Men's CrossFit Total-2020 CrossFit Games

Watch a replay of the men's CrossFit Total at the 2020 CrossFit Games.
The CrossFit Total has been programmed for the CrossFit Games on three separate occasions: 2007, 2018, and 2020.
Each time the CrossFit Total was a Games event, it was programmed as Event 3.
The CrossFit Total consists of three lifts: shoulder press, back squat, deadlift.
Athletes get three attempts at each lift. #CrossFitGames
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[@averya9802]

The hashtags every minute on random ass words from their commentary is the most unnecessary editing I’ve ever seen

[@korbynedmondson9510]

Couldn't agree more.

[@StevenRayGarcia]

It’s annoying

[@nikoladrpa4908]

#random

[@korbynedmondson9510]

#annoying

[@jackkoffman2521]

#random

[@dangerdan8751]

Hash tags are trying too hard

[@KoFamilyHouse]

#tryingtoohard

[@johnnysuede3156]

Medeiros has one of those mullets where you don't know if he's from the future or Australia.

[@mohdnurdanial6232]

He looks like the life guard from stranger things haha

[@hittman1412]

@@mohdnurdanial6232 who is also Australian lol

[@kuhenelan]

Or Mitch Buchanan from Baywatch.

[@cristianalvarez7165]

I would type lol but I genuinely laughed out loud reading that comment, and I'm Australian

[@kamiliaboyce3880]

Lmaoooo🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davidhickey8613]

adler lifting 567 raw with no belt was insane

[@silatguy]

Good for crossfit, not amazing overall

[@isaiah_ug]

@@michaelsteffen3168 did you actually look at his back though? lol

[@isak55]

@@michaelsteffen3168 his back is a banana. Imagine if he used belt

[@Dubuajay]

That lower back is not gonna last

[@davidhickey8613]

@@Dubuajay you must not know how a belt works

[@atillahun5867]

Damn mullet is surprisingly stronger then I expected.. prob the lightest weight of all of them as well

[@troyster28]

Medeiros's mullet adds 90 pounds to his max

[@CrossFitGamesTV]

That's probably true.

[@calebtermorshuizen3046]

"Double overhand grip". HOOK GRIP

[@tecknofun97]

You’re so ignorant you don’t even know you’re ignorant

[@rylandbraton1460]

@@tecknofun97 no he’s correct, your just very ignorant, look up what a hook grip is and then come back, also if you think he double over handed 500 lbs your crazy, the strongest strongmen in the world can double overhand like 600 max

[@5.7hemi79]

There is a difference between hook grip and double overhand. Just so you know.

[@R2WSF]

Hook grip is used in a double overhand. As far as I know you can use it on reverse grip as well, I don’t see why not. It’s a modification to a base geip

[@christianjohnson3112]

@@R2WSF you do not hook grip on reverse grip

[@yugikun1]

The commentators have no clue what they’re talking about

[@seangreen3126]

Bill grundler talks absolute air

[@ethanbutler5358]

Must be the same guys who said they’d knock their knees together all day if it meant they could squat 315

[@FoxRider856]

They never have

[@danielcribbs7312]

I feel like when the sport gets older and we get those top guys that retire from the sport we will have more experienced commentators come in

[@brotherlyelk7296]

Dude so true 😂 every video of every games work out and regional work out for years these guys commenting haven't had a clue regarding each athletes strategy

[@alexbarnard1372]

All of the hashtags popping up in the top right of the screen the entire video frustrated me a lot for no reason

[@Buttsorcerer]

They’re probably looking to see which one gets the most traction on twitter to sell it on a shirt for 85 dollars

[@basvanvelzen8012]

#frustratedmefornoreason

[@knoxmcconnell4179]

567 beltless deadlift. woof

[@sethmachakos9926]

Clarence would crush this!

[@BenButler50]

Yea because he dopes lol

[@sethmachakos9926]

@@BenButler50 they all do

[@hittman1412]

So would most powerlifters

[@sethmachakos9926]

@@hittman1412 yea

[@tjcogger1974]

He would crush this and the Olympic lifting related events. He'd come in dead last in every other event though.

