The Fortitude Games

Overview:

On the count of 3,2,1, Go, 1 athlete will begin deadlifts. Only 1 partner working at a time throughout duration of the workout. All reps of one movement must be completed before moving onto the next movement. Each partner must complete at least 1 rep of each barbell movement before moving on to next movement. Burpees and gymnastics movements can be completed however you'd like - no requirement for both athletes to complete a number of reps.

Details:
Athletes will have a 3-minute setup window to:
- Move to lane
- Check in with judge
- Complete any final warm-up reps after checking in with their judge
- Either athlete can start standing above their deadlift bar
- Athletes are permitted to wear gymnastic grips WITHOUT dowel
- Athletes are NOT permitted to put tape on bars

Scoring:
Score is time to complete the entire workout through 20 bar muscle-ups. Tie break 1: total reps. Tie break 2: time at completion of third set of burpees.

Deadlift:
The barbell starts on the ground.
Collars must be placed outside the plates.
The athlete’s hands must be outside the knees. Sumo deadlifts are not allowed.
The rep is credited when:
The athlete’s hips and knees reach full extension, and the athlete’s head and shoulders are behind the bar.
Athletes may not switch until both bars are completely in contact with the ground
Athletes may NOT wear gymnastics grips or wraps during any barbell movement.

Movement Standards
Bar-Facing Burpees:
- The burpees must be performed perpendicular to and facing the barbell.
- Athletes can not perform burpees angled to either side of the barbell
- Athletes may jump or step back to reach the bottom position.
- Athlete’s chest must make contact with the ground
- Athlete’s head must stay behind the barbell.
- Hands and feet must remain inside the width of the plates.
- Stepping and/or jumping back to the starting position are both permitted.
- The athlete MUST clearly jump over the barbell.
- Both feet must be off the ground as the athlete passes over the bar.
- Stepping over is NOT permitted.
- The athlete does NOT need to use a two-foot takeoff.
- Scaled divisions may step over the bar.
- Touching the barbell on the jump or step-over is a “no rep.
- The rep is credited when both feet have touched the ground on the opposite side of the barbell.
- There is no requirement to land with both feet at the same time.
- The athlete must be perpendicular to and facing the barbell before starting the next rep.
- Athletes may not receive assistance moving or resetting their barbell from anyone except their partner unless safety is an immediate concern.
- If the athlete receives a “no rep” for any reason, the entire rep must be repeated.

Toes-to-Bar:
- Athlete must go from a full hang to having the toes touch the pull-up bar.
- At the start of each rep, the arms must be fully extended with the feet off the ground, and the feet must be brought back behind the bar and the rest of the body.
- Standard, overhand, or split grips are permitted.
- Both feet must come into contact with the bar at the same time, inside the hands.
Alternating Leg Lunges:
- Each lunge begins with the barbell in the front rack position, with the feet together and hips and knees extended.
- The athlete must step forward to initiate each lunge, with the trailing knee making contact with the ground at the bottom of each lunge before returning to full hip and knee extension.
- Stepback lunges are not permitted
- The athlete must alternate which foot leads for each rep.
- The rep is credited when the athlete's feet are together with hips and knees fully extended.
Chest-to-bar Pull-up
- Dead-hang, kipping, or butterfly pull-ups are all allowed as long as all the requirements are met.
- The arms must be fully extended at the bottom with the feet off the ground.
- At the top, the chest must clearly come into contact with the bar at or below the collarbone.
- Overhand, underhand or mixed grips are all permitted.
Bar Muscle-up
- Athlete must pass through or begin with a hang below the bar, with their arms extended and feet off of the ground.
- Athlete cannot glide kip, do pull-overs, or rolls to support. You can kip the bar muscle-ups.
- No part of athlete's foot can go over the lowest part of the bar.
- Athlete must move through at least a portion of a dip to reach the top of the rep.
- The rep is counted once athlete's arms are fully locked out and your shoulders are slightly over the bar.
- Only your hands can touch the bar, no other part of your arm can.
- At the top of your rep, your arms must be supporting your weight, no resting on the bar.

