WATCH THE RECAP ON FITAID YOUTUBE:
Today kicked off Day 2 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games. For the individual men & women, the following three events narrowed the field further from 50 to just 20 athletes in Madison, Wisconsin:
Teens & Masters competition began with a bang by putting their engines to the test during these three endurance events:
(Teen athlete Emma Lawson on the rower)
(Master's athlete Anna Tobias crossing the finish line)
(Master's athlete Deana Posey on the jump rope)
TEAMS
The Teams were the first to complete the Ruck Run this morning, where JST Compete opened up an early lead that only grew, clinching the event win and earning them 10th place overall. While Mayhem Freedom still sits at the top of the Leaderboard after a second full day of competition.
INDIVIDUALS
In Individual competition, Lukas Holgberg locked down the event win for the Ruck Run in Event 2 for the Men with a time of 24:00 even. James Newbury took 2nd. After accidentally dropping one of his weighted bags on the Ruck Run, 3-time champ Mat Fraser (who finished 6th) was assessed a 60-second penalty which pushed him further down the Leaderboard.
For the women, it was a photo finish between Bethany Shadburne and Sara Sigmundsdóttir (pictured above) as they sprinted to get top-10 spots in the Ruck Run event.
Emily Rolfe and Games veteran Noah Ohlsen both took their first-ever event wins at the Games in nail-biting final moments of events where they finished just ahead of defending champs Tia Clair-Toomey and Mat Fraser.
If you blinked, you may have missed the sub-2:00 Individual Event 2 of the day, the “Sprint Couplet,” which ended with a lot of finish-line belly flops as athletes collapsed after their final sled push. Amanda Barnhardt took an impressive event win for the women.
During the final event of the day, the benchmark workout “Mary,” Kari Pearce put some serious pressure on the competition after a run-away event win, completing strict handstand push-ups by choice and unbroken pull-ups. Pearce's 695 reps in 20:00 measures out to 1.72 reps per second!
Now let's take a look at the overall Leaderboard:
In a rare occurrence, all of the Dottirs (other than 10th-place Annie Thorisdottir) are sitting outside of the top 10 after Day 2, with Thuri Helgadottir in 11th, Katrin Davidsdottir in 15th, and Sara Sigmundsdóttir barely sitting above the cut line in 20th.
After his Event 1 time penalty, Mat Fraser currently holds the 2nd place spot overall. Jacob Heppner is in 3rd.
Fan favorite, Ben Smith unfortunately will not advance in the competition as his wildcard ride comes to an end. After 6 events and some top finishes, the 11-time Games veteran will finish 28th overall.
With nearly a decade separating them, only six places stand between 18-year old Haley Adams who sits in 9th and 37-year-old Games veteran Sam Briggs who is in 15th place overall.
Kari Pearce, who is currently in 2nd place overall and Kristin Holte (in 3rd), will be trying to fight to stay in the top-3 with Toomey as we head into Day 3 of competition.
After today's events, Noah Ohlsen and Tia Toomey will wear the white Leader jersey as we head into the weekend. But we're pretty sure Mat Fraser will have something to say about that.
INDIVIDUAL WOMEN'S OVERALL LEADERBOARD AFTER DAY 2:
INDIVIDUAL MEN'S OVERALL LEADERBOARD AFTER DAY 2:
TEAMS OVERALL LEADERBOARD AFTER DAY 2:
CLICK HERE to view TEEN and MASTERS OVERALL LEADERBOARDS after Day 2
CONCLUSION
Overall, an exciting Day 2 saw a lot of torn hands, epic wins and Leaderboard upsets. We’re excited to see what the final two days of event competition have in store for us this weekend. Good luck to all the remaining top-20 individual athletes, Teams, Teens & Masters!
*Please note: All final stats and Leaderboards are based on current standings, may be subject to change.
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WATCH THE RECAP ON FITAID YOUTUBE: Today kicked off Day 2 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games. For the individual men & women, the following three events narrowed the field further from 50 to just 20 athletes in Madison, Wisconsin: Teens & Masters competition began with a bang by putting their engines to the test […]
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Say “goodbye” to the days of feeling stuck between achieving your summer fitness goals and having a cocktail with friends. Now, thanks to the Keto-Rita, you can say “yes” to both! Here’s our recipe for a sugar-free summer treat that will change the way you think about staying on track with your macros through all your […]
After this past year of being in the dark as to what the new season's format would mean for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit® Games, athletes and fans finally got some answers today. Here's your official recap of event wins, upsets, highlights, Leaderboards and photos from Day 1 of competition!
