The London Box Battles – Round 1 2015
As the CrossFit Open comes to an end athletes across London will be looking for the next big event. In 2015 we would like to welcome 16 London based CrossFit affiliates to the London Box Battles. We have 10 returning affiliates from 2014 and we would like send a warm welcome to:
CrossFit Bold
CrossFit City Road
CrossFit Thames
CrossFit Muswell Hill
CrossFit Hammersmith
Sponsors
This year we have Whatever It Takes (WIT) on board to support the Battles. These guys have an awesome store in London that is dedicated to CrossFit kit. If you need some expert advice on the right lifting shoes, getting a custom skipping rope, or the latest UK CrossFit fashion, you need to drop into WIT.
The team at Fresh Fitness Food (FFF) are also getting on board to help cater for some of the events. Do you know you daily macro requirements? Do you know how to prep your daily food requirements for athletic performance, weight loss, or simply staying healthy? FFF can make your life easy by supplying you with your daily meals. Paleo, Whole Life Challenge and non-Paleo options are available. Check them out.
We are always looking for event sponsors, if you would like to get involved please contact [email protected]
Let the Battles Commence
Boxes can choose either weekend of:
May 9-10th, May 16-17th, May 23-24th
| Battle | Hosting Box | Visiting Box(s) |
| Battle 1 | CrossFit Hackney | CrossFit Bold and CrossFit Central London |
| Battle 2 | CrossFit Vauxhall | CrossFit SE11 |
| Battle 3 | CrossFit Evolving | CrossFit Muswell Hill |
| Battle 4 | CrossFit London | CrossFit Thames |
| Battle 5 | CrossFit Blackfriars | CrossFit City Road |
| Battle 6 | CrossFit Perpetua | CrossFit Hammersmith |
| Battle 7 | CrossFit Ivy | Sunbury Performance CrossFit |
The Groups:
We all love CrossFit, and everyone should have the chance to compete in a regular CrossFit competition. No matter if you are a competition veteran or a first time competitor, Box Battles has a group for you:
Group A: The top CrossFit athletes from each box. The guys and girls who fancy themselves as competitive athletes and who want to compete against the best London has to offer.
Group B: CrossFit athletes that are training for general health and fitness and don’t want to compete with the big guns. Most of these athletes will have been doing CrossFit for over 12 months. This groups WODs will be slightly scaled to suit the level of fitness.
Group C: First time competitors or athletes that have been doing CrossFit for less than 12 months. Again these WODs will be scaled to suit the level of fitness.
Note: It is the responsibility of each box to put each athlete in the most appropriate group for their skill and fitness levels. The aim is to have athletes form each box competing against athletes of similar ability.
There will be limited spaces in each group due to the available space at each hosting box. Therefore, we will be using qualification workouts to select the competing athletes from each box.
In 2015 there will be a maximum of 10 athletes in Group A. The remaining athletes will be in Group B and C.
The Workouts
| WOD | Movements | Group Rx |
| LBB 15.1 | Part A: 8min AMRAP of:3 Hang Cleans (any version) 6 Over the Bar Burpees 9 Wall BallsPart B: 6min to establish:3RM Deadlift for the day (re-test of round LBB 14.1) |
MALE GROUP A/B/C Clean:70/60/40kg Wall Ball: A&B 9kg/10ft C:7kg 9ft FEMALE GROUP A/B/C Clean 55/45/25kg Wall Ball A&B 7kg/9ft C:5kg 8ft |
| LBB 15.2 | 10min Cut-off*Buy in 100DU (group C = 100 Single skips)3 Rounds of: 10 Thrusters 10 C2B/Pull-ups/KBS A/B/CCash out 100 DU (group C = 100 Single skips) |
MALE GROUP A/B/C Thruster:50/40/30kg, C2B/Chin Over Bar/ KBS 16kg FEMALE GROUP A/B/C Thruster:35/25/15kg, C2B/Chin Over Bar/ KBS 12kg *for every rep missed you add 1sec to the overall time.Example: If the athlete completes all 3 rounds and fails to do any of the final double unders in the 10minute, they add 100sec onto the 10min time cap. Score = 11:40 |
| LBB 15.3 FINAL | Team of 6 (1 guy and 1 girl from each group A/B/C)Each person must complete 1 round each, only 1 person working at a timeIn the following order: Girl C -> Guy C -> Girl B -> Guy B -> Girl A -> Guy A
1 Round each of: 20 Box Jumps 20 AKBS 250m Row |
MALE GROUPS A/B/C Box Jump: 30/24/20inch AKBS 32/24/16kgFEMALE GROUPS A/B/C Box Jump 30/24/20inch AKBS 24/16/12kgAll equipment should be placed in a line
Start line ——> Box ——>Kettlebells——>Rower—> Run back to Start line and tag the next athlete. |
“What if we don’t have a Group A female to do the final WOD?”
If teams do not have the right number of athletes from each group and gender they can:
Solution 1
Choose another athlete from a different group, same gender, to fill the spot. This athlete must Rx the workout according to the spot that they are filling. Please note athletes are allowed to do step-ups if they cannot jump on the box.
Choosing this option is a fair substitution and all points will be rewarded to the winning team.
Solution 2
Another possible way to work around this would be for both teams to scale the height/weight as needed. The points for the Final WOD are not compared across all competing boxes. This WOD is designed to be a final battle between the local competition (Box A v Box B). The winner of this WOD is allocated 1 point to on the overall table.
Hence, if one box can not supply a Group A female, or a substitute that can box jump the Rx height and/or KBS the Rx weight the battling boxes can agree to scale. For example the Group A female (and substitute) can choose to lower the box jump height and/or the KB weight so that they are both doing the same. This will make the battle fair and the points can be awarded to the winning team.
The battling boxes will need to decide on the day if this is a suitable compromise and if the point can be awarded either way.
Cost
Each competing athlete need to pay £10 to their affiliate. The payment will be spent on post-comp food and drinks.
Game on
Its time to get to work in the box and focus on strength GAINZ and improving your CrossFit skills. Best of luck to everyone competing in round 1.