Scaled Workout:
For Time:
20 Deadlifts (165/105)
20 Bar-Facing-Burpees
50 Ring Rows
20 Alt. Leg Front Rack Lunges (75/55)
20 Bar-Facing-Burpees
100 Sit-ups
20 Snatches (75/55)
20 Bar-Facing-Burpees
50 Ring Rows
Time cap: 15 min.

Scaled Movement Standards
Ring Rows
- Movement begins with athlete standing directly below the rings, rings set approximately shoulder-width apart
- Athlete leans back with a full grip on the rings until arms and legs are extended.
- Pull elbows back until rings touch sides of chest.
- Rep is complete when athlete returns to the bottom of the row with arms and legs fully extended.
Sit-ups
- The athlete must begin with the back in contact with the floor, feet touching the floor, and hands touching the floor above the head.
- The rep is credited when the hands touch the feet.
- AbMats are permitted but not required.

Bar-Facing-Burpees

- Standards are the same as Rx with the exception of stepping over the bar. 

Overview:

Both athletes will have three attempts at a max clean. This will be divided into three rounds per heat. Athletes will have 1 minute to lift per round, then 90 seconds to rest & change their barbell weight. There will only be one lift per athlete each round. See workout flow details below:

Details:
Athletes will have a 4-minute setup window to:
- Move to lane
- Check in with judge
- Complete any final warm-up reps after checking in with their judge
- Set opening weight & confirm weight with their judge
- Each athlete will have their own barbell (35 & 45lbs)
After Set-up window is complete the workout will flow as such:
- There will be three 1-minute lifting windows per team with a 90-second rest & weight change period between attempts
- Both Male & Female athletes have 1 minute total to complete 1 lift each per round
- Only 1 partner can lift at a time
- Only 1 attempt per partner per round
- If lifts are completed and weights are confirmed with judge, athlete can rest or set their next weight before time expires
- Athletes are permitted to wear lifting belts, knee sleeves, and knee wraps
- Athletes are NOT permitted to wear lifting straps or gloves
- Athletes are allowed to receive assistance loading the bar from their teammate for their next lift.
- After each 1-minute lifting window, athletes will have 90 seconds to rest & change weights
- Confirm upcoming weights to be lifted with judge betwen each round
- This process repeats for each heat for 3 rounds in total.
- Athletes are allowed to add or remove weight between rounds
- Upon completion of the final lift, athletes will have 2 minutes to sign their score card, collect their belongings, and exit the workout area

Scoring:
Total weight of Male and Female Athlete's Heaviest Lifts. Male lift of 185lbs and Female lift of 285lbs = 470lbs. No tie break - tied teams will split points.

Movement Standards
- Each clean attempt begins with the barbell on the
ground. Intentionally pausing to lift from the hang postion is not permitted.
- Collars must be placed outside the plates before beginning any attempt.
- Cleans can be squat or power
The rep is credited when:
- Barbell is in contact with shoulders
- The athlete’s hips & knees are fully
extended.
- Elblows are slightly in front of the barbell OR higher
- Pause for 1 second at the top of the rep to show your judge you have met the movement standards (don't spike the bar to the ground and celebrate immediately upon standing up - show us that you actually have completed the lift). This standard is here to give our judges enough time to confirm standards are met.
- Any successful attempt where the bar leaves the ground before the 1-minute time cap per round will count.

Overview:
On the count of 3,2,1, Go, 1 athlete will begin biking for calories for two minutes. The other athlete will begin on max HSPU for two minutes. After 2 minutes, athletes will rest for 1 minute, then switch.