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
This morning kicked off in Madison, Wisconsin, with Dave Castro announcing to a packed room of athletes that they would need to head on over to CrossFit mainsite (CrossFit.com) to discover the workout for Individual Event 1 (which ended up being today’s scheduled WOD, posted since yesterday evening). Castro entitled the event “First Cut,” due to the fact that only the top 75 athletes would be advancing in the competition.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS - DAY 1
TEAM EVENTS - DAY 1
TEAM EVENT 1: ASSAULT TO BOB
As anticipated, Mayhem Freedom—led by Rich Froning—came out with a dominant Event 1 performance, making short work of “Big Bob” and showing the Team competition who’s boss. After 3 rounds of air bike calories, 30 toes-to-bar, and a Big Bob push, fan-favorites Invictus Boston tied for 6th with Team Don’t Stop.
Event 1 – Men’s Individual: First Cut
Wildcard Hunter McIntyre finished the first 400m run first, entering the coliseum with a lot to prove as he started chipping away at the remaining work in Event 1. But it was fellow Wildcard, Ben Smith, and 11-time CrossFit Games athlete who really set the pace in Heat 1 with a time of 16:28, a time which landed him an overall 8th place finish after the dust settled from the final heat. McIntyre finished 46th overall.
After his Heat 2 win in Event 1, James Newbury remarked, “I feel really good. That type of workout really suits me.” A fact which anyone watching the event was able to clearly see, as Newbury somehow made Event 1 look easy with a time of 16:21 for 6th place overall.
2018’s Fittest Man on Earth Mat Fraser came out and made sure everyone knew he came to play in Event 1, finishing all 4 rounds in 15:07 for the event win.
*WD: Frederik Aegidius withdrew for competition.
Both James Newbury and Jacob Heppner looked like majestic sweaty beasts while snatching in their final rounds.
Is Mat Fraser the "Maverick" to Pat Vellner's "Goose"?
Event 1 – Women’s Individual: First Cut
There was no doubt from the second the buzzer rang that 2018’s Fittest Woman on Earth Tia Toomey was going to take this event. Her performance was dominant and strong.
Meanwhile, 18-year-old Haley Adams made her debut in the Individual Women’s division with an impressive 4th place finish in Event 1, as one of the only 4 women to even finish the event before the time cap.
Kari Pearce looked strong in the first event with her 2nd place finish nearly 2:00 under the time cap. While fan-favorites and Games veterans Samantha Briggs and Laura Horvath pushed their way through a grueling first event to sit in 8th and 16th—respectively—overall.
Event 2 – Teams: Worm Thruster
Another overall event win for Mayhem Freedom, led by the G.O.A.T. Rich Froning, 0:30 ahead of X-Terminators‘s second-place time of 16:25. Back-to-back 1st place wins has to feel good heading into final Event 3 on Day 1 of competition.
Team Vondelgym and Don't Stop putting in work to finish Team Event 2 strong.
Event 3 – Teams: Clean & Jerk
Real shocker here, Mayhem Freedom stole 2nd place overall in Event 3 with a 1,120 lb. Clean & Jerk total for the team to further secure their 1st place spot overall. Invictus took 1st in the event with 1,160 lb. total, pushing them up to 4th place overall on the Team Leaderboard.
FINAL LEADERBOARD AFTER DAY 1 OF TEAM COMPETITION:
Event 2 – Men’s: Second Cut
True to form, Mat Fraser took a back-to-back 1st-place finish, looking dominant as ever alongside 4th-place finisher overall James Newbury, 5th place athlete and Wildcard Ben Smith, and top-10 finisher Jacob Heppner. His magic mullet proved to be good luck for wildcard Hunter McIntyre who tied for 72nd in Event 2, landing him outside of a qualifying spot and ending his chance of moving into Day 2 of competition. We're all damn proud of you, Hunter — you can now add CrossFit Games athlete to your resume. (Look forward to seeing more of Hunter around the FITAID Morning Show throughout this weekend.)
FINAL TOP-10 LEADERBOARD AFTER DAY 1 OF INDIVIDUAL MEN'S COMPETITION:
Event 2 – Women’s: Second Cut
Sara Sigmundsdóttir came out hungry to redeem her 40th place Event 1 finish—she led Heat 1 for most of Event 2 which consisted of an 800m row, 66 KB jerks, and a 132-ft. handstand walk. However, a fail just a few feet from the finish line sent Sigmundsdóttir back to that last section of the handstand walk and landed her an over finish of 17th place with a time of 7:17.
