Below is a dashboard and analysis tool we created to take a look at what the 2011 Crossfit Games Regional competition would have been like, had it not mattered which region the athletes actually competed in. In other sports, divisions matter, a ton, mainly beacause teams play against each other which directly affects the outcome. This is how you can have a team with a better wins-loss record than another team in a different division not make it to the playoffs because they themselves aren’t in first place in their own division. (eg. Patriots don’t make the playoffs w/ a 12-4 record but the Chargers do w/ an 8-8 record)
In Crossfit, who you compete against has little to do with how the individual athletes perform. Now we admit, that the coditions in which the athletes compete vary, outdoors vs. indoors, grass vs. rubber mat, etc. which do have a difference however the variances are slight.
First we have the top athletes and teams from around the world ranked regardless of which division they competed in.
The next analysis we have here shows the breakdown of the top 50 athletes and teams from the above analysis broken down by region. This tells us, had it not mattered which division athletes competed in, these would be the number of athletes and teams that should have made it to the 2011 Crossfit Games.
Yet another breakthrough in Fitness Intelligence by the data geeks at Hieghtn Athletics. Choose options on the right to compare the top 10 athletes, men and women, from 2010 to 2011. The top chart is a total of the top 10 from both years scores for the 2011 Crossfit Games Open. The bottom chart shows detailed performance trends of the athletes from both the 2010 Crossfit Games and the 2011 Crossfit Games Open.
Note: Valerie MacKenzie Voboril did not compete in the 2011 Crossfit Games Open
Wondering how you compare to the fittest athletes on earth?
Looking for your scores from the 2011 Crossfit Games Open?
We have all of it right here! Checkout our comparison tool for the 2011 Crossfit Games Open where you can find all of the reults with an easy to use interface for comparison and analysis. This is a tool that is ground breaking in understanding human performance and acheivement developed in the labs of Heightn Athletics.
Simply search for the athlete in the ‘Athlete Picker’ and check the box next to the athletes name. Why not search for yourself? See how you did compared to the fittest on earth.
People in Motion is a 90 minute film showcasing the potential people have to move through time and space. The film is shot in true slow motion with an original music score composed by Alex Bornstein & edited using a composite technique which illustrates stretches of time in an instant.
Why? We hope this film will inspire people to look at their world with a fresh perspective and search for new possibilities. Most people spend their lives walking & sitting without ever considering alternative methods of moving through their environments. Our film follows people who look at the world through a different lens. They flip off of buildings, leap over enormous gaps, and run on walls. Few people experience this freedom of movement & liberation from normalcy.
What we want to do… we’ve started filming & editing in San Diego, California and want to raise the funds needed to take our athletes on tour from the beaches of Southern California towards the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, we’ll be capturing the journey of how they interact with the world and their personal philosophies.
Amanda Stetson is a truly inspiring person. Her story is not uncommon however. All over the world people that never considered themselves athletes are wandering into Crossfit Gym’s and learning what the human body is truly capable of. Stories like Amanda’s are exactly the reason we are so passionate about the sport of CrossFit and why we strive to inspire everyone to live a beautifully fit life.
Backflips are one of the most challenging, and awesome, feats a human can achieve. Join one of our founders, Shane Farmer, who recently learned to do a backflip…in under 10 minutes! Checkout this amazing video of him with professional gymnast and parkour athlete David Agajanian below. Enjoy!
Dan “The Man” Tandon shares his story with us after a recent workout at his local box, CrossFit Invictus. Dan is the winner of the fall Look Good Feel Good Play Good Challenge and an inspiration to many of his fellow peers. Checkout more about Dan’s inspiring journey and how Crossfit has changed his life here (link)
Justin is one of the many members that recently competed in the Invictus Fitness Look Good Feel Good Play Good Challenge. Justin is a Police Officer that has found a way to stay in shape for his job through functional fitness. After he was finished giving it his all for the WOD he was kind enough to give us his story. Enjoy!