Details:
Athletes will have a 2-minute setup window to:
- Move to lane
- Check in with judge
- Complete any final warm-up reps after checking in with their judge
- Set bike seat position
- Either athlete can start seated on the bike
- The other athlete begins standing in front of the HSPU station

Scoring:
Total rep score between both movements for both athletes. Tie break: Total calories biked throughout duration of workout.

Movement Standards:
Handstand Push-up
- The athlete must begin with both arms fully extended and in line with the body. Both heels must be in contact with the wall.
- Each rep begins with the athlete in lockout position with the heels against the wall, arms fully extended and shoulders in line with the body.
- At the bottom, the head must make contact with the ground.
- The heels do not need to remain in contact with the wall for the duration of the movement, but must return to the wall at the beginning and end of each rep.
- The feet must be no wider than the hands when in the lockout position.
- Each rep is credited when the athlete returns to the lockout position with the heels on the wall; arms, hips and legs fully extended; and shoulders in line with the body.
- Kipping is allowed, but not required.
- Like the 2023 CrossFit Open, there will be a 30" line 10" away from the wall for the athlete to place their hands on.
Bike:
The monitor on the bike must be set to zero before each athlete begins the biking portion of the workout. Athlete: Do not reset the calories at any point. Let the judges do this.

Scaled Version:
AMRAP of:
Partner 1: Max Standing Two-Arm Dumbbell Strict Press in 2 Minutes @(30/20)
Partner 2: Max Calorie Bike in 2 minutes
Both Partners Rest 1 minute
Partner 2: Max Standing Two-Arm Dumbbell Strict Press in 2 Minutes @(30/20)
Partner 1: Max Calorie Bike in 2 minutes

Scaled Movement Standards
Dumbbell Strict Press
- The movement begins with dumbbells on the athlete's shoulders.
- Dumbbells must be pressed straight overhead without a kip or dip drive.
- Knees and hips must remain fully locked out for the duration of the movement.
- The rep is credited when both dumbbells are locked out overhead.
- Arms, hips and legs must be fully extended before the dumbbells are lowered.
- The center of both dumbbells must be over or slightly behind the center of the athlete's body with the athlete's feet in line.

Overview:

On the count of 3,2,1, Go, 1 athlete will begin rowing for calories and 1 athlete will begin on the AMRAP of wall balls and double unders. Score will be total number of reps between all three movements. Partners can switch whenever they'd like. Score is total reps of all three movements combined throughout the 12 minutes.

Details:
Athletes will have a 3-minute setup window to:
- Move to lane
- Check in with judge
- Complete any final warm-up reps after checking in with their judge
- Set rower damper & footpads
- Either athlete can start seated on the rower
- The other athlete begins at their wall ball station with the ball on the ground

Scoring:
Total rep score between all three movements through duration of 12 minutes. Tie break: Total calories rowed throughout duration of workout.

Movement Standards:
Wall Ball
- In the wall-ball shot, the medicine ball must be taken from the bottom of a squat, hip crease must be CLEARLY below the knee and thrown to hit the specified target.
- The rep is credited when the center of the ball hits above the specified target height (2023 CrossFit Open Standard). If the ball hits low or does not hit the wall, it is a “no rep".
- If the ball drops to the ground from the top, it cannot be caught off the bounce to begin the next rep. The ball must settle on the ground before being picked up for the next rep.
Double Unders
- The rope passes under the feet twice for each jump.
- The rope must spin forward for the rep to count.
- Only successful jumps are counted, not attempts.
Single Unders
- The rope passes under the feet once for each jump.
- The rope must spin forward for the rep to count.
- Only successful jumps are counted, not attempts.
Row:
- The monitor on the rower must be set to zero before the workout begins. The rower will continue to count up for the duration of the workout. Do not reset the calories at any point.

Scaled Version:
12-Minute AMRAP of:
Partner 1:
30 Single Unders
15 Wall Balls (14lb/10lb)
*9' Target For Women & 10' Target For Men
Partner 2:
Max Calorie Row
*Switch as you'd like