On Sept. 20, 2022, six-time Individual CrossFit Games Champion Tia-Clair Toomey shared a video of her first Team training session with Brooke Wells on her YouTube channel. The pair will compete together within the Teams division on the upcoming 2022 Down Under Championship on Nov. 18-20, 2022, in Wollongong, Australia. Ellie Turner is the duo’s third teammate.
It’s an in-depth have a look at the primary steps for Toomey and Wells before the Australian contest.
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Toomey and Wells’ training session followed a pyramid rep scheme — where the reps performed in each exercise increase, peak, after which decrease because the workout progresses.
Here’s a rundown of their complete workout, which took place over three rounds:
- 9 bar muscle-ups
- 18 calories on the ski erg
- 36 GHD sit-ups
- 18 calories on the ski erg
- 9 bar muscle-ups
- Rest one-for-one — meaning an equal work-to-rest ratio
Notably, when Wells diagrammed the workout on a whiteboard, Toomey admitted to not having performed any muscle-ups since her historic performance on the 2022 CrossFit Games. While not explicitly stated, the pair also worked through some barbell overhead walking lunges and time on an Assault bike, and closed their routine with 40 minutes of “easy” cardio on a stationary bike. The aim of the cardio is to assist Toomey acclimate to her goal heart rate as she tries to get back into top-notch shape following some time without work after the Games.
Post-workout, Toomey noted she felt a level of fatigue. That might need been related to each her time without work and recovery from a back injury.
In accordance with a recent September video testimonial, Toomey’s appearance on the 2022 Down Under Championship will likely be her first in a Team competition in over five years. Most of Toomey’s recent focus has been on winning the Individual CrossFit Games for a record six consecutive times, surpassing five-time Fittest Man On Earth® Mat Fraser. For the 25-year-old Wells, who finished in fifth place on the 2022 CrossFit Games, it is going to be her first Team appearance since a fifth-place Regional result with Team 540 Beefy in 2014.
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Toomey is the defending Rogue Invitational Champion, and the 2022 edition of that competition is scheduled for Oct. 28-30, in Austin, TX. Nonetheless, on the time of this writing, the athlete has not confirmed she would defend her title in Texas.
Regardless of the near future holds in store for Toomey as a Team competitor, her past Individual precedent says she and her teammates could placed on a show in Australia.
Featured image: Tia-Clair Toomey & Shane Orr on YouTube