OpinionCrossFit Open 20.2: workout and Khan Porter vs Matt McLeod live Australian showdown predictions

One down, four to go. With CrossFit Open workout 20.1 behind us, the CrossFit world is shifting its focus to 20.2. A question that is surely ripe in your box and community this week is what movements are we going to see?

Historically speaking, the first Open workout was most likely to include a couplet of snatches and burpees, which is (sort of) what we got. If we use history as our guide, week two of the Open is most likely to include either toes to bar or barbell cleans, both of which have shown up three previous times in the second week of the Open.

There are five other movements which have shown up twice in week two, those are dead lifts, double unders, chest to bar pull-ups, overhead squats and box jumps.

So, if I were a betting man, I’d expect 20.2 to include a combination of the pull-up bar and some barbell cycling. However, with barbell cycling already featuring prominently in 20.1 it is possible this 20.2 could take on a different feel. The barbell is almost sure to show up again, possibly even twice more, throughout the Open.

But do not be surprised if it is the dumbbell that is included as the weightlifting component this week either. In both 2017 and 2018 the dumbbell was included in the 20.2 workout, and as it figures to be a part of this year’s Open for the fourth time in a row, week two seems as good a time as any for it to make an appearance. Lastly, since a couplet was in the cards for week one, expect either a triplet or a chipper style workout for week two.

With the deviation from the old style of Open announcements, communities around the world get the chance to be involved in the release of Open workouts each week. There’s an announcement this week in Canada featuring two Canadian women, Carolyne Prevost and Caron-Ann Reason-Thibault, who both placed in the top 10 worldwide and finished within one second of each other last week on 20.1.