24.2 Livestream Numbers Break More Records

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

In today’s edition:

• The 2024 Open Announcements continue to break viewership records

• With one week left in the Open, get tips from Games athletes and coaches on prepping for Quarterfinals

• Empower by Dottir — a training, nutrition, and wellness program for women in menopause designed by Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir, and Dr. Stacy Sims — launches today

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“There are a lot of things that can be done to make you feel better and be in more control. And by being in control, it also means understanding what it is that’s going on and knowing that you’re not in it by yourself.” - Annie Thorisdottir on one of the underlying beliefs behind Empower by Dottir.

CROSSFIT OPEN

24.2 CrossFit Open Livestream Numbers Hit All-Time High

Inside Justin Medeiros’s home gym, the “Shred Shed,” WWE Heavyweight Champion and longtime CrossFitter Seth Rollins unveiled the 24.2 workout to the highest livestream numbers for a CrossFit Open announcement we’ve ever seen. 

One big thing: Both maximum concurrent views (how many people were watching at once) and overall livestream views (after 24 hours) for 24.2 increased from last year. The total views after 24 hours for 24.2 surpassed the average views (after 24 hours) for all three announcements from 2023. 

The details: The 24.2 announcement recorded a maximum concurrent viewership (unofficially) of 206,012 and a total view count (after 24 hours) of 835,042.

How does this compare?

• The max concurrent average for the 2023 Open was 121,035, far below what we saw this week with 24.2. We typically see viewership increase each week of the Open, and 2024 is following that trend.

• The total views per week average for the 2023 Open was 619,224, while total views (after 24 hours) for 24.2 came in at 835,042. A substantial difference of 215,818 views. However, this is lower than last week’s number of 872,651.

• One thing to note: The max concurrent views of 24.2 were roughly 33,000 higher than 24.1, yet the total views after 24 hours were higher for week one of the 2024 Open. 

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Games Athletes (and Others) Take on 24.2: Here’s a quick round-up of some of your favorite athletes taking on 24.2, in case you missed them over the weekend:

• Noah Ohlsen | Jacob Heppner | Streat Hoerner

• James Newbury | Adrian Conway | Roman Khrennikov

• Alexis Raptis | Jason Carroll | Jake Douglas

• Sean Woodland | Shelby Neal | Sydney Wells

• Brooke Wells | Henrik Haapalainen | Brent Fikowski

• Patrick Vellner | Jack Farlow | Jamie Hagiya

• Dan Bailey | Rebecka Vitesson | Dallin Pepper

• Chandler Smith | Bethany Flores | Linda Keesman

• Sam Kwant | Jacqueline Dahlstrom

Planning one more redo of 24.2 before the deadline tonight? Check out these resources from coaches, training camps, and more:

• Matt Torres, Brute | WODprep | CrossFit Invictus

• PRVN Fitness Workout Guide | The Training Plan | Mayhem Athlete

• Misfit Athletics | The Progrm | Power Monkey Podcast

• Concept2 Pacing Chart | 24.2 pliability Warm-Up | HWPO Training

Make It Official: The CrossFit Games announced that Colten Mertens (with a time of 5:19) and Mirjam Von Rohr (with a time of 5:39) were the individual winners of CrossFit Open Workout 24.1.

🚨🏋️2024 Masters CrossFit Games Volunteer Registration: Ready to be a part of CrossFit Games? The Legends Championship is looking for volunteers for the 2024 Masters CrossFit Games in Birmingham, AL.

• Volunteers who commit to three days of work will receive a free pass for a friend or family member, too!

• There are only so many volunteer slots, so sign up soon!

💪🔥 Coaches Congress London x HWPO: The Coaches Congress, one of the largest, independent, educational events for gym owners and coaches in Europe within the CrossFit and functional fitness space, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024 and announced that HWPO will be the title sponsor of its inaugural London event, October 5-6. Additional events will be held in Stockholm, Berlin, and Brisbane.

• Coaches Congress CEO Henrik Almers: “I am thrilled to have HWPO as a partner of our upcoming London event. It is a great pleasure to welcome such highly talented, hardworking, and knowledgeable people.”

ICYMI: Looking to hit CrossFit Open Workout 24.2 one last time before the deadline? Get tips and strategies from coaches Caroline Lambray, Michele Letendre, John Singleton, and Justin Cotler.

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

How to Prepare for the CrossFit Quarterfinals, With Tips From Games Athletes and Coaches

If you are reading this, you probably clicked because you are close to making the CrossFit Games Quarterfinals. We want to start by first saying: Congratulations on making it to this step in the 2024 CrossFit Games season. You are amongst the top 25% fittest individuals on Earth.

Regardless if this is your first time making this level or you are a seasoned veteran, there are a couple of big things to consider as you prepare. 

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HEALTH AND LONGEVITY

Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir Launch Program for Women in Menopause 

Three years in the making, CrossFit Games champions and close friends Annie Thorisdottir and Katrin Davidsdottir’s new training program—Empower by Dottir—launches today.

The details: Empower by Dottir is a partnership between Davidsdottir, Thorisdottir, and Dr. Stacy Sims, an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist from Australia who specializes in women’s health. The program is a six-week introductory training course designed specifically for women going through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.

• The program includes four weekly training sessions—three strength training sessions and one interval session—as well as optional recovery and breath work. 

• It also includes lectures and educational materials from Dr. Sims to help women understand what’s happening in their bodies during menopause and why they’re training this way.

Women going through the program will have access to a private Facebook page, where they can ask questions to Sims.

• Finally, the program includes videos of all the movements, including the warm-ups to ensure everyone is going through the program correctly. “Let’s say you have [someone] that has never gone to the gym. I want her to feel like I’m literally holding her hands and helping her feel safe,” Thorisdottir told the Morning Chalk Up in an exclusive interview. 

• Although today is the program's hard launch, it has already been tested by dozens of women, including the 30 women who just participated in their soft launch, Thorisdtottir explained. 

• Thorisdottir’s husband, five-time CrossFit Games athlete Frederik Aegidius has also been heavily involved on the programming side of things. He’s gone “all in on knowing everything about menopause,” Thorisdtottir said, laughing.

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The creators of Tabata Songs have released their first EMOM album on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. Each EMOM Song lasts exactly one minute and includes a countdown to the start of the next minute. "As a musician and CrossFit lover, this was such a fun project to create, " says Tabata Songs co-founder Jay Driscoll.

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HIGHLIGHTS

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• 🥳Happy affiliate anniversary to Center of Strength CrossFit in Bullsgap, TN.

• Happy affiliate anniversary to CrossFit Jena in Germany.

• Congratulations to Tony and Shannon Phillips of CrossFit Maumelle in AK, who are celebrating 10 years of affiliate ownership. 

• Congratulations to the kids from CrossFit Camden Frontier in Camden, MI, on their first bar muscle-ups.

• 📝Congratulations to Games athlete Fee Saghafi on receiving her CF-L2.