Lucy Campbell's CrossFit Comeback Continues

April 29th, 2025

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

In today’s edition:

  • Told to quit CrossFit, Lucy Campbell’s comeback continues with a Games ticket.

  • Stop surviving AMRAPs; start attacking them.

  • Best Hour of Their Day launches AffiliateCon, a three-day summit for gym owners and coaches.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
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I didn’t realize that a good day for me would ever be that good. So I think it has given me the confidence… that my best is objectively quite good.”

Lucy Campbell, 2025 CrossFit Games qualifier, after her TYR WZA win in January
CROSSFIT GAMES

Lucy Campbell Qualifies for 2025 CrossFit Games, Continuing Incredible Career Comeback

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Two years ago, Lucy Campbell’s surgeon advised her to find a new sport, as he wasn’t confident her wrist would ever heal enough for her to return to CrossFit. 

Thankfully, she didn’t heed his advice. 

Last weekend, the 2022 CrossFit Games rookie from the UK defied the odds and completed her comeback by winning Wodland Fest in Málaga, Spain, thus qualifying for the 2025 CrossFit Games in Albany, NY, this summer. 

Note: Italy’s Elisa Fuliano finished ahead of Choi; however, Fuliano is not eligible for the CrossFit Games as she did not compete in the 2025 CrossFit Open.

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SPEED READS

🏋️🏋️‍♀️ 2025 CrossFit Individual In-Affiliate Semifinals: The Team In-Affiliate Semifinals start on May 1, and CrossFit released the workouts yesterday. Check them out here.

💪 🇺🇸 CrossFit Everyday Hero Service Cup and Games: CrossFit HQ and CrossFit Mayhem have teamed up to launch a two-phase competition for service members, featuring a virtual qualifier and an in-person final later this year. Registration will open in August 2025.

🌎 🤝 WFP x Rogue Fitness: The World Fitness Project has announced that Rogue Fitness is its “Official Equipment Provider.” Rogue Fitness is the fourth partner the WFP has announced, joining Concept2, Velites, and pliability.

🤝 🙌 “CrossFit and HYROX: Friends, Not Competitors”: “Instead of the unnecessary and misinformed comparisons, CrossFit and HYROX can co-exist happily in a mutually beneficial relationship for years to come,” author Stephane Rochet (CF-L3) writes. Check it out here.

📚🏋️ Good Read — Can Creatine Treat Depression?: Is it possible that creatine, the most-studied and most-recommended supplement, is even more helpful than we thought?

ICYMI: Amanda Barnhart embraces balance over burnout.

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

Playing Mind Games: AMRAPs vs For Time WODs

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Have you ever found yourself dreading an AMRAP workout?

  • That feeling when you're giving it your all, looking up at the clock, and realizing you still have 12 minutes left of the 20-minute workout – it can be soul-crushing. 

On a recent episode of Chasing Excellence, a listener named Steve asked about the mental difference between tackling AMRAPs versus for-time workouts.

It's a great question because the right mental approach can completely transform your performance.

INDUSTRY

New Opportunity for Affiliates – Best Hour of Their Day Unveils AffiliateCon Business Summit

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Best Hour of Their Day is hosting a new event for gym owners and coaches this October called AffiliateCon.

  • The three-day event will take place at the Omni Las Colinas Hotel in Irving, TX, from October 24 to 26 and will accommodate 600 affiliate owners and coaches. The overall goal is to provide them with ways to improve their business and “push their team forward,” explained Jodi Lovelace, Best Hour of Their Day’s Head of Partnerships and Events.

This is the first time the affiliate coaching and mentorship company, Best Hour of Their Day, is hosting a public event, as their other mastermind events have always been for clients only.

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