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Jason Khalipa (born October 2, 1985 in San Jose, California) is a former American professional CrossFit Games athlete known for his accomplishments as the 2008 CrossFit Games champion.

He was named the “Fittest Man Alive” after winning first place in the 2008 CrossFit Games. He also 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.

Khalipa is the Founder and CEO of NCFIT headquartered in Campbell, California.

Early Life and Education
Khalipa was born in San Jose, California, and he grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended Arch Bishop Mitty in San Jose where he played for the varsity football team as a nose guard. He also participated in track and field for the shot-put event. 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, CA. After high school, he attended college at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, but he did not participate in organized sports. Instead, he began 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 from Santa Clara University. Khalipa opened his first gym, CrossFit Santa Clara nearly a month after winning his first CrossFit Games in 2008. As Khalipa continued to grow his recognition in the CrossFit world and his business, he continued learning ways to improve his training while having to balance being a father, husband, and business owner. This led him to develop the notion of the AMRAP Mentality, (As Many Reps As Possible)<ref name="Book Review: As Many Reps As Possible" and became dedicated to learning more about health and fitness as a competitor and a coach. He renamed CrossFit Santa Clara to NorCal CrossFit in 2011 and then renamed again in 2017 to NCFIT. In June 2020, Khalipa announced NCFIT’s disaffiliation from the CrossFit brand, following then-CEO Greg Glassman’s controversial posts on Twitter 2020.

Professional Career
Khalipa competed in seven CrossFit Games competitions throughout his professional career, winning his first in 2008 where he placed first. As the champion of the 2008 CrossFit Games, he automatically qualified in the 2009 CrossFit Games where he placed fifth and earned the Spirit of the Games award. From 2010 to 2015, 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 event. In 2015, he competed as a team member with his affiliate, NorCal CrossFit, in the team competition. He decided not to compete in the 2016 CrossFit Games to take care of his daughter following her diagnoses with Leukemia. He briefly participated in the 2017 Open, but withdrew after one event. In 2016, Khalipa began training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). He 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.

Training and Diet
Khalipa trained three times a day for a competition. The morning workouts usually consist of aerobic training: bike, row, or run. In the afternoon, he engages in CrossFit, and he reserved the evenings for stamina building in complex skills such as handstands, muscle ups, or olympic lifts. When Khalipa is not training to compete in CrossFit events, he maintains a regular training schedule that includes daily classes at NCFIT and BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) 2-3 days a week to maintain conditioning with a focus on the AMRAP mentality. 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.

Personal Life
In January 2016, Khalipa’s daughter Ava was diagnosed with leukemia. After Ava’s final treatment in 2018, Khalipa and his wife Ashley have since focused on spreading awareness for pediatric cancer.