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The Mayhem Classic went off this past weekend and the first 4 athletes earned their tickets to the 2025 CrossFit Games.  As we look back at the event, was it a success?  Bigger picture, what makes a CrossFit Semifinal a success.  We take a look at the 4 questions I think can determine if an event is a success or not.

The 2025 Mayhem Classic will see 20 men fight for 2 tickets to the 2025 CrossFit Games.  Out of the 20 men, I think 5 are favorites for the Games tickets, Austin Hatfield, Colten Mertens, James Sprague, Jayson Hopper and Roman Khrennikov.  For two of these men, how they do in Event 3 will likely determine their fate in the competition.  For Colten Mertens and Austin Hatfield event 3 pairs a wheelhouse movement in Thrusters with a movement that has given them troubles in the past, Legless Rope Climbs.  Will they pick up points and event win, or will they give away some points to the other contenders?Mayhem Classic Athlete Guide - http://franlung.com/media/2025MayhemClassicPreviewByFranLung.pdfFollow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Sign Up for Out Newsletter - https://newsletter.franlung.com/newsletter-sign-up/#crossfitgames #crossfitsemifinals #mayhemClassic

It's been 32 days since CrossFit announced who the in-person Qualifying Events are, and now we finally know how to register for all of them.  To recap all the qualifying details we break down all 10 in Person Qualifiers, how to qualify for them and which ones have restrictions on how to compete.Don't miss a thing from Fran LungHit SubscribeCheck out the 2025 CrossFit Games prize pool calculator https://www.franlung.com/crossFitGamesPrizePurseCalculator.phpFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalyticsSign up for our Newsletter https://newsletter.franlung.com/newsletter-sign-up/#crossfitgames

You have the CrossFit Games with it's 10 in-person qualifying events along with the in-affiliate Semifinals happening over 9 weeks.  The World Fitness Project tour stop one is also smack dab in the middle of that.  Then you have the CrossFit Games and the World Fitness Project Event 2 in August.  Plus the Rogue Invitational, the World Fitness Project Finals and Wodapalooza between Halloween and the end of January.That's a lot of CrossFit in 2025.  It's also going to be a challenge for athletes to know when and how much to compete.  I take a look at the logistics and timelines of what some athletes could be looking at this season.  From three competitions a year, to potentially three in a month.Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalyticsSign up for our Newsletter https://newsletter.franlung.com/newsletter-sign-up/#CrossFitGames #worldFitnessProject

For the 2025 CrossFit Games season, the top 1% of athletes from the CrossFit Open will be eligible to advance to the In-Affiliate Semifinals.  12 men and 12 women will advance from the In-Affiliate Semifinals to the CrossFit Games.  Everyone in CrossFit, the athletes, the fans and the coaches want it to be the right 12 people.  What if instead of taking the top 1%, it's the top 1% who finish the workouts faster that a minimum qualifying time.  We dive into that idea on this episode of the Fran Lung Show.Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalyticsCheck out our newsletter at https://newsletter.franlung.com/newsletter-sign-up/

Recently the Syndicate Crown and The Fittest Experience announced that they will be representing North America East and North America West respectively.  And both will be using the CrossFit Open as a qualifying tournament.  With lots of details floating around it's a good time to collect our thoughts on where the different events are from a qualifying perspective.Make sure you hit subscribe to make sure you don't miss a thing.You can also follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalyticsSign up for our weekly newsletter - https://newsletter.franlung.com/newsletter-sign-up/

The details of the 2025 CrossFit Games are still a little slim, but we know a few things.1. There will be a minimum of 30 men and women competing at the 2025 CrossFit Games.2.  There are 9 Sanctional events, who will qualify 16 men and women to the Games.This implies that at least 14 athletes will qualify from the CrossFit Games from the new online Semifinal.  Based on this information, who would have qualified for the Games in 2024 with the 2025 rules in place?

The 2024 Dubai Fitness Championship is here, and the men's competition promises to be an electrifying showcase of elite athleticism!

The 2024 Dubai Fitness Championship is here, and the women's competition promises to be an electrifying showcase of elite CrossFit!

