For the first time since 2012, Josh Bridges will not be competing at the Reebok CrossFit Games.

Bridges has never placed below 7th place, earning a 2nd place finish in 2011 and most recently a 4th place finish in 2014. His profiency in classic CrossFit couplets and triplets is probably best illustrated by his 1st place finishes in 2013's Legless, Naughty Nancy, and 2007 and last year's Push Pull as is his ability to suffer in longer endurance based events like last year's The Beach event.

Bridges did exceptionally well in most of the Regional events, notching 3 top 4 finishes and an 8th place finish, but these stellar performances weren't enough to make up for a dissapointing 20th in Regional event 4, a 250' handstand walk for time. While Bridges isn't traditionally the strongest CrossFit competitor, he also finished 18th in the max snatch event which is the lowest finish he's had for any strength based Regional test in his competitive career.

Most surprisingly, Bridges finished 25th on "Randy", an event that would have seemingly favored his shorter cycle distance as well as his ability to suffer through painful workouts.

Even with those few poor performances, Bridges was only 15 points out of qualifying for the big show, losing out the 5th place spot to newcomer Chad Melton.

After returning from missing the 2012 season deployed overseas with the United States Navy and recovering from a catastrophic knee injury later that year, Bridges has the experience necessary to learn from and return from a situation like this.

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