🚨 WFP Qualifier Results Are In — Almost

July 10th, 2025

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

In today’s edition:

  • WFP Tour Stop II roster picture comes into focus.

  • Handstand struggles? Squeeze your butt.

  • Five-time Fittest Man, Mat Fraser’s secrets to moving like a champ.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
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This is going to sound silly, when I went out on the floor, I looked at my energy as if it were the life bar on like Sega Genesis Street Fighter, like any video arcade game.”

Mat Fraser on barbell cycling efficiency.
COMPETITIONS

WFP Tour Stop II Takes Shape: Unofficial Challenger Qualifier Results

Credit: Scott Freymond

The second WFP Challenger Qualifier has closed, and while results await final video review, we now have a good idea of who will join the pros in Arizona in less than two months. 

  • Jamie Simmonds and Nick Mathew are the unofficial winners. 

Tour Stop II takes place from August 29 to 31 in Mesa, Arizona. There, athletes will compete not just for prize money but also for a spot in the finals in Copenhagen, Denmark, from December 18 to 21.

Unofficial Challenger Qualifier 2 Standings

Men

Women

1. Nick Mathew – USA

1. Jamie Simmonds – New Zealand

2. Tudor Magda – USA

2. Anikha Greer – Canada

3. Aniol Ekai – Spain

3. Oda Lundekvam – Norway

4. Colin Bosshard – Switzerland

4. Andrea Solberg – Norway

5. Miko Lilleorg – Estonia

5. Jennifer Muir – Scotland

6. Jack Farlow – Canada

6. Sydney Michalyshen – Canada

7. Nate Ackermann – USA

7. Ella Wilkinson – United Kingdom

8. Ty Jenkins – USA

8. Kyra Milligan – USA

9. Julius Kieser – Germany

9. Hannah Black – USA

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10. Elena Carratalá – Spain

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11. Vår Thurmann-Moe – Norway

See the full leaderboard here.

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SPEED READS

🍓🎧 Emma’s Nutrition Hacks: Check out the newest episode of 2023’s Second Fittest Woman, Emma Lawson’s podcast, Strong Girl Style, to learn about her favorite realistic nutrition hacks that help her feel her best, without strict rules or complicated prep.

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💪🔥 Master Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups: The chest-to-bar pull-up is a classic exercise in CrossFit, and this video breaks down the best techniques to master it. Add these drills from John Singleton and The Progrm today.

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MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

The Secret to Better Handstand Push-Ups? Squeeze Your Butt

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My philosophy is that if you can’t remember all the cues to help develop a skill, focus on the most important one.

And for strict handstand push-ups, what is that cue?

  • Drumroll please… “Squeeze your butt.”

Let’s face it, in gymnastics, 99 percent of your problems can be solved by squeezing that peach!

In today’s article, I’m going to dive deeper into the why “squeeze your butt” is the most important cue for strict handstand work, because let’s face it, if we don’t understand the purpose, it’s hard to create the habit.

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INDUSTRY

Fraser’s Fixes – The Five-Time Champ’s Tips for Better Movement

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Who better to offer tips on CrossFit workouts and specific movements than five-time Games champion and arguably the greatest male CrossFit competitor of all time, Mat Fraser? 

In a recent YouTube video, Fraser shared his advice on some of the most common movements seen in our daily Metcons, as well as those that HWPO Training receives the most questions about.

Keep reading after the jump for the champ’s tips on pull-ups, toes-to-bar, barbell cycling, and more!

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