The 2010 CrossFit Games

2011 CrossFit Games

Minors in the Open

Extra steps are required for anyone under 18 to compete in the Open

The CrossFit Games Open is a six week, worldwide competition in the sport of fitness. It is not a kid's competition, and is not designed to be scaled to fit the needs of children. Nonetheless, there are athletes under 18 who…

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More on Teams during the CrossFit Games Open

Everything you need to know about teams on the new site and in the Open

The CrossFit Games Open is almost here! The new website will launch very soon. This post explains the rules for teams, and the process for registering.

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The CrossFit Affiliate Community Gets Ready for the Open

A Look at the Various Ways Boxes Will Take Part in the Competition

The CrossFit Games Open starts on March 15th. CrossFit affiliates all over the world are gearing up to host Open workouts. The Open allows each affiliate to decide whether or not to opt-in to validate workouts each week, and what form that…

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Leonid Soubbotine: The Lion Chaser

The Russian-American Affiliate Owner Gets Ready for the Open

Even in a community known for taking fitness to the extreme, Leonid Soubbotine is an extremist. It is common for athletes to lower their carbohydrate intake and eliminate grains. Leonid takes this approach one step further and abstains from all carbohydrates, even…

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The CrossFit Impulse Open

Jeff Barnett Experiments with an Open CrossFit Competition

Jeff Barnett, a trainer at Crossfit Impulse, recently ran a 13 week Affiliate team try-out that was similar to the CrossFit Games Open. He sent in this report of his results:

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Planning for the Open

CrossFit Morristown and Guerrilla Fitness Team Up to Host Open Workouts

Karianne Dickson, owner of CrossFit Morristown, and Gregg Arsenuk, owner of Guerrilla Fitness/CrossFit Montclair, regularly talk to each other about business. So when the CrossFit Games Open was announced, they got together discuss how their gyms would participate in it.
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Video Submission Tips For the CrossFit Games Open

The CrossFit Media Crew Gives Some Video Advice

Athletes  who do not perform a CrossFit Games Open workout at a registered affiliate will have to submit a video of their performance. With the Open just two weeks away, now is the perfect time for you to start honing your video…

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Scouting Report: European Edition Round Two

A Few More of the European Athletes

With the 2011 CrossFit Games season starting on March 15th, preparation for the Games is going into high gear. If there is anything we have learned from years past, it's that previously low-profile athletes will come out of nowhere to challenge…

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Jeff Rader: Competing in the Open in his Second Year of CrossFit

Another Challenger in the Masters Competition

Jeff Rader first found CrossFit Dallas Central in January of 2010. His previous gym had closed down, and a friend recommended that he give CrossFit a shot. At 53 years old, he had never before picked up a barbell. He could only…

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The Women of the 2010 CrossFit Games

This video is a tribute to the women of the 2010 CrossFit Games. CrossFit differs from most sports in that its women are on an equal footing with its men. The top female CrossFitter will win the same amount of money as…

2011 CrossFit Games

Last Chance for the Early Bird Special on CrossFit Games Tickets

The Price Goes up to $50 on Tuesday

The Early Bird Special for CrossFit Games tickets is a great deal: $40 gets you full three-day access to all the CrossFit Games action at the Home Depot Center.

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2011 CrossFit Games Regional Boundaries Announced

View your region and dates for competition

The top 60 men, 60 women, and 30 teams from each Region during the Open will qualify to compete at their Regional competition. The official boundaries for the 2011 CrossFit Games Regional competition can be seen in the pictures assigned to the…

2011 CrossFit Games

Freddy Camacho Aims for Masters

A Contender in the 45-49 Age Division

Freddy Camacho is aiming for the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games, this time as a Masters competitor in the 45-49 Age Division.

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Judging at the CrossFit Games Open

It's the Affiliates Responsibility to Select Judges and Ensure Movement Standards

There are two way's for an athlete to participate in each workout of the Open. They may either complete the workout anywhere and submit a video of their performance, or complete the workout at a registered affiliate that will validate their…

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Change

Coach Glassman addresses the format of the 2011 Games Season

“The goal of this thing is two-fold: it’s to maximize participation and to find the fittest man and woman on Earth,” CrossFit founder and CEO Greg Glassman says as he discusses the significant changes to the format of the 2011 CrossFit…

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Cheryl Brost's Training and Diet

Staying Fit and Competitive at 39

Cheryl Brost placed 13^th at the 2010 CrossFit Games. She is thirty-nine years old, a mother of two, and nearly two decades older than many of her competitors. We recently wrote about her mental game and we received a few requests…

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Miguel Toledano Gets Ready for the Open

He's Spent the Last Year Training...in Afghanistan

Miguel Toledano took first place at a recent local CrossFit competition. He's also found time away from his busy job to train for the CrossFit Games Open in March.

