CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 Live Announcement
Summary
TLDRThe 2024 CrossFit Open Announcement for workout 24.3 took place at the Proven HQ in Nashville, Tennessee. The event featured a diverse group of athletes, including community members and CrossFit Games athletes such as Jay Crouch, Roman Krotov, Ariel Loen, and Sydney Wells. The workout, presented by Dave Castro, consisted of a series of thrusters and pull-ups with increasing weights and complexity. Jay Crouch emerged as the standout performer, completing the workout in a record time and earning the Rogue Golden Barbell award. The event showcased the community spirit and competitive drive of CrossFit, as athletes and spectators alike celebrated the conclusion of another exciting Open season.
Takeaways
- π The 24.3 workout was announced, continuing the tradition of the CrossFit Open with a challenging combination of thrusters and chest-to-bar pull-ups followed by heavier thrusters and bar muscle-ups.
- π Jay Crouch emerged as the fastest athlete in the 24.3 workout, showcasing his strength and endurance, and was awarded the Rogue golden barbell.
- π₯ The top CrossFit Games athletes including Roman Krotov, Ariel Loen, Sydney Wells, and Jay Crouch participated in the live announcement of 24.3, demonstrating their skills and setting the pace for the Open.
- π€ΈββοΈ Rachel Skinner, a member of the Rise Foundation and accomplished CrossFit athlete, participated in the community heat of the 24.3 workout, highlighting the adaptive and neuromuscular aspects of the sport.
- πͺ The workout 24.3 emphasizes the importance of pacing, grip strength, and efficient movement transitions, especially during the minute rest period between the two halves of the workout.
- π Jay Crouch's performance in 24.3 solidified his position as a top contender in the 2024 CrossFit Open, following his impressive 8th place finish in the 2023 CrossFit Games.
- π The CrossFit community's support was evident during the 24.3 announcement, with athletes like Brit Harbaugh, who has overcome significant personal challenges, inspiring others with their participation.
- π G Rock is offering a 20% discount on all footwear leading up to the Sunday following the 24.3 announcement, encouraging participants to gear up for the upcoming challenges.
- π The 24.3 workout serves as a crucial test for athletes aiming to advance to the quarterfinals of the CrossFit Open, with the top 25% of competitors moving forward in the competition.
- π₯ The excitement and camaraderie of the CrossFit community were palpable during the 24.3 announcement, showcasing the sport's ability to bring together diverse athletes and fans in a shared experience.
Q & A
What is the significance of the 24.3 workout in the CrossFit Open?
-The 24.3 workout marks the final week of the CrossFit Open, and it is the last opportunity for athletes to perform and submit their scores to advance to the next stage of the competition.
Who are Lauren Khil and Adrien Conway in the context of the transcript?
-Lauren Khil and Adrien Conway are hosts of the 24.3 live open announcement, providing commentary and insights on the event and the athletes participating.
What was Adrien's experience with the previous week's workout (24.2)?
-Adrien had some difficulties with his double unders during the 24.2 workout, which left him just shy of his goal. He mentioned it was frustrating and he hopes the upcoming week's workout won't be as challenging.
What does the term ' Adaptive division' refer to in the context of the CrossFit Games?
-The Adaptive division is a category within the CrossFit Games that includes athletes with various physical disabilities. It showcases the inclusivity of CrossFit and the ability of these athletes to compete at a high level despite their challenges.
What was the format of the 2024 CrossFit Games season as described in the transcript?
-The 2024 CrossFit Games season consists of three stages: the Open, the Semifinals, and the Games. The Open is followed by the semifinals, which lead to the final event, the Games, held in San Antonio, Texas.
Who is RJ MRE and why is he notable in the context of the CrossFit Open?
-RJ MRE is an athlete who has had a strong start in the CrossFit Open, winning both 24.1 and 24.2. His performance is noteworthy because it is unprecedented for an athlete to take home a clean sweep of open victories.
What was Jay Crouch's performance in the 24.3 workout?
-Jay Crouch had an impressive performance in the 24.3 workout, finishing with a time of 9:14, making him the fastest among the CrossFit Games athletes featured in the transcript.
What is the Rogue golden barbell award?
-The Rogue golden barbell award is a new addition to the CrossFit Open, presented to an athlete who demonstrates a standout performance, as chosen by the community through social media nominations.
What was the structure of the 24.3 workout?
-The 24.3 workout consisted of two parts. The first part was five rounds of 10 thrusters and 10 chest-to-bar pull-ups, followed by a one-minute rest. The second part was five rounds of 7 thrusters with a heavier weight (95 lbs for women, 135 lbs for men) and 7 bar muscle-ups.
What is the significance of the community heat in the CrossFit Open?
-The community heat in the CrossFit Open allows athletes from the local CrossFit community to participate in the Open workouts alongside the CrossFit Games athletes. It provides a platform for non-professional athletes to showcase their skills and be part of the Open experience.
Outlines
π€ Introduction and Announcement Setup
The script begins with a description of the setting for the CrossFit Open Announcement, highlighting the location at the proven headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. The hosts, Lauren Khil and Tommy MIAA, introduce themselves and Adrien Conway, setting the stage for the event. The atmosphere is electric as the community eagerly awaits the reveal of the final workout of the Open, 24.3.
ποΈββοΈ Athlete Performances and Community Involvement
The paragraph discusses the performances of various athletes, including Adrian and Tommy, who share their experiences and challenges during the previous weeks of the Open. The community's role in voting for the Adaptive division and the excitement around hosting the games are emphasized. The conversation also touches on the importance of transitions and effective training, as well as the anticipation for the 24.3 workout announcement.
π Open Standings and Future Events
This section provides an update on the standings after the 24.2 workout, highlighting notable athletes and their performances. It also discusses the structure of the upcoming stages of the CrossFit Games, including the semifinals and the finals in San Antonio, Texas. The paragraph emphasizes the competitiveness and the close races in various divisions, as well as the significance of the Adaptive division and the impact of the Wheelchair division on the community.
π₯ Recap of 24.2 and Preview of 24.3
The hosts recap the previous workout, 24.2, and discuss the community's participation in the Open. They introduce the format for the upcoming 24.3 workout, which includes a community heat and a performance by the Games athletes. The paragraph also highlights the importance of the golden barbell award, a new element for the community and athletes to celebrate outstanding performances.
π CrossFit Open Schedule and Golden Barbell Award
This section outlines the remaining schedule for the CrossFit Open, including the progression from the Open to the quarterfinals and semifinals. It also discusses the CrossFit Games dates and the excitement around the new venue in Fort Worth, Dallas. The golden barbell award is further explained, with a call to action for nominations and the announcement of the previous week's winner, Andrew Sarelli.
π Rise Foundation Feature and Athlete Stories
The Rise Foundation is introduced, with Rachel Skinner sharing her personal story and involvement with the organization. The foundation's mission to provide resources for teen girls is discussed, as well as the impact it has had on Rachel's life. The paragraph also touches on Rachel's anticipation for the 24.3 workout and her goals as an athlete.
π€ΈββοΈ Open Workout 24.3 Announcement
The announcement of the final Open workout, 24.3, is made by Dave Castro, with the workout details provided by Joo Fuel. The workout consists of five rounds of thrusters and chest-to-bar pull-ups, followed by a one-minute rest, and then five more rounds with increased weights and bar muscle-ups. The paragraph emphasizes the challenge of the workout and the excitement it brings to the community.
ποΈββοΈ Community Heat Performances
The community heat for the 24.3 workout is highlighted, featuring athletes like Rachel Skinner, who demonstrates her gymnastics background and strong performance. The paragraph discusses the pacing and strategy of the athletes, the importance of smooth transitions, and the impact of neuromuscular disorders on athletes like Brit Harbaugh, who competes in the Adaptive division.