In this week's Fran Lung news, we cover the two teams that were announced from CrossFit Invictus.The headlining CrossFit Invictus, and reigning Fittest Team on earth brings back Joshua Al-Chamaa and Devyn Kin, and adds Chandler Smith and Lauren Fisher.CrossFit Invictus Unconquerable, the 28th place team from the 2023 CrossFit Games is also back with athletes Emilty Rethwill and Jessi Smith, along with new additions Roland Goldbaum and Phillip Muscarella.The 2024 CrossFit Open announcements are finalized.  For 24.1 we will see Brent Fikowski and Jeffrey Adler on the men's side, along with Alex Gazan and Alexis Raptis on the women's side.Check out our 24.1 men's open announcement preview articlehttps://newsletter.franlung.com/2024/02/23/the-ultimate-24-1-fikowski-vs-adler-preview/For 24.2 we will see Justin Medeiros and Colten MertensAnd in 24.3 we will see Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Arielle LoewenWant to be a CrossFit Analyst?  Check out our patreon where we share all details of out posts.  https://www.patreon.com/FranLungAnalyticsAs always follow along on Instagram if you don't alreadyhttps://www.instagram.com/FranLungAnalytics

Welcome to the Fran Lung News.  The easiest way to stay up to date in the world of the CrossFit Games.  Hit subscribe so you don't miss a thing.This week CrossFit Invictus announced their first team of the 2024 season.  The CrossFit affiliate with the reigning fittest team on earth, sent three teams in 2023.  In this view we take a look at CrossFit Invictus Unbroken, and it's athletes, Jenn Ryan, Lauren Stallwood, Sean Early, Tyler Soderback.More announcements for the 2024 Season.Who's In?Emma McQuaid - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=434Who's Out?Christine Kolenbrander - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=474Her injury post - https://www.instagram.com/p/C3B3ZowNa5h/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Tim Paulson hangs up the chalk bucket - https://www.instagram.com/p/C3D6L91PuQ6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Plus ticket sales go live soon for the Syndicate Crown and West Coast Classic.Pay us a visit on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics

Freestanding Handstand holds first hit the elite CrossFit competition world at the 2020 CrossFit Games, and since then we have seen it at least twice more.  First at 2023 Wodapalooza and more recently at 2024 Fittest Experience.With handstand holds filtering down to lower level CrossFit competitions, how have the time evolved from the best in the world to competitions where only 25% of the athletes attended a CrossFit Semifinal in 2023.Check out the competition results and event pages on Franlung.com2020 CrossFit Gameshttps://www.franlung.com/viewCompetition.php?competitionID=542023 Wodapaloozahttps://www.franlung.com/viewCompetition.php?competitionID=1402024 Fittest Experiencehttps://www.franlung.com/viewCompetition.php?competitionID=210Join us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Be a friend - hit subscribe.#crossfit #crossfitgames #crossfitgymnastics

The Fran Lung Show is back for 2024 with some CrossFit Games news.Super Teams are being announced with a couple this week and in this episode we'll dive in and learn more about the teams.Mayhem Thunder is comprised of 4 former individual Games athletes from Australia, Kara Saunders, Khan Porter, James Newbury and Emily De Rooy.https://newsletter.franlung.com/2024/02/01/introducing-mayhem-thunder/CrossFit Walleye was announced with a team of Jamie Simmonds, Mia Hesketh, Elliot Simmonds and Kristóf Horváth.https://newsletter.franlung.com/2024/02/02/2024-crossfit-walleye/Part 1 of Elliot SImmonds injury battle - https://www.instagram.com/p/CztnNSJOxDg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Follow the progress of the 2023 CrossFit Games athletes as they try to make the Games in 2024.https://newsletter.franlung.com/2024/02/01/2023-crossfit-games-athletes-returning-in-2024/Hit subscribe so you don't miss another show.Follow on Instagram for more bite size pieces of CrossFit news and statistics.https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/#crossfit #crossfitgames #crossfitopen #crossFitNews

Jeffrey Adler had a 1st place in Helena and a 2nd place in the 5KM run at the 2023 CrossFit Games.  He also had an epic sound bit in a post event interview where he asked the world, "You guys are surprised I can run, huh?".  In this video we go back to 5 years to and look at all the running events Jeffrey Adler has competed in, including past CrossFit Games, Rogue Invitationals, Dubai Fitness Championships, and others, to see when Adler stopped struggling with running.Want more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Today We Lift Shirt - https://franlungsocialclub.com/products/today-we-lift-teeAthlete images courtesy of the CrossFit Games.#crossfitgames #crossfit #crossfitathlete #jeffreyadler