[@42Mushu]

why is this announcer raggin on medeiros so hard, he really has a thing against rookies or something lol

[@davidhickey8613]

its just very obvious to someone that's seen a lot of power lifting that he's just young and needs some years to build a stronger base and refine his technique. old man strength is real, especially when it comes to BS and DL. you cant just brute force those lifts. But yes they were a bit harsh, and they should have just mentioned it and moved on.

[@Fnidner]

I love the fact that I lift more than all of these people and I've never done crossfit a single time in my life. Then again, I weigh 107/235, so we might not be the same weightclass.

[@SimplyPinoyNotSoRichRico]

I love how we can finally hear them! Thanks CF hq

[@CrossFitGamesTV]

No problem! Thanks for watching. A new season of RECAPS is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIilY52NeKZ6edk

[@austendelnicki2046]

These clowns thought hook grip was double overhand 🤢

[@tecknofun97]

You are the stupid clown. Double overhand is when both of their hands are facing forward instead of inverted like Fraser.

[@ciandunphy7888]

@@tecknofun97 there’s a difference between double overhand and hookgrip. Double overhand is with the thumbs over the fingers while hookgrip is thumb under them fingers. There’s a difference

[@IntegrativeHPS]

The amount of stupid commentary that took place during this event was astounding. Announcers trying to sound scientific to impress fan when they don't really know what they're talking about...

[@THExJMC]

@@tecknofun97 Nope sounds like you're the clown that doesn't know the difference between double overhand and hook grip.

[@domenichughes7792]

@@tecknofun97 love to see it when someone comes in way too hot to insult someone else and completely whiffs on the insult. Get rekt

[@GW18907]

I really like Medeiros. I think he's gonna be a force to be reckoned with. Also gotta love the mullet Edit: I think he will win one of these days if he stays the track he's on. He's got the guts, he's not scared to challenge these veteran guys like Matt. He was the only who pushed Matt in squat. Love to see it

[@NickNnight]

This aged well

[@Twoltr]

@@NickNnight It truly did

[@weareintheendtimes.704]

@@Twoltr did he finally win??

[@Twoltr]

@@weareintheendtimes.704 Yeah, Medeiros won this year

[@forfreedom3210]

@@Twoltr and this 2022 too

[@yannick3537]

8:50 kills me everytime

[@Brian-bq8pf]

turn those knees in boooiiiiii

[@cousinsfactory]

The endless hashtags are enraging.

[@riffdex]

Super smart how after each strict press, Fraser descended to catch the bar on his back to reduce the fatiguing effects of the eccentric movement on his shoulders

[@dkny9954]

Beg to differ, theres more movement to catch the bar like that.

[@rylandbraton1460]

@@dkny9954 no lol

[@riffdex]

Ken no there’s not lol. Even if there was, how does more movement negate the fact that it would reduce fatigue on the shoulders? When he catches the weight on his back it is distributed across much larger muscles that wouldn’t struggle to absorb such a light weight, whereas the delts and triceps are working significantly harder to lower the same workload on their own. That’s pretty significant when you’re going for 3 heavy singles on the shoulder press.

[@THExJMC]

He also comes from an olympic weightlifting background. So if they aren't going to dump the weight, that is just how oly lifters usually catch the weight to rerack it.

[@tdogable]

He wasn’t doing that to save energy… it’s just a weightlifting thing, lol.

[@raf8474]

Adler with good form and a belt is lifting 600+ with ease.

[@coopernfsps]

That guy is literaly pulling everything out of his back. No legs at all

[@LesterRobinBPe]

OE fitness and Infinite Elgintensity gonna have a field day with this lmao

[@seangreen3126]

Should also highlight how much shit bill grundler talks

[@richardsanchez9190]

Why cuz the weight isnt high enough?

[@TheAnmash]

@@richardsanchez9190 bad form

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

@@richardsanchez9190 Noah Olsen especially on the squats

[@richardsanchez9190]

@@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw everyone else looks pretty solid. Theres always gonna be someone on any discipline they has bad form.