π₯ CrossFit Games Athletes' Performances
The paragraph focuses on the performances of CrossFit Games athletes like Jay Crouch, Roman Krotov, Sydney Wells, and Ariel Loen as they tackle the 24.3 workout. The athletes' strategies, pacing, and the excitement of the crowd are discussed. The paragraph concludes with Jay Crouch winning the Rogue golden barbell award for his performance in the 24.3 workout.
π Celebration and Future Outlook
The script concludes with a celebration of the athletes' performances and the community's support. Jay Crouch shares his gratitude for being part of the CrossFit community and the excitement of his family back home. The paragraph also encourages viewers to participate in the 24.3 workout and aim for the top 25% to advance to the quarterfinals, with a reminder to watch the CrossFit Games podcast for tips and standards.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘CrossFit Open
π‘Workout 24.3
π‘Adaptive Division
π‘Community Heat
π‘Rogue Golden Barbell
π‘Jay Crouch
π‘Ariel Owen
π‘Sydney Wells
π‘Roman Krenov
π‘Performance
Highlights
The 24.3 CrossFit Open workout was announced, featuring a combination of thrusters and chest-to-bar pull-ups, followed by heavier thrusters and bar muscle-ups.
The workout begins with five rounds of 10 thrusters and 10 chest-to-bar pull-ups, with a one-minute rest before transitioning to the second half.
For the second half, athletes perform five rounds of 7 thrusters with a 45-lb increase for women and a 40-lb increase for men, followed by 7 bar muscle-ups.
The time cap for the entire workout is 15 minutes, making it a challenging test of endurance and pacing.
The CrossFit community is involved in picking potential winners for the workout, with Roman Krenov leading the predictions with 54% of the vote.
The Adaptive division of CrossFit is hosting the games this year, emphasizing inclusivity and the ability for all athletes to compete.
The 2024 CrossFit Games season includes three stages: the Open, the Semifinals, and the Games, with the finals taking place in San Antonio, Texas.
The announcement of 24.3 featured a community heat with athletes like Rachel Skinner, a member of the Rise Foundation, showcasing the workout's applicability to diverse backgrounds.
Jay Crouch, a rising athlete from Australia, put on an impressive performance in the 24.3 announcement, completing the workout in under 10 minutes.
The CrossFit Open serves as a platform for athletes to test their programming and fitness levels, with many aiming for top placements in the global leaderboard.
The Golden Barbell award, a new addition this year, recognizes standout performances and community contributions, with Andrew Sarelli being the winner for 24.2.
The Rise Foundation, which supports teen girls with resources like nutrition and mental coaching, was highlighted, showcasing the community's commitment to growth and support.
CrossFit proven, the host of the 24.3 announcement, emphasizes building a community and helping individuals become better versions of themselves through fitness.
The 24.3 workout is a test of both physical capability and mental fortitude, with athletes needing to manage fatigue and pace themselves effectively.
The CrossFit Games athletes' performance in the 24.3 announcement demonstrated the high level of skill and conditioning required to compete at the elite level.
The 24.3 announcement showcased the global nature of CrossFit, with athletes from various countries and backgrounds coming together to compete.
The community heat and the CrossFit Games athletes' performances in 24.3 highlighted the importance of pacing, grip management, and efficient movement transitions.
The 24.3 workout and its announcement served as a platform for athletes to display their dedication, passion, and the community's support for one another.
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welcome to the
24.3 live open announcement from
Nashville Tennessee at proven
headquarters I'm Lauren khil alongside
Adrien Conway Tommy MIAA I can't believe
we've already made it through two weeks
and hopefully this week isn't as painful
as what we've seen thus far hopefully it
isn't I'm simply praying that it isn't I
was 24 two for you Adrian you know it
was a lot of Transitions and a lot of
faults with my double unders
unfortunately it left me just shy of my
goal but I'm sure I'm not the only one
in the community that felt that way so
it was frustrating a little bit Tom did
you have any repeats oh no that was not
one I was about to repeat 20 minutes was
long enough but you know I got to work
on practicing what I preach told all my
members back home hey take the row
smooth make sure your transitions are
effective get through the deadlifts and
let's be crisp on those double unders
and what do I do I go out way too hot in
that first row the last 3 minutes my
body and mind were not connected I don't
really know what happened but um glad to
say we got through it well before we can
see what's in store for 24.3 the
community is getting involved to pick
who they think is going to win from our
games athletes today on the floor right
now Roman krenov
54% is the best take overall wow
interesting they're a little
heavy-handed with those votes
there we'll have to see how that turns
out and something great about this
community is the Adaptive division we
want hosting the games this year what's
it mean to you Tom oh this is so
exciting you know I love that CrossFit
is all about Community right and it
really is for everybody but more than
that it's for everybody right and behind
the resources of wheel lad and knowledge
and Decades of experience they've had
combined with the resources from uh
CrossFit I think this year is going to
be groundbreaking for what we see as
adaptive athletes in the future and what
CrossFit entails for everybody as they
move forward in their life that's right
let's take a look now at what their road
to the games is going to look like in
the 2024 season it is being run by wheel
wad we'll have three stages the final
week this week of the open followed by
semifinals and then the games in San
Antonio Texas September 19th through the
22nd first time out there ever it's
going to be an exciting race but some
other races we're going to be looking at
is the age groups the teen and the
Masters division some really tight races
at the top that it's all going to come
down to the final wire for them that
certainly is and as we take a look over
at our men's 16 to 17 division we might
see a familiar name there RJ MRE from
proven yeah right proven athlete homeboy
here right already off to a commanding
start I don't know what they're feeding
them down here in Nashville but RJ's
already taken home a victory in 24.1 and
a victory in 24.2 a little unprecedented
here we have never seen an Adaptive or
excuse me an able-bodied athlete take
home a clean sweep of open Victory so RJ
is poised and primed he was third place
in the uh games last year so I have a
feeling he's on the move to make up a
couple spots this year we'll see if he
can repeat your three for three okay on
taking a look now at the men's
45-49 division Richard vent he's putting
on quite a performance Adrien he is he's
only got 13 points so far Richard vent
has a first place and a 12 go place and
it's a very storied category to be a
part of but we do know this Lauren we
know that he or she is fittest who has
the best score across all events so he
still got one more week to prove his
Fitness and I'm going to tell you he was
at the games in 2019 and I bet he's
pretty hungry to get back let's turn now
to the ladies we're going to first look
at the 14 to 15 age group division the
woman at the top of the leaderboard
right now a newcomer Kira mcmanis yeah
first in the open a young 14 years old
and she's already making a statement
that she may be a name that we're going
to watch for years to come a victory in
24.1 followed by a smooth third place in
24.2 want to see how 243 plays out but
again a name we're not going to forget
soon on the contrary the
35-39 division Adrien it is somebody who
we have seen a long time in the space
Kristen hola no surprise there yeah it's
not a surprise at all what she's doing
right now is continually reminding us
that athletes in this age group can go
toe-to-toe with the elite individual
competitors and I'll say it's not always
a friendly reminder to someone else that
shares the same age as some of these
competitive athletes but she's certainly
putting on a show so far and I think
she's just getting started this year she
is I can't wait to see more from her and
as for that road to the games it's a
little different for the Masters and
teens this year is they will host their
own Championship outside of the elite
individuals and teams let's take a look
they go from the Open final week this
week follow followed by the top 25%
advancing to quarterfinals then
semifinals and finally their
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before we can get there we are recapping
24.2 looking at the announcement
24.3 and then we will have today two
Heats first a community heat is going to
take on the workout and then we will
have our games athletes take on
24.3 and finally for the third week in a
row we will have that golden barbell
award something new this year for the
community and our
athletes and now we have all been doing
the open for a different amount of time
as as the community but how long when
was your first one do you have a
favorite memory Tom we start with you oo
all right well I've been this is going
