IST CrossFit Open - SIGN UP CLOSES FEBRUARY 10th!
The CrossFit Open is a great time to challenge yourself, have fun with your friends, and get an awesome shirt. You'll push harder than you have before and put your skills to the test. This year the Open is 3 weeks. The first Open workout will be announced on February 16th. CrossFit HQ designs these workouts, but they will be very similar to what we see in the gym. Just like any other workout, there will be an option to scale it to meet your current fitness level.
IST will host the CrossFit Open February 17th, February 21st and March 3rd. We will start our first heat at 5:00pm and, depending on the workout length, we plan to wrap up the event after 2 to 3 hours.
We plan to have 15-20 people in each time slot (tentatively, 1 hour, but less if the workout is shorter). Half of the group will warm up then perform the workout, while the other half judges (count reps and make sure reps are done to standard). Once the first group has finished, the next group will warm up and go.
If you plan to submit an official score to https://games.crossfit.com/, you will need a registered judge to judge your workout. We ask that anyone who plans to submit an official score, also plan to be an official judge who will need to complete the judges course.
When you sign up, we will need a few details:
Cost: $30 (includes IST Open 2023 T-Shirt)
Shirt type: unisex or female cut
Division: Scaled or Rx (if unsure, try to select the one you plan to do, we can always change it later)
Schedule conflicts: If you are unable to start at 5:00pm or unable to go in later heats, please make note of that. Also please make note of days that you will miss.
FULL DETAILS ON HOW WE RUN THE OPEN BELOW:
Friday Schedule - Starting Feb 17th
There will be no 4:30pm class on Friday, starting Feb 17th. On these days, feel free to use the open gym time (3:30 - 4:30pm) to perform the IST workout if you feel that you can do so safely/effectively. Keep in mind that this is during our high school athlete session and they will be occupying half of the gym.
We are also asking that anyone who is competing in the Open to wait until at least 4:30pm before showing up to warm up.
The workouts are released on Thursday at games.crossfit.com. CrossFit will release the details of the workout and the movement standards. It is important to become familiar with the movement standards if you are judging and/or competing.
All athletes and judges should be at the athlete brief to understand the movement standards and flow of the workout. This is also great time to ask questions and clear up confusion. If you are unable to attend the brief, please make sure you are 100% clear on the workout flow and movement standards by viewing the videos that CrossFit releases.
We will release the heat times on Friday morning. We have the schedule conflicts you listed, but if something changes, please let us know as soon as possible. The heat times and durations depend on the workouts that CrossFit releases.
Judging and Submitting Score to games.crossfit.com
If you are signed up for the official leaderboard, you must also be a certified judge. We will be pairing you up with another individual. You will be responsible for judging each other so you can submit a valid score. The course will take 1-3 hours depending on your experience level. You can find the judges course here: https://oc.crossfit.com/course?id=61&language=en
Feel free to come watch if you are not competing. Also feel free to invite friends or family.
Post below with any questions!