[@lhoan004]

“Back squat of 700lbs. I really thought he’d be more aggressive with the weight.” Smh. These announcers are hard to please

[@user-7396]

Fr because I guess 300 to 400 lbs is not impressive at all. 😂🤡 I swear who hires these Announcers. (Smh)

[@austins449]

@@user-7396 much smaller people with less training can also squat 400+ pounds lol

[@playerkingofnewyorkcity2581]

double overhand hook grip is way better than alternate grip because it never fails if you know how to do it and can endure the pain.

[@evanthomas5105]

And you don’t risk tearing your bicep

[@playerkingofnewyorkcity2581]

@@evanthomas5105 Yes, I've definite seen that happen.

[@thinkforyourself2109]

Strongman and powerlifter's squats are roughly 2x these weights, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a strongman or powerlifter who could do the cardio like these guys above. Though Magnus ver Magnusson and Jouka Ahola and Mariusz Pudzianowski, in their day, could have competed in crossfit. Back then WSM had some crossfit-like events in it, which were bad for the bigger, more static lifters.

[@EllismoreCA]

Not 2x, lol. Very few power lifters are squatting in the sub 900s, which is 2x of the weights you see here.

[@APLachel]

I love the comment "turned the magnets on" for Medeiros lift. funny

[@kaladavis4834]

I legit thought this was a throwback video from the thumbnail, but then thought CrossFit wasn’t around in 1985 😆

[@thecaptain5026]

Having a strict press event in your competition makes me respect crossfit a lot more. Also seeing some great techniques. Well.. except for the bent wrists. No wristwraps allowed?

[@tjcogger1974]

That's Olympic lifting style strict pressing. They're starting from the front rack position, since that's the starting position for the jerk.

[@spencergsmith]

You should have slightly extended wrists when pressing, overhead or bench. If wrists are completely neutral, all the load is placed on your thumb joint, but when the wrist is extended 20-30 degrees, 45 at most, then load is distributed across the wrist, directly over the forearm.

[@rogerrettinger3225]

you had me at #nobelt for ADLER impresive i have done over 505 but always with a belt.

[@Lunatic582]

This video made my tennis elbow flare up.

[@semaj30]

Pit vipers were made for Medeiros lol

[@thabompofu6630]

Adler is king, no belt whatsoever... That's what I've been aiming at, trying to get used to not using the belt for natural core strength

[@joshuavd5194]

Good to know I can press well (in the cross fit world) :P

[@jasonn668]

6:19

[@thinkforyourself2109]

Are wraps disallowed for deadlift? I noticed none of them had them. Makes it hard to grip heavy lifts. Never seen a contest without them before. I can imagine the bar ripping up their hands.

[@jamesfeng7355]

They chalk it up, no wraps needed

[@oisaaisa440]

*YEAHBABY*

[@fazzatubez3644]

Legendary mullet. Bring the mullet back

[@amcox96]

Yeah baby

[@adamcragg271]

so just PL meet but with overhead press instead of bench...

[@Timofeiuoiuiooius]

the commentators don't know what they are talking about like at all omfg

[@synecdoche8783]

because this isn’t a real sport, it’s like a PE class

[@royroos8036]

Like how the strict press helps with the deadlift. One is a press, the other is a pull, also upper and lower body difference AND completely different range of motion😂 these commentators are a fucking joke

[@WestSideGangsta]

Juiced! {Steriods gives these guys an extra boost...

[@rylandbraton1460]

There not even strong though so I’m not sure

[@THExJMC]

@@rylandbraton1460 Pretty sure most of them are taking shit but, obviously strength is not their main focus so they are mediocre strength athletes.

[@thinkforyourself2109]

Part of the challenge in this type of competition is that after several heavy lifts, you can run out of steam. These guys have stamina, but it can get harder if you spend so much energy on the earlier lifts, even if they're lighter.

[@antoniobraga7059]

ZEEEEERO

[@richardsanchez9190]

How is that zero? They went parallel or below.

