{"id":15688,"date":"2021-01-26T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=15688"},"modified":"2021-01-26T19:50:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:50:47","slug":"crossfit-games-whats-different-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/crossfit\/crossfit-games-whats-different-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"CrossFit Games: What&#8217;s Different This Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are like most people during the pandemic, you are trying to hold on to as much normalcy as possible. In this case, keeping up with your exercise is extremely important. The CrossFit community has long been known to push people to their bodily limits, and also offer immense support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year is no different, as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/games.crossfit.com\/article\/2021-season-schedule-beginning-open-march-11\/games\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CrossFit Open<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the largest participatory sporting event in the world, is even more important this year after the struggles people have gone through with Covid-19. And this year\u2019s event, of course, is quite different, as participants compete in their home gym, at their own houses, and then eventually in a semi-finals in person if they make it that far.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5 Changes to this year&#8217;s event<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a master\u2019s division, a team division, and this year a new adaptive division so everyone can participate.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10% of Open athletes will participate in the world quarterfinals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be ten semifinal events across six continents. These will be as safe as possible, with participants at a safe distance, equipment scoured, and other safety practices in place.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a\u00a0 \u201clast chance\u201d qualifier for anyone who narrowly missed. Even if you missed the semi-final victory, if you were close you still might have a chance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live finals will take place in Wisconsin at the end of July.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>The event schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CrossFit athletes understand that their biggest competition is with themselves. But in this year of uncertainty, it is nice to be part of something bigger than ourselves, and especially with a sport you love. This year\u2019s schedule will take up the entire spring and part of the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Open competition begins in local gyms and homes in early March.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Quarter Finals are in April in local gyms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Semi Finals take place in May and June in locations across six continents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CrossFit Finals take place in Madison, Wisconsin in July.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter what level of fitness you currently have, the CrossFit Open games are something to strive for. How nice it is to know there is a world full of people challenging themselves with the sport that you love. That should definitely be inspiring for your own workouts!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are like most people during the pandemic, you are trying to hold on to as much normalcy as possible. In this case, keeping up with your exercise is extremely important. 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