5 Reasons to participate in the CrossFit Open
It’s Open Season! The 2025 CrossFit Open kicks off in a month and we are pumped!
First up…What is the CrossFit Open?
It's the start of the 2025 CrossFit Games season! For the elite athletes around the world, it is step one to making it to the Games this summer. For everyone else ... it's a fun way to celebrate your fitness, see what you can do, have some fun with your gym members, all while being part of a worldwide event! For three weeks, CrossFit HQ will release a workout on Thursday evening. For the subsequent 4 days, athletes all around the world will be able to do this workout and record their scores online. All experience levels, all abilities, and all ages are able to do a version of this workout!
When does it start?
This year, the Open will kickoff Thursday Evening, February 27th with the first workout announcement. The following day (Friday 2/28), we'll have this workout programmed for all CrossFit classes. You can give it a go in any class that day, or you can complete the workout on Sunday 2/1 @ 8am Open Gym. If you would like to submit your score, you will have until the following Monday (3/3) at 7pm. The Open will continue for three weeks, ending on Monday, March 17th when the scores for the final workout are due.
Where to sign up
Go to games.crossfit.com to create a profile and sign up.
Okay ... but why should I register for the Open???
Here are 5 reasons to convince you to sign up (but please ask any of your coaches if you have any other questions!)
Reason 1: See what you can do!
Each year, the Open workouts bring up the excitement just a bit. They are a way for you to push your limits and see what you can do. They are workouts that you'll remember years into the future, and workouts we will repeat in years to come to see progress. We can still remember athletes getting their first pull-up in an Open workout, deadlifting a heavier weight than they would normally choose with ease, or deciding that they actually do love thrusters. The CrossFit Open sets the stage for PR's to happen and we'd love to help you celebrate!
Reason 2: Be a part of something worldwide while supporting your local community!
The CrossFit Open is a huge worldwide event. It's exciting to be a part of .... even if you're not expecting to make it to the next level of the CrossFit Games. If you have friends that do CrossFit anywhere in the world, they'll know about the Open and you can share stories. Get to know your fellow athletes better, help cheer them on and get them through the workouts, and build connections that carry on outside the gym!
Reason 3: Everyone can participate.
Everyone around the world can do these workouts! There are options for all levels and abilities. You are an athlete and you are probably physically stronger than you mind lets you believe. Let's celebrate this! We don't HAVE to do these workouts ... we GET to and we should all be grateful for that!
Reason 4: It gives you an appreciation of the Best of the Best.
During the Open workouts, you'll get the rare opportunity to do the same workout as the fittest people on earth. And while it's humbling to compare scores, it is also pretty amazing to see what the Best of the Best can do. When you watch them compete at the Games this summer, you'll have another level of amazement of what they can do. It makes you an even bigger fan of the sport of CrossFit!
Reason 5: It's Fun.
This is the main reason to do the Open. It's fun ... even if you're just starting out in CrossFit. There's an excitement around these workouts, and it helps renew your passion for training. It's also fun to bond with others ... to tackle the workout together and cheers with each other when it's over.