Update, 2.10.16: Registration for the 2016 contest will open at 2 pm on Sunday, February 21. Click on sign-up above to find the registration page.
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All news below pertains to LAST YEAR'S CONTEST (2015).
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4.13.15: Updated list of team names and gyms represented
| Team Name | Affiliate | Category |
| Limitless 2 | CrossFit 557 | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Bare Hands Broskis | Bare hands crossfit | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Three Pees in a WOD | Iron House Crossfit | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| TLC:tough little crew | Iron house crossfit | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Lats traps and no thigh gaps | Crossfit 557 | Women's RX (WRX) |
| Sassy Squatters | Premium Crossfit | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Chalk Dirty To Me | Rend Lake Crossfit | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Team Bare Hands | Barehands Crossfit | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| CFO Relentless | Crossfit ofallon | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Just You and Me Buddy | Crossfit Metro East | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Chalk Dirty To Me | CrossFit Edwardsville | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Simmons heroes | CrossFit Edwardsville | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| We Love Jerks | CrossFit Edwardsville | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Buns and brunettes | CrossFit 557 | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| heavymetal | AMT CrossFit | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Dark Horses | none | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Girls Gone RX | Crossfit St. Louis | Women's RX (WRX) |
| 100 years and 700lbs | Crossfit Ofallon | Men's RX (MRX) |
| The Lollipop Guild | CF2 Premium CrossFit | Women's RX (WRX) |
| Spare Sluts | CrossFit Gambit | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| CFO warrior buns | CrossFit O'Fallon | Women's RX (WRX) |
| STL Swolemates | Crossfit St. Louis | Women's RX (WRX) |
| 3 Men and a Barbell | CrossFit Collinsville | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Traps, Guns, and Ginger Buns | CrossFit 557 | Women's RX (WRX) |
| Crossfit Ten Twenty | CrossFit 1020 | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Snatch made in heaven | Rend Lake Crossfit | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Two Guys and Josh | Iron House CrossFit | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Mitten's Kittens | Crossfit 557 | Men's RX (MRX) |
| O'Fallon YMCA | Crossfit O'Fallon YMCA | Men's RX (MRX) |
| GLAMREP | CrossFit St. Louis | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| The United States of SWOLL | CrossFit Edwardsville | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Aint No Half Reppin' | ofallon ymca | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| 2 Beards 1 Corn | Rend Lake Crossfit | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| CFO AMP | CrossFit O'Fallon | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| #LikeAGirl | CrossFit Edwardsville | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| The Guns of the STL | Crossfit St. Louis | Men's RX (MRX) |
| CF 557 The Big 3"" | Crossfit 557 | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Together Again | Crossfit O'Fallon | Women's RX (WRX) |
| Fueled by Complete | CFME | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Jerks with Shirts | Ironhouse | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| May the #gains be with you | CrossFit 557 | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Flexy Beasts | CrossFit Collinsville | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| J5 Sweat Angels | J5 Crossfit | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| J5 Waitlisters | J5 | Women's RX (WRX) |
| Gambinos | CrossFit Gambit | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Bang, Pow, Whammy | Premium Crossfit | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Two and Half Men | CrossFit O'Fallon MO | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Three Flexateers | CrossFit Xtra Mile | Men's RX (MRX) |
| WOD For Whiskey | CFWC | Men's RX (MRX) |
| B.I.A. | Crossfit 557 | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Buns And Gun | CrossFit Collinsville | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| 3 Jerks | CrossFit St. Louis | Men's RX (MRX) |
| J5 CrossFit | J5 CrossFit | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Bare Hand Bitches | Bare Hands Crossfit | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Never Trust A Big Butt And A Smile | Ice Box Fitness | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Straight Cheetah | CrossFit Ready to Live | Men's RX (MRX) |
| The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly | CrossFit Edwardsville | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Bringing Flexy Back | Crossfit Marion | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| CrossFit St. Louis Red | CrossFit St. Louis | Women's RX (WRX) |
| Uranus Is Tilted | CrossFit Collinsville | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Pull-Up or Pull-Out | Rend Lake CrossFit | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Crossfit 1020 | CrossFit 1020 | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| The David Corthwaite Show | St. Louis | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Barbells and Bacon | Muddy Water CrossFit | Women's RX (WRX) |
| Survival Specialists | Crossfit St. Louis | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Brobocop | Crossfit STL | Men's RX (MRX) |
| Moist | CrossFit Edwardsville | Women's RX (WRX) |
| Scaled as Hell | O Fallon | Men's Scaled (MSC) |
| Three Girls Walk Up to a Bar | CrossFit Edwardsville | Women's Scaled (WSC) |
| Creepy Old Dudes | Rend Lake Crossfit | Men's RX (MRX) |
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2.10.15::: HOTEL BOOKING INFORMATION UPDATED.