to be my eighth year in the CrossFit
Games ex CrossFit open excuse me um yeah
17.1 was my first open workout so when
we saw dumbbell Sanchez again in 24.1 I
was humbly reminded of where I came from
right um you know I remember sitting
down and doing 17.1 and thinking like
I'm not really sure what I'm doing what
am I getting myself into but I also
wasn't really expecting what I was going
to be going towards right and being here
a part of the community it's so electric
it's so fun and you know the Vibes I had
for 24.1 even 24.2 it's it's still just
as exciting as the first day I joined
Adrian what's it been like for you over
the years well goodness I was around
back when 11.1 drop the very first
CrossFit open workout so not to age
myself but I've been around for a minute
listen the the thing that stands out to
me about the open are are three words
predominantly nerves fear and pain and
uh The beauty within those three words
is that we all lean into them together
to kind of find out what we're made of
and see what's on the other side of
those things so I think that that's one
of the beautiful things about the Unity
that it creates across these three weeks
the glue that binds us community and
pain all tied with a bow that's right
let's take a look now at the overall
standings after
24.2 what we have is for the men eight
of these men in the top 10 they are all
games athletes but Adrien in third who
the heck is kale Layman kale Layman I
wish I could tell you more about him
it's only a second year in the CrossFit
open but he's sitting in third place
overall with a 10th and an 18th and when
I did a little digging he's an army
Cadet so he's active and he's doing the
thing right now and he's amongst some
Elite competition we've got Alexander
coron sitting in first place and this
isn't foreign territory to Alexander
we've seen him at the CrossFit Games
before but last year he had to pull out
early from semifinals so my biggest
question mark for him isn't his Fitness
it's his durability can he hold on to
this type of intensity and consistency
throughout the duration of the Season
let's turn now to the women's overall
standings
leaderboard oh no listen don't forget
about D pepper he is there and this is
our fittest American male he finished
fifth at the CrossFit games last year
and what I love most about seeing D here
in second place is that he finished top
10 in the open last year and he's not
just coasting through this thing it's
not about quarterfinals it's not about
semi-finals it's about right now he is a
competitor and he came to win the
CrossFit open in 2024 now can never
forget about D pepper now we will look
at the women's overall standings after
two workouts in the CrossFit open
Australian athlete Gracie Walton 12
points ahead of the second best place
Tom yeah you go Gracie this is so
exciting to see for her Gracie is's
coming off of an eighth place finish in
24.1 and an Stellar third place finish
here as you can see in
24.2 Gracie last year finished six at
the Oceana semi-finals where they only
took the top three so it's slim pickings
but for her the fact that she's already
moving so well through the open bodes
pretty well for the momentum that she's
going to gain going in the quarterfinals
and hopefully semis even more fun to
watch yet too second third and fourth
place they're all one point apart from
each other and a familiar name that
we're going to see today Ariel Owen
right in fourth place right now and
maybe her 243 performance today make
ball herur to the top tight races
anything can happen and to celebrate
another fantastic open go Ruck is taking
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at check
out take a look now at our season
schedule this is the final week of the
CrossFit open one workout left before
then
25% will advance to quarterfinals that
is up from past Year's which was just
10% after that April 3rd through the
22nd or excuse me May 8th through the
2nd June 2nd that is when we will have
semifinals the first stage where we will
see the these athletes in person and
then finally to the CrossFit Games
August 8th to 11th Fort Worth Dallas
it's going to be a good time down there
I can't wait to see what it's like yeah
it's going to be exciting go new new
venue new environment it's going to be a
lot of fun but something that we are
focusing on of course the open but
advancing to quarterfinals after those
scores are submitted Monday night then
we will find out who will advance to
quarterfinals you're going to make sure
that you register and you can also
purchase this great t-shirt that Adrien
Conway is repping I don't think that you
get his arms with the shirt though no
and in fact if I don't make sure I get
it together in this final week of the
open I'm going to have to give the
T-shirt back you do have to qualify top
25%
so quarter finals is next after the open
and it's exciting because we have got
one more workout on
tap 3 2 1
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BCE now are you ready for the
count I'm take
off quarterfinals coming up next that
virtual competition our second virtual
competition of the stage that top 25% of
all individuals teams and age groups
this year you will have 6 days to
complete the workouts that they give you
more information is going to be coming
off on that after we get through the
open now we will look at our golden
barbell award this is our third week
presenting this you can post a photo or
a video on social media explaining why
your pick represents the theme from each
week with the hash golden barbell award
the winner will be revealed each Monday
on the CrossFit Games podcast and
winners will win
$400 Rogue gift card now we're going to
send it over to chase Ingram revealing
last week's winner on the CrossFit Games
podcast but we do have our winner for
24.2 and this comes in from coach Shaz
out of CrossFit Epson in the UK and and
they nominated Andrew sarelli someone
who truly embodies dedication passion
and kindness in everything they do and
she goes to nominate Andrew sarelli our
very own golden-hearted paramedic who's
not only saving lives with an unwavering
commitment but also managed to be the
current fittest paramedic in Europe
Andrew congratulations it sounds like it
is welld deserved you are our week two
golden barbell recipient presented by
Road
Fitness another such deserving athlete
of this award I love that we're bringing
this into the community yeah
congratulations Andrew chiarelli we're
really excited for you and you know when
we think about the golden barbell award
I'm sure there's somebody at home
whether it's a coach or an athlete that
whenever we walk into our affiliate they
always kind of brighten the mood and
make make the experience just that much
more exciting and I think it's really
cool that we have this opportunity with
the golden barbell to actually highlight
some of those athletes in a more higher
level and this week we have standout
performance that is the theme for the
golden barbell award and we have people
putting in nominations right now you can
see on your screen through social media
so many different elements of people who
can get nominated for this Ross
Henderson right there in the middle he
looks like a good guy yeah he's got it
figure it out for sure it doesn't matter
if this is your first fifth 10th open
you can all be nominated for this those
standout performances that you have had
through the open and it is such an
incredible thing as we've been talking
about to add this element to our
community yeah no doubt something else
that we're having today is we have the
rise Foundation here and we are talking
with one of their athletes it is to help
teen girls Adrien Conway is on the floor
with
more I am joined here by Rachel Skinner
a member of the rise Foundation Rachel
in discussion you you told me that
you've been involved since day one can
you describe to us how rise came to be
uh yeah so rise came to be um Jeff palon
started it because he noticed that his
teenage daughter kind of went through
some stuff and she didn't really have
the resources that she needed to get
through those things so he started it to
provide resources as far as stuff like
nutrition um like mental coaching stuff
like how to you know be financially wise
um and just really kind of bring it all
together for like a One-Stop shop for
females that may not have resources to
that to have it I love it and you
mentioned that it was something that was
EX personal to you how did you find this
and get involved yourself um so I met
Jeff at the pit te throwdowns and he's
just kind of been a resource to me
throughout the whole thing I went
through some stuff a couple years ago
that really kind of affected me mentally
and he was there the whole time to kind
of help me get through it and provide me
the resources that I needed I love it
well you're also an athlete and you're
here on the competition floor going to
be one of the first people to take on
24.3 what are your thoughts and feelings
to be here right now
um I'm pretty
excited I'm hoping for a heavy barbell
gymnastics so yeah okay well we'll see
what it is we're going to find out in
just a second and good luck I'm sure
you'll crush it back to you Lauren
inspiring story there and as we've been
mentioning we are inside fuen HQ they've
been around since 2020 but this facility
only here for the last month and a half
and we were able to get a sneak peek
before the grand opening on
Saturday
welcome to CrossFit proven our gym is
22,000 Square ft our affiliate space
being the largest portion of the gym I
think what we're trying to do and what
