Qualifier: brutal CrossFit WOD
A Sunday qualifier at CrossFit Elation demanded 80 double-dumbbell hang squat cleans and 40 bar muscle-ups — with prescribed loads at 2x35/50 lb for men and 2x20/35 lb for women and a 60-rep tie-breaker that separates contenders from pretenders. (crossfitelation.com)
CrossFit Elation posted the qualifier on its WOD feed using the same movement set published as Quarterfinals Workout 2 by CrossFit’s competition team. (crossfitelation.com) The CrossFit Quarterfinals window for 2026 ran March 26–30, and this workout was scheduled inside that five‑day competition period for online Quarterfinal submissions. (theprogrm.com) The official Quarterfinals rules for this workout require that a tiebreak time be recorded at a specified partial‑rep mark, forbid gymnastics grips during the dumbbell portion, and require dumbbells to remain at least five feet from the pull‑up bar for safety. (games.crossfit.com) CrossFit’s public posting of the workout included a published time cap and directed athletes to post their times or reps to the games/app platform during the Quarterfinals window. (crossfit.com) Published strategy guides and gym writeups covering Quarterfinals Workout 2 advised athletes to use the official tiebreak threshold as a pacing checkpoint and to plan efficient transitions to avoid losing ground at the mid‑workout marker. (wodprep.com)
