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CROSSFIT GAMES
Breaking: CrossFit Announces Individual Semifinal Placements and Athlete Seeding Protocol
With one month remaining until Semifinal action kicks off this season, we now know the details surrounding individual athlete placement and seeding for the 10 Semifinal events. CrossFit made a formal announcement late Wednesday afternoon, revealing the full athlete rosters for each event.
One big thing: With North America being the only continent with multiple events to also hold live competition, the most important question was how athletes from North America would be placed in accordance with the constantly evolving restrictions globally. CrossFit included the following details in their explanation of the process:
“The top 10 male and female athletes in North America were given their first choice of Semifinal event,” and “based on this selection process, the overwhelming majority of athletes in North America were given their first or second choice of Semifinal.”
“Athletes living in the same state as an event were placed at that event (unless their first choice was elsewhere).”
“All athletes qualifying out of Canada and Mexico were placed in the online Atlas Games to accommodate travel restrictions related to COVID-19.”
Reebok has recreated its iconic Blacktop design in a new limited edition Nano X1 release.The Nano X1 Blacktop collection will be available in two colorways in unisex sizes starting May 5.
The 12 Labours CrossFit Burpee Hour registration is now live. The event takes place on June 5 and couldn’t be simpler. Do an hour of burpees and then order take out from your favorite local restaurant.
RPM Training is hiringmultiple positions including Marketing Director, Marketing Coordinator, Content Writer, Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer and more.
CrossFit BUA in Dublin, Ireland is hiring multiple part and full-time positions. Inquire here.
At the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge, some events will include a Trueform Runner. Once the event has concluded, the equipment will be sold at a discount but must be picked up at the venue.
The new Buttery Bros film, documenting the 2020 CrossFit Games, has a title: “Resurgence.” More details will be released soon.
INTERVIEWS
Canadian Women Confident They're on the Rise
2016: That was the last year a Canadian woman finished in the top 10 at the CrossFit Games.
That woman was Alessandra Pichelli, who at the time was competing with an American flag next to her name. She placed ninth. Since then, Canadian women have had a number of top 15 finishes, but for the most part they haven’t been much of a force at the highest level of the sport.
Remind me: In 2017, Pichelli was, once again, the highest Canadian woman in 11th, and in 2018 the strongest Canadian finisher was Camille Leblanc-Bazinet — the only Canadian woman to ever podium at the Games when she won in 2014 — who placed 13th.
In 2019, Carolyne Prevost was the top Canadian in 12th, and last season the only Canadian woman on the Games roster was Carol-Ann Reason-Thibault, who placed 11th.
Furthermore, last year, only two Canadian women placed in the top 50 in Open total — Thibault and Prevost.
Who are the Major Players in the “Minor” Continents for Semifinals?
While the “Major” continents of North America and Europe wait to see how they will be distributed into the four and two respective Semifinal competitions, the “minor” continents do not have that stress.
All the qualifiers will participate in one Semifinal for their continent, with the opportunity to earn one of very few spots to the Games. Of the 38 athletes who will qualify directly from a Semifinal to the Games (two spots remain for the Last Chance Qualifier), 30 of them will come from North America and Europe. That leaves only eight spots from the other four continents; this article details who I believe are the most likely eight in both the men’s and women’s competitions.
This is your chance to relive the crazy ride that was the 2020 CrossFit games season in this limited edition Morning Chalk Up newspaper. Quantities are limited so act now to get your copy hot off the press and delivered straight to your door.
G City CrossFit Owner Jenai Gonzales Wins Chalk Up Community Choice Award
To celebrate the start of the Open in March, we created the Chalk Up Community Choice Awards to honor one man and one woman that embody the spirit of the CrossFit Community. We received so many inspirational stories, but two of them stood out to our staff. Jenai Gonzales is our female honoree. The elements of her story that stood out to us included: her creating a truly inclusive gym, bringing her community together after a hate crime, and creating a specialized strength program for junior high and high school aged girls that helps foster self-confidence.
The details: Bellum Strength and Conditioning – G City CrossFit focuses on providing necessary services to the community, a list that includes workplace wellness programs, kids courses, fundraising events, and personal training for adaptive athletes. G City CrossFit also has a reputation as an inclusive place for youth and adult members of the LGBTQ community. There is a Pride flag outside the gym, and Gonzales welcomes every single person that enters the building with open arms, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or anything else.
After suffering an ACL tear at the beginning of this season, Sara is documenting her recovery process in a video series. Watch episode one and see how she is coping with her ACL surgery and staying positive (as always) throughout the process.
Yes, we know you have been doing it all your life. But researchers have found that by correcting your jaw and tongue position with a mouthpiece, you can widen your airway by 9%, increasing your endurance, respiratory rate, and recovery.
Ranch and chicken are a match made in heaven and this recipe is loaded with both. They come together in under 15 minutes, making them a perfect lunch or post-workout snack.
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Looking to get shredded for summer, or just trying to avoid piling on the pounds with summer cookouts? The experts at RP Strength have put together this guide to cut through the BS out there and tell you exactly what you need to do to lose fat and keep it off.
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