6 men qualified for the 2023 Rogue Invitational from the "Q".  We take a look at the past year from Ricky Garard, Victor Hoffer, Travis Mayer, Tudor Magda, Garrett Clark and Jayson Hopper, how the did during the 2023 CrossFit Games season, past Rogue Invitationals, and other offseason competitions.All images courtesy of the CrossFit GamesWant more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Need more Fran Lung in your life, take a look at our merch at https://franlungsocialclub.com/#crossfitgames #crossfitathlete #crossfit #rogueinvitational

How many event are typically at Rogue.  What do the strength events look like.  The Echo Bike has appeared in every Rogue Invitational, what other movements have appeared every year?  Handstand walks have never been programmed.  What other CrossFit staples are noticeably absent from the Rogue Invitational programming.Want more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Dip, Drive Shrug Shirt - https://franlungsocialclub.com/products/copy-of-power-cleans-teeAthlete images courtesy of the CrossFit Games.#crossfit #crossFitGames  #rogueinvitational #ryourogue #crossfitcompetition

The Rogue Invitational is the premiere off-season CrossFit competition.  With invites handed out to the top 15 athletes from the CrossFit Games, is ensures the Fittest on Earth are in attendances.  The final 5, or in the case of 2023, 6 spots are earned through a qualifier simply known as "The Q"In this video we take a look at the Q women who made it to the top of the stacked field in the Q.  This years qualifiers were Dani Speegle, Manon Angonese, Elena Carratalá Sanahuja, Lauren Fisher, Christine Kolenbrander and Kyra Milligan.Athlete images courtesy of the CrossFit GamesAll data for this podcast can be downloaded through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FranLungAnalyticsWant more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Need more Fran Lung in your life, take a look at our merch at https://franlungsocialclub.com/#crossfitgames #crossfitathlete #crossfit #crossfitcompetition #rogueInvitational #ruRogue

The last time we saw Sara Sigmundsdottir at the CrossFit Games it was in 2020.  After a torn ACL wiped out her 2021 season, she has just missed out qualifying in 2022 and 2023.  We take a look at athletes who have made it back to the CrossFit games after missing 3 or more years, and what the chances are of Signmundsdottir not only making it back to the CrossFit Games, but also being competitive with the Fittest on Earth.Athlete images courtesy of the CrossFit GamesAll data for this podcast can be downloaded through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FranLungAnalyticsWant more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Need more Fran Lung in your life, take a look at our merch at https://franlungsocialclub.com/#crossfitgames #crossfitathlete #saraSigmundsdottir #crossfitcompetition

The 2023 Madrid Championship and the Northern California Classic went off this weekend, with some familiar names on top of the podium  Karin Freyova and Lazar Dukic won in Madrid, while Sean Sweeney and Brittany Weiss won in NorCal.  Each of them took home a pretty substantial prize purse.  Both Dukic and Freyova won more in Madrid than they did in the CrossFit Games, which is impressive considering both athletes finished in the top 15 at the CrossFit Games.  Weiss earned as much at NorCal as she did as part of the Fittest Team on Earth, CrossFit Invictus.  Sean Sweeney won more at NorCal than BKG did at the CrossFit Games.  Want more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Need more Fran Lung in your life, take a look at our merch at https://franlungsocialclub.com/#crossfitgames #crossfit #crossfitathlete

Anikha Greer and Jacqueline Dahlstrøm return to the competition floor this weekend in the 2023 Madrid Championship.  Both athletes missed qualifying for the CrossFit Games by one spot in Semi-finals.With both Greer and Dahlstrøm being among the favourites at Madrid this year, we thought it would be interesting to see how they stacked up in a head-to-head event comparison.  We take a look at who did better in the events from the 2023 CrossFit Open, 2023 CrossFit Quarterfinals, 2023 CrossFit Semifinals, and the 2022 Rogue Invitational.More stats on Madrid athletes are available on our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/posts/2023-madrid-88750330?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

We have thrown this idea around but when Dani Speegle  brought it up on a Kettlebells and Cocktails  podcast we decided we wanted to flush out what a Pro Card Status could look like. Dave breaks down why we think it would be a good idea for the sport of CrossFit and the elite athletes at the beginning.  At about 3:45 he gets into the criteria that we would use and the athletes that would be on those lists.A Lifetime, 3 Year, 2 Year and 1 Year Pro Athlete status in Crossfit would get an athlete a direct to Semifinals invite. This status could also be used for offseason competitions to remove the need for Pro athletes to do qualifiers and allow competition organizers some lists to choose from when selecting athletes to invite to their compeitions.