we're going to do a conscious effort of
is grow a community and be more than
just a pro space we invite everyone who
are just trying to improve their health
and have the Visions to be become better
version of themselves we want to work
with them and help them achieve their
goals
and to see the entire video you can go
to our CrossFit Games YouTube channel
crowds out there getting pumped up and
ready for today as we now take a look at
who is going to be throwing
down here are our CrossFit Games
athletes you have Roman krenov and Ariel
loen both took third at the CrossFit
games last year Jay Crouch he is a
rising athlete out of Australia for 28th
to eth and then finally last but not
least Sydney Wells last year she made
her rookie debut and a great debut that
was right and as we look at these four
athletes today they're following their
success last year as they move into the
24 2024 open the season Sydney Wells
here sh off 24.2 again she's dare I say
proven herself to be ready for the
quarterfinals looking smooth uh
improving greatly on her score from 241
in 242 and her placing comfortably
looking into quarterfinals moving on we
have Mr Roman krenov there comfortably
sitting right now in 27th Place that
first workout a little bit longer
workout with that dumbbell going so high
overhead for a tall athlete like him but
a Seventh Place finish here in 24.2 like
I said has him 27th overall and sitting
pretty looking into
24.3 there she is Miss Ariel Owen in her
Lion's Den Ariel sitting fourth place in
the open open overall right now again
third place on the podium of the games
last year it's no surprise to see her at
the top in the open right now a 21st
place in 241 and a fourth place finish
in
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242 and Mr Jay Crouch himself again Jay
not backing down from his amazing
performance at the games last year
currently seventh in the open a 13th
Place in 241 again those burpees looking
flawless over there pretty jealous not
going to lie and a 27th Place in 242
we're excited to see what Jay does not
only today but moving forward to the
rest of the season and right now they're
in the goad warmup area uh no idea
what's in store for them so they got to
make sure everything's mobile it's
CrossFit it's all about the unknown and
unknowable right so what's fun for these
athletes it's three of them actually are
participating in their first open
announcement today so I'm sure there's a
lot of extra adrenaline running through
those veins right now and it's only
going to help their 24.3 score be a
little bit better than maybe they were
planning so excited to see how they do
today and Adrian you're a goad guy
right well listen I've been using it for
the last year I'll tell you that Lauren
and and and to be honest with you I'm no
spring chicken so so I understand the
value of good warm-ups and cool downs
and for me I love the value because even
like the situation these guys are in
right now if I don't know what is coming
up I can still prep and warm up a
general body region and get ready for
whatever is to come yeah looks good over
there we caught up with these athletes
earlier in the week let's hear what they
had to
say this will be my first open
announcement I'm super excited for the
opportunity um I think I just want to be
known for never giving up and always
making the most of the opportunities
that I've gotten there was a time when
um I just didn't want to do CrossFit
because I just didn't know if I could do
it and I gave it a shot and it's been
the best decision I've ever made so just
I want to be known for doing the best I
can with what I'm
given I feel like obviously I want to be
known as sort of like the one of the
best to come out of Oceana and and then
yeah hopefully be one of the best to do
it you know so that that's the goal so
that would be cool if that when it was
all said and done that it that it was
that but then yeah also like along the
way just like that super approachable
like friendly guy simple is that really
I'm hoping to yeah be on the podium at
the games this year that would be really
awesome so that's the
goal I have never done an open
announcement before but it's actually on
my bucket list and then to be asked to
do the final week of the open to me is
an even greater honor I do program for
myself so for me doing the open workouts
is like a way to test is my program in
good okay let me tweak some things see
if I can speed up my Burpee speed if I
do this different I'd love to get top
five in the open so that's the closest
goal that's coming up and then I don't
really have any goals
yet
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welcome to the announcement of
24.3 presented by Joo go and Cho M we
are live
at an open announcement I'm Lauren khil
alongside Tommy AA we have Adrien Conway
he is out on the floor and Lauren if I
didn't know it was March right now I
would think it's Christmas Day all over
again I'm so excited let's get this
party
started athletes are now going to take
the field we will have two Heats a
community heat will take on 24.3 first
followed by our CrossFit Games athletes
will take on
24.3 after
them now to Dave
[Applause]
Castro for the announcement of
24.3 I'm going to send it over to Joo to
deliver this week's
pain hey what's going on y'all Joo here
from Joo Fuel and Crossfit and I'm
coming to you from victory MMA and
Crossfit here in San Diego California
where we just had a big fire and we are
rebuilding from that fire but luckily
our whiteboard in the CrossFit room
survives and good news on this
whiteboard I have got for all of you
CrossFit athletes around the world
workout 24.3 for the CrossFit
open so this is what we're doing four
time starting off with five rounds of
thrusters and chest to Bar pull-ups 10
thrusters 10 chest to Bar pull-ups five
rounds women on this first evolution
women at 65 lbs men at 95 lbs going to
do five rounds of that once we get done
there's one minute of rest catch your
breath once you got your breath back in
one minute it's going to be five more
rounds and this time it's a little bit
heavier we're doing seven thrusters
women at 95 lb men at 135 lb followed
Seven bar
muscleups five rounds of that and the
time cap for this whole thing 15 minutes
so guess what it's going to be a good
push that's what we got like I said it's
going to be a rough one it's going to be
a good push you know what to do go get
after it we'll talk to you
later Dave talks about pain I can't feel
my lats or my biceps right now no I was
just thinking my shoulders my shoulders
what are we going to do there's France
there's friendly FR there's whatever
this is Holy 243 this is going to be
quite a test he definitely Dave Castro
saving the best for last and who doesn't
love thrusters it is a staple in the
open but also to increase on weight
after you're fatigued yeah that's going
to be quite the challenge and and I
think if we've been there before the
minute rest in between our sets of five
rounds really isn't going to feel like
much of a rest if a chance to shake out
the hands maybe find the grip again
catch your breath for a minute but then
again trying to brace yourself and know
that the bar is about to get heavier and
the pull-up skills about to increase
even more this is quite a doozy of a
workout I think this is going to be a
full one for the whole community and you
can enter to win a VIP trip for two to
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before you take on
24.3 you want to make sure that you do
it right you hit all the standards
here's a take a look at
those
CrossFit Games open workout 24.3 begins
with five rounds for time of 10
thrusters and 10 chest to Bar
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pull-ups athletes will then rest a
minimum of 1 minute
after the one minute rest 24.3 concludes
with five rounds of thrusters at a
heavier
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weight and bar muscle
ups the entire workout is for time if
you complete all of the repetitions
under the
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through the rest of their workout for
more experienced athletes you should
keep in mind that the first half of this
workout is supposed to be a Sprint
however some may also call it a trap if
you come out too hot there's not enough
rest to recover so move quickly but at a
pace that allows you to get right to
work on the next five rounds aim to
finish the first half of this workout in
about 3 to 7 Minutes maintain unbroken
thrusters in the first five rounds if at
all possible don't let pour pullup or
bar muscle up management ruin your
workout perform larger sets if you can
but not at the expense of long breaks
and smaller Thruster
sets less experienced athletes should
take one round at a time consider
breaking the thrusters in the first half
of the workout into two or three sets
this will keep your heart rate down and
ready to attack the
pullup
completing the first five rounds in this
workout is a huge win and for most this
should be the
goal well have fun and we will see you
on the
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leaderboard you can see more 24.3 tips
on the CrossFit Games YouTube channel
and in the CrossFit Games podcast after
the show and if you're interested in
learning about becoming a CrossFit coach
you can sign up for the CrossFit level
one course it's a great opportunity to
not just enhance your Fitness but also
take the first step in becoming a coach
Tom let's get to business let's do it
let's meet our four athletes out on the
