WHY JOIN
GRIT LEAGUE?
If you're like me, you have probably done CrossFit for some time.
I love the competitive aspect of it.
The electricity when you hear your teammates cheer you on even when you're deep in the pain cave.
Holding onto that barbell to crank out a few more reps when everything is screaming at you to stop.
SO WHY?
How the idea came about
After a while I decided to start competing, albeit not very well, at comps around the country. The first few I did were smaller scale, but they had me addicted.
Then I did some of the larger comps... With so many divisions and athletes competing, my first heat was at 08h00, second heat was at 14h00 and the last heat ended up getting cancelled because the venue had to shut down at 22h00.
And it only got worse from there - I saw RX+ athletes competing in scaled divisions and absolutely decimating their competitors for a cash prize. WODs drifted into AMRAPs to fill the time and utilize as little equipment as possible until the semi-finals. Comps began to feel like a "wors machine" with little thought given to athletes or spectators enjoyment, just trying to get as many bodies through the doors as possible (and I'm by no means admonishing the comps, they have to get people in because they have massive overheads). But to me, it's lost its essence, the gritty high paced electricity that you feel when you know you're about to hurt but you're going to love it.
So, we started thinking about a way to return to "old school CrossFit comps" and got to the match format. My box fields a team against your box and we throwdown. But then the question is, how to make each match meaningful, you're not going to sell your soul in a workout for another weekly friendly match against someone you've already played against...
After looking online, we arrived at the league format, each match has a meaningful impact for you, your team and your box. There is no way you are going to let your rival box inch you out of being your regional champ now.
We have also come up with various methods of registration and verification to make sure that no "super teams" will be created, that all members come from the same box and that the division you enter is the correct division. No more RX+ elite athletes in scaled divisions.
Our offering is: It's your squad, going head-to-head against an opposing team for the entire match through seven different high octane WOD's that will show everyone what you're made of. At the same time, your supporters will be there watching their team compete through exciting elements with clear understanding of who is winning. NO HEATS, NO WAITING, NO AMRAPS just pure GRIT. That's why.