A preview of the athletes competing in the 2023 Madrid Championship.Men's field is highlighted by Lazar Dukic, Jonne Koski, and Travis Mayer. Women's field is highlighted by Karin Freyova, Jacqueline Dahlstrom and Anikha Greer.Who are CrossFit Games athletes? 2023 and past years.Lists of Semifinal athletes.Dave Picks for the Top 5 Men and WomenFull competition list https://www.franlung.com/viewSeason.phpNow that you know who is competing go set Salary Cap roster at fantasyfitnessing.com, free to play.Full list of Preview Report and Recalculation of CrossFit Games Competitions with only the Madrid athletes are available on our Patreon. https://patreon.com/FranLungAnalytics?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

A recap of all the offseason competition that went down this past week, including Turun Tuomiopäivä, Fitland Fitness Festival, Beach City Finals where Games athlete Bronislaw Olenkowicz took the title, and the Tampa Bay Games where Roran Scott who stood out in the 2023 CrossFit Open took the title.Looking ahead to the weekend of August 26th, we have The Iron Games.  A couple notable athletes to watch are Kloie Wilson and Logan Ewing.In other Off-Season competition news, the Madrid Championship released their elite confirmed athletes.  Favorites for the men's title are Lazar Dukic, Jonne Koski, Travis Mayer, while on the women's side the battle for the top spot will be between Jacqueline Dahlstron and Anikha Greer.The Dubai Fitness Championship confirmed they have sent invites out this year to 30 men and 30 women.Qualifiers are underway for the Down Under CrossFit Championship and ElFitPlus some injury updates from Games veterans Brooke Wells and Paige SemenzaWant more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Need more Fran Lung in your life, take a look at our merch at https://franlungsocialclub.com/******************************

2023 CrossFit Games Rookie Recap - Reviewing how all of the rookies did in Madison at the CrossFit Games this year. The rookies each year of the CrossFit Games are an interesting storyline but this year there were some absolutley some epic moments like Jack Farlow in the Olympic Total and Olivia Kerstetter winning the final event. Which rookies had an event win?What event did the rookies do the best in? How did they all finish? All of the data used to make this video is available on the Fran Lung Patreon.https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-did-2023-do-87843864?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkNeed more Fran Lung in your life, take a look at our merch at https://franlungsocialclub.com/

With the 2023 CrossFit Games over, we have now entered retirement season.  Athletes are looking at the road ahead and determine to give it one more year or not.  Athletes that have announced plans of some sort this week are:Emma McQuaid https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=434Tim Paulson (PRVN) https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=92Chris Harris (Move Fast Lift Heavy) https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=312Going IndividualJorge Fernandez - After CrossFit Invictus took the Fittest team on earth title, Fernandez has his sights set on another Podium. https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=3691Hyrox - Ricky Garard, Katelin Van Zyl and James Newbury crush a Hyrox competition in SydneyInjury News - Lucy Campbell's battle back from a broken wrist continues.  Hopefully the odds are in her favourA look at the OffSeason, and announcements from major competitionsRogue Invitational Prize PurseMadrid Championship big namesMarbella Championship big namesWant more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Need more Fran Lung in your life, take a look at our merch at https://franlungsocialclub.com/

