Are You Open To The Open?

This year the CrossFit Open starts on February 25th. Last year was even better than the previous and I would love to see more people challenge themselves with the 2015 CrossFit Open.

The open is a great way of challenging yourself and seeing where you rank in our box, city,  region, Canada, and in the world!

There are five open workouts in five weeks over the duration of the open. Workouts are released to the world on Thursday night usually with a battle between some of the CrossFit Titans you see competing in the games. The workouts are anywhere form five to twenty minutes in duration and can range from couplets, to ladders, to pyramids, to chippers, to whatever Dave Castro decides to throw at us.

The workouts are judged and scored by judges who have completed the online course and know the exact standards for the workouts. The reason behind having the standards is so that we are comparing apples to apples and it's a level playing field. If your squat isn't low enough your rep won't count. If you don't hit your target on the wall balls your rep won't count.

Every workout will have a specific set of standards and limits and it is our job to make sure that they are followed so that scores are recorded as accurately as possible.

Having someone judge you allows you do perform your best and make sure that you can focus on the task at hand vs. counting reps and performing your movements.

Last year we did the workouts on Friday night and had a lot of fun doing them as a group. We all came and threw down round after round and watched, learned, and prepared for our turn.

I want as many people to test themselves with the event this year and I hope that you will challenge yourself with this unique event.

Last year was the first year that there was a "Scaled division". This division is a great opportunity for those who may not have pull ups, muscle ups, double unders, and other movements that may come up in the standard open workouts. This gives everyone a chance to participate, test themselves, and suffer with everyone else! Your workouts are still judged and you need to submit your scores so that you can see where you stand on a local and global scale.

I think the open is a great way to challenge yourself and rank yourself among tens of thousands of others. Its a great way to find weakness, and a great way to strengthen our community by working together and supporting each other in our common goals of being fitter, healthier, and better.

Are you open the the Open? I am

Paul