[@drew.-]

@@richardsanchez9190 ZEEEEEROO

[@richardsanchez9190]

@@drew.- how

[@keganmartin1688]

How are they counting 532, plates don’t add up dawg

[@michaelhurley545]

The plates are not adding up on the deadlift???

[@jadentowson]

no belt like a boss!

[@jurikoern8602]

What kind of sunglasses is medeiros wearing?

[@russellmakajil7580]

Goodr

[@lucasparsons6933]

They're talking about how it was smart of him to take an Olympic style squat over a powerlifting style squat? one of those sports is about the heaviest amount you can back squat one is not.

[@aloisblazit0053]

Why are these cross fit people trying so hard like the depth is just ridiculous and the stance is so narrow. It would only help them to fix the form

[@BostonsF1nest]

Fraser always takes the Olympic style stance because that’s his background. Not really a strategy, that’s just how he lifts.

[@THExJMC]

The commentators don't know shit. They also failed to mention that Fraser used an olympic style bar whip at the top of the movement which when timed correctly is tremendous for generating power out of the hole since the bar bounces upwards at the same time that you are switching direction to upwards. Instead all the mentioned was how wide apart their feet were lmao. Not even high/low bar positioning or anything.

[@lucasparsons6933]

@@THExJMC exactly

[@andrewswindlehurst3343]

Yea what they also dont consider is everyone squats different and matt probably just likes that position the best. Not because its the better form lol

[@tenzinlee6393]

Rare mistake by Mat and his team on this event. They clearly thought they had lifted enough to win the event. There's another video where you can see Mat's surprise that Adler edged them out.

[@7331warrior]

Don’t matter he smashed them all.

[@seafoohotman]

It's almost like the commentators are biased against Medeiros for no reason

[@colegarcia616]

Who tf is gonna use #thirtypounds

[@Antoniohdz94]

Does anyone knows which sunglasses is Mat Fraser wearing on minute 15:50 ???

[@damian.d3912]

Is sumo deadlift not allowed in crossfit?

[@Jmack7861]

They’re weird, they say it is, but only if it’s specifically stated in the rules. But no wods or competitions use it. Kinda like shadow banning it

[@meowmix6401]

Adler definitely on gear

[@caseyporter499]

Maybe. But high school kids do this kind of weight. Lol

[@writingonthewalls9052]

@@caseyporter499 SOME highschool kids. Some meaning 1 or 2. Maybe 3. Mayyyybe. And those kids are usually generic freaks. Most meaning almost all highschool kids cannot move this kind of weight just as well as most grown men dont even move this weight. Hell even outside of strength oriented sports most athletes don’t move this weight. Is it the most impressive? Depends on who you ask but for your average person and even most of your slightly above average people it’s impressive.

[@caseyporter499]

@@writingonthewalls9052 reread the sentence I responded to

[@writingonthewalls9052]

@@caseyporter499 I did.

[@Jmack7861]

Nah he’s just slightly better than mediocre and not extremely weak like other corssfitters

[@StevenRayGarcia]

The hashtags are a bit rough

[@ordunopalmajosemanuel5329]

why are they using a high bar? they cant use low bar? on the squats

[@esq8]

David Hasselhoff up first

[@matefulop5126]

I was expecting a table with the final standings and totals the end of the video...

[@marcus11619]

do the commentators not know about hook grip?

[@getachertsegaye9057]

great competition really unexpected, what bugged me is just the commentators talk i really felt like a personal opinion and favor sided rather realistic ,honest reflection of what was happening in the match. i had to mute for a while to see this match

[@flavioguilherme40]

Será que o CrossfitGames me manda algumas roupas ?

[@alan181090]

No

[@fapdayz]

Noah's goatee and stache are just BRUH

[@hidde663]

is medeiros right arm longer, or is his left arm stronger? the weights seem off center by like 1% on pretty much every lift.

[@callumjones2916]

Could be that he's not keeping his left arm straight since that's the one he's using for his underhand grip. Its the same reason underhand has a higher chance of bicep injury.

