2020 Open (Part 1): WHAT'S THE CROSSFIT OPEN?
IT’S HERE!
The event that CrossFit boxes all over the world wait the entire year for.
The lights. The cheers. The theme nights.
It’s time for the CrossFit Open and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS at CrossFit Central Houston!
If you’ve been a part of the Open at CFCH before, there’s a 2020 Open, Part 2 post coming soon that has the information you’re looking for about how teams will be structured, earning points, etc. This one is for those who are unsure what the CrossFit Open and Friday Night Lights entails.
What is it?
The CrossFit Open is a worldwide ONLINE competition that consists of 5 workouts (an RX and a scaled version), released once each week beginning October 10th. Once the workout is released, you will have 5 days to complete the workout (Thurs - Mon) and submit your score onto the CrossFit Games website. The top 20 men and women in the world will advance to the CrossFit Games. The top 10 athletes in each of the age groups (teens: 14-15, 16-17 and masters athletes ranging from 35-39 all the way up to 60+) will also qualify for the CrossFit Games.
Who is this competition for?
Everyone. Literally. This is one of the most inclusive competitions in the world. There are no requirements to participate other than the $20 fee, and the 14 year-old age requirement. This is for newer CrossFitters, all the way up to those athletes who are competing to make it to the CrossFit Games. There are options to SCALE all of the workouts. More than anything, this is about COMMUNITY building.
Where is it?
That's the beauty of it: you can do the workout wherever you want. You can either perform the workout at a registered affiliate (that's CrossFit Central Houston, to you) or you can do it at home, at 24 Hour Fitness, at your apartment gym, wherever...via video submission. Of course, we pretty much assume that you'll be doing it at CFCH. Your workout will be judged by another CFCH member, and validated by us.
Wait....there's judging?!
Yep. But don't worry - you'll be judged by a classmate or coach which means that we'll count your reps/rounds and make sure that each one counts. Then, you'll enter your score to your online profile, and CFCH will validate that it is the correct score.
When will the workouts be held?
We will do the workout as our daily WOD at the gym, on Fridays - including Friday Night Lights. This means that whether you've signed up to compete in the Open, everyone's doing the workout posted by the CrossFit Games website anyways. So...you might as well sign up for the competition so that you can see how you're doing worldwide! If you can’t make it on Friday, you can still do the workout anytime that the gym is open up until Monday at 7pm.
But I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to win....
Who cares! Do you tell your kids that they shouldn't play sports unless they're going to win?! NO! You encourage them to play because it's FUN. Because you might do something that you didn't know you could do! Because you might push yourself a little harder than you knew you could push!
I'm still not sure...
This is a community building experience and one of our favorite times of year! If you have any questions about the CrossFit Open, don't hesitate to ask us during class! If you know you're interested, sign up here: games.crossfit.com. Plus, you get a FREE TSHIRT. And don’t worry - there’s no way that you can “hurt your team” except by NOT participating. We need you!