The CrossFit Open is a once a year event that is designed to find the fittest man, woman and team in the world. The competition has now also been extended to teens, masters and disabled athletes.

The Open is the first stage of a four part competition that anyone in the world can apply to. All you have to do is go over to the CrossFit Games website and sign up. (insert CrossFit games website)

This first stage usually starts around February/March and is 3 weeks long with 1 Test coming out every Friday morning for us Europeans. You are given until the following Monday evening to complete the workout and submit your score online. Once all 3 weeks are complete you’ll be ranked in a worldwide leaderboard, a regional leaderboard; in our cases Europe and even within your own country.

If you’re into CrossFit to keep fit and healthy this is a great way to test yourself once a year and see what improvements you’ve made over the year. Think of it like the end of year exams in school but a lot less stressful and tons more fun.

If you’re a bit more competitive and looking to take CrossFit a bit more seriously. This is your main test every year. The goal for you is to progress through the stages and get as far as possible. In saying that, don’t take it too seriously and still make sure you have plenty of fun. You’ll probably do better……..trust us…….we know.

In our opinion, whether you’re doing competition to lose or gain weight or be competitive, The Open is for everyone so get yourself signed up below and have some fun

Good Luck

The GD Team