CrossFit Open 26.3 revealed
The 2026 CrossFit Open wrapped with the reveal of Workout 26.3, capping the global fitness challenge and giving athletes one last leaderboard push this season []. If you follow CrossFit, that means fresh WOD programming to adapt for strength and cardio days this week.
Open Workout 26.3 is built as three escalating weight stages — two rounds per stage of 12 bar‑over burpees, 12 cleans and 12 thrusters — with a 16:00 time cap and Rx loads set at 95/115/135 lb for men and 65/75/85 lb for women. games.crossfit.com Athletes must use a single barbell, change their own weights (no outside assistance), wear collars on the outside of plates, and the workout uses a tiebreak time taken after each completed set of thrusters (the last completed set is the tiebreak). games.crossfit.com The final workout was unveiled live on March 12, 2026 at the Gymreapers Wodapalooza stage in Miami Beach during an on‑stage showdown, where Danielle Brandon, Arielle Loewen and Olivia Kerstetter faced the test — Kerstetter posted 285 reps in the exhibition. fitnessvolt.com Competitors must submit scores through their CrossFit Competition Dashboard or the CrossFit Games app before the deadline of Monday, March 16 at 5:00 p.m. PT (8:00 p.m. ET). crossfit.com
