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CrossFit Open Workout 25.3 Tips and Strategies
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In today’s edition:
CrossFit Open Workout 25.3 is here! Get tips and strategies from coaches Matt Torres, John Singleton, Justin Cotler, Kyle Rolfe, and Perrin Behr.
Time management tips for busy affiliate owners — how to become a focused entrepreneur.
We spoke with Brazilian phenom Gui Malheiros about his decision to prioritize the World Fitness Project Tour this season. Read the exclusive interview below.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I think the WFP is going to revolutionize the sport. They value the athletes as they are, and it’s going to be a great thing for the sport … It’s going to be a new era,” - Gui Malheiros on his decision to prioritize the new WFP Tour this season.
CROSSFIT GAMES
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2025 CrossFit Open Workout 25.3 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
The 2025 CrossFit Open concludes this week with 25.3, and we are headed to CrossFit Spur in Glenmont, NY, for the live announcement. For those keeping score, this isn’t far from the new home of the CrossFit Games at the MVP Arena in Albany.
The final live announcement will feature a head-to-head-to-head battle between three of the top four men from the 2024 CrossFit Games: James Sprague (first), Dallin Pepper (second), and Jayson Hopper (fourth).
We’ve assembled a dream team of elite coaches — Matt Torres, John Singleton, Kyle Rolfe, Justin Cotler, and Perrin Behr — to bring you tips and strategies for each workout.
Between them, they’ve coached multiple-time Games athletes like Sprague, Pepper, Kari Pearce, Bethany Flores, Alex Gazan, Ricky Garard, and others.
Check out the description of the 25.3 workout below, and keep reading for tips and strategies.
CrossFit Open Workout 25.3
For time:
5 wall walks
50-calorie row
5 wall walks
25 deadlifts (weight 1)
5 wall walks
25 cleans (weight 2)
5 wall walks
25 snatches (weight 3)
5 wall walks
50-calorie row
Time cap: 20 minutes
W: 155 pounds / 70kg deadlift, 85 pounds / 38kg clean, 65 pounds / 29kg snatch
M: 225 pounds / 102kg deadlift, 135 pounds / 61kg clean, 95 pounds / 43kg snatch
Scorecards and Descriptions
Check out the workout description video here.
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SPEED READS
🚨🚨 The CrossFit Open Is Here! The 2025 CrossFit Open heads into its final week. You can still register officially through March 17. Sign up now!
🏠🗣️CrossFit Affiliate Town Hall: Yesterday, CrossFit held a 13-minute Affiliate Town Hall with CEO Don Faul. Stay tuned for a full story later today. For now, here are a few key takeaways:
The sale process is in its early stages, and confidentiality is important. Therefore, there will be no further updates.
Making a statement at this early stage (which is uncommon for a sale like this) helps bring potential buyers into the conversation.
Despite rampant rumors prior to the Open, Faul clarified that the company has not been sold, a sale is not imminent, and that a buyer has not been identified. His words were that these rumors are “fundamentally untrue.”
🥇🥇Mertens and von Rohr Win 25.2: It’s deja vu all over again, all over again — Mirjam von Rohr and Colten Mertens stay perfect with their 25.2 wins. Can the pair make history and run the table? Get the full story here.
🔬💪 MetFix Invites New Affiliates: Earlier this week, gym owners who expressed initial interest in Emily Kaplan and Greg Glassman’s MetFix received an email with an invitation to apply and an application to join the organization. This is the second wave of invitees, following the initial wave last fall. Learn more about MetFix here.
ICYMI: CrossFit LLC is officially for sale, according to an email from CEO Don Faul to affiliate owners. He and CrossFit leadership will host an affiliate town hall today with more. Get the details here.
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
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From Busy Affiliate Owner to Focused Entrepreneur: A 5-Step Process
Are you an affiliate owner who feels you waste 90 percent of your time on activities that don't advance your business?
You're not alone.
Many of us fall into the trap of being busy firefighters, constantly responding to emergencies caused by a lack of systems. But true entrepreneurs are problem solvers, not task jugglers.
If you want to stop the Groundhog Day cycle of empty bank accounts, cancellation emails, and disengaged coaches, it's time to make a change.
As an affiliate owner for over 16 years, I've learned the hard way that if you want to be selfless in serving your members, you must also be selfish with your time.
Follow this five-step process to go from overwhelmed affiliate owner to focused, productive entrepreneur.
…WATCH
The Buttery Bros Undergo Elite Athlete Testing at Adidas Headquarters in Germany
During week one of the 2025 Open, Adidas hosted its sponsored athletes for a training camp, product development meetings and testing, and Friday Night Lights with the Community. The Buttery Bros (and the Morning Chalk Up) were on hand for a behind-the-scenes look.
…READ
The CrossFit Medical Society Newsletter
Each month, the CrossFit Medical Society Newsletter features a new article written by a provider in the CFMS. The March newsletter features Sarah and Cody from Hancock Health in Hancock, IN. Their county once ranked among the state’s unhealthiest — but today, it’s in the top three.
…HEAR
Qualifying Event Organizers on Talking Elite Fitness With Tommy, Sean, and Lauren
Wilson Pak and Jeremy Thiel are the organizers of this season's North America East and West In-Person Qualifying Events. They share their plans and outlook for the new season structure.
COMPETITIONS
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Gui Malheiros Explains Decision to Prioritize World Fitness Project, Citing Financial Gains and Response to Ðukić Tragedy
With the sun about to set on the 2025 CrossFit Open, athletes are logging scores, re-doing workouts, and attempting to finish in the top 1% to qualify for the next stage of the season.
However, partway through the three-week Open, Brazilian athlete Gui Malheiros has decided to focus his efforts elsewhere. His priority is now the World Fitness Project (WFP), whether or not he qualifies for the 2025 CrossFit Semifinals.
In a series of Instagram stories, Malheiros shared his current mindset and decision, but in a follow-up interview with Morning Chalk Up, he said he felt his words were perhaps misunderstood or mistranslated.
And there was a lot more to say.
Malheiros explained that his decision to prioritize the WFP over the CrossFit season was two-fold. The first reason is financial. He explained that competing at the CrossFit Games involves registration for all the stages leading up to the event, along with travel, food, and hotels. That comes with a risk of getting zero return on the investment.
However, with the WFP, his earning possibilities are more significant and more secure since his contract has guaranteed money. If he prioritizes these competitions and does well, he’ll also receive an additional payout.
“I always strive to be a professional athlete and to be treated as one. Doing WFP is fulfilling this desire because I’m being paid to compete,” Malheiros told Morning Chalk Up. “I’m not paying for a hotel or travel, and I’m being valued as an athlete. And I’m feeling like a professional athlete.”
He went on to say that, in his opinion, the treatment athletes have received by CrossFit and the CrossFit Games is not like that of professional athletes, but, he says, they all accepted it “because it was the only way.”
HIGHLIGHTS
Celebrating a PR, hosting a fundraiser, this, that, or otherwise? Send us a tip.
🎂Happy birthday to Margaux Alvarez and Sam Briggs.
Happy birthday (3/15) to Matt O’Keefe.
Congratulations to Morning Chalk Up alum Kay Weise and her partner Ian on their recent engagement.
Congratulations to Dylan from MaxedOut CrossFit in Douglas, GA, on his 138-kilo/305-pound power clean PR.
🔥Great job to Dan Bailey on this 181-kilo/400-pound front squat.
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