Week 2 of the 2025 CrossFit Starts...Now!

March 7th, 2025

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

In today’s edition:

  • CrossFit Open Workout 25.2 is here! Get tips and strategies from coaches Matt Torres, John Singleton, Justin Cotler, Kyle Rolfe, and Perrin Behr.

  • Daylight saving time starts this weekend and Tracy Tucker has some tips to help you minimize disruption with some sleep and nutrition hacks.

  • Writer and Games athlete Emily Beers reflects on her 25.1 performance and her fitness at a different stage in life.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It’s funny how relative the feeling of success can be. From 2012 to 2015, if I didn’t have a top-five score in the Canada West region, I would be pissed off that I wasn’t better, fitter.” - Emily Beers, Regionals and CrossFit Games athlete on her experience with 25.1.

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2025 CrossFit Open Workout 25.2 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches

We are in the middle of the 2025 CrossFit Open, and this week, we head to CrossFit Incendia in Peoria, AZ, for a throwdown between Third Fittest in 2024, Emily Rolfe, and rising star Sydney Wells.

We’ve assembled a dream team of elite coaches—Matt Torres, John Singleton, Justin Cotler, Kyle Rolfe, and Perrin Behr—to bring you tips and strategies for each workout. They’ve coached podium and multiple-time Games podium athletes like James Sprague, Dallin Pepper, Kari Pearce, Bethany Flores, Alex Gazan, Ricky Garard, and many other Games competitors.

Check out the description of the 25.2 workout below, and keep reading for tips and strategies. If you missed the live announcement, check it out here.

CrossFit Open Workout 25.2

For time:

  • 21 pull-ups

  • 42 double-unders

  • 21 thrusters (weight 1)

  • 18 chest-to-bar pull-ups

  • 36 double-unders

  • 18 thrusters (weight 2)

  • 15 bar muscle-ups

  • 30 double-unders

  • 15 thrusters (weight 3)

Time cap: 12 minutes

W: 65, 75, 85 lb (29, 34, 38 kg)
M: 95, 115, 135 lb (43, 52, 61 kg)

Scorecards and Descriptions

Check out the workout description video here.

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SPEED READS

🚨🚨 The CrossFit Open Is Here! The 2025 CrossFit Open started last Thursday with 25.1 and will continue through March 17. Sign up now!

🌎 🎟️ 2025 Qualifying Event Updates: Here are a few quick updates from some of the 2025 CrossFit Games Qualifying Events.

  • Mayhem Classic: The first In-Person Qualifying Event of the season, the Mayhem Classic Invitational continues its backfill process. Victoria Campos and Augustin Richelme recently replaced Ellie Turner and Travis Mayer on the official invite list. 

  • Torian Pro: Announced earlier this week, the GOAT, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, will compete at the Torian Pro, Oceania’s only In-Person Qualifying Event. Check out which other returning champs will be featured here.

  • Far East Throwdown: Asia’s only In-Person Qualifying Event is seeking judges for its competition in Busan, Korea. Get the details here.

  • “Heavy Isabel” in North America: Rich Froning announced that Event 2 at the Mayhem Classic will be “Heavy Isabel” — 30 snatches for time at 225/155 pounds. And, all four North American In-Person Qualifying Events will feature this workout so fans and analysts can compare athletes across the competitions.

ICYMI: Mirjam von Rohr and Colten Mertens repeat, finishing CrossFit Open 25.1 on top. The pair also won the women’s and men’s open division for 24.1 last year.

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Fueling for Daylight Saving Time – How to Adjust Your Diet and Sleep Routine

Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead this Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m.

Daylight saving time brings longer evenings for sports and outdoor fun, but the longer hours can also disrupt sleep and energy levels. 

Losing an hour may seem minor, but even a small shift can throw off your body’s internal clock, leading to fatigue, sluggishness, and poor concentration. 

Adjusting your diet and sleep routine can make the transition smoother and help you maintain your energy levels throughout. 

This article explores practical ways to fuel your body with the right nutrition while optimizing your sleep habits for a seamless adjustment to the time change we all know is coming but aren’t always well prepared.

Adjust Your Sleep Schedule Gradually

Start shifting your bedtime 15-20 minutes earlier a few days before the time change. Keep the increments small. If you make “too big” a jump, you could get stuck in bed wide awake, staring at the ceiling.

Maintain a consistent wake-up time to help your body adjust.

THINGS TO…

…WATCH

Justin Medeiros, Dallin Pepper, and Jayson Hopper Discuss 25.1 on Boys Interrupted

The boys finally came up with a name for their YouTube show and kicked off the 2025 CrossFit Open by discussing the live Open announcement at CrossFit Mayhem.

…TRY

The Rogue Fitness Echo Hammer Challenge

Register now and take on the March Rogue Fitness challenge. Called “Echo Hammer,” this month’s fitness test is max calories on the Echo Bike in five minutes 🤢. The challenge runs March 14-24, and as always, the winners will receive Rogue gift cards, and the gyms with the most sign-ups will receive prizes.

…HEAR

Training Think Tank Founder and Head Coach Max El-Hag, on Talking Elite Fitness With Tommy, Sean, and Lauren

The Training Think Tank leader and an OG leader in the CrossFit community talks about why he took a break from social media and how he tries to find a middle ground in a polarized community.

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13 Years In, Why 25.1 Was My Favorite One Yet

Editor’s Note: In this three-part series, Morning Chalk Up Senior Writer Emily Beers documents her journey completing the Open workouts for the first time in eight years.

Dread. Fear. Overthinking. 

Nausea. Anxiety. Overthinking. 

Pressure. Panic. Overthinking. And a whole lot of leaderboard watching.

That was the CrossFit Open for me, in a nutshell, between 2012 and 2017.

As much as I hate to admit it, as a four-time Regionals athlete OG and 2014 Individual CrossFit Games athlete, I never enjoyed the Open. Not once. 

Sure, I grew from it, built character from it, and overcame fears from it, but I never enjoyed it.

A New Me in 2025

After stepping away from doing what I have called before “real CrossFit,” let alone competing, for the last eight years, I decided to join my gym—Kea Athletics in Surrey, BC—at their Friday Night Lights to complete the 2025 Open workouts. 

  • For me, CrossFit means showing up four days a week, five days a week when I don’t get derailed by ten other things going on in life, and hopping into a class for one hour. I give it my full effort once or twice a week and pace myself considerably on the other days.

As a 41-year-old mother to an 18-month-old, I’m fitter than most people I know, but I, in no way, have elite fitness.

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