When I first started CrossFit in August 2009, after six years of not working out at all, I needed a week to recover from my first basic WOD of something like 10 box jumps, 15 pushups and 20 sit-ups. My first tabada pushup total was one, and that was only because I cheated on the last couple intervals. My first real WOD came on October 1, 2009, at 4:00 PM. There were about six of us there, me being the only newbie. The WOD: 2 rounds of 50 box pushups, 40 SDHP with 53# KB, 30 box dips, 20 air squats, 10 burpees, and an 800m run.
55 minutes later, I finished (kind of: I had a few range of motion issues on, well, everything (piece removed)). What I remember most is that as each person got finished, they individually offered little bits of encouragement as I was struggling. I must admit this seemed very weird. I was obviously new, struggling, and thought that everyone just sitting there enjoyed watching me suffer. I suspect that CrossFit in general loses a lot of brand new clients who don’t like being watched; as it wasn’t until I had been a few times that I realized that nobody cared what my time was. They just wanted me to do my best and finish no matter how long it took.
It’s that kind of camaraderie that has helped my fitness improve so much. It’s not only doing extra pull-ups after class, lifting with stronger guys, or chasing faster guys (the competition certainly helps though), its knowing that while I am doing a WOD, Vic (owner of Bayou City CrossFit), Katie (my coach) and everyone in the class expects me to do my best and to push myself. People see your times and know when you had a great day or when you were dogging it.
I’m confident that someone could walk into the box, insult someone’s mother, and eventually be forgiven. If that someone shows up though, and gives less than his or her best that day, people will remember. I didn’t know that was the stimulus I needed to get my butt into shape, but it works for me. I think it works for everyone who has ever measured themselves against a clock.
Whether one person does a WOD in 9:41 and thought they could have done it in 9:25, or another does the same WOD in 16:10 and thought they could have done it in 15-something, everyone is expected to do their best, and that is why I love CrossFit. I hate to admit this, but I think I used to be one of those people who had a lot of “quit” in them. Try to do 20 pushups and the 15th is hard? Shoot, do 15 then. Want to run five miles but you’re tired after two? Eh, go home. Two miles is a lot to run. Fortunately I think that person is on his way out of my psychological makeup. I don’t know if he is all the way out yet, but I know he’s most of the way.
After four months of learning the movements and getting to where I was regularly finishing WOD’s (albeit slowly), Bayou City CrossFit started its 2010 Paleo Challenge. On January 9, 2010, I, along with many others, was measured and did Helen: 3 rounds of a 400m run, 21 53# kettlebell swings, and 12 pull-ups. I don’t remember all my measurements, but I do remember that I was 42″ around my belly button, and even though I wasn’t weighed, I know I was 238 that day (down from 248 and 43″ around on October 1, 2009). My Helen time that day was 13:40.
Over the next 3 months, I ate well, became a regular at the 6AM, and practiced the hell out of my kipping pull-up (quick side note on eating well: I always thought that you should eat well just for body composition reasons. It never occurred to me that eating well would also help to improve your fitness. I’m definitely a fan of the paleo diet now).
When the Paleo Challenge ended on April 3, 2010, I was 39.25″ around, weighed 218, and know I lost more than 20 lbs of fat. My Helen time was 10:08, a time that I am both totally proud of, and a little ticked at that I didn’t break 10 minutes. I know for a fact that 10:08 was as fast as I could have gone that day; I pushed myself harder than I ever had before. That is what CrossFit is for me now, a way to measure myself against myself. A way to test my limits even at 36 years old. I only wish I had found CrossFit earlier in my life.
Welcome to Crossfit Story, a project of Heightn Athletics. We’ve finally launched our first video for your enjoyment and so you can meet us and get to know what we’re doing. Thank you for taking the time to write your stories and inspire others. Write your story every day, and check out our new “Why Im Here” project. Just a short quip about why you show up and make yourself better every day. No need to write an extensive story if you don’t want. Submit your story of triumph, trial, or change as an inspiration to others from our homepage. Visit www.heightn.com/crossfitstory to read and submit great stories every day.
