02/25/2026
New CF Open Year. Same Stressors
The CF open is about how well you can maintain clean positions when your heart rate is redlined and fatigue is creeping in.
Week 1 consistently stresses:
• Overhead shoulder endurance
• High-rep hip hinging
• Posterior chain capacity
• Core stiffness under speed
If your shoulders don't move well, your joint takes the stress.
If your hips stop hinging well, your lumbar spine takes over.
That’s not bad luck. That’s mechanics.
As a physical therapist working with CrossFitters and mountain athletes in Denver, this is the exact time of year I see flare-ups — and they’re predictable.
If something has been tight, irritated, or “almost painful,” don’t gamble on adrenaline carrying you through three weeks.
DM me “OPEN” and let’s make sure you’re built to compete — not recover.