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CrossFit Open 2019: what is Workout 19.4? Snatches, burpees and muscle-ups

  • Organisers announce penultimate week’s WOD with a 12-minute workout as competition heats up in the battle to reach the CrossFit Games
Topic | CrossFit Games

Mark Agnew

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The end of the CrossFit Open draws near, and with it comes another gruelling workout for CrossFit Games hopefuls and fans alike.

CrossFit has released the details for it’s fourth, of five, workouts. The open allows people from around the world to compete by filming themselves and uploading their results. There are CrossFit Games places up for grabs for the top 20 male and female finishes in the five week competition.

CrossFit Open 2019: what is Workout 19.3? Full details from week three announcement

Workout 19.4 features

Three rounds of (for total time):

10 snatches (men: 95 pounds [43 kilograms], women: 65lb [29kg])

12 bar-facing burpees

Rest three minutes, then three rounds of:

10 bar muscle-ups

12 bar-facing burpees

Time cap is 12 minutes.

CrossFit Open 2019: what is Workout 19.2? Full details from week two announcement

 

Jean-Simon Roy-Lemaire from Canada is top of the leader board going into 19.4. He replaced Zachery Butin, who topped the list before 19.3.

Sara Sigmundsdottir leads the women. The 26-year-old from Iceland had a tough year in 2018 due to injuries, but is back to her brilliant best and is a podium contender for the CrossFit Games.

CrossFit Open 2019: Workout 19.1 – what is the week one workout and how do you win a place at the CrossFit Games?

Hongkonger Ant Haynes leads China for the men, and Hong Kong-based Brazilian Victoria Campos is fifth in her native country’s ranking.

Mark Agnew joined the Post in 2017 to capture the booming extreme sports scene in Hong Kong. He has been involved in outdoor and extreme sports his whole life. Since living in Hong Kong, his interest has expanded to endurance sports, including ultra-running and long distances ocean rowing.
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The end of the CrossFit Open draws near, and with it comes another gruelling workout for CrossFit Games hopefuls and fans alike.

CrossFit has released the details for it’s fourth, of five, workouts. The open allows people from around the world to compete by filming themselves and uploading their results. There are CrossFit Games places up for grabs for the top 20 male and female finishes in the five week competition.


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Mark Agnew joined the Post in 2017 to capture the booming extreme sports scene in Hong Kong. He has been involved in outdoor and extreme sports his whole life. Since living in Hong Kong, his interest has expanded to endurance sports, including ultra-running and long distances ocean rowing.
CrossFit Games Extreme fitness
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