floor today for our community heat over
there in Lane number one it's Rachel
Skinner she's our rise athlete that we
got a chance to meet a little bit
earlier today very accomplished a level
10 athlete in the CrossFit world so
we're excited to see how she throws down
in
243 Lane number two it's Mr Troy
Peterson we had the pleasure of meeting
Troy back back in 24.2 he's the
executive director of Valor Fitz which
was created to give veterans a
consistent place to go to rebuild their
confidence inside one uh and of onetime
events Lane number three is Brit
Harbaugh she is the wife of general
manager of cross proven Mitch Harbaugh
and put little bias here I'm excited for
her she's a registered neuromuscular
minor athlete within the Adaptive
CrossFit scene as well so go wheel wad
we can't wait to see how Brit does in
this test today
too and in Lane number four it's Mr
Ricky Shaw Ricky Shaw is a coach level
one trainer over at Dale Kings affiliate
the PSC he is a using his training and
his L1 to help his long-term recovery
we're excited to see Ricky and all four
of our athletes take on
24-3 let's send it on down to BOS now
our competition director on the
floor 10
seconds 3 2 1
go and they are off we are looking for
this first part to get to a 100 reps
between the thrusters and the chesa bar
pull-ups before that one minute rest and
then the final score will be 170 reps
today Tom what is our recipe for Success
presented by tra yeah the recipe for
this one is going to be smooth as fast
just like we heard talk about these
athletes here out probably need to break
up the the thrusters a little bit
earlier and break up these Chester bars
this is going to be a long workout for
them maybe not yet as experien in the
bar muscleup field yet so smooth as fast
early on the biggest thing here is trust
your training as well right you've spent
a lot of time working on the Kippy
motion of a pull-up you spend a lot of
time playing with thrusters in various
forms so trust that even as the bar gets
heavier or the pullup skill gets harder
that you have the foundations underneath
you and maybe today's the first day we
might see an athlete get a bar muscle up
and our leader in Lane one Rachel
Skinner she's off to a strong St into
her second round and Tom she actually
has gymnastics experience a former
gymnast of 10 years yeah well we heard
her she was hoping for a heavy barbell
and some gymnastics and she got most of
that right now you know that barbell is
probably pretty light for her at this
point but with how flawlessly she's
butterflying through these Chester bars
she's making good smooth work and I
loved how trans she was transitioning
through those thrusters a nice pause at
the top not overdoing it and is staying
composed throughout these first five
rounds and Ricky Shaw close behind her
in the lane the far Lane all the way to
the right he is advancing into his now
third round along with
Skinner yep we see Brit there also in
Lane number three and I want to give a
little more attention to Brit so as I
mentioned Brit is a neuromuscular minor
athlete she is participating in the
Adaptive CrossFit Games as well she's a
member of the wheel wad season she is uh
has already battled and beaten both
brain and and breast cancer what an
incredible story she has been and I was
want to give a little bit more
background because what does it mean to
be a neuromuscular athlete right there
are 15 total divisions within the
Adaptive crossfits here three of them
come from neurom uh neuromuscular
disorders when we think about a
neuromuscular disorder we're talking
about an athlete that has an issue
between connecting the nerves and the
muscles right and in this case with
brin's experience with breast uh brain
cancer she has impairment to her ability
to move we might see this become more
and more affected as she gets more en
tired uh more into the workout a little
bit more tired the intensity starts to
grow and within her disability we have
three tiers of neuromuscular there's a
minor a a moderate and a major division
so Brit is competing in the minor
division where she's going to have a
minor impact on how she's going to move
based on her disability enough so that
it will impair her enough to be
considered an Adaptive athlete but not
so much that she's in the moderate
division yet or maybe even in in the
major division you may see other disabil
such as cereal py
um uh muscular distopy or maybe A
congenital or acquired brain injury as
well and Rachel Skinner she 70 reps in
100 reps to complete so she is almost
done with her four of five rounds before
she will take that one minute
rest again with how well she's staying
composed and moving through those
butterfly pull-ups I would have thought
we were already on the elite heat not
going to lie those chessar they look
absolutely beautiful the way that she
has the speed of the rep but also behind
her is Shaw he is in our far Lane Ricky
Shaw he's starting his fourth round
right now yeah moving to the fourth
round and as we mentioned it's about
being smooth cuz clearly coming out of
the gates too hot in this workout is
going to spell some trouble for us later
on especially as the barbell gets
heavier especially as the pullup gets
more complex right it's about staying
composed and knowing that we got to be
smooth through these five rounds cuz
there's five more that are going to be
far more difficult ahead of us and
keeping in mind that all of these
athletes are performing The Workout RX
at this point yeah we're really it's
really cool to see that you know again
hopefully you see some epic bar
muscleups coming up here in a few rounds
and one thing to mention too is that as
Brit is competing in the wheel wad
adaptive CrossFit series she's actually
using a little bit lighter barbell but
that's based on her neurom uh
neuromuscular minor division standard so
she actually has a 55lb barbell right
now and will Vault up to an 85lb barbell
for the second half of the thrusters and
Rachel taking a break right now this is
her last and final set of 10 chest bar
pull-ups before she will advance to her
one minute rest before we add some
weight on the barbell and head into her
bar muscle up y four three two just two
more to go looking really smooth going
to be under maybe close to under 5
minutes here she can fight through
knowing she got that minute rest to help
her reset 2 1 and there it is
unofficially she will now rest until
547 we love Troy here in Lane number two
hey singles is the way got got to go you
just do singles but he's getting that
chest to the bar every time using an
effective Kip and again we're seeing a
great display of how this workout can be
functional for all of us no matter our
our backgrounds are upbringings and for
viewers at home keep in mind that that
time the one that Rachel Skinner just
completed that is going to be your tie
break time if you're somebody that might
be looking at bar muscleups you might
get your first one you might not have
them yet that is going to be a time that
you want to focus on we can still see
our three athletes out there still
working to get to that minute time
rest again Tim tro excuse me Troy still
pulling away with those single single
chest of bars getting him done Brit also
same concept trying to use that big nice
Kip she's got three to go in this
round and Rachel about 5 seconds until
she starts her five rounds of seven
thrusters Seven bar muscle ups and she
is under way important to note too you
can see that Rachel started underneath
her pull-up bar when she went back so
please keep in mind when you read those
standards you're going to be starting
underneath the pullup bar both at the
beginning of the workout and when you go
to start your sixth round on the heavier
barbell and that barbell has advanced it
started at 65 lbs for the first five
rounds now it is increased to 95 lb on
the barbell she's moving it just as
smooth as she did with that 65 I
wouldn't have thought anyway was added
to it with how well she's moving that's
a great move by Rachel so far well now
Tom something I'm curious to see is how
or if she breaks up her bar muscleups
here sets of seven each round that's a
big number right I mean you think that
the elite Heats they're they're probably
looking at that number like that's a
nice little warm up set but for most of
us right seven is a big number and let
alone doing it five times in a row so I
wouldn't be surprised to see Rachel as
she broke up her chest of bars break
these up and probably break them up more
and more often so again we'll have to
see here if Rachel's got him in the tank
and again we're already 5 minutes into
working out so it could be a whole new
burden oh no problem for Rachel oh no
she catches so love that you can
definitely tell the gymnast her is alive
and well and loving this workout this is
her best way of saying thank you to Mr
Castro himself right here and just to
keep in mind we are just over the 7
Minute Mark there is a 15minute time
half for this one oh and a pullover
might as well do the pullover I do the
first round yeah showing off those 10
years of gymnastics experience big style
points Rachel nice job I wish those
would count for your score but sadly not
no so she's done with one of her five
rounds about 7 and 1 half minutes in for
that 15-minute time cap our other three
athletes still working on part one as
they chip away to reach 100 reps yep we
see tro uh excuse me Ricky here Lane
number four fighting through his last
round of thrusters on this first half of
this workout he's got four to go again
still locking out nice and Tall staying
