Smashby's Training Blog

This year, I will be competing in the CrossFit Games Open for the fourth year. It’s crazy for me to think about how much this event has grown in that time.

I wanted to try and record a quick video giving a little bit of insight as to WHY I decide to sign up for this thing.

While I am someone that can be pretty competitive, the main motivation behind registering is more about the sense of community for me. It’s fun for me to be able to check in with, and relate to, friends from all over the country about how they did on a particular workout. Not to see if I beat them or not, but bc it’s fun that for five weeks, everyone does the same workouts!

Also, I have seen the sense of solidarity that it can bring to a gym when so many people are committed to giving their best together, once a week. It’s just inspiring to see!

So, as I say in the video… Do I think you should register for the CrossFit Games Open?

Absolutely yes.

BUT, I think you should do it for yourself, not for anyone else. Give yourself a 5-week commitment, and look back in a month and see how you’ve done for 5 workouts. These workouts turn up the intensity a bit in terms of ensuring that we’re all held to legitimate range-of-motion standards. Sometimes a change as simple as that can help our own focus and standards improve.

The Competition starts in just over a week! I hope you sign up, it’s going to be a blast!