2023 CrossFit Season Equipment List Announced

The 2023 CrossFit Open begins on Feb. 16, 2023. The required equipment for competing athletes remained a mystery until Dec. 21, 2022, when the complete equipment list for the 2023 CrossFit season was released in the newsletter “The Hopper.” While the list is subject to change, its initial iteration consists of 14 implements of varying sizes and weights and some of the corresponding movements they will be used for. Below is the list as it appeared in the announcement:

2023 CrossFit Season Equipment List

• Barbells — 35 pounds (15 kilograms), 45 pounds (20 kilograms)
• Standard Bumper Plates, Change Plates, and Collars
• Dumbbells — 70 pounds (32.5 kilograms), 50 pounds (22.5 kilograms), 35 pounds (15 kilograms), and 20 pounds (10 kilograms)
• Kettlebells — 16 kilograms, 24 kilograms, and 32 kilograms
• Medicine Balls — 20 pounds (nine kilograms), 14 pounds (six kilograms), and 10 pounds (four kilograms)  
• Plyo Boxes — 20 inches, 24 inches, and 30 inches
• Gymnastics Rings
• Jump Ropes
• Concept2 Rower
• Pull-Up Bar — to perform movements including but not limited to:
  • Pull-ups
  • Toes-to-bars
  • Muscle-ups
• Wall Space — to perform movements including but not limited to:
  • Wall walks
  • Handstand push-ups
  • Wall-ball shots
•  Clear Floor Space (25 feet) 
• *Climbing Ropes (15 feet)
• *GHD

*”Climbing ropes and GHDs will not be required for the Open but may be used during later stages of online competition.”

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The 2023 CrossFit Open will be the debut of kettlebells in the programming for Individual competition if they are used. Since the Open’s inaugural year in 2011, kettlebells have yet to be used for Individual programming.

2023 CrossFit Season Schedule

• The 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games Open — Feb. 16 — March 6, 2023
• 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games Quarterfinals:
  • Individual Quarterfinal (virtual — March 16-19
  • Team Quarterfinal (virtual) — March 29-31
  • Age-Group Quarterfinal (virtual) — March 31-April 2
• 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games Semifinals:
  • Age-Group Semifinal — April 28-30, 2023
  • Individual and Team Semifinals:
    • North America East Semifinal — May 18-21, 2023
    • REBEL Renegade Games — May 19-21, 2023
    • North America West Semifinal — May 25-28, 2023
    • Torian Pro — May 26-28, 2023
    • Copa Sur — May 26-28, 2023
    • Europe Semifinal — June 1-4, 2023
    • Far East Throwdown — June 2-4, 2023

2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games — Aug. 1-6, 2o23

The 2022 CrossFit Open was won by 2022 CrossFit Games runner-up Mal O’Brien, coached by five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser and his HWPO programming, in the Individual Women’s division and Saxon Panchik in the Individual Men’s division. Registration for the 2023 CrossFit Open is live. 

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