smooth catching his breath love him
embracing that core at the top of the
rep and I got to love that I point out
again staying composed and just trying
to catch his breath this is a a workout
where in the first five rounds we want
to push hard we want to be fast we want
to be aggressive but kind of like that
Row in 24.2 we have to be smooth and be
aware of what we're capable of doing and
let's go down out to the FL with Adrien
Conway for an
update yeah I'm down here on the floor
guys and as you can see this is not
something that's completely foreign to
our community day in and day out Troy
made the choice to start as prescribed
but it just wasn't in the tank today he
asked for some water a few minutes ago
needed to stay hydrated he's feeling a
little bit run down but he's still
staying in the F all he did was scale
his barbell down to an empty load
something he knew he could continually
hold on to for bigger sets and this is
going to allow him to hit the stimulus
of the workout and still progress out
there with his peers I think this is a
great example of how to scale for life
and what I love about that too is this
truly is something that you would see in
your local affiliate Tom I know you
coach CrossFit classes I do as well and
you have to do what's right for the
athlete absolutely and when you think
about this workout I mean if you think
about if you've ever done Fran before
this is a high skilled version of Fran
right there's a lot more to it a lot
more intricacy and a lot more High skill
required so when we think about Fran
being a high-intensity workout make sure
you're scaling the workout to a point
where you can still Embrace that high
intensity if it means a lighter barbell
if it means going to Jumping pull-ups or
jumping chest to bars give yourself that
opportunity to push yourself and find
that kind of heart rate in your throat
feeling I know it's a weird thing to say
but we all kind of love it don't we we
do that's why we all keep doing it
Rachel Skinner she is now just to rep
away from completing her two of five
rounds yep and we see Brit here
finishing off her last round of
thrusters in the first half this workout
moving through again those chest bars
prove to be a tough movement right
getting that chest just a little bit
higher and just having to pull a little
bit farther than chest virus a little
bit more than maybe we're always ready
for and Skinner now will approach her
barbell as she heads into her third of
five
rounds Rachel looking really smooth so
far I mean it's pretty cool and you get
to say that you are the current overall
leader in 243 let's see if she can get
this one done well and I love it she's
got a smile on her face right now
looking around at the crowd it's
something that is truly a lifetime
experience to be out here and have
everybody cheering you on at an open
announcement oh I know it's it's so fun
I mean even just being here being able
to call it and seeing this place built
to have this small box Community feel I
mean this is what we all live for right
I can remember 17.1 feeling the exact
same way and just having the crowd
around us and achieving things I never
thought I would and here we are seeing
Rachel do it today
and again another point this is Brick's
first ever year in CrossFit this is her
first ever open announcement let alone
first ever open workout or excuse me
open Series right 24.3 is her third ever
open workout but uh you know she's doing
everything she can right now we could be
prder of all four of these athletes yep
and then as we turn to Lane number four
we have Ricky Shaw who is now starting
his second part of the workout with
these seven thrusters at the second
weight which is one 135 for the men and
then followed by Seven bar muscle yeah
and again we see Ricky going into
singles and honestly we can't be a
little bit surprised here this barbell
is going to feel a lot heavier than even
the 135 reads to be right our arms
already blown up our core has already
worked really hard and having a hoist
that thing overhead is going to take a
lot more physicality than we know even
looking forward the bar muscleup is
going to be the first bottleneck
movement that we have in the open right
this is going to be the one where if you
get a bar muscle up you are going to be
vaulting yourself so so far off that
leader board because let alone the
stimulus you're under at that point to
get a bar muscle up but to do it here is
something pretty special doing it here
is the ultimate stage for some of these
athletes to potentially get one for the
first time yeah and you know and shout
out to all of our affiliate owners back
home I know it's been a long couple
weeks of lots of setups and busy nights
on Friday Night Lights last week was a
crazy long workout with multiple uh
pieces of equipment needed and I really
hope for your sake and for your members
at home that you get to see some bar
muscs for the first time either tonight
tomorrow or any point this
weekend and Rachel just hipping away at
those bar muscleups as she completes
those she will have two rounds left with
just about 3 minutes left in the workout
until that 15minute time cap yep and we
see Brit just behind Ricky here taking
her minute rest she's moved on to the
second half of the workout again
starting underneath the pullup bar
please don't forget that you got to both
start the workout under the pull-up bar
walk forward 5 ft to your Thruster bar
at the minute rest go back underneath
the pull-up bar and at the minute rest
walk back forward to your Thruster bar
and There She Goes skanner will advance
to that barbell to begin her fourth
round we see Troy just finishing up his
last round of thrust or ex me his fourth
round in the of thrusters again making
that smart move playing safe and making
sure that he's not overdoing himself or
over taxing it and allowing himself to
keep moving by adjusting the weight to
an empty barbell and Britney Harbaugh in
the third lane she can now begin her
second series of this workout the seven
thrusters Seven bar muscle ups again
weight has increased to 95
pounds yep see her getting set again
when we think about a neuromuscular
athlete there's going to be some points
where the nerves and the muscles don't
coordinate right we might see some
spasticity or some extra tension in the
muscles that we can't necessarily
control so for Brits be out here doing
this and handling this workout again
another awesome Testament of what
CrossFit can provide for anybody in this
world yeah Skinner taking a deep breath
now as she chips away and it's
noteworthy to see how efficiently she
was moving the barbell at first and the
bar muscle ups but still gets slowed
down as we progress to the workout it
makes me a little scared of when I'm
going to tackle this one Tom yeah and
again we see Ricky just finishing in his
first set of thrusters on the heavier
barbell and again like we talked about
this is that bottleneck moment can we
see Ricky get a bar muscle up and again
probably separate himself from a good
portion of his feet
moving into the end of 243 and we now
have 1 minute left until that time cap
come on Ricky there it is all right
Ricky great pull through really nice
wide grip on that bar using his lats and
driving his hips up two smooth bar
muscleups again that alone is going to
be a separator not even just getting one
but getting two we've got about 45
seconds left I like to believe he's got
a few more in the tank yet but let's see
how these athletes finish up this
workout Rachel Skinner there she's
trying to finish up her fourth round
with just about 30 seconds
left we can see Brit over there in Lane
number three taking to the barbell
seeing if we can Al or excuse me to the
pullup bar trying to get that bar muscle
up come on Brit oh a good fight it's
about being patient with that pole I
know at this point our lats are blown up
and Skinner just four reps left jumping
up on the bar with about 10 seconds left
crowd's getting loud we got 10 seconds
to go here folks whether you're at home
finish the round whether you're watching
whether you're learning let's cheer him
on let's bring him home oh and one in
time what a great way to kick off the
final week of the open a fight all
diverse backgrounds Tom that was fun to
watch that was quite the workout right
there yeah I think uh Fran has been
redefined if you will right that one was
a doozy fun to watch these athletes did
a great job and uh you know couldn't be
prder to be able to hear talk about them
out in before and she still got a smile
on her face out there taking a deep
breath given high fives Tom let's go
through now exactly what happened from
the beginning of the 15 all the way up
to the end right taking a look at our
replay here again all the all these
athletes coming out hot see all four of
them moving through those struers again
trying to stay composed we saw Rachel
feeling really comfortable with that
barbell that light barbell was something
she was asking for barbells in
gymnastics and she got exactly that
moved right under her butterly pullups
which were just awesome to watch again
that chest to Bar just effortless just
the way she's using her hips pulling
nice and tall and floating as your chest
is making contact with the bar she's
been unbroken for the first couple sets
and we saw Mr Ricky Shaw really
incredible performance from him as well
made smooth work in the 95lb bar and
again working through his thrusters to
get to that second set which was a big
tiebreaker I think moving forward in
this workout again we saw Rachel just
take command from beginning to end the
