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MAY 20<strong>18</strong> | ISSUE #67<br />
CROSSFIT GAMES<br />
BY ROSS “ACTION MAN” WISHART<br />
In last September’s edition of Bounce<br />
I wrote about my first foray into<br />
the global fitness phenomenon that<br />
is CrossFit, I even touched on the<br />
search for the fittest athlete on earth<br />
in CrossFit’s annual championship,<br />
Now I was and still am a relative novice to<br />
the sport and therefore conceded that I<br />
probably wouldn’t be in the running for the<br />
$250,000 top prize... this year.<br />
However I was encouraged by my gym<br />
(aka ‘box’ in CrossFit terminology) gang to<br />
participate under the guise of “it’ll be fun”<br />
but despite the fact I knew I would struggle<br />
with certain elements I was keen to use this as<br />
a benchmark to kick-on my CrossFit journey.<br />
The competition starts with ‘The Open’ which<br />
is available to all entrants at all levels and<br />
comprises of 5 workouts specifically designed<br />
for the event with their details a closely<br />
guarded secret.<br />
One workout is released every Thursday night<br />
for 5 weeks, you then have until the following<br />
Monday night to complete it at a CrossFit<br />
affiliated Box under the trained eye of a<br />
CrossFit affiliated coach and then submit your<br />
score online. It all sounds quite serious but we<br />
are talking about the world championship of<br />
a highly competitive, professional, sport and<br />
you can’t help but get caught up in the hype<br />
leading up to the workout reveals.<br />
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