After the dust settled on the second (final) heat for the women …
- Danielle Brandon got her first-ever event win with a time of 6:16, after demonstrating some serious smooth sailing on her handstand walks.
- Toomey surprised us all by shaking up the Leaderboard, talking 12th in the event, and now site in 3rd place overall.
- Sam Briggs struggled with the final handstand walk, but finished the event until the 10:00 time cap and sits in 22nd place overall as we head into the weekend.
- Kari Pearce, who has never been the overall leader at the CrossFit Games, now sits in 1st place in the Women’s Division and will put on the coveted white Leader’s jersey as we head into the weekend.
FINAL LEADERBOARD AFTER DAY 1 OF INDIVIDUAL WOMEN'S COMPETITION:
CONCLUSION
While Mat Fraser may once again be sitting pretty atop the Leaderboard after Day 1, podium-hopefuls like James Newbury, Ben Smith, Scott Panchik and Patrick Vellner proved they came to put up a fight. Toomey will no-doubt quickly rise to the challenge of working her way up from her current 3rd place overall, sitting just below Annie Thorisdottir who sits in 2nd overall after a 6th place and 5th place finish in Events 1 and 2. Now 26th overall at the end of Day 1, Iceland's Sara Sigmundsdóttir said with a smile, “It can never start well, right?” Sigmundsdóttir seems eager to work her way up the Leaderboard over the next three days, and we are confident she will.
With the field narrowed to 50 male and 50 female athletes after Day 1, there are still a lot of events yet to come and plenty of chances for athletes and teams to shake up the standings. Hold onto your wrist wraps, the excitement is just beginning as we wrap up the first of four full days of competition here at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games.
GOOD LUCK, athletes — the Games have officially begun!
After this past year of being in the dark as to what the new season’s format would mean for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit® Games, athletes and fans finally got some answers today. Here’s your official recap of event wins, upsets, highlights, Leaderboards and photos from Day 1 of competition! EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT This morning kicked off […]
FITAID is proud to be the Official Sponsor of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit® Games. Here's the inside scoop on where to find everything you need to know to enjoy the Games on Aug. 1-4, 2019!
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Madison, Wisconsin | July 24, 2019
“Making Strong People Stronger” is the motto of the One Ton Challenge (OTC), a LIVE event which will take place on site at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. The OTC is scheduled to kick off Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at 5pm (CST) following the final event of that day’s Games competition. And who better to host the event than three-time World Bench Press Champion and three-time World Strict Curl Champion C.T. Fletcher.
Spectators will be able to watch all the action from the FITAID Lounge while athletes complete the following six lifts: Squat, Bench, Deadlift, Snatch, Clean, and Jerk. The goal is to hit a combined total weight of 2,000 lb. for men and 1,200 lb. for women, earning themselves a coveted spot in the One Ton Club.
According to the OTC website, “The point isn’t the number. The point is to set a goal and improve from where you are. The point is to lift with a group of friends who make you better.”
Some of the biggest names in weightlifting, bodybuilding and CrossFit will be competing in the LIVE event, hoping to prove their strength.
MALES:
- Wes Kitts: Olympic weightlifter and 2018 Pan American champion
- Kenny Santucci: Ironman, CrossFit coach & athlete
- Barrett Danz: heavy-lifting athlete & owner of CrossFit Big Dane
- Ben Alderman: CrossFit Games athlete
- Logan Aldridge: adaptive CrossFit athlete, trainer & motivational speaker
FEMALES:
- Morghan King: American weightlifter who competed at the 2016 Olympics
- Katie Cork: CrossFit athlete & fitness model
- Sól Sigurdardóttir: Icelandic CrossFit athlete
- Kristin Pope: National Championship competitive weightlifter
Following a tumultuous year for the CrossFit community, FITAID recently signed weightlifters and bodybuilders like Alex Michael Turner. FITAID (the #1 Post-Workout Recovery Drink in America) was proud to sponsor this event in conjunction with Shrugged Collective.
Anders Varner, founder of Shrugged Collective stated, “The One Ton Challenge is the pinnacle weightlifting event for athletes dedicated to the lifelong pursuit of strength. It’s designed to give athletes around the world a meaningful and achievable training goal. We are bringing the strongest athletes in the world to Madison to test their outer limits of strength during the LIVE event at this year’s CrossFit Games. You won’t want to miss it.”