The 2023 CrossFit Games are complete.  The Fittest Man and Women on earth have been crowned.  After watching the Fittest on Earth be crowned, we had 5 interesting points to highlight from the Men's field at the 2023 CrossFit Games. What separates the best CrossFitters from the rest?  One area of the CrossFit Venn diagram (Gymnastics, Weightlifting, Monostructural) stood out as the differentiators of the top 10 male athletes at the GamesWant to win the CrossFit Games, then you need to have flawless execution.  Jeffrey Adler in 2023, Roman Khrennikov in 2023 and 2022, Justin Medeiros in 2022 and 2021 were all incredibly hard to beat.CrossFit Training Camps were a hot topic with the rise of PRVN, HWPO, CrossFit Mayhem, and Brute Strength among others.  But did it help you make the top 10 of the CrossFit GamesThe Career CrossFit athlete is here.  The sport of fitness has matured to the point where athletes can have a long career.  With Jeffrey Adler reaching the podium for the first time at 29, Patrick Vellner on the podium at 33, and Jelle Hoste being a rookie at 28, there is lots of opportunity to excel in CrossFit.  It also gives rising stars like Dallin Pepper an opportunity to be in the top 10 for the next 10 years.No flash.  While we saw lots of outstanding performances, Justin Medeiros, Sam Kwant, Jayson Hopper and Cole Sager lacked the flash we expected. The Top 10 Men from the 2023 CrossFit Games, and their full profiles on FranLung.comJeffrey Adler - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=82Patrick Vellner - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=1Roman Khrennikov - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=87Brent Fikowski - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=109Dallin Pepper - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=1774Jonne Koski - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=88Chandler Smith - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=99Jay Crouch - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=247Lazar Đukić - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=802Jelle Hoste - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=1817Want more bite size stats on the sport of fitness, take follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/Need more Fran Lung in your life, take a look at our merch at https://franlungsocialclub.com/

Dave digs into the stats around his 5 takeaways from the Women's Field at the 2023 CrossFit Games.Laura Horvath, One of the GreatsModel of ConsistencyComeback SznKids are alrightTimes are changinghttps://franlungsocialclub.com/https://www.instagram.com/franlunganalytics/

Dave talks about about the state of the leaderboard after Day 3. He highlights a few of the event finishes in the 5k Run, Intervals and Olympic Total Epic Moments

Dave runs through the day 1 leaderboard and events from the 2023 CrossFit Games.#crossfitgames

** If you want to see the full athlete lists please see our youtube video on this.A few lists by stats of the athletes competing at the 2023 CrossFit Games. Who are the CrossFit Games Veterans?Who are the CrossFit Games Rookies?Who has been on the CrossFit Games Podium?Who was top 20 in the CrossFit Open?Who was top 10 in the Worldwide Quarterfinals?Who was top 10 in the Worldwide Semifinals?Who is top 10 in the CrossFit Worldwide Ranking?If you like stats and picking athletes for the CrossFit Games play a couple free fantasy sports games at fantasyfitnessing.com. Streaking and Salary Cap games are live.

Dave looks at a few women who could make a splash at the 2023 CrossFit Games. Some of them have been limited by injury and other circumstances so lets see if the stars align for them at the GamesIf you like making picks lock in a free to play salary cap game at fantasyfitnessing.com

Who are the contenders for the podium at the 2023 CrossFit Games? Dave takes a look at the women's side of the field. The women's field is a bit about who isn't there which makes it a bit wide open.If you are into following the CrossFit Games make sure you set a Fantasy Sports Salary Cap lineup for free at fantasyfitnessing.com.

Dave looks at a few men who are new and old on the scene of the CrossFit Games. He does a bit of speculation if they could hit and make a splash at the 2023 CrossFit Games.If you like making picks lock in a free to play salary cap game at fantasyfitnessing.com

Who are the contenders for the podium at the 2023 CrossFit Games? Dave goes 9 deep on the Mens side looking at who could make things interesting. He also debates if Justin Medeiros has it in the bag, looking back at some moments from other athletes at past competitions that could have easily changed the outcome.If you are into following the CrossFit Games make sure you set a Fantasy Sports Salary Cap lineup for free at fantasyfitnessing.com.

How much can professional CrossFitters earn? Looking at the 22/23 offseason and the 2023 CrossFit Games season Prize purses. 

If you follow CrossFit on Instagram or watch the CrossFit Games, you are bound to hear the names like Proven (PRVN), HWPO (Hard Work Pays Off), Mayhem, Kriger, and many others.  These are the names of training camps.  In this video we breakdown what exactly a training camp is, and how there are different ways an athlete can work with a camp.

You heard someone mention the CrossFit Games at your affiliate, or maybe seen something on Instagram, but you have no idea what they are or where to start. In this video we give an overview of what the CrossFit Games are, what to expect, and why you should watch.

