Rich Fronin, final heat: 11:33

I'm starting to see a trend in the body type of the top competitors, notice they average about 5'9" and weigh about 170 lbs. There is just no getting around it no matter what sport or physical activity you do there are those whose body type and genetics give them more potential than others. All these finalists are very similar in size. A 6'5" guy weighing 230 lbs could be in better shape but his size and weight give him a disadvantage and less efficient in things like the rope climb.

yes, its the official crossfit games page and its awsome..it has everything you need to know about the games

Huh I am the only person to watch this in 2019

Nobody is stopping any person of color from competing. Its a world wide competition and everybody has the same chance of qualifying. Everyone does the same series of workouts to qualify for the Sectionals/Regionals/Finals.

ud be surprised what these guys can do! their fitness and strength is unbeleivable!

thumbs up for most amazing people in the world!

Watching that a few days before the Crossfit Games 2020 , the games that will have before and after , anyone else ?

Isabel is a well known benchmark workout, 30 Snatches (of any kind) for time at a weight of 135 pounds for men. They all got under 2 minutes

Thanks for your reply Ernie! Very informative!

Its actually a special tape called Kinesio tape. I dont remember exactly how it works, but it acts almost as an extra tendon, holding the muscle in place and helping with injured muscles and preventing further injury, I think it also helps with blood flow. It is also used outside of actual workouts to help muscles heal.

snatch 135 30 times for times. It took me all of 5 seconds to find it.

it would be nice if you posted the wod on the description and also a board with the reps and time..

a35-pound snatch, 30 reps for all you people complaining about them not putting the WOD in the description

fascinated by these game are pure attitude seems to me and to the sport

Rich Froning is not a man, he is a machine...

THANK YOU

Lol you comment in a video that has Chad McKay in it who is 6 foot 210 pounds, Matt Chan who's 5'10 210 pounds and Jason Khalipa who's 5'9 210 pounds. Three people who are in the final event who all weigh 40 pounds heavier than you claim they need to be and are all different heights. Meanwhile there's people like Josh Bridges and Chris Spealler who are 5'6 and 5'7 under 170 pounds that do exceptionally well, too. Crossfit's only "preferred" body type is fit.

how do you do these work outs so fast!

Beards seem to be the style because Beards are awesome!

there was a triathlon event.

I see. Thank you very much for answering m8!

Isn't this the official page?

watch froning in 2010. he gained significant mass doing crossfit.

Do they test in crossfit? Just wondering.

daves wearing an 810 crossfit shirt? reppin flint, mi.

I believe Cross Fit will push you to become an overall better athlete in regards to all the athletic categories...but before you jump right into just doing cross fit workouts you need to hit the gym for awhile like the Froning's and Holmberg's did. They were athletes before they started so they already had a good base there. Tell me if I am off point but wouldn't it take longer to build strength by just doing cross fit workouts over iso stuff??

Who is the athlete with sunglasses at 6:10?

12:57 Rich Froning: "I run this shit."

Whats the weight on those blue plates!!??!! Thnx

@ A. Ledo...funny the people I see at my gym, must be mutants. Been doing Crossfit for nearly 2 yrs, and noticing, in my and other CF'rs body's fat v. lean muscle composition change dramatically, I would have to say, following your logic, Crossfit must be magical. Hard work, clean eating, appropriate rest, seem to work wonders. Further, most people doing Crossfit, are looking to bulk up, we do it to stay out of nursing homes when we grow "old".

can someone tell me what weight they are using in this?

Can somebody please explain what are those sticker-like things some of them have on their body?

dan bailey is lookin pretty gd huge in this one.

It hasn't been shown scientifically to do anything, but a lot of athletes prefer it. It's supposed to provide support; however, all studies have only shown a placebo effect, which is better than nothing, I suppose.

I know this is light for them, but at least get some depth, it is Snatch if I'm not mistaken, not Power Snatch. Not many reps were made that were proper Snatch, strong performance though.

Reminds me of the one character from Medal of Honor o:

@A.Ledo

135lbs or 61kg

They do more than you just walking in the door of their gym

Fit and short. Why aren't there any 6'4" guys?

Rich is a beast. I wish I was him luls.

Quick Question - How much weight are they lifting?? I'm new to CrossFit and by the looks of it, there is no way in hell they are snatching 135 lbs like that in an aerobic fashion??!?!?

haters gon' hate

Huh I am the only person to watch this in 2023

what kind of tape is that their putting on there body???????????????

Isn't isabel full squat snatches?

not true. I was in africa for a year and regularly took 5 MG of creatine after a loading cycle. Never had a problem in 150 degree heat. Ran 4 5ks and weight lifted outdoors daily. its about acclimatization and proper hydration.

thats chael sonnen

lucas parker

I am just wondering how it is scientifically possible to get that big without steroids and on a paleo diet/lower carb diet (50-150g) Seems to me that these guys are bigger than the natural olympia winnders, pointing to HGH, test, tren clen cycles.

Burke sure does have one bitchin' beard.

Awesome! But for me, to truly really be called fittest on earth, it is lacking true high intensity aerobic things. Like 1hr rowing on the Concept2 machine or something. Or 1hr cycling on the velodrome. Right now the weighlifting thing and interval is way too dominant.

135

Kryptonite, what beats superman

Hi

lol most top competitors are around 200 lb

Aja Barto

Wasn't necessarily a dis, was just making an observation. I am quite interested in crossfit for improving heart health. Since I'm no longer doing power lifting, strongman and sprint competitions I don't need to be as strong and fast anymore... which is perfect for crossfit. With crossfit you don't have to be extremely strong or fast to compete...just have great lactic acid training with weights aka strength endurance.

goku???

Usually a comment like this comes from someone who has no previous steroid use experience.

These look more like power snatches.

dude had you ever heard to talk about a lil thing call STH or HGH???

chip on your shoulder perhaps?

I smeall jealousy

LOLOLOL

Lol. It takes like 30 minutes for them to leave. Do they really need to hug everyone? Seems kinda fruity.

30 snatches for time @toomuchcoke101

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dans fuckin traps!

What the hell is rich made of :|

that comment gave me cancer

creatine abuse... lol its dat dere crea-tech!

yep its 135 pounds. :L

go ahead. take a shot. they do drug test by the way.

Uselessly high reps with buckling form? no thanks jeff, lol

Yeah. and the same thing goes for hockey players in the playoffs. An increased amount of steroid use has to be covered! Therefore the beard. Even the arabs understand how awesome the beard is to cover up the roid-acnes!

Lol...worlds fittest white people!

Massive amounts of creatine abuse. Lol at these guys being "healthy"