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Heidi Fish on Separating Competition from Training

Looking Beyond the Whiteboard

Heidi Fish works as a fishery biologist for the National Marine Fisheries Service (a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, NOAA) in Santa Cruz, California. With a name like hers, she muses that she may have been destined to work…

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The Open - The New Site and Programming

Get a real-time ranking for your performances

The CrossFit Games Open begins on March 15. With athletes from all over their world submitting their results and videos, we needed a new site to keep track of the competition. The new Open site will have some cool new features such…

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Greg Glassman on Universal Participation

Dark Horses Will Always Have a Shot at the Title

The prize for the individual male and female winners of the 2011 CrossFit Games is set at $250,000 each, but CrossFit founder and CEO Greg Glassman expects that the winners of the CrossFit Games will soon win a million dollars. With…

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Getting to Know Lisa Shiu

Another Beast Out of the Central East

Arnold Schwarzenegger counted down her last few reps as she pulled through the final workout of the 2010 Ohio Sectional at the Arnold Classic. As she lay collapsed on the floor regaining her breath, Arnold came over to shake her hand. Lisa…

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Pat Malleolo Gets Ready for the Open

Austin's Dad Competes in Masters

His son Austin is a prominent athlete in the CrossFit community, but Pat Malleolo is not yet a famous name. That may change in a few months. Pat will be participating in the Open this year as a Masters competitor in the…

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Get Ready for the Open!

CrossFit Competition is Now Accessible Anywhere

With the first workout being announced on March 15, the CrossFit Games Open is less than a month away. Since the first WOD was announced on CrossFit.com 10 years ago, every day people all over the world have posted their results…

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Cheryl Brost on Competing Against Her Best Self

How the 39-year-old Athlete Outperformed Women in Their Twenties

At thirty-nine years old, Cheryl Brost entered the 2010 CrossFit Games and finished 13^th overall. She had just seven months of CrossFit behind her.

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Chad Mackay Slims Down to Return to the Games

The Australian Games Competitors Prepares for 2011

At 6'2 and 213 pounds, Australian affiliate owner Chad Mackay took 12th place at the 2010 CrossFit Games. Chad took several lessons away from the experience, including the fact taht he came into the competition too heavy. This year, in order…

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Greg Glassman's Insights into the Open

CrossFit's Founder and CEO Explains the Reasons Behind the Change

The first step in qualifying for the CrossFit Games will be different this year. For six weeks, athletes from around the world will compete in a weekly workout, with the best athletes from each region qualifying for the regional level of competition…

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CrossFit Games Legend Jeff Tincher

Insight from one of the Games' early elite athletes

At 39 years of age, Jeff Tincher took 5th place at the 2008 CrossFit Games. Perhaps his best performance was a chest-to-bar Fran time in just 3:33, which was 18 seconds faster than 2007 champ James Fitzgerald, and 22 seconds ahead…

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Danish CrossFit Open: Limiting the Competition to the Best

CrossFit Copenhagen Uses Online Video Qualification for a Local Event

On January 29^th, CrossFit Copenhagen hosted the 2011 Danish CrossFit Open, an unsanctioned CrossFit competition designed to limit the competitors to the fittest fifteen men and ten women out of Europe. All aspiring participants were asked to videotape and submit their…

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Scouting Report: U.S. Mixed Region Edition

With the 2011 CrossFit Games season only a few months away, preparation for the Games is heating up. If there is anything we have learned from years past, it's that previously low-profile athletes will come out of nowhere to challenge CrossFit…

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Hard to Kill: Masters Competitor John Miller

Coming Back From A Motorcycle Accident

The first time John Miller saw the deer was when it jumped in front of his bike. As his motorcycle collided with the deer, his world stopped suddenly, though his bike kept rolling another 300 yards.

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Austin Malleolo Recalls His First Games Experience

Inside the Games Competitor's Mental Game

Don't fall behind.