[@THExJMC]

@@callumjones2916 People also tend to not realize that for deadlift your underhand needs to be placed actually about an inch outside of where your overhand is placed in relation to the bar. I know I deadlifted a few years with alternating grip and did not know this until I started helicoptering all the time. Basically if you stand up with both your arms down in a double overhand position, then twist one to an underhand position without moving your elbow or shoulder position, you will notice that your hand ends up further away from your body. So to grab both the under and over hands at the same positions on the bar means that you are actually deadlifting with one of your arms more closely tucked to your body than the other and hence you will get unbalances and often a helicoptering motion.

[@ElDuardo01]

What are Medeiros' glasses?

[@ElDuardo01]

@Delmond DeVaux Thanks man

[@iSuperTE]

@@ElDuardo01 what are they?

[@ElDuardo01]

@@iSuperTE Couldnt find them. Im going to buy oakleys latch betas.

[@robertofernandez7480]

Anyone know what gunglasses Kwant was wearing here?

[@andrewozzy]

me watching this drinking a beer

[@codysimpsonerikagour]

Matt Fraser is DOPE!

[@derekjp6043]

Agreedd

[@fulldizi4715]

I don’t know who win this competition?

[@ben5301]

By boy @joshuabeeker gonna be up there soon

[@Speediesam]

Who won?

[@greglindstrom1705]

fraiser competed internationally in weightlifting and can only squat 200kgish? this is really surprising.

[@BostonsF1nest]

In juniors lol it’s not like he was ever actually at the olympics

[@urbanjentry222]

Live?

[@willmurray10]

Nah think I’ve seen this before

[@ciandunphy7888]

They’re reuploading every event with new camera angles

[@briarjohnson8108]

What are mederios sunglasses

[@emilroos8674]

lol the dude commenting on the deadlifts dont know nothing about shorting the lift path.. " wider stance you knees get in the way " hahaha ..

[@pizzaguy462]

Why are there spotters??????????????

[@wyattrickard4193]

I’m just here for the mullet

[@King_Therion]

I only came to see the squats, and have to admit they aren't so bad. Also the Medeiros mullet is awesome.

[@craigsimmons5949]

no belt and he made it look easy

[@kyoim2008]

Jeffrey Adler 470lbs Squat 8:04 207lbs Press 20:08 567lbs Deadlift 32:06 Mat Fraser 492lbs Squat 11:25 210lbs Press 23:23 535lbs Deadlift 34:57

[@thinkforyourself2109]

Fraser could have won if he'd thought to make his final lift heaver, it seems. I think he had the strength to do it, but poor strategizing in this case. 1244 vs 1237. He was shy just 7 lb if my math is correct.

[@user-rt3le3xy6z]

32:55 is it okay to give a little bit of bouncing during lifting?

[@dalebraithwaite6890]

I hate that they call it the CrossFit total... This is strength lifting

[@tjcogger1974]

Strength lifting has different rules.

[@BostonsF1nest]

These guys probably all could have cleared a 500lb squat... I’m surprised nobody went for it

[@richardsanchez9190]

Probably cuz they wanted to save some for the other events

[@BostonsF1nest]

@@richardsanchez9190 too conservative

[@elcrucius]

Did he just DL almost 3X his bodyweight with no belt on? Damn. Theres a lot of powerlifters who cant do that.

[@kanu1]

13:48 dorian yates ?

[@danielan962]

do people get tested in these games?

[@robertomariscal]

they do

[@Discipleofthelordandjesus]

No

[@xbdaddyx]

Yes, there was some controversy a few years ago where the guy who won second popped for PED's and was stripped of his reward and ranking. I believe the same thing happened on the women's side that same year, but that person wasn't ranked in the top 3. As with all sports, there are people on gear competing for sure and there are always people who will game the system.

[@PhilipWithOneL]

@@Discipleofthelordandjesus please do some sort of research. I beg you.

[@Discipleofthelordandjesus]

@@PhilipWithOneL there’s a reason my comment got the most likes bc they don’t test ass hat keep defending the dumb sport of CrossFit

[@puniopenetrante]

99%: comments about the hashtags 1%: Medeiros's mullet.

[@nancyrosales970]

29:30 hommer simpson

[@iTradeAIMS]

I thought Diego Maradona was back... (Medeiros) lol

[@JustinDAMusic]

David Hasselhof is doing crossfit now?