barbell that one that 95 bar for her Mo
just as well as it did for the 65lb
barbell just staying composed a nice
pause at the top and again just a
beautiful high pole a Great Kip with the
hips just catching so tight with those
bar muscleups you can definitely tell
the gymnast and her was loving this
workout made them look beautiful let's
take a look now at our results from the
first of four athletes to attempt
24.3 Rachel Skinner cap plus 17 wraps
Ricky Shaw
57 reps after that cap all of these
Great Performances and uh hopefully
Affiliates are able to look at this to
get a better idea of maybe what some of
their members are going to be able to
complete let's be honest I don't think
either of you either of us want to do
that workout six minutes after finding
out what it is anyway right that's a
pretty tall feet for these athletes and
they did a great job out there let's
head down now to the floor with Adrien
Conway to introduce our CrossFit Games
athletes our Heat
2 and now now from Crossfit proven 28th
in her rookie appearance at the CrossFit
Games Sydney
Wells from CrossFit Mayhem the third
fittest man on Earth gunning for nothing
shy but the top of the podium Roman
krop
[Applause]
and from the Lions then she finished
third at the 2023 CrossFit Games and
comes in as the defending fittest mother
on Earth Ariel
Lo when Maggie
[Applause]
walks this man is currently sitting in
seventh place overall in the worldwide
open he jumped from 28th to eth place in
the 2023 CrossFit Games it is J
[Applause]
Crouch and now we're here with the six
time fittest woman on earth TAA CLA Tumi
thank you so much for inviting us into
your new facility this is electric man
well thanks so much for coming y'all so
initial takes what do you think of 243 I
love it um definitely made the best
decision not to do it live um but this
is a fantastic workout to finish off the
you know open and these guys are going
to be able to put on a great showcase
which is exactly what we want when will
you do this one Tia I have to wait until
Monday give myself a few more days but
honestly it's this is like this would be
a dream to go against Ariel on any other
circumstance
um and you know I'm just I love it I
love this workout yeah some incredible
athletes that we'll get to see take on
but first let's toss it down to
BOS 10
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seconds 3 2 one
go and they're off they are going a lot
faster than what we will be doing as we
take on this workout
later yeah again making that barbell
look like there's nothing even on it
right now fast smooth efficient
movements throughout this Ariel loen and
Jay Crouch they're already on there the
transition time so quick and you know
like these weights are so nice and light
for these athletes it's one of those
things that they just want to make sure
they don't go out too hot because it's
really going to come down to the those
last couple of rounds uh on the chest uh
the bar muscleups and the heavier
thrusters Tom different recipe for
Success they we're looking at for this
seat yeah again a little bit different
we have a different mindset going into
this workout so first thing I talk about
was pulling down the bar and you may be
thinking about the bar muscle to the
chest bars but these athletes are going
to go unbroken on this first half
there's no denying it and some of them
are going to have to physically pull
that bar down on the thrusters to make
it faster that could be an easy way to
make up a few seconds on an AET that's
trying to be smooth and go
but realiz maybe I'm going too smooth
with it Ariel Len in the lead but Jay
crouches breathing down her neck as both
of these athletes are now into their
third of five rounds before their one
minute rest yeah again there's no
surprise here I you know I got some
buddies back home I probably think like
oh yeah this is a simple eom like no big
deal no they're going to go way faster
than that these athletes are about to
prove that this is going to be a workout
for uh a lot of pain like Adrian was
talking about earlier and you know what
the crowd here there are so many people
here cheering them on it just wants to
make like the adrenaline kicks in and it
intensifies everything that much more so
they're going so hard oh yeah and it's
just so incredible yeah I mean it's a
blessing and a curse right T you've been
there before you've been at the games
level and you know that it's fun because
you feel faster and you feel almost numb
when you're out there but in a workout
like this where there's a built-in
minute rest where we all know that that
minute rest is not a rest and often
times that's enough time for the elastic
acid to set in and it changes the whole
pace so maybe going out too hot can be a
problem you can see Ariel she's just
taken a little bit more of a breath she
started out nice and hot she is an
incredible athlete that will be able to
hold on for sure and now she's actually
settling into a really solid Pace that
she knows she can maintain and then you
can also notice the others that they're
doing very similar
things um you know we got Sid over there
she is absolutely crushing it and like
oh my God I'm so proud of her she you
know representing I'm obviously very
biased here representing proven out
there there and um doing it so well
let's go down to the floor to check in
with Adrien
Conway hey team we we have got we're
playing a game of inches here when you
look at the cycle rate of these Chester
bars you'll notice Ariel's elbows go
back and down Jays tend to stay straight
down through his rib cage and this
increases the cycle rate for Ariel just
oh so slightly every round even as they
slow through slowed throughout the five
rounds this allowed her to get there
just an edge over Jay Jay and Ariel both
taking it through those first five
rounds in under three minutes
256 oh my
gosh yeah um that's shocking to say the
least but I think even more shocking
fans what's going on here your boy Roman
kov still working out there right now I
thought you guys picked him to win they
did pick him to win but you never know
the workout this one minute is
definitely so important so whoever can
recover the fastest who can get back out
there he might be just holding back and
you know when it comes to that fourth
and fifth round in the sevens then you
know Roman may still have this so what
happens next they have their one minute
rest right now as Ariel and Jay are just
10 seconds away from beginning they're
now five rounds seven thrusters at 95
lbs for the ladies 135 for the Men
followed by Seven bar muscleups Tia
expecting to see everything unbroken
here yes now the thrusters are a lot
heavier than what they were on the very
first time however if you can be nice
and offici through the B loves and you
can hold on to for that bar you're
definitely going to be able to get
through these rounds a lot faster but
you will have to be sure not to overdo
it right and I love that that brings up
my second key success success for this
workout again was embracing the grip
right it's going to be a really grippy
workout here at this point and with that
heavier barbell you're going to want to
feel more inclined to grip the pull-up
bar harder on those bar muscles where
you have to try and stay relaxed and let
your body do the work for you and Roman
kov now into his second part of this
workout yeah and you can also see see
the difference between Ariel and Jay's
bar muscs Ariel has a little bit more of
a Glide up that's definitely going to
take a lot less tax on neur forearms um
and you tend to find I feel like a lot
of females do that more than males um
but it's they're it's a nail biter
between these two they they both really
want that gold bub I love that there's a
15-minute time cap these athletes aren't
going to need anywhere close to that
today not a chance and that was
something that we could expect right
from the getg oh and Jay and Ariel both
drop in that barbell for that set of
thrusters at the same exact time taking
a break before they both Advance onto
the bar muscle ups 120 reps out of 170
for this whole workout and I think it's
really important to note notice how long
of a pause they took between the
thrusters and the bar muss if you're
back home and thinking these athletes
when you think unbroken are just going
to not stop moving that is not the case
you can give yourself some time to
breathe give yourself a chance to recoup
and reset so when you get to that bar
you can at least hit maybe two or three
on broken bar muscles before to down
again
exactly and so the thing is is you know
in one of these competing situations
it's a matter of who's going to break
who and Jay has been very methodical in
every situation that he has taken he can
he's backing himself in the bar musop
and then when it comes to the thrusters
he knows that this is lightweight still
but you know weight that you can't take
for granted exactly but take a look now
in Lane number one Sydney Wells is tied
for reps with Ariel loan and Jake
they're all into the third round now so
it's a race between three
yep and you know it's it's going to be
on this round round three that's really
going to obviously be hurting for
everyone but this is where they're going
to be able to make the move and take
that first place you know being at the
statue that you are and having the
endurance you have with a barbell and
and a pullup bar are you in this kind of
a workout are you telling yourself to
try and build into these last few rounds
yet or you just trying hold an even pace
so it it is it is about obviously going
