The CrossFit Games Open is upon us and we've got one question: what's the repeat workout? Let's take a look at which workouts have been repeated then let's check out what might be repeated this year.

Previous Open Repeat Workouts

15.2 was 14.2:

Every 3 minutes as long as possible complete the following:

2 rounds of -
10 overhead squats (95/65)
10 chest to bar pull ups

*add 2 reps to each set in every new 3 minute window

14.1 was 11.1:

AMRAP 10:
30 double unders
15 power snatches (75/55)

13.3 was 12.4:

AMRAP 12 minutes:
150 wall ball (20/14)
90 double unders
30  muscle ups

13.1 was a combo of 12.1 and 12.2

AMRAP 17:
40 burpees
30 snatches (75/45)
30 burpees
30 snatches (135/75)
20 burpees
30 snatches (165/100)
10 burpees
AMRAP snatches (210/120)

12.5 was 11.6:

AMRAP 7:
3 thrusters (100/65)
3 chest to bar pull ups
6 thrusters
6 c2b pull ups
etc

What To Expect From The 2016 CrossFit Games Open

We'll definitely see a repeat of the format of 15.1 in which we completed an AMRAP then had a short period of time immediately afterward to hit a heavy clean & jerk. We'll also definitely see another workout for time, like the thrusters & burpees shenanigans in 14.5 or the thrusters & rowing from 15.5. But which workout deserved to be repeated? Here are my top 3 picks for a direct repeat:

14.4

AMRAP 14 minutes:
60 calorie row
50 toes to bar
40 wall ball (20/14)
30 cleans (135/95)
20 muscle ups

This workout was a woodchipper. Elite athletes entered, and mushy puddles of sweat and tears left. Finishing this once is impressive, but getting back to the rower and fighting for every last calorie is truly a mental test that crushed many athletes in 2014 and will crush athletes in 2016 too. 

11.4

AMRAP 10 minutes:
60 bar facing burpees
30 overhead squats (120/90)
10 muscle ups

11.4 was pretty brutal at the time, but people have gotten much, much fitter in the past 5 years. Seeing a repeat of this would really give a lot of comparison to the original 25,000 or so Open competitors participants from 2011. Also, I think this would be a perfect event to be immediately followed by a heavy lift for weight.
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15.5

For time:
27-21-15-9
calories rowed
thrusters (95/65)

I can't remember a workout that knocked me on my ass harder than this one and for that reason alone, I'm sure this will show up again in 2016. It's simple, it hurts, and it'll give the most amount of Open victims participants a chance to see how they've improved from last year.

Think I'm wrong? Tell me below!