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Team Qualification and Affiliate Workout Validation for the Open

More Information On Participating in the Open

We have previously covered team competition and affiliate validation of Open workouts on the Games site. Here we provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

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Masters Contender Sue Habbe

At 49, Sue holds a Jackie Time that Rivals Heather Bergeron

Sue Habbe is a schoolteacher out of Missoula, Montana. At forty-nine years old, Habbe holds some impressive figures, including an 8:07 Jackie (just seven seconds behind Heather Bergeron's Jackie time), and sub-four minute Fran. She played collegiate basketball at the…

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CrossFit at the Arnold

Kick-off the Games Season with this year's top contenders

CrossFit will be holding a special event at the Arnold Sports Festival from March 4th through March 6th in Columbus, Ohio. Register to test your fitness beside some of the top athletes from the CrossFit Games.  The weekend will be packed with…

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Candice Ruiz on Self-Doubt

The Former Marine and 17th Fittest Woman Opens Up About Her Rookie Year

Candice Ruiz got a spot on the 2010 CrossFit Games after dominating the Oklahoma (incl. N.TX, NM, AR) Sectional and South Central Regional, claiming first in both events. A few months before, she finished her fifth year of active duty in…

2011 CrossFit Games

The Chans Talk the CrossFit Games Open

A Great Opportunity to Foster the CrossFit Community

Matt and Cherie Chan own CrossFit Verve in Denver, Colorado, in addition to competing as CrossFit athletes. Matt most recently achieved 4th place finisher at the 2010 Games and was the overall highest scorer at the CrossFit USAW Open, and Cherie came…

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Scouting Report: Southern California Men's Edition

A Few of the Competition Regulars

With the 2011 CrossFit Games season only a few months away, preparation for the Games is heating up. If there is anything we have learned from years past, it's that previously low-profile athletes will come out of nowhere to challenge CrossFit…

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Update from Champs CrossFit Fort Vancouver

On Changes, Training, and What Makes Them a Good Team

The 2010 Affiliate Cup champs CrossFit Fort Vancouver are “expecting” some changes to their team: Jessica Core is three months pregnant, and Ryan Smith is about to leave for his service in the Navy. The pun is team member Adam Neiffer’s…

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Ben Hopkins: Recovery and Return to Competition

Eight Months After the Motorcycle Accident

Eight months ago, Ben Hopkins lost his chance at the 2010 Southern California Regional while riding his motorcycle home on a busy Los Angeles freeway. A driver hurrying to make his exit changed lanes without looking or signaling, sending Ben into the…

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Discussing Mental Fitness with Joey Warren

The Games Competitor Balances Life and Training

During the spring of 2010, Joey Warren was finishing up his Master's degree in Sports Management. At the same time, he was training to qualify for the CrossFit Games for the second time. The final project, which he needed in order…

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Masters Contender Lisa Mikkelsen

Shifting From the Affiliate Cup to Masters

Lisa Mikkelsen caught our attention with her exceptionally fast run times (18:45 5K) and well-balanced benchmark stats. Just a little over a year into her CrossFit training, Mikkelsen has competed in the 2010 CF Games as part of CrossFit New England…

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2011 Reebok CrossFit Games Spectator Tickets On Sale Now

Information and Pricing for the CrossFit Games and Open

CrossFit Games fans can now purchase tickets to the 2011 CrossFit Games. The fifth year of CrossFit Games action promises to be incredible! For the second time in history, affiliates, fans, and athletes from around the world will descend on the Home…

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Jim Bathurst on CrossFit and Skill Development

Get Some Beast Skills

At the 2010 CrossFit Games, many otherwise formidable athletes struggled with the higher skill events. Most dramatically, Rich Froning Jr. fell behind Graham Holmberg in the final event because he did not know how to use his feet on rope climbs. In…

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Scouting Report: Southern California Ladies Edition

A Few of the Competition Regulars

With the 2011 CrossFit Games season only a few months away, preparation for the Games is heating up. If there is anything we have learned from years past, it’s that previously low-profile athletes will come out of nowhere to challenge CrossFit…

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Ben Smith: Forging Elite Fitness in His Backyard

The 20 Year Old Phenom Prepares for 2011

Some of the top contenders for the 2011 CrossFit Games are training in fully-equipped gyms provided for their sponsors. Ben Smith is a throwback to a simpler time in CrossFit history.  While going to school at Old Dominion University, he trains outside…

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More Information About the Open

Greg Glassman Weighs In, More Details Are Announced

CrossFit Founder and CEO Greg Glassman has raised two goals for the CrossFit Games process. He wants to find the fittest man and woman in the world, while making the process as inclusive as possible. In his words, the goal is to…

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Get Your Team On!