out nice and hard but not too hard that
where you blow up and so once you get
through your first five you obviously
would like to build in a little bit of a
buffer like Ariel did however you know
if you do go out too hot you can only do
as good as what you can now Ariel had to
break on her bu muff up if you can see
Sid is being so smooth and consistent
they they are though having break but
Jay just did it unbroken again and has
taken the
lead it honestly like I really think
that Jay's got it if he can just hold on
well again Jay currently sitting in
seventh place in the open right now an
eighth place finish at the games last
year and again we talked about it
earlier he's been at the game six times
four times with a team two times with an
individual and now here he is finally
breaking out in his what maybe a seventh
year at the games exciting to see him
perform and see how he finishes his
fourth round of bar
MUSC it's so hard not to yell right now
and just Che these guys on I know that's
what that's what a great teammate's made
of though we love that to you well then
even though Jay and Ariel are breaking
up in different ways they're still
managing to stay just within a reper two
of each other Jay jumps up first hitting
his second to last set of bar muscleups
here with four to go as Ariel prepares
to take on her second to last set Sydney
Wells also
advancing you know and Sid I so I
remember when Sid started coming into
the competitive seen in CrossFit and
obviously she's been quite exposed to
CrossFit for a few years but to actually
like dedicate her soul being to CrossFit
and you know making it to the games I
remember judging her in b m loves and
she would be doing singles and that was
only a couple years ago wow here she is
at a CrossFit open announcement
showcasing the world what it truly takes
and honestly it's like a proud mom
moment I was just going to say the mom
the mom Vibes are coming out strong
right now I love that I love that so
proud of her and jakay Crouch now taking
a further lead he is going for his last
set of bar muscle ups as Ariel finishes
her fourth round Sydney inching in on
her fourth round Roman finishing up his
third J Crouch last set of bar 850 on
the clock right now wouldn't be
surprised with five to go Jay might just
go unbroken here he know knows where
he's at right now again first ever open
announcement in workout put his name out
on top of the leaderboard let's see if
he can do it oh we got two left to go I
thought was going to do it I thought
going to do it come on there workout is
look at that and oh my gosh there it is
FKS J
9 The Unofficial time man let's go if I
get through the first five rounds in 10
minutes I'm going to be happy so let's
be honest Ariel loen and Sydney Wells
just seven reps left both of them going
for their final set of bar muscle ups
Ariel jumps first Sydney Wells chalking
up where athletes want to push right at
that Elite level that grit is always
running high and we're going to see
Ariel breaking after three reps four
reps come on Sid Sydney making work here
she's still three reps behind right
now Ariel probably very well aware where
she is though Roman moving through his
fourth round of Bar M picking up the
pace a little bit too quicker rep oh a
no rep for Ariel oh boy this could be
the window that Sydney needs to Edge her
out for the open
announcement
with two to go
one and as an athlete you are so focused
on yourself you know so like Sid
probably doesn't even realize what's
going on except for just focusing on how
much her arms are hurting she's only got
two more reps to go in Ariel loan an
unofficial 101
time Roman credit also finished 10:06
just ahead of Ariel loan apologies folks
we must have been a whole round behind
on Roman that whole time what an amazing
move he made there on that second half
that workout and that could be a mistake
in scoring we are going to check with
the official
results as Sydney Wells also just
finishes just under
1045 folks this was a fast one it was
and you know what Roman did a great job
if you know all that was actually legit
um in terms of like the the counting
there but he just did such a great job
in actually like starting out at a a
pace that he knew was going to allow him
to push in the end congratulations to
Jay Crouch look at these athletes still
smiling jay walking around yeah man I
wouldn't be walking but Tia you probably
[Laughter]
would let's take a look at what happened
in that last 10 minutes or so yeah again
we saw those Happ basically run to the
barbell to get this workout started
smooth effortless thrusters we like we
saw CH talk about it's got to be those
first five rounds that's exactly what we
saw again Sydney looking smooth strong
nice lock out at the top and the race
really came down to early on Jay and
Ariel in the beginning right almost rep
forre through the first five rounds and
even through into the second half the
workout as well but it was really Jay
Crouch who again as Adrian pointed out
kept that rep rep scheme a little bit
closer tighter to the bar right and able
to cycle those Chester bars and
eventually bar boun up a little bit
faster we saw Sydney Wells making a
great move in the later half of the
workout pushing through the more extreme
skill portion of the the work out faster
catching up on Ariel and again we see
Jay finishing out his last rep of the
thrusters here again smooth confident
work last two bar muscleups setting the
current fastest time in the world in
24.3 way to go
Jay let's take a look now at our overall
results of 24.3 with these four CrossFit
Games athletes J Crouch incredible
performance still over there talking to
BOS seems composed and
cool but what did social media say they
thought that Roman krenov was going to
win only
9% of the fans thought Jay Crouch was
going to take on Workout J the underdog
uhoh the underdog has come to play I
don't think he's going to be Underdog
much more after this an incredible
performance again backing up his
tremendous 2023 season a fantastic
performance here by Jay and 243
now let's take a look at your
results Jak Crouch
914 but then neck and neck was Roman kov
and Ariel loen 10:06 for Roman 1010 for
Ariel and then not too far behind Sydney
Wells as Tia had mentioned a lot of
improvements over the last couple of
years oh yeah
absolutely look at that that's so tight
but Jay almost a minute yeah incredible
performance from Jay Tia thank you so
much for being here today thank you for
welcoming us into HQ and an exciting
weekend ahead for you absolutely thank
you so much to everyone that's come out
and support you know we have our
community here and just the athletes
that have shown up today have definitely
put on a fantastic show so thank you so
much guys and we'll be right back with
the presentation of the Rogue golden
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[Music]
Games welcome back everybody to
Nashville Tennessee from proven HQ we
are going to toss it down to the floor
to B for the presentation of the Rogue
golden
barbell for the final time in the 2024
open I present the Rogue golden barbell
to Jay
[Applause]
[Music]
Crouch Jay congratulations my man hey
for people that don't know this is not
your first rode over man you're a
six-time games athlete you made the jump
from 28th Place uh in 2022 to eighth
place in 2023 you're here you're proven
athlete proven
athlete so it's not necessarily homefill
Advantage but what does it mean to have
the support of this community and be
here and win that golden barbell today
oh yeah man it's crazy and I mean it
does it like I've been here three days
first time I've been uhen HQ obviously
and um it does it feels like home for
sure like uh the guys around me um I'm
super grateful for they all feel like
family straight away and um yeah to be a
part of something like this growing up
like start across it when I was 13
watching uh the open announcements like
Friday morning 7:00 a.m. in Australia we
have them um so yeah it's a big family
thing too like get up have a coffee
watch the open announcements to be to
finally be a part of one is unreal that
my family were up I think at like 5:30
getting ready for the broadcast to start
to watch this so yeah uh s in love to
everyone back home and uh I'm just happy
to be here I love it man well you did a
great job Jay I know that you have high
expect for this season um what does the
next step in your training look like as
I know you'll be here State Side through
quarters yeah I mean I'm yeah again
lucky to be here for the next 6 weeks um
I wasn't here thinking I was going to be
doing this so when I landed uh Monday
night T sort of filled me in a little
bit and um then I think it was like yeah
sort of official by then so pumped again
um six weeks here till quarter finals um
it's going to be awesome throw down with
everyone and uh back home I think for a
month through semi and then probably
make my way back here I love it man well
congratulations hey next stop for all of
us folks is to do this workout and then
of course try to put your best foot
forward to be a part of the top 25% in
the world good luck to everybody thanks
man great
job and we're so happy Jay could do this
at a normal time but not for his family
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24.3 to close out the open see now if
you can qualify for quarterfinals top
25% will advance make sure you're
watching out for those invites now you
can tune into the CrossFit Games podcast
coming up after the show watch the tips
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