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Equipment List for the 2022 CrossFit Open Released

January 28, 2022 by Phil Blechman

The first of three workouts in the 2022 CrossFit Open will be released on Feb. 24, 2022. As athletes all over the globe ready their fitness to compete for a spot in the top 10 percent of all athletes in their respective divisions to earn entry to the Quarterfinals, CrossFit HQ released information on all the requisite equipment for the Open.

2022 CrossFit Open Equipment List

Here are all of the tools you’ll need to compete in the 2022 Open, according to CrossFit.

Dumbbells

RX’d

  • 50-pound dumbbell/35-pound dumbbell

Scaled

  • 35-pound dumbbell/20-pound dumbbell
  • Ages 14-15, 55+ — 20-pound dumbbell/10-pound dumbbell

Age Group Divisions

  • Ages 14-15, 55+ — 35-pound dumbbell/20-pound dumbbell
  • Ages 16-17, 35-54 — 50-pound dumbbell/35-pound dumbbell

Adaptive Divisions

  • Varies by division*

Barbells

RX’d, Scaled, Age Group, and Adaptive

  • 45-pound barbell/35-pound barbell

Bumper Plates

RX’d, Scaled, Age Group, and Adaptive

  • Standard bumper plates and collars

Rings

Adaptive Divisions

  • One set of gymnastic rings

Plyo Box

RX’d, Scaled, Age Group, and Adaptive

  • 24-inch and 20-inch box (at least a 15×15-inch top surface)

Wall Space

RX’d, Scaled, Age Group, and Adaptive

Jump Rope

RX’d, Scaled, Age Group, and Adaptive

Pull-Up Bar

RX’d, Scaled, Age Group, and Adaptive

  • The pull-up bar must allow for “common hanging movements and kipping.”

*Note: the downloadable equipment checklist for Adaptive Athletes did not list any further specifics regarding dumbbell weights.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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[Related: Tia-Clair Toomey Will Dial in on “High-Skill Movements” and Cutting Weight for the 2022 CrossFit Open]

Expect the Unexpected

The equipment list only calling for a single dumbbell in each division might suggest that movements like dumbbell snatches or weighted step-ups are baked into the programming. However, when preparing for the Open, the best plan of action is likely to expect the unexpected.

Before his release, former CrossFit General Manager of Sport Dave Castro teased two new unnamed elements — never seen before in the Open — will debut in 2022. In 2021, Castro’s programming introduced the wall walk, which went on to play a massive role in Event Four at the 2021 CrossFit Games.

The new CrossFit General Manager of Sport, Justin Bergh, has not referenced whether or not those new unnamed elements mentioned by Castro remain in the Open’s programming. If Castro’s Open programming is still intact, the 2022 Open workouts will likely be pretty unique.

Featured image: @crossfitgames on Instagram
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