Video courtesy of The CrossFit Games.

The second live announcement of the 2026 CrossFit Open, presented by Air National Guard, features an epic showdown in Portugal!   Open Workout 26.2, presented by Velites, will showcase three of Europe’s best: Lucy Campbell vs. Mirjam von Rohr vs. Aimee Cringle!   On Thursday, March 5, these three elite competitors will face off live from CrossFit Black Edition, the current global leader in Open registrants, with over 400 and counting! How to Watch   Date: March 5, 2026   Time: 1 p.m. local time (8 p.m. Lisbon time) — Open Workout 26.2 announced   Where to Watch: CrossFit Games website and YouTube channel

Warmup:

2 Sets:

:30 Ski erg

8 box step overs

Spider-Man Lunge 30’

Inchworm 30’

5 empty bar deadlifts

5 empty bar hang power cleans

Then…

Barbell Warmup – With an empty bar and in clean grip, perform 3 reps of the following: dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high pull, high hang muscle clean, front squats, high hang squat clean, hang squat clean, Squat clean from mid-shin, press, push press, push jerk, split jerk

 

S/S/S:

3 Position Clean (Floor/Hang/High Hang) + Jerk

 

On a running clock…

0:00 – 6:00, do 3 sets @75%

6:00 – 12:00, do 2 sets @80%

12:00 – 18:00 do 2 sets @85%

-Add 1 Jerk at the end of each set-

 

%s Based on 7Jan 1RM

Video courtesy of Catalyst Athletics.

Last time hitting our Clean & Jerk complex this cycle before we do our Oly re-test.  Once more, time per set goes up as the reps and %s increase.  Don’t rush these!

 

WOD:

3 Sets for Reps/Cals:

:45 work/:!5 rest

Minute one – Max reps Box Step Ups (20)

Minute two – Max Cals Ski Erg

Minute three – Max Reps Power Cleans (135/95)

Minute four – Rest

Take today more as an active recovery day to get us prepped up for tomorrow. Nothing on here should hurt during these rounds.

 

 

Scaling Options:

Box height -> 16 -> as needed (ELITE: 24”)

Bar weight -> 95/65 -> as needed (ELITE: 165/115)

 

Cool Down:

Pigeon Pose on box – 1 Min per leg

 

Kneeling Shoulder Stretch on box – 2 Min