MH.CO.ZA/ August 2019 11- Rich Froning:
A CrossFit legend,
Froning Jr. won
four back-to-
back CrossFit
Games from 2011
to 2014 as an
individual, and
then retired as an
individual to focus
on competing
in a team (as
the captain) for
CrossFit Mayhem,
which has now
won the Games
team category
three times (2015,
2016, and 2018),
and come second
once (2017).
7. Team CrossFit
Norte Redondela:
Pepe Navarro
Beltrán of team
CrossFit Norte
Redondela, from
Pontevedra, Spain,
experiencing how
tough high box
jump-overs can be
after 30 muscle-
ups, push presses
(shown by team
Crossfit East Tamaki
from Auckland, New
Zealand), and most
importantly, heavy
back squats (team
CrossFit Vondelgym
from Amsterdam,
Holland). - Team Reebok
CrossFit One:
Part of the challenge
in competing as a
team is getting the
pacing right; and in
some movements
- such as synchro
muscle-ups, as
part of the 30s
team workout –
you have to work
at the exact same
speed and in the
same rhythm. Team
Reebok CrossFit
One finished this
workout tied in 21st
place (out of 40
teams) and 12th
overall in 2018.
6
75
877 8. Frederik
Aegidius: Aegidius
is competing in
the workout CF
Total, a benchmark
workout where
athletes only have
four minutes and
three attempts to lift
their heaviest in the
back squat, push
press and deadlift.
He deadlifted
234kg, and his total
was 524kg, which
placed him 19th out
of 40 athletes in
that workout.AUGUSTWe’re covering the 2019 Reebok Crossfit Games (1-4 August),
so watch our social feeds and check out our September issue
for some in-depth coverage. We’ll be rooting for homegrown
favourites Jason Smith (ex-MH cover guy) and David Levey.