The 2022 CrossFit Open is Here!

Kate Martinez • January 16, 2022

Just like that, it’s time for another CrossFit Open season. Is this your first year competing in the Open? Maybe your fifth? However many years it’s been, we hope this is the year you reach a new PR, try a movement you’ve never done before, or RX a WOD you thought would be especially tough.

 

What is the CrossFit Open?

The CrossFit Open is three-week long competition series where you complete one workout each week and rank yourself among athletes around the world. You and your friends at the gym are tackling the same workouts as the pro athletes you see at the CrossFit Games. Cool, right??

“The Open allows hundreds of thousands of individual athletes to quantify their performance and rank themselves with peers. It also offers an opportunity to connect with the CrossFit community as a whole, bringing together athletes from more than 150 countries around the world each year.”

– CrossFit Games

 

When is the CrossFit Open?

This year, the Open season starts February 24, 2022. Traditionally, the workout is released Thursday evening, and you have Friday – Monday to complete the workout. Scores must be submitted by Monday evening, so if you want to take one last shot at getting a better score, Monday is the day to do it.

 

How do I sign up?

You can register online at CrossFit’s mainsite HERE. There’s a small fee to register; this puts you on CrossFit Optimistic’s leaderboard and the worldwide leaderboard so you can see where you rank among the community.

If you’re a member of CrossFit Optimistic, print out your registration confirmation and we’ll add you to the wall. We want as many members to sign up as they can, let this be our biggest Open participation yet!!

 

Can I scale the workouts?

Absolutely! In the CrossFit Open, there are RX, Scaled, and Masters divisions, and each gets their own version of the workout. In 2021, CrossFit introduced the Foundations and Adaptive divisions, to give even more options to fit every person’s fitness level. No matter your skill level, you can do these workouts!

 

Any tips or tricks?

Each week the workouts will be a surprise, even coaches and affiliate owners won’t know what the workout is until it’s released. Once the workout is announced, you better believe that our coaches will give you all the best tips they have so you can be the most successful at whatever weight or movement you want to attempt! Coaches are there to cheer you on, push you harder, and also keep you safe.

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By CrossFit Optimistic • July 13, 2022
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If You Can Jump, You Can Snatch!

By CrossFit Optimistic • June 13, 2022
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Prep Workouts for Murph

By Kate Martinez • May 10, 2022
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What to Expect at CrossFit Optimistic

By CrossFit Optimistic • April 14, 2022
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The 2022 CrossFit Optimistic Open Wrapped

By Forrest Martinez • March 24, 2022
Just like that, the 2022 CrossFit Open is over! Three weeks of competition = three weeks of community fun and Free Beer Fridays. As a gym, our favorite part of the Open each year is watching athletes push themselves to try movements or weights they’ve never done before. First pull-up, first wall walks, some athletes ... Read more ➾ The post The 2022 CrossFit Optimistic Open Wrapped appeared first on CrossFit Optimistic.

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By CrossFit Optimistic • February 22, 2022
Lisa “LFR” Starr Rosenstein was a vibrant member of the Optimistic community. On March 6, we are honoring Lisa’s memory and love of running with a 5k run. The most important things to Lisa were her family, friends and fitness. Any time she could combine her loves together, she was supremely happy. Lisa Starr Rosenstein ... Read more ➾ The post Remembering Lisa “LFR” Starr Rosenstein appeared first on CrossFit Optimistic.

2021 Wrapped

By Kate Martinez • December 15, 2021
January A Word from Coach Mike To start off 2021, Coach Mike shared some words of wisdom… Always move forward. Constantly put yourself in uncomfortable positions that force your hand to learn, improve and grow. Have a desire to be better than the day before. Never settle for the same ole same ole. Never accept ... Read more ➾ The post 2021 Wrapped appeared first on CrossFit Optimistic.

Thankful for CrossFit Optimistic

By Kate Martinez • November 19, 2021
There’s no better season to reflect on what we’re grateful for than Thanksgiving. CrossFit Optimistic, and the community of members that make up the gym, has changed the lives of the Martinez family in countless ways. We wanted to take a moment for each family member to share why they are thankful for CrossFit Optimistic, ... Read more ➾ The post Thankful for CrossFit Optimistic appeared first on CrossFit Optimistic.