A Summary of the Crossfit 2009 Games

Well, the games came and went with a lot of fanfare. I wish I had been there to witness some of the astounding feats of strength and endurance that took place. In the end one man and one woman were crowned World's Fittest Man and World's Fittest Woman. So I thought I'd share with you what it takes, over 2 days, to earn that title.

Here are the series of workouts the competitors had to endure over the course of 2 days.

WOD 1:
The first event is a 7.1km run through varied terrain including both asphalt and extremely steep hills off trail.

WOD 2:
Heaviest successful deadlift completed lifting one rep every 30sec. Each competitor will begin at the first barbell, which weighs 315lbs for men and 185lbs for women. The athlete then has 10sec plus any portion of the 20sec remaining to set up at the next bar, which is 10lbs heavier than the previous (so the second bar weighs 325/195). Athletes continue moving to progressively heavier bars until they fail. The athletes are ranked according to the heaviest successful weight lifted before failing.

WOD 3:
The men will pick up two 35lb sandbags (loosely packed) and sprint approximately 170m uphill. The sandbags begin flat on the ground. The sprint is steep in places, with approximately 100' in elevation gain over the 170m course. Women carry one 35lb sandbag for the same course.

WOD 4:
Row 500m
Hammer a 4' metal stake into specially prepared, evenly compacted ground (women use a 3' stake)
Row 500m

WOD 5:
3 rounds of
- 30 wall-ball throws 10 feet
- 30 squat snatches (75lbs for the men, 45lbs for the women)

WOD 6 (Sunday 9am):
1 Rep Maximum Snatch

WOD 7:
As many rounds as possible in eight minutes of:
4 handstand push-ups on paralletes
8 kettlebell swings (2 pood/75lbs for the men, 1.5 pood/55lbs for the women)
12 GHD sit-ups.

WOD 8:
15 barbells cleans (155lb for the men, 100lbs for the women)
30 toes to bar
30 box jumps (24 inches for the men, 20 inches for the women)
15 muscle-ups
30 push presses (40lbs for the men, 25lbs for the women)
30 double-unders
15 thrusters (135lb for the men, 95lbs for the women)
30 pull-ups
30 burpees
Overhead walking lunges (45lbs for the men, 25lbs for the women)


Needless to say there were few people left standing at the end of this weekend, but the top 3 men and women were crowned World's Fittest for good reason. Sadly, Gillian was eliminated at the end of the first day (after WOD 5).

Now I get to sit and anxiously await all the video to come out so I can watch what was an incredible weekend, to say the least.