[@nickfernandez7563]

It’s so quiet out there I think I heard someone rip ass on the squat

[@Rico24337]

"Olympic lifting setup vs powerlifting setup". Dude doesn't know wtf he's talking about.

[@tjcogger1974]

There's actually a big difference between Olympic style squats and powerlifting style squats.

[@Rico24337]

@@tjcogger1974 Powerlifting doesn't have a specific type of squat. There's more common styles than others, but neither sport has a standard. If we're being specific, squatting isn't even a part of olympic lifting.

[@tjcogger1974]

@@Rico24337 that's exactly what I just said. Go look up videos of powerlifting meets. Then go look up videos of Olympic lifter's squatting. 99.9% of the time, Olympic lifter's squat high bar, close stance, ATG, with a very upright torsoe. Powerlifters rarely ever squat like this, because it's not required for competition.

[@mikeblxde4735]

First comment in the live chat: "who here to laugh" haha RIP crossfit

[@user-uw5jt2qz1l]

David Hasselhoff is back

[@joshuavd5194]

why are there no safety bars or spotters?

[@hittman1412]

Why would you need them for squats which you can just dump or bail easily? Not required for strict press and dead’s obviously. This isn’t a powerlifting meet where a big fat dude wrapped like a mummy needs 10 men to hold the bar in an emergency

[@joshuavd5194]

@@hittman1412 Sometimes if a squatter makes a mistake (trips etc) with a heavy load on their back it can be very dangerous without safety's.

[@tjcogger1974]

@@joshuavd5194 It's a high bar squat, dude. Just drop the bar behind you if you can't get it up.

[@nickl8984]

U gotà love sports where u know it's totally rampant with PEDs use an the aniynt of athletes on stuff is basically 100% women included, CrossFit and juijitsu leading the charge in PED use

[@edwinprado5620]

202lb for a strict press????!!!! I was definitely expecting more

[@PhilipWithOneL]

When you can do all the aerobic and anaerobic movements at the same level as these guys in the CrossFit games, then come back and talk about your strict press.

[@PhilipWithOneL]

@@adamtaylor175 good to see we can have a normal and civil conversation on this

[@master-weightlifter775]

it's true, very little weight for that level

[@PhilipWithOneL]

@@master-weightlifter775 How many people out there with an 800lbs deadlift, etc, can run for miles, complete large sets of ring and bar muscle ups, do handstand pushups, swim in the ocean, and climb a rope? Crossfit is a mix of heavy lifts and cardio pieces. Crossfit is basically, "Why be great at one thing, when you can be good at 10 things".

[@master-weightlifter775]

@@PhilipWithOneL You don't have to deadlift 800lbs to press 200lbs, the press is too low compared to squat and deadlift. I understand what it is the crossfit

[@thomasdussault1132]

Their strict press was weak

[@varunsingh9432]

Baywatch star st 1:58 😂😂😂 not Knows how that good actor called as

[@michaelgutierrez1830]

So did they just go to the closet gym and get these guys or is this gym crossfit members lifting weights?

[@karimamin2]

Crossfitters are the most injured prone people I know. Lol how many sockets and lumbar injuries have I seen

[@derekhamling8894]

Based on your experience, why is it? Mobility/ROM or not strict enough on form when fatigued ?

[@karimamin2]

@@derekhamling8894 form is the issue. Lots of flopping around with no control and thus pulling ligaments and other injuries

[@tjcogger1974]

@@karimamin2 I see no "flopping around" here. Timestamp?

[@jaroslavjanda3949]

crossfit injury rate is around 3,5 injuries per 1000 hours of training. football is around 36 per 1000 hours. even running has higher injury rate than crossfit.

[@karimamin2]

@@jaroslavjanda3949 Please post your sources on this lol fact. I mean people could easily look up a video of someone "kilping" pull ups and easily recognize the potential for shoulder injury. Your turn.

[@mr.sanchez1041]

What city was this held at?

[@aprilmomsen9278]

Morgan Hill California