Bayou Gauche’s Taylor Domengeaux has a motto that he seeks to incorporate in many aspects of his life: consistency breeds growth.
Adhering to that credo has paid off in a big way for the 27-year-old Hahnville High School alumnus, who is currently preparing to compete at next month’s Crossfit Regional Championship in Dallas, Tex., which will take place May 13-15.
Domengeaux finished sixth overall at this year’s Crossfit Open, in which he competed against fitness enthusiasts from Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. The top 20 finishers advanced to the Dallas regional. There were 12,700 total competitors at the Open.
He was also the top finisher in the state of Louisiana, earning him recognition as “Fittest Man in Louisiana”; he received a T-shirt and plaque from the event organizers commemorating that achievement.
It’s the third time Domengeaux has advanced to the regional, though his sixth place finish represents his highest mark. His previous best finish was 17th.
“I really like the competitive nature of (Crossfit),” Domengeaux said. “You push yourself to your physical limits and see how far you can go in your workout. You see how bad you want it.”
He began Crossfit training after graduating in 2011 from Loyola University, where he played collegiate baseball. Crossfit represented a way for Domengeaux to feed his competitive drive.
Almost immediately, he began competing. In 2012, he was unable to compete at the Crossfit Open due to a back injury. But in 2013, he made a sudden impact, finishing 17th and qualifying for the regional championship for the first time.
“I think the fact that I already had an athletic background and an established routine of working out helped (with the quick transition),” Domengeaux said.
So did his ideology. “Consistency breeds growth” is something Domengeaux coined in 2013 and has used to motivate both himself and others since, often tagging his social media posts with the phrase.
“I believe if you put in the work every day and make it your routine, you can’t help but continually move forward and get better,” he said.
His workouts aren’t limited to the gym. Domengeaux puts in much of that aforementioned work in his garage, which he deems his “man cave.” That makes everything more accessible, but as fellow Crossfit competitors can likely attest, pushing forward in the practice is often anything but easy.
“The toughest part is that to be good, you have to endure pain,” he said. “You want to give up. The mental part, pushing yourself to your limits and continuing on, that’s harder than the physical aspect.”
The rewards of doing so exist, however: he’s proof of that, and it’s not just limited to competitive glory, he says.
“Crossfit is definitely a big part of my life,” he said. “The biggest thing is the community aspect of it. You can meet someone from Wyoming who does Crossfit and you’ll have that shared interest and be friends.”
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