The first step of the Affiliate Cup begins in the Open

Team qualification for the 2011 Affiliate Cup will begin in the Open. The format for this first step will be similar to the 07 and 08 Games. Everyone competes first as an individual. The team score is compiled from the best performances…

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An Interview with Doug Chapman

The Growth of CrossFit, Fads, Competing Diet and Training Plans, and CrossFit "Pros"

Doug Chapman runs HyperFit USA, a long-running, successful CrossFit affiliate in Ann Arbor, Michigan that is home to 5^th place Games competitor Julie Foucher. In his years of training and operating a CrossFit box, Chapman has learned a few things that…

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Pat Burke Gets Ready for Next Year

The Marine Thrives on the Uncomfortable

235 lbs. convinced Patrick Burke that he needed a coach. It's not a small amount of weight to jerk, especially after completing a mile and half of running, 72 pull-ups, and 126 kettlebell swings with 53 lbs. But you don't…

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The CrossFit Games Open begins Tuesday, March 15th

The six week worldwide competition is the first step in qualifying for the 2011 CrossFit Games in Los Angeles.

The CrossFit Games Open is a six-week competition that will begin Tuesday, March 15th at 17:00 PDT. This competition is the first step in qualifying for the 2011 CrossFit Games. Each week, one event will be announced each Tuesday, and everyone…

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Finding the Fittest

CrossFit Co-Founder Greg Glassman Challenges P90x

It has become common for the media to group together P90x and CrossFit as "extreme" fitness regimens. There is one crucial distinction, however, between CrossFit and the rest of the fitness industry. CrossFit defines and measures fitness in physical terms.

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CrossFit Scouting Report: Africa Edition

Contenders From the Motherland

With the 2011 CrossFit Games season only a few months away, preparation for the Games is heating up. If there is anything we have learned from years past, it’s that previously low-profile athletes will come out of nowhere to challenge CrossFit…

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Masters Challenger Brad Mcleod

In the Best Shape of His Life at 47

This past year was Brad Mcleod's best year of physical training. In his own words, "I don't know what PR I didn't set." Brad does not spend his life in the gym, either. The former Navy SEAL kept up…

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Catching up with Dan Bailey

Sponsorship, The Effects of Not Specializing, School, Myths, and Faith

Dan Bailey does things quickly. In just one year, the former sprinter (with a 47 second 400m) has made the switch from collegiate Track and Field to CrossFit, and running stadium steps in a weight vest to prepare for Regionals to signing…

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Scouting Report: Mixed Region Edition

A Former Pro Baseball Player, Strong Female Athlete from Australia, and Precocious Brit

With the 2011 CrossFit Games season only a few months away, preparation for the Games is heating up. If there is anything we have learned from years past, it’s that previously low-profile athletes will come out of nowhere to challenge CrossFit…

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The Next Holmberg? An Interview with Sam Briggs

Moving from 19th place to the win

Sam Briggs hails from Manchester, England. She placed 19^th in the 2010 Games and is training to come back for 2011. As firefighter and former competitive soccer player in Northern Premiership League, Sam came into the 2010 Games with a strong…

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The 2011 CrossFit Games return to the Home Depot Center with a $1 Million Total Purse

The Fittest on Earth™ compete for the crown July 29-31, 2011 in Los Angeles

The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA will be home to the 2011 CrossFit Games from July 29-31. The 125 acre facility, located on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills, is a fantastic venue for our sport, with the Tennis…

2011 CrossFit Games

Catching up with Neil Scholtz

Food, Travel Surprises, and Representing African CrossFitters

CrossFit is just starting to put its roots down in African soil. There are eight boxes on the continent and they are all clustered in one country, South Africa. With few CrossFit athletes to come by, the Africa Regional has been small…

2011 CrossFit Games

CrossFit Kids and CrossFit Competition

The Role of Youth CrossFit Programs in Preparing Athletes for Competition

What training backgrounds produce the fittest people? At the Games site, we have explored this question by compiling data on the top 5 male and female athletes at each CrossFit Games. With CrossFit competition still in the beginning stages of development, it…