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The Inaugural CrossFit Games
A workout was created on the spot, and the assembled athletes were soon tested by a 1,000-meter row followed by five rounds of 25 pull-ups and seven push jerks.
CrossFit Santa Cruz won the 2007 Affiliate Cup by virtue of its members' placing in the individual events. -
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The History of the CrossFit Games
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Every Second Counts
n 2008, the Games exploded, with approximately 300 athletes competing in four challenging workouts, including a variant of the signature workout “Fran.” About 800 fans were on hand to watch the event from July 5-6, 2008. Jason Khalipa of Santa Clara, Calif., came from nowhere to beat favorite Josh Everett and won the men’s side of the competition. A documentary film, “Every Second Counts” by Sevan Matossian, was made about the competition, whetting the appetite of ravenous CrossFitters who were -
A Global Phenomenon
The 2009 Games marked the global explosion of CrossFit, with regional qualifiers held in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Iceland, Asia, Australia and Africa, as well as online. What started as a small event two years earlier was suddenly a global phenomenon. -
The Home Depot Center
n 2010, the CrossFit Games outgrew the Aromas Ranch that hosted its first three years. The Games moved to the Home Depot Center, a professional sporting venue in Los Angeles that has hosted the X-Games and Major League Soccer events. A couplet of ring muscle-ups and squat snatches dedicated to Amanda Miller kicked off the competition on July 16, 2010. -
The Reebok CrossFit Games
The first big news of the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games season was the announcement of a 10-year title sponsorship deal with Reebok. The new partnership allowed for a dramatic increase in prize money. The winners took home a combined $1 million prize purse, with the male and female individual winners taking home $250,000 each. -
Surprise Camp Pendleton Events
The Open was just part one of a three-part season, however. As in 2011, the 60 fittest athletes and 30 fittest teams from each region earned invitations to one of 17 Regionals, which were held over five weeks from April 27 to May 27, 2012. At Regionals, the bars got heavier, reps got higher, and the skills became more demanding. Individuals took on 45 handstand push-ups and 45 deadlifts in the first workout, Diane, then 30 reps of heavy hang cleans in the very next event. After three days and si
