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Luka Ðukić Tops 2024 Dubai Fitness Championship Qualifier List

October 16th, 2024

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

In today’s edition:

  • The Dubai Fitness Championship qualifier leaderboard is locked, meaning we now know 28 of the 30 athletes who will compete for one of the biggest paydays in the sport in December. Topping that list? Luka Ðukić.

  • EC Synkowski has recorded almost 100 hours of conversations with nutrition experts and coaches. Check out her 30 short lessons for optimizing your health and fitness below.

  • For the fifth consecutive year, the Adaptive Training Academy partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to be the health and fitness training provider for the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic. Get the details on how they help veterans maintain and improve their fitness.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Any able-bodied athlete may go through a squat pattern, but for a seated athlete like myself, we’re always talking about the dips.” - Tom Miazga, eight-time Fittest Seated Man on Earth, on a dip training session he led for veterans with disabilities at the 2024 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic.

COMPETITIONS

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2024 Dubai Fitness Championship Roster: Luka Ðukić Returns to Competition

The 2024 Dubai Fitness Championship is set to take place on December 6-8 in Dubai, UAE. 

  • Since its inaugural year back in 2012, the Dubai Fitness Championship has crowned winners like Annie Thorisdottir, Mat Fraser, Sam Briggs, Sara Sigmundsdottir, and Brent Fikowski. 

In 2023, Roman Khrennikov topped the podium for the men, beating out Ricky Garard and Lazar Ðukić, while Karin Frey won for the second year in a row, besting Andrea Solberg and Claudia Gluck. 

  • In addition to offering generous pay-outs for competitors, (first place takes home $50,000, $2,000 bonuses are paid out for “best time,” “best lift,” “best newcomer,” and “best veteran”), the DFC has a legacy of challenging and memorable workouts and unique programming. 

Over the years, we’ve seen moves like A-frame jumps, flying push-ups, and reverse-grip chest-to-bars. Then there are the DFC’s unique cardio events, which have featured athletes running over dunes, through an obstacle course, up an indoor ski slope, and climbing the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.  

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SPEED READS

🤕💪 Khrennikov to Have Surgery: In an Instagram post yesterday, Roman Khrennikov announced that he would have surgery to repair an anterosuperior acetabular labrum tear on his left side (essentially a tear in the upper and front parts of the hip labrum). Last week, the Games podium athlete announced he would not compete at Rogue or Dubai.

  • He concluded his post by saying, “But don’t worry, I’ll be back in the race for the title by February. See you all soon. Stay tuned! And remember, nobody cares.” (Likely a reference to the phrase “nobody cares, train harder”)

😎🌴 TYR Wodapalooza Miami Qualifier Starts Next Week: The team at Loud and Live Sports announced the move to Miami Beach a few weeks ago on Instagram. Check out the details below for the TYR WZA Online Challenge & Qualifier (OCQ). Get registered here.

  • TYR WZA Online Challenge & Qualifier

    • Week 1: Indy - October 17-21, 2024

    • Week 2: Indy - October 24-28, 2024

    • Week 3: Teams - October 31-November 6, 2024

  • TYR WZA OCQ Divisions

    • Individuals

      • Elite/Rx | Intermediate/Open

      • Masters 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+

      • Teens 13-15, 16-18

    • Teams of Three (MMM or FFF)

      • Elite/Rx/Intermediate/Open

      • Masters Rx/Open

📺👂Hear Their Stories: CrossFit’s new video series, called Hear Their Stories, brings viewers into the heart of the CrossFit community. Episode four is out, focusing on Jon Levell, owner of CrossFit by Overload in Murietta, CA. Watch now.

ICYMI: Following her asthma diagnosis, Dana Paran found that placing less pressure on herself resulted in stronger performances, evidenced by her qualification for the 2024 Rogue Invitational. Learn all about her journey here.  

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

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30 Short Lessons for Optimizing Health and Fitness

Over the last four years, I’ve released nearly 200 episodes of The Consistency Project podcast.

  • Across these conversations, I’ve explored the research behind dozens of nutritional guidelines, dispelled more myths than I care to count, and answered hundreds of listener questions.

But in case you don’t have the nearly 100 hours you’ll need to listen to every episode, here are 30 short lessons that will help you improve your health, cut through the noise, and hit your performance or weight goals:

1. Gaining muscle and losing fat simultaneously is possible for some versus distinct gaining and cutting phases. 

  • Small caloric deficits, “high enough protein” (0.7g/lb), and consistent strength training are the keys to success.

2. Only one in eight Americans meet metabolic health standards for waist size, blood glucose, blood pressure, triglycerides, and HDL. 

  • Doctors can't force healthy habits—that's on you.

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COMMUNITY

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Adaptive Training Academy Partners With VA to Support Veterans with Disabilities for Fifth Consecutive Year

Energy, nerves, and excitement filled the green and white walls of CrossFit Invictus in San Diego, CA, several weeks ago during the Department of Veterans Affairs pinnacle event for military veterans with disabilities. 

  • A number of veterans with disabilities attended to learn from Adaptive Training Academy (ATA) training staff about adaptive fitness and harnessing the power of movement and skills to continue on their fitness journies.

The ATA is the health and fitness training provider for the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic (NVSSC), which hosts roughly 200 veterans across the country for a week-long sport and fitness clinic. 

ATA staff members were in charge of hands-on training and coaching throughout the event, running training, workshops, and technique practicums. 

  • “This experience has been so incredible and so fun,” said David Pettigrew, one veteran who attended the event. “I would highly recommend anybody, no matter what your fitness level, no matter what your physical complications, no matter what you’re working with. Come in and get a consult and learn how to get yourself better.”

This year, the ATA fitness event was held at CrossFit Invictus, where ATA seminar staff members ran veterans through a number of different training sessions broken down by movement. 

  • The primary goal is to empower veterans with disabilities by “fostering resilience and showing that strength and capability are not defined by limitations but by the drive to overcome them,” said Christina Lafex, the NVSSC Adaptive Fitness Venue Coordinator. 

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