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Get to Know Siria Meha, Surprise Semifinals Leader
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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.
In today’s edition:
Meet Siria Meha, the surprising Semifinals leader who is chasing her dreams.
How to train more often without crushing yourself.
Adidas drops a throwback that performs – meet the revamped Training Spezial.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
You can get very good at one thing if your life is only one thing. So for now, this one thing is CrossFit,”.”
CROSSFIT GAMES
Siria Meha Chases Lifelong Dream; Leads CrossFit Semifinals
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Since she was a little girl watching sports on TV, Siria Meha has dreamed of becoming a professional athlete.
Now, that dream seems to be coming true for the 26-year-old: Meha currently holds first place in the CrossFit In-Affiliate Semifinals, potentially securing her spot at the 2025 CrossFit Games.
Worth noting: The leaderboard remains unofficial and can change until CrossFit concludes its video review. The 2025 CrossFit Games rulebook (Rule 2.13) states that the review deadline is May 19.
If her position holds, Meha would become the first Albanian athlete to qualify for the Games.
“Making the Games is the absolute best thing that could happen to me as a CrossFit athlete,” Meha told the Morning Chalk Up in an interview. “But at the same time, being a CrossFit athlete has brought a lot of joy to me.”
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SPEED READS
🎟️ 😰 Last Chance Qualifier Details: From June 12 to 16, the top 50 non-Games qualifying athletes from In-Affiliate Semifinals and the top 10 non-Games qualifying athletes from each In-Person Qualifying Event will have a chance to take on five online workouts, programmed by CrossFit coaches from around the world, for one final Games invitation. Learn more here.
🙋📋 Questions About In-Affiliate Semifinals? As penalties are assessed and backfills start, check out CrossFit’s Semifinals FAQ. The Games roster backfill process is clarified (and also outlined in the rulebook here).
🤝 🏆 Community Cup Registration Is Live: Register now for CrossFit’s Community Cup, presented by Yeti, and test your mid-season fitness. More details here.
🪢 🤬 Struggling to Get Double-Unders? Take four minutes to watch this helpful video guide to drills, cues, and progressions from CrossFit gymnastics guru Pamela Gagnon.
🏋️ 📺 Mat Fraser’s Best and Worst Moments: Take a trip down memory lane with the five-time CrossFit Games champ as he watches footage he hasn't seen before. Tune in for behind-the-scenes recaps of the highs and lows on and off the competition floor.
😬 💪 AIRWAAV x World’s Strongest Man: For the third year in a row, AIRWAAV is the “Official Mouthpiece of World’s Strongest Man.” Learn more.
🏃🥇 HYROX Title Partner: Earlier this week, HYROX announced that INTERSPORT will be its “Official Title Partner” for four major European HYROX races in 2025 (The Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, and France.
ICYMI: Gazan takes WFP Tour I. Next stop, NorCal.
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
How to Increase Your Training Frequency Without Burning Out
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Have you ever felt stuck with your progress in the gym?
You consistently make it to the box three days a week, but your progress has stalled. You know you should probably train more often, but you worry about burnout or injury.
It's a common dilemma, and one listener, Kyle, recently faced after 16 years of CrossFit. In a recent episode of Chasing Excellence, Kyle shared how he successfully transitioned from training three days a week to four or five days — a change that revitalized his fitness journey at age 50.
His secret? Understanding that consistency matters more than intensity in every single workout.
INDUSTRY
Adidas Releases the Training Spezial – A Functional Throwback Redesigned for High-Level Sport
Credit: Scott Freymond
At the 2024 French Throwdown, Laura Horvath took to the competition floor clad in emerald green Adidas trainers.
They appeared to be Spezials, cousins of the Gazelle and the Samba – three shoes that, despite their major street cred, are seldom seen in modern high-level sport.
At that moment, viewers’ virtual shopping carts began filling with 1980s throwbacks. Whether or not it was her intention, Horvath showcased a blending of styles – classic streetwear and functional sport – which got hype beasts chattering.
Little did we all know, something big was on the way.
The Training Spezial
On May 15, Adidas officially releases the Training Spezial, a revamped version of the 1979 shoe designed for handball athletes.
The original Spezial is typically made of suede for soft, pliable comfort. It has a traditional sole and is often regarded as the most comfortable of the terrace styles.
The Training Spezial was crafted to blend sport and the culture it inspired in a new and revitalized way. It offers a Repetitor foam midsole that provides additional comfort and stability, combined with a Cordura mesh upper that creates a lightweight and breathable experience while adding further durability.
HIGHLIGHTS
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🔥Congratulations to Mariane Rocha of Brazil on this 105-kilo/231-pound overhead squat PR.
Congratulations to Kory of CrossFit 401 in Smithfield, RI, on his first bar muscle-up.
😮Check out Peter Ellis, who busts out 30 unbroken ring muscle-ups in 1:32. How impressive!
Check out this complex from Miko of CrossFit Keko in Estonia with this clean complex at 150 kilos/330 pounds.
👏Take a look at this amazing bar muscle-up progress over time for Nadia, who finally got her first one.
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