CrossFit Open 2019: what is Workout 19.4? Snatches, burpees and muscle-ups
- Organisers announce penultimate week’s WOD with a 12-minute workout as competition heats up in the battle to reach the CrossFit Games
The end of the CrossFit Open draws near, and with it comes another gruelling workout for CrossFit Games hopefuls and fans alike.
CrossFit has released the details for it’s fourth, of five, workouts. The open allows people from around the world to compete by filming themselves and uploading their results. There are CrossFit Games places up for grabs for the top 20 male and female finishes in the five week competition.
Workout 19.4 features
Three rounds of (for total time):
●10 snatches (men: 95 pounds [43 kilograms], women: 65lb [29kg])
●12 bar-facing burpees
Rest three minutes, then three rounds of:
●10 bar muscle-ups
●12 bar-facing burpees
Time cap is 12 minutes.
Jean-Simon Roy-Lemaire from Canada is top of the leader board going into 19.4. He replaced Zachery Butin, who topped the list before 19.3.
Hongkonger Ant Haynes leads China for the men, and Hong Kong-based Brazilian Victoria Campos is fifth in her native country’s ranking.