Well-known for his physique and strength, professional wrestler and actor John Cena made the following comment on a recent Barbell Shrugged podcast episode, “We wanted to come up with something that was attainable for everyone. The male standard is the One Ton Club (2,000 lb.). Everyone has a chance.”
HOW TO ENTER THE ONE TON CHALLENGE
You can create a profile and submit your lifting PR stats at TheOneTonChallenge.com to see how you stack up against other individuals and top athletes around the world.
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Madison, Wisconsin | July 24, 2019 “Making Strong People Stronger” is the motto of the One Ton Challenge (OTC), a LIVE event which will take place on site at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. The OTC is scheduled to kick off Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at 5pm (CST) following the final event […]
How can you be successful when it comes to marketing a niche product? Find out on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, featuring Aaron Hinde, co-founder and president of LIFEAID Beverage Company.
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How can you be successful when it comes to marketing a niche product? Find out on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, featuring Aaron Hinde, co-founder and president of LIFEAID Beverage Company. CLICK HERE to listen to the full podcast episode on UpMyInfluence.com: “LIFEAID is a functional beverage company,” said Aaron Hinde. “Basically, we make […]
Don't miss any of the exciting FITAID events, giveaways, Meet and Greets, demos, competitions (including the One Ton Challenge) & more—all happening throughout the 2019 CrossFit Games (July 31-Aug. 4).
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Don’t miss any of the exciting FITAID events, giveaways, Meet and Greets, demos, competitions (including the One Ton Challenge) & more—all happening throughout the 2019 CrossFit Games (July 31-Aug. 4). Check out the FITAID events calendar below for more information, and stop by our FITAID booth on Sponsor Row at the Games. Plus, don’t forget to […]
In an article published this past Sunday in San Jose's The Mercury News, LIFEAID co-founder and father of two Aaron Hinde shared the importance of educating our youth about the dangers of high caffeine levels in beverages and energy drinks. Here's the article:
In an article published this past Sunday in San Jose’s The Mercury News, LIFEAID co-founder and father of two Aaron Hinde shared the importance of educating our youth about the dangers of high caffeine levels in beverages and energy drinks. Here’s the article:
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Being an athlete goes beyond training & performing. It’s a lifestyle. A lifestyle that requires a high level of attention on everything outside of the actual physical exertion—sleep, recovery, stretching, mental attitude, immunity, mood, body weight, food choices… Every great athlete knows that the physical strengths will only take you so far.
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By Lori Nedescu Being an athlete goes beyond training & performing. It’s a lifestyle. A lifestyle that requires a high level of attention on everything outside of the actual physical exertion—sleep, recovery, stretching, mental attitude, immunity, mood, body weight, food choices… Every great athlete knows that the physical strengths will only take you so far. “An […]
Posted by WRAL.com on 7/11/2019 at 7:36 p.m.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Raleigh man, who recently won an international fitness title and was crowned The Strongest One-Armed Man on Earth, is now using the platform to show others how to reach beyond their limits.
Logan Aldridge, 28, lost his left arm in a boating accident when he was 13. But, as a former high school athlete, Aldridge said his fitness level soared when he started CrossFit six years ago.
"I can say with certainty, I would have never imagined, or could have imagined, this," he said.
Earlier this summer, Aldridge competed in the WheelWOD international competition for adaptive athletes. Adaptive athletes have one or more physical impairments.
Despite winning the title of "Strongest One-Armed Man on Earth," Aldridge said his main goal has always been to inspire others.
"I wanted people to look at me and say, 'If he can do it, than I sure can.' There's no reason not to try," he said.
John Prescott, who owns Neuse River CrossFit, introduced Aldridge and nine other adaptive athletes to the gym.
"Logan really radiated the mindset of it’s not a matter of if, it's a matter of how," Prescott said. "It's been one of the coolest parts of this whole experience, learning how to be with adaptive athletes and how to coach them."
"We're far more capable than we give ourselves credit, or than we know," Aldridge said.
Aldridge said he plans to continue to inspire adaptive athletes to live healthier lives and loves helping others to see the possibilities.
You can follow Logan's journey on Instagram: @aldridgelogan
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Posted by WRAL.com on 7/11/2019 at 7:36 p.m. RALEIGH, N.C. — A Raleigh man, who recently won an international fitness title and was crowned The Strongest One-Armed Man on Earth, is now using the platform to show others how to reach beyond their limits. Logan Aldridge, 28, lost his left arm in a boating accident when […]