Predicting 21.2 – the Second Workout of the 2021 CrossFit Open
What an interesting workout 21.1. was! The first workout of the 2021 Open featured a movement we had never seen in any CrossFit sanctioned competition – wall walks. A quick glance at...
2021 CrossFit Open Registration Trend Upward – Slightly…
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The 2021 CrossFit Open is officially upon us! As is the case with most things nowadays, this year, things are a little different. For the first time since its inception, the Open...
Predicting 20.5 + How to Watch the Live Announcement
Here we are, the final week of the 2020 CrossFit Open. So far, we've faced two new Open movements (pistols and dumbbell thrusters), we've checked off the annual repeat workout, and suffered through, arguably,...
Predicting 20.3 of the 2020 CrossFit Open
20.2 was fun, wasn’t it? Well, at least more fun than 20.1? Last week brought us a triplet that introduced low to mid-skill gymnastics to the Open. And not to toot our own horn,...
Predicting 20.2 – Time For Gymnastics?
The first week of the 2020 CrossFit Open is officially a wrap. At least we got burpees out of the way! A quick glance at the leaderboard and you'll notice 20.1 was a 15-minute...
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