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🏆 Jayson Hopper Makes Rogue History — 9 Career Event Wins and Counting
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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.
In today’s edition:
🏆 Jayson Hopper made Rogue history and is now the all-time men’s event win leader with nine total victories across five Invitationals.
🍗 Eat, move, rest, repeat — the simple holiday wellness formula.
👟 Laura Horvath’s Rogue win doubled as a global debut for Adidas’ Dropset 4, dropping January 2026.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
The Duel’s my shit.”
PROFILE
Jayson Hopper Sets All-Time Men’s Event Win Record at the Rogue Invitational
Credit: Sebastian Vallejo
Jayson Hopper, the 2025 CrossFit Games Fittest Man on Earth, hit the competition floor last weekend in Aberdeen, Scotland, to battle it out at the 7th annual Rogue Invitational.
He entered the competition tied with Patrick Vellner for the most career event wins, at six. But, as the dust settled on Sunday, the rising star walked away as the winningest male athlete in Rogue history on the back of three 2025 victories, bringing his total all-time to nine.
Now a seasoned Rogue veteran, Hopper first competed at the event in 2021, just months removed from his CrossFit Games debut.
In 2021, Hopper earned his first Rogue win on “Event 3: Echo Burner,” becoming the first of many moments that solidified his “King of the Echo Bike” title.
Hopper finished in 2:33, three seconds faster than the eventual 2021 Rogue champion, Justin Medeiros, who took second in the event.
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SPEED READS
🔥📆 Countdown to the 2026 Open: CrossFit released new programming to help athletes hit the floor ready when the season starts Feb. 26. The next 16 weeks are your window to sharpen skills, build capacity, and go all in.
🧘♀️🍸 Wellness Over Wine: New NielsenIQ data shows Americans are spending more on self-care and less on alcohol. From supplements to recovery tools, consumers are swapping cocktails for cold plunges — prioritizing long-term health over happy hours.
🏃♂️💥 Why VO₂ Max Might Be the Ultimate Health Metric: VO₂ max — your body’s capacity to use oxygen — may be the strongest predictor of lifespan. Dr. Peter Attia told 60 Minutes that improving cardio fitness through endurance and interval training is “the closest thing we have to a longevity drug.”
🔥💪 The Kip Swing, Explained: Rebecca Fuselier breaks down the most controversial move in fitness — the kip swing. She shows how mastering the kip builds upper body strength, midline control, and thoracic mobility (without wrecking your shoulders).
ICYMI: 💪 Just months after a car accident fractured her fibula, Alex Gazan stormed back to take second place at the 2025 Rogue Invitational.
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
Fuel, Flex, and Flourish – Staying Nourished and Energized Through the Holiday Season
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The holidays are often a beautiful mix of joy, connection, and celebration, but they can also be exhausting. Between endless gatherings, travel, and busy schedules, it’s easy for your nutrition and fitness routines to go right off the rails.
The good news? You don’t have to choose between enjoying the season and taking care of your health.
With a few mindful tweaks, you can maintain your body’s nourishment, keep your energy steady, and balance your mood, all while enjoying the fun of this season.
Nourish, Don’t Restrict
The holidays are full of delicious food traditions, and food is meant to be enjoyed. Instead of focusing on restriction, consider adding nourishing foods that help you feel your best amid the busyness.
Prioritize protein and fiber – A balanced meal that includes lean protein (such as eggs, poultry, tofu, or legumes) and fiber-rich foods (like vegetables, whole grains, and fruit) helps regulate blood sugar levels and keeps you fuller for longer. Studies in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that higher-protein meals can reduce cravings and improve satiety. This is helpful for those long holiday days when sugary snacks are everywhere.
INDUSTRY
Winning in Style – Laura Horvath Takes Third Rogue Title in Soon-To-Be Released Adidas Dropset 4
Credit: Adidas
Last weekend in Aberdeen, Scotland, forty athletes competed in the 7th annual Rogue Invitational. After nine grueling workouts over three days of competition, Adidas athlete Laura Horvath was crowned champion for the third time.
Her victory was hardly a surprise — she had already claimed the Rogue podium twice and just won at the World Fitness Project Tour Stop II in August. From the beginning, Horvath dominated. By the start of the final day, she led by 40 points over second place — a gap she continued to widen, finishing the weekend 85 points ahead of everyone else.
But it wasn’t just Horvath’s performance and grit that caught the eye. It was also her shoes.
Releasing in January 2026, the Dropset 4 emphasizes Adidas' ongoing commitment to the fitness community. Not only was Horvath wearing the new shoe, but so were her fellow Adidas athletes James Sprague, Haley Adams, Jonne Koski, and Rogue Invitational rookie Harry Lightfoot, all of whom competed this weekend.
HIGHLIGHTS
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🎂Happy birthday to Jake Lockert and Julian Marquez.
Check out Nick Mathew’s no-hands back squat at 183 kilos/405 pounds.
💪Watch Morning Chalk Up alum Kelly Sekulovski’s 136-kilo/300-pound back squat PR. Congrats, Kelly!
Congratulations to all the Rogue Invitational athletes who PRed their deadlift last weekend. Watch Abbie Domit lift the final 158-kilo/350-pound barbell on Event 6: Pay the Piper.
☺️The award for the happiest athlete that competed at Rogue goes to Grace Walton - we loved seeing that smile all weekend. And congrats on the win on “Event 9: PEDICAB.”