Early in his career, Brent Fikowski was the king of the Chippers, with event wins at the CrossFit Games and Regionals.  As his career and the sport has progressed, does Fikowski still have an advantage in Chipper events?

Looking at a couple different reasons why we think Ellie Turner will be in contention for a top 5 spot at the 2023 CrossFit Games, and one reason we think she might not make it past the cuts to 20.

Big lifts under the lights in the coliseum are some of the most iconic moments from the CrossFit Games.  The energy, the excitement and the unexpected.  While winning the max lift events brings a lot of publicity, how does it translate into winning the CrossFit Games?Today we take a look at the Fittest on Earth since 2015, and how they did on the max lift events during each of the years they won.

Justin Medeiros finished 5th at North America West Semifinals. It's the lowest finish for him at Semifinals. In fact, it's his lowest finish at an in-person competition since the 2018 West Regional where he finished 7th.Looking ahead to the CrossFit Games, can he go from 5th at Semifinals to Fittest on Earth? To see if history was on his side, I looked back to past champions, and their Semifinal/Regionals finish leading to the CrossFit Games.

5 athletes have been competing for a CrossFit Games spot every year since 2018 . They have made appearances in 2018 Regionals , 2019 and 2020 Sanctionals and 3 years of Semifinals just missing out on a trip to Madison.All athlete profiles are available at franlung.com

Is there a breakthrough year at the CrossFit Games? A year where athletes show the world their true potential?To dive into this, Dave looks at all athletes who have finished in the top 10 as an individual at the CrossFit Games since 2017. This amounted to 56 athletes over 6 CrossFit Games seasons. With this sample of athletes we dive into which appearance at the CrossFit Games they first made the top 10.

James Newbury enters the Torian Pro in the first heat after finishing 27th in quarterfinals.  There is more to his performance than meets the eye.  We take a deeper dive into Newbury's Quarterfinals performance, how he stacks up to the rest of the field, and what his chances of a Games ticket are.All data used for the Analytics is available at the Fran Lung Patreon page.patreon.com/FranLungAnalytics

Dave and Katharine built Fantasy Fitnessing and decided to bring out the centralized database from behind the fantasy sports side of CrossFit for the masses to use at FranLung.com. The power of the database can be used for reporting which is what we have now launched at patreon.com/FranLungAnalyticsGive it a listen to see how and why we have built Creator Packages and go check them out. 

We take a look at up and coming CrossFit athlete Victor Hoffer.  He finished 3rd in Europe during Quarterfinals, but does the 20 year old have what it takes to make it to the Games?  We take a look at his progression through offseason events, and how they will stack up against the Semifinal field.

CrossFit Quarterfinals are done, and the teams are finalized for Semifinals.  What does being the top seed in a Semifinal mean for CrossFit East Nashville PRVN or CrossFit Invictus?To help answer that question we take a look back to 2022 and see how top seeds like CrossFit Mayhem Freedom and CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue did in their semifinals.

If you have been watching the CrossFit Games quarterfinals leaderboard this year, you have probably seen Katelin Van Zyl's name near the top.1st in Oceania Quarterfinals17th in World Wide Quarterfinals25 in the CrossFit OpenWe wanted to learn more about her past CrossFit career so dove into the details.franlung.com@franlunganalytics

Dave digs in to 10 takeaways from the 2023 CrossFit Open when looking at the Elite athletes.- Paige Powers is legit- Samuel Cournoyer is back- What's up with Gui?- North America East is stacked- Back to Back to Back- Teen Champions- Men vs Women- Teams will be fun to watch in 2023- Why Sara? Why?- A new rule

Dave and Katharine were chatting about Chandler Smith and decided to start a recording to drop an adhoc podcast on the topic. It also lead to an interesting stat on the effects of the athletes in the bottom half of the leaderboard on the top half that will be dropped at @franlunganalytics on instagram so make sure to follow along for additional content there.All stats are pulled from franlung.com.

We have been running Fantasy Fitnessing since 2020 and with the season changes we will continue to run the fantasy sports games at fantasyfitnessing.com but we are also going to effort the stats and analytics side of the sport at Fran Lung Analytics (franlung.com) Thanks for being part of Fantasy Fitnessing with us over the past years and we look forward to putting out more content with Fran Lung in the future.