Check out the Park/Stay tab above for the most current group deals available on weekend stays at the Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis-Edwardsville. Use promo code "CrossFit Edwardsville" when you call them.
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2.05.15::: FTME 3 (2015) EVENT REGISTRATION DATE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED.
FTME 2015 registration will go live on Sunday, February 15, at 1 pm. At that time, you'll be able to click on the SIGN UP link in the menu bar above to register.
We'll initially be opening 15 spots in each division- 15 for mens' scaled, 15 for womens' scaled, 15 for mens' RX, 15 for womens' RX.
Follow updates as they unfold on this page, as well as the Facebook Event Page.
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2.01.15::: FTME 3 (2015) EVENT DATES FORMALLY ANNOUNCED.
FTME 2015 will go down on April 18th and 19th, 2015.
Tentative event hours are between 9 am and 4 pm each day (Saturday and Sunday).
Registration will go live later this month.
Follow updates as they unfold on this page, as well as the Facebook Event Page.
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4.13.14::: EVENT 5 IS POSTED.
Check HERE.
4.12.14::: DAY 2 HEAT SCHEDULE AND WORKOUT 4 DETAILS ARE POSTED.
Check the Facebook Event Page for information. The CFE website also has info on heats and Event 4.
4.11.14::: HELPFUL DEMONSTRATION AND CLARIFICATION VIDEOS
We've posted some new videos for athletes and judges to review.
Additional Movement Standards for the FTME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeiltbeKXuw&list=UUJwRxW_kUcVbPGxswswCNjw
Event 1 Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbfpUlcdxE0&list=UUJwRxW_kUcVbPGxswswCNjwa
Event 2 Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btU9kK138LA&list=UUJwRxW_kUcVbPGxswswCNjw
4.10.14:::A FEW IMPORTANT EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) Farm Fresh is bringing a ton of free chocolate milk for the competitors! Check out Farm Fresh in Edwardsville on your next shopping trip!
2) 1st Phorm is bringing some sweet sling backpacks for every single competitor at the FTME! How awesome are these guys?!
3) Everyone, please SPREAD THE WORD to your friends and family- the main-gym spectator area has a $5 entry fee (covers both days).
+Included with your main-gym guest entry is entry into our raffle. We have hundreds of dollars of great stuff from 1st Phorm, Ooh La La Spa Anti-Aging and Wellness (over $200 in product), Four Jays Paleo (PaleoKits), a CamelBack, sports nutrition products, and more that'll go to the winner. Everyone who pays entry for the main-gym viewing area gets tickets and a shot at the big prize.
+Attendees MAY buy multiple raffle tickets if wanted.
+Cash or check is preferred. We're taking payments onsite. We DON'T have any way for people to purchase main-gym entry in advance! I'm sorry guys!
+Kids age 12 and under get in free.
4) Attendees, spectators, competitors- If you have pop-up tents, BRING 'EM OUT! It'll give you a break from the sun on Saturday, and coverage from any rain showers we get on Sunday if you're outside.
5) Team Captains, I sent you the Event Guide by email yesterday. BE SURE TO FORWARD THE EVENT GUIDE AND WAIVER TO YOUR TEAMMATES!!!
6) We have CHILDCARE available!
CrossFit Edwardsville will have childcare available in a safe, supervised area outside the competition field. The cost is $25 for a full day of supervised childcare for your child. If a family is dropping off more than one child (siblings), the cost is $10 for each additional child for the full day of supervision. With further questions or to reserve childcare services in advance (encouraged), contact Caroline Skelly at 217-720-1660.
