Roberts are becoming increasingly apparent.
Episode 5
5. Episode 5
September 30, 2017
Finally, we meet the wife. In this episode we hear from Gary Roberts' wife about what life has been like since her husband started his CrossFit transformation. It's the beginning of Week 5 and the Mrs. is noticing a trend.
Episode 4
4. Episode 4
September 30, 2017
The last time Gary Roberts weighed 230 lb., he was in his 20s. Now, at almost 40 years old, he's down to 236 lb. after a few weeks of WODs at Oceanside CrossFit and eating Paleo.
Episode 3
3. Episode 3
September 30, 2017
For the past eight years, Gary Roberts says he's been going through an identity crisis. He's contemplated suicide, gone to counseling to better his relationship with his teenage daughter and tied his happiness to his business.
Episode 2
2. Episode 2
September 30, 2017
Gary Roberts knows it's going to take work to reclaim his body and his fitness at Oceanside CrossFit, and he's up for the challenge in Episode 2.
Episode 1
1. Episode 1
September 30, 2017
Join Roberts-and CrossFit HQ filmmaker Sevan Matossian-on the 16-week journey to "kill the fat man" at Oceanside CrossFit in California.
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Where to Watch Killing The Fat Man
Killing The Fat Man is available for streaming on the CrossFit website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Killing The Fat Man on demand at Amazon.
  • Premiere Date
    September 30, 2017