The ALL IN OPEN is Back!

Three years ago, ALL IN CrossFit conducted its first five-week in-house team competition to coincide with the CrossFit Games Open. To say that the ALL IN Open has been a success would be an understatement. Last year, we had 96 people sign-up, get out of their comfort zone, do things they never thought possible, and enjoy some good old ALL IN fun.

For those who are new, the CrossFit Games Open is a worldwide online competition, open to ANYONE, and is the first step on the road to the CrossFit Games. Last year, more than 324,300 athletes worldwide participated in the CrossFit Games Open. Most of us do not participate with hopes of making it to the Games. We do so to challenge ourselves, to test our fitness, and to experience the thrill of competition.

The CrossFit Games Open is a 5-week competition beginning on Thursday, February 23rd when CrossFit releases the first workout. Athletes have until the following Monday to complete the workout and to submit their score online. CrossFit will be releasing two workouts- a “RX” workout and a “scaled” workout. Athletes must do the workout as prescribed by CrossFit for either division. A new workout will be released every Thursday the following 4 weeks. Only those who do all of the workouts RX will have a chance to make it to the next round of competition.

We created the ALL IN Open to encourage participation by our members in the CrossFit Games Open. We think competition brings out the best in people, creates camaraderie, and inspires others. We wanted to create an environment for our members- no matter the fitness level– in which they feel comfortable taking on the Open.

Here’s how the 2017 ALL IN Open will work:

• ALL IN members need to sign-up at the front desk or online at https://goo.gl/WFR5Oe by Wednesday, February 8th. The cost is $20.00 and includes a team t-shirt. Be sure to write down your t-shirt size or select the correct size on the link.

• We will create teams, and each team will have captains. Team members will need to come up with a name for their team.

• Teams will earn points as follows:

+3: We are not requiring members to sign-up for the CrossFit Games Open online, but we will give 3 points to every person who does sign-up for it. The cost is $20.00 and allows you to see how you compare with the world. You can go here to register:

https://games.crossfit.com

+3 point: There is a judges’ course that you can take for the CrossFit Games Open to learn about movement standards and what counts as a good rep or not.  Participants in the ALL IN Open will have their workouts judged by fellow members. We will give 3 points to every person who completes the online judges’ course and turns in a certificate of completion. The cost for the course is $10.00. You can go here to take the course:

https://oc.crossfit.com/course?id=12

+3: Every member of a team that completes an RX workout and submits a completed scoresheet each week will earn 3 points.

+2: Every member of a team that completes a scaled workout and submits a completed scoresheet each week will earn 2 points.

+1: Depending on the workouts, we may “super scale” a workout for our members. Every member of a team that completes a super scaled workout and submits a completed scoresheet each week will earn 1 point.

+1: The top 3 male and female athletes for each workout in the RX and scaled division will earn 1 point for their team.

+3: 3 points will be awarded to an athlete who does the workout on behalf of their team on Thursday night immediately following the workout announcement. Only one athlete from each team will be allowed to do the workout on Thursday night.

+3: One athlete each week will be designated “Spirit of the Open” and will earn 3 points for his team. This athlete will not necessarily be the athlete with the best score.

• Teams are invited to come to the gym on Thursday nights at 7 pm for the live announcement of the CrossFit Games Open workout. Each team is encouraged to have one athlete do the workout immediately following the announcement. This athlete will earn his or her team 3 points for doing the workout on Thursday night.

• Workouts will be performed on Fridays and Mondays during regular class times whether you are signed up for the ALL IN Open or not (So you might as well sign-up. You’ll get a t-shirt!). If you do the workout on Friday, there will be an alternative workout for you to choose from on Monday. Mondays workout will allow those who did not do the workout on Friday or those who want to repeat the workout a chance to do so.

• All score sheets must be submitted by Monday at 6:30 pm in order to earn points. If you are signed-up for the online Open, don’t forget that your score must be submitted online by Monday at 7 pm.

• At the end of the 5 weeks, the winning team for the ALL IN Open will be announced.

The ALL IN OPEN is not about being the best athlete in the gym. It is about being YOUR best. It is about building community within our gym. It is about challenging yourself and getting out of your comfort zone. Most of all, it is about having FUN while getting FIT!

If you have any questions about the CrossFit Open or the ALL IN Open, please talk to one of our coaches.