4.09.14::: EVENT 1 FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
For time, MRX:
30 back squats (225)
20 handstand pushups
30 front squats (185)
20 handstand pushups
30 overhead squats (135)
30 back squats (225)
20 handstand pushups
30 front squats (185)
20 handstand pushups
30 overhead squats (135)
20 handstand pushups
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For time, WRX:
30 back squats (155)
15 handstand pushups
30 front squats (135)
15 handstand pushups
30 overhead squats (95)
15 handstand pushups
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For time, WRX:
30 back squats (155)
15 handstand pushups
30 front squats (135)
15 handstand pushups
30 overhead squats (95)
15 handstand pushups
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For time, MSC:
30 back squats (165)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
30 front squats (155)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
30 overhead squats (95)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
30 overhead squats (95)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
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For time, WSC & WMA:
30 back squats (115)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
30 front squats (95)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
30 overhead squats (65)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
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For time, WSC & WMA:
30 back squats (115)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
30 front squats (95)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
30 overhead squats (65)
20 bar-facing over-the-bar burpees
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12:00 time cap. 15:00 heats.
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+The bars will start on the floor, and will be totally empty. Athletes will have to load and lift their own bars. There will be no racks used in this workout.
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+The bars will start on the floor, and will be totally empty. Athletes will have to load and lift their own bars. There will be no racks used in this workout.
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+The RX teams may divide up the work any way they want to, until all reps are complete. SCALED teams can divide up the squats any way they want, but the burpees must be done in multiples of 10.
So, for any given round of 20 burpees, the athletes have to tackle
doing ‘em either in 2 sets of 10, or 1 set of 20. Who does these sets of
10 or 20 burpees is entirely up to the team. But doing single-rep sets
of burpees with teams of athletes running in a constant circle around
the bar is a no-rep. =)
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+At all times, one person is working and the other two are resting
(note- the “resting” teammates ARE allowed to lift the bar from the
floor to the back-rack or front-rack position of the squatting
teammate).
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+Athletes may squat clean into the first front squat.
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+Athletes may squat clean into the first front squat.
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+Athletes may snatch into the first rep of overhead squats.
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+The back squat weight is about 10% above the posted 10-rep minimum required front-squat strength for scaled/RX athletes, which should be totally reasonable.+Teams are responsible for changing weights themselves during each heat.+2 athletes may lift the bar from floor to shoulder to enable the 3rd teammate (the squatter) to set up for the squats at the back or front-racked position. However, the assisting athletes may not lift the bar to overhead to aid in setup for overhead squats. The overhead-squatting teammate has to get the bar from shoulder to overhead on his/her own.
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+Athletes may snatch into the first rep of overhead squats.
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+The back squat weight is about 10% above the posted 10-rep minimum required front-squat strength for scaled/RX athletes, which should be totally reasonable.+Teams are responsible for changing weights themselves during each heat.+2 athletes may lift the bar from floor to shoulder to enable the 3rd teammate (the squatter) to set up for the squats at the back or front-racked position. However, the assisting athletes may not lift the bar to overhead to aid in setup for overhead squats. The overhead-squatting teammate has to get the bar from shoulder to overhead on his/her own.
+Mens’ setup for HSPUs is 2 x 25# plates + Abmat.
+Womens’ setup for HSPUs is just an Abmat, with no plates.
+While the weights here are ALL posted as multiples of 5#, the women WILL actually be using womens’ bars (33# bars…. so the actual womens’ weights in scaled, for example, are 113/93/63).
+The bars may be dropped between sets. For example, after a team successfully completes the first 30 back squats, they can dump the bar and move on to their HSPUs.
+However, teams don’t HAVE to dump the bar during sets. For example, if the athletes “rotate” who’s squatting partway through the front squats, they can team up to hold the bar at shoulder height and “round-robin” a new teammate under the bar before continuing with the front squats.
+Key movement standards reminders for squats: Don’t just focus on full-depth squats. Be sure to hit full hip extension at the TOP of every squat, too. Leave NO doubt in the judges’ mind; be SURE to fully lock out the squat at the top. Especially with overhead squats. We know that it’s tough to full extend the hips at the top of back squats and overhead squats, but it is the requirement. Leave no doubt in the judges’ mind, or risk getting the dreaded NO-REP!
+Key movement standards for HSPUs: With handstand pushups, be absolutely SURE that you have your feet ON the wall at lockout of the elbows. Bailing out/coming off the wall early is a NO-REP.
+Have fun, move fast, and plan ahead. This is intended to be a pretty fast and aggressive workout, and the teams that are not just STRONGEST, but also most intelligently design, coordinate and execute their plan of attack will finish first.