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Who Earned a Games Ticket at Copa Sur?
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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.
In today’s edition:
Copa Sur is a wrap! See who topped the leaderboard and earned a spot at the Games.
HYROX opens bidding for 2026–27 World Championship host cities.
Say goodbye to banded pull-ups — Pamela Gagnon shows you how.
Why some Games athletes ditched macros for intuitive, less stressful eating.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
If I’m hungry, eat. If I’m not, don’t eat.”
COPA SUR LEADERBOARD
Elite Men (Qualifiers in bold) | Elite Women (Qualifiers in bold) |
|---|---|
1. Henrique Moreira — 496 | 1. Maria Quintero — 520 |
2. Kalyan Souza — 487 | 2. Luiza Marques — 469 |
3. João Pedro Barcelos — 428 | 3. Agustina Haag — 465 |
4. Agustin Richelma — 408 | 4. Caroline Ferreira — 418 |
5. Anderon Primo — 406 | 5. Patricia Gonçalves — 408 |
6. Thalison Martins — 385 | 6. Lucia Viretti — 378 |
7. Gerónimo Beaudean — 378 | 7. Emily Andrade — 355 |
8. Pedro Martins — 354 | 8. Fernanda Dotto — 353 |
9. José Maria de Paula Júnior — 344 | 9. Isadora Marques — 307 |
10. Matheus Gomes — 324 | 10. Carolina Martinez — 307 |
Full leaderboard at Competition Corner.
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HYROX
HYROX Seeks Host Cities for 2026 and 2027 World Championships
Credit: HYROX
The HYROX World Championships need a new home for the next two seasons and are inviting cities worldwide to submit their bids.
“We are excited to, for the very first time, be inviting cities across the world to bid to host the 2026 and 2027 HYROX World Championships,” Lara Tiramani, Global Head of Elite Series & World Championship, said in a press release on Wednesday.
The details: The fitness race has experienced exponential growth over the past couple of years, attracting 650,000 athletes for the 2024/25 season, and is expected to reach one million participants for the 2025/26 season.
The World Championships, the final event of each HYROX season, were held in Nice, France, last year and will take place in Chicago, IL, in June.
SPEED READS
🌎🏆 WFP Tour Event I Workouts Released: In case you missed it last week, the World Fitness Project released its workouts for the Pro and Challenger divisions. WFP Tour Event I will take place from May 9 to 11 in Indianapolis, IN.
🏃🏃♀️ Strava + Runna: Popular exercise tracking app Strava announced last week that it’s acquiring Runna, a coaching app that helps runners train with personalized plans for 5K, 10K, half, and full marathons.
📚📉 Good Read — “CrossFit Means Failure”: As coach Stephane Rochet (CF-L3) explains, failure isn’t defeat; it’s the path to greatness. Read his take on why the pain, struggle, and constant setbacks are actually the secret to long-term progress, motivation, and elite fitness.
🏃🪽 Red Bull Releases Beyond The Rox Documentary: Red Bull’s new docuseries, Beyond The Rox, is out now. Get an inside look at elite HYROX athletes.
💪 🤸 Want to Learn Pullovers? The pullover gained attention at the 2023 Games in “Inverted Medley.” Build yours with these drills from CrossFit Training.
ICYMI: Classic CrossFit benchmark “Isabel” is back — and heavier.
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
Why Your Pull-Up Game Is Weak – And How to Fix It
Credit: @b.a.w_media / Instagram
POV: Why have I been doing CrossFit for over 3 years and still feel stuck on ring rows or banded pull-ups? SOS!
Does this scenario sound like you? You're not alone in feeling frustrated by the pull-up game.
Do you roll your eyes when you see pull-ups in a workout, knowing you’ll be perpetually doing tedious ring rows or bouncing on that band to get your chin over the bar?
I heard your SOS, and I am here to help!
Will Ring Rows or Banded Pull-ups Help Me Progress?
To be honest, nothing is wrong with ring rows and bands.
Any pulling movement is beneficial, but if your goal is to improve your pulling strength, relying solely on ring rows and banded pull-ups will lead to very slow progress. It may take a long time to achieve your pull-up goal this way, or you might never reach it because you become discouraged by the lack of visible progress.
PROFILE
Katrín Davíðsdóttir, Danielle Brandon, and Other Games Athletes Quit Tracking Macros – What They're Now Doing Instead
Credit: @arielleloewen / Instagram
When it comes to nutrition, everyone has a story.
For CrossFit Games athletes, their personal narratives usually include exploring macro tracking at some point.
This approach makes sense, as macro tracking offers an effective strategy for elite athletes to ensure they’re adequately fueled for long training days and competition weekends, potentially alleviating any stress about whether they’re eating too much or too little.
Last year’s CrossFit Games bronze medalist Emily Rolfe has been tracking for years and says it has become “pretty easy” for her.
It’s obviously working; Rolfe keeps getting fitter.
But when we delve a little deeper, we find that Rolfe might just be an exception to the rule. Additionally, other female Games athletes admit that macro tracking was unsustainable for them, did not feel healthy, felt restrictive, and only added to their stress.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Guillaume from CrossFit Frankton in France takes on Bring Sally Up with 100 kilos/220 pounds.
They’re training for Hyrox World Championships, but Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and James Newbury still know how to handle a barbell!
🍼Congratulations to Phil and Mia Hesketh on the birth of their new baby.
🏋️♀️Congratulations to Mirjam von Rohr, who hit a 200 kilo total at the European Weightlifting Championships.
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