Who is Chandler Smith?

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.” – Paul Brown

THE COMPETITION FLOOR

Tomorrow is your last chance for CrossFit Games tennis stadium tickets.

CrossFit Games purse grows to $2.2 Million — 1st $275K, 2nd $90K, 3rd $60K…

WHO IS CHANDLER SMITH?

Does anyone remember that guy going rep for rep with Ben Smith in Event 5, who actually pushed the Fittest Man on Earth to sprint to his barbell? That was Chandler Smith, “the 22 year old West Point graduate won over a host of new fans” and took 9th at the Atlantic Regional. BarBend sits down with the Regionals rookie and asks some questions.

GAMES BOUND…Alea Helmick, after four straight regionals appearances, is making her way to Carson, CA for the first time. She almost called it quits after just missing the cut in 2015, but encouragement from her husband and close friends convinced her to give it one last go.

GAMES PREP

Kara Webb does hill sprints. Annie Thorisdottir hits a 210 pound push press. Games Freshman Thuri Halgadottir prepares for anything and everything by practicing some Highland Games events. Ben Smith hits a 285 pound snatch three times. Signup for Ben Smith’s training at Beyond the Whiteboard. Michele Letendre talks about and takes a rest day. Scott Panchik makes these triple unders look easy.

SPEED READ

IN 2 MINUTES

How one couple has found connection through CrossFit. The next Faith RX’d Iron Sharpens Iron event is July 8 – 10 in St. Louis. Krystal Cantu didn’t have any excuses yesterday, what was yours? Colleen Fotsch still enjoys playing on the monkey bars. Follow Jenn Jones as she blogs her wedding week. Airrosti is giving away two free tickets to the CrossFit Games. Kara Webb is holding a raffle to raise money for her trip to Carson, CA and the winner of the drawing will get $10,000!!! Lauren Fisher is in Denmark visiting Rasmus Andersen. Alyssa Ritchey apparently didn’t get enough strict muscle-ups at Regionals. This CrossFit couple takes down a Gold’s Gym month-long challenge in under two hours.

HEALTH & MOBILITY

Because regular burpees just aren’t hard enough. Dan Bailey demonstrates two different ways to keep your hookgrip when cycling power cleans. Scott Panchik walks through some fixes for tight hamstrings.

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