The second CrossFit Open announcement of the 2022 season, workout 22.2 came in hot today, Thursday, March 3, 2022. The five-time Fittest Man on Earth, Matt Fraser delivered the message on the official CrossFit Games YouTube channel.
The 22.2 workout showcases Justin Medeiros, last year's champ taking on Saxon Panchik, who just recently finished eighth at Wodapalooza 2022. On the women's side, we have the two-time Second Fittest Woman on Earth, Laura Horvath taking on Emma Lawson, the Canadian phenomenon, and 2021's Fittest Teen.
Make sure to check out the action and the workouts down below!
22.2 Crossfit Workout Recap
Check out the full video below that shows off the 22.2 workouts on the Crossfit YouTube channel highlighting the noteworthy athletes: Justin Medeiros, Saxon Panchik, Laura Horvath, and Emma Lawson.
JUSTIN MEDEIROS VS SAXON PANCHIK
Justin was the 2021 Fittest Man on Earth, which makes him eager to return this year and defend his title. Saxon is a great athlete as well; placing fifth in last year's Crossfit games means this should be a great battle between athletes.
The two elite athletes battled it out and displayed how intense this workout really was. They both started at a strong pace, keeping almost neck and neck until halfway through the workout. Then, Justin slowly started to inch away, creating a decent lead.
Saxon was unable to catch back up to Justin, who finished the workout in 7 minutes and 58.10 seconds. Saxon also finished within the time limit, finishing in 8 minutes and 26.9 seconds.
LAURA HORVATH VS EMMA LAWSON
In the video, you can see that the two athletes are evenly matched up off the rip, but Laura was better at keeping a consistent pace and quickly left Emma behind her.
Laura finished just in time, finishing in 9 minutes and 30.6 seconds. Emma, unfortunately, was unable to finish before the time ran out, just four reps shy of finishing. Based on the results and how they both were looking by the end of it proves just how strenuous this workout is.
Related: 2022 CrossFit Open 22.1 Workout & Recap
22.2 Crossfit Open Workout
Athletes worldwide have the opportunity to submit their videos for review by 8 pm EST on March 7, 2022.
Rx’d
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts – Men: 225 pounds | Women: 155 pounds
- Bar Facing Burpees
Time cap: 10 minutes
Foundations
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts – Men: 75 pounds | Women: 55 pounds
- Bar Facing Burpees– athletes may step over the barbell
Time cap: 10 minutes
Scaled
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts – Men: 135 pounds | Women: 95 pounds
- Bar Facing Burpees – athletes may step over the barbell
Time cap: 10 minutes
*Age Groups 55-59, 60-64, and 65+ for scaled divisions perform the same workout, except men use 115 pounds and women use 85 pounds for the deadlifts.
*Girls 14-15 use 55 pounds
*Boys 14-15 use 75 pounds for the deadlifts.
Adaptive
UPPER EXTREMITY (MEN & WOMEN)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts – Men: 185 pounds | Women: 125 pounds
- Bar Facing Burpees
Time cap: 10 minutes
LOWER EXTREMITY (MEN & WOMEN)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts – Men: 185 pounds | Women: 125 pounds
- Bar Facing Burpees
Time cap: 10 minutes
NEUROMUSCULAR EXTREMITY (MEN & WOMEN)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts – Men: 135 pounds | Women: 95 pounds
- Bar Facing Burpees
Time cap: 10 minutes
VISION (MEN & WOMEN)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts - Men: 185 pounds | Women: 125 pounds
- Bar Facing Burpees
Time cap: 10 minutes
SHORT STATURE (MEN & WOMEN)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts – Men: 135 pounds | Women: 95 pounds
- Bar Facing Burpees
Time cap: 10 minutes
SEATED W/O HIP (MEN & WOMEN)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Side-to side deadlifts – Men: two 44-pound kettlebells | Women: two 26-pound kettlebells
- U-turns – 20 inches
Time cap: 10 minutes
SEATED W/HIP (MEN & WOMEN)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts – Men: two 44-pound kettlebells | Women: two 35-pound kettlebells
- U-turns – 30 inches
Time cap: 10 minutes
INTELLECTUAL (MEN & WOMEN)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Reps for time:
- Deadlifts– Men: 135 pounds | Women: 95 pounds
- Bar-Facing Burpees
Time cap: 10 minutes
2022 CrossFit Open Workouts
With more than 290,000 athletes taking part in the Open this year across the globe, the competition is definitely going to be fierce. There is one more Open workout slated to take place this year.
- Workout 22.3- Announcement coming on March 10, 2022, at 3 pm EST. Video submissions need to be sent in by 8 pm on March 14, 2022.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
We enjoyed the launch of this year's CrossFit Open workouts, and we're excited to see the next one! The buildup to the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games is highly anticipated as there have been some considerable changes in the organization, and the competition gets more challenging each year.
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Andrew Lenau
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