I did it for 15 reps I nearly passed out, I was out of breath, great job man you nailed it.

Nice job!

With that kind of leg power he could clean and jerk that weight! With no belt! Lol 😅

I don’t care what your body weight or age is 315 for 20 reps is freaking legit I’m doing 5x5 with a max of 90 seconds between sets right now my short term goal is to do the same with 400 lbs.

Bro had way more in him

nice deep squat with no butt wink

That looked smoother than cream cheese wow

Nicely done bro

Knee issues for him in the future

I wish I had watched this before I did this workout! It all makes sense now. 😂 Also I have really enjoyed watching yalls videos. I’m catching up on the older ones. Almost watched them all. Make more💪🙏

Impressive

I would’ve been crushed 20 times lol

Lol at those pull-ups

How much does he squat now?

this is one of the most beautiful things ive ever seen

The season could alternate. 2025 Open > Quarters > Teams Semis > Teams Games 2026 Open > Quarters > Individual Semis > Ind. Games Each year is the Open and Quarters for everyone to do each year, and years alternate for the elites to get more time to train or participate at both fields.

Sound is much better

Congrats Ben! I love JB example for the day of the 5k run. Really resonated with me and brought some things back in alignment. Appreciate this channel and the gym!!!

They said they will watch one workout from each athlete. I heard that somewhere.

I’ll pay $100 for the open. The half marathon down the street is $120.

I look forward to this every Thursday, keep it up and get your ass to semis bro!

Promo'SM

Incredibly strong 💪

i think that when analyzing programming, 2 main things should probably be looked at, 1 is it exciting to both do the workouts and to watch them (if no one is watching then CrossFit dies) and 2, what kind of athlete does this programming bias? i think these check both of those boxes, and i would say they are the best quarter final workouts we have ever seen, do you use other metrics for rating these workouts?

Listening the day after workout 1, Taylor vs the world on the Sevan podcast. I think you all were a little off with scores for the snatch, row, step up workout.... 260 reps.... dudes are getting crazy fit these days.

@25:00. Can @crossfit hire you Ben for programming consulting??

First!

@31:30. Kelly is / was nasty.

Good sleep is so critical, it’s amazing how much better I feel.

Freakish 🔥

I needed to hear this today I want to build strength, that’s my weakness in CrossFit Thanks for the content gents!

Interesting point @41:00.

Berserk mode

Righteous

Good discussion. I love the partner workouts

Thanks for the upload !!

I have a nerdy spreadsheet of open movements! Dubs and some form of thrusters are always in the open

I had to get off the podcast before the Q & A and didn't get to ask. Question: Will there be a way to have more interaction with some coaches from the programs (Masters, compete, ect...)? What I mean is, if we have a question or need movement critiqued will we be able to send video in and get feed back? also is there a possibility of having more camps for those of us across the county to come and hopefully get fine tuning to things we are woking on?

I definitely wanted to make quarter finals. I get super nervous in the open because it means alot to me to do my very best each year. I actually cried when i found out! I know i have a long ways to go, but it was super cool to make it! Thank you for the programming and our great coaches!

This was super helpful to encourage you guys. Keep it coming

JB: one memory, one moment Me: would you capture it? Or just let it slip. Haha

75% will be my goal next year. Couldn’t quite it get it this year post injury and newborn.

That was impressive. Great weight and depth.

Wow.. Nick Walker and his little followers would say you ego lifting and are doing way too many reps

He did 20 reps in less than 2 mins ,it takes me 15 mins and at least 2 drop sets to reach 20 with literally 40% less weight than him 😂

Good point about Mondays not always being a squat day, and how people come at different times of the week! I think many gyms stick to a schedule like that.

Would love to hear how you like to program during the open. For example, do you try to prep the movements Mon -Wed that you think may show up on Friday? What modalities or progressions do you think are important to push throughout the 3 weeks that you know won’t be tested but are good to improve given the rest of the season?

That’s pretty damn impressive man

If you follow mainsite... we just did Christine.

Love it