A deep forged of dedicated athletes will battle at Dell Diamond stadium over the course of 4 days for the precise to be called the winner of the 2023 Rogue Invitational. Scheduled for Oct. 26-29, 2023, the competition will feature big names from the CrossFit community, including reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Jeffrey Adler and reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® Laura Horvath.

With a steadily increasing prize purse currently valued at $1,620,800 providing loads of motivation, the athletes ought to be prepared to perform well in Round Rock, Texas. Nonetheless, the trail to a lucrative payday won’t be easy. As athletes like Adler and Horvath get of their final workouts, they now have a greater idea of what’s to return after they make their technique to the Lone Star State, as Rogue Invitational officially released the complete lineup of individual events on Oct. 23, 2023.

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Day One — Thursday, Oct. 26

Even though it initially looked just like the 2023 Rogue Invitational would kick off on Friday, that won’t be the case. CrossFit competitors will get a probability to showcase their skills in a single event on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Event 1: Texas Heavy

Presented by GORUCK, the primary event will begin at 6 p.m. CDT. Although Rogue didn’t provide any additional details about “Texas Heavy,” based on the sponsor — GORUCK, known for designing weighted vests, sandbags, and rucksacks — it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a ruck, heavy sand-filled medicine ball, or sand-filled kettlebell incorporated into Event No. 1.

The 2022 Rogue Invitational could provide a touch of what’s in store, because the Texas Trail event required competitors to finish a 4.2-mile run that included 1.2 miles with a ruck. The lads needed to carry a 30-pound (13.6-kilogram) ruck, with the ladies utilizing a 20-pound (9.1-kilogram) version.

Day Two — Friday, Oct. 27

Competitors could have to face two tough challenges on the second day of the 2023 Rogue Invitational. Here’s a breakdown of every event:

Event 2: Seat on the Bar

Time can be of the essence when 1 p.m. hits. “Seat on the Bar” will test the athletes’ strength and endurance with an easy (but strenuous) workout based across the log muscle-up. Rogue provided the next details in regards to the structure of Event No. 2:

• 20-15-10 reps (Men)
• 15-10-5 reps (Women)

As well as, the athletes could have to finish five back squats after each round, with males working with 375 kilos (170.1 kilograms) and females squatting 260 kilos (118 kilograms).

Event 3: The Circus

Once strongman athletes wrap up The Iron Bull Sled Pull, the main focus will shift back to CrossFit with an event that makes the Concept2 RowErg the star of the show. “The Circus” consists of three rounds for time of the next exercises:

• Ski Erg — 40 calories for men / 32 for ladies
• Five Single-Arm Strongman Dumbbell Shoulder to Overhead per side — 100 kilos (45.4 kilograms) for men / 70 kilos (31.8 kilograms) for ladies
• Killer Cage — down and back

Pointless to say, the athletes face a frightening task to finish all three tasks thrice Thursday evening.

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Day Three — Saturday, Oct. 28

The third day of the 2023 Rogue Invitational will take things to a different level with a trio of events that may culminate in a powerlifting-inspired showcase of pure strength.

Event 4: tenth Inning

Even though it only includes three movements, the primary event of Day Three will certainly provide good enough of a conditioning challenge for the competitors. The aptly-named “tenth Inning” event consists of 10 rounds of the next exercises:

The lads must complete the ability snatches with 95 kilos (43 kilograms). Meanwhile, the ladies can be tasked with completing this classic Olympic lift with 65 kilos (29.5 kilograms).

Event 5: The Duel III

While no specifics were provided about this event, the 2021 Rogue Invitational included an event called “The Duel” through which competitors had to finish the next workout as quickly as possible:

• 60 heavy double-unders
• Three squat snatches — 205 kilos (93 kilograms) for men; 145 kilos (65.8 kilograms) for ladies
• One sandbag load to platform — 250 kilos (113.4 kilograms) for men; 165 kilos (74.8 kilograms) for ladies

Meanwhile, the 2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational featured an elimination-style, multi-round event called “The Duel II” through which competitors had to finish a legless rope climb, 10 overhead squats, and a sandbag carry.

Will “The Duel III” follow the same path as those previous iterations? Or do workout programmers and veteran CrossFit Games Chris Spealler Josh Bridges have a surprise up their sleeves?

Event 6: Max Deadlift

Pure strength and precise technique can be needed to emerge victorious at the tip of Day Three. In what’s clearly essentially the most straightforward event of all of them, competitors will get a probability to flex their deadlift proficiency in a one-rep max challenge.

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Day 4 — Sunday, Oct. 29

The last day of the 2023 Rogue Invitational will put the athletes through three more events before the competition wraps up.

Event 7: Hulk Hands

What higher technique to start your Sunday morning than with a gauntlet of exercises that features air bike sprint intervals and dealing with unconventional kettlebells which have the handle contained in the bell? That’s what’s on the docket for the athletes in “Hulk Hands.”

Here’s a full breakdown of Event No. 7:

• Echo Bike — 30 calories
• Double Fatbell Ground to Overhead — 20 reps using 70 kilos (31.8 kilograms) for men / 53 kilos (24 kilograms) for ladies
• Front Rack Lunge to Zeus — 75 feet using 135 kilos (61.2 kilograms) for men / 95 kilos (43 kilograms) for ladies
• Run — Undetermined distance
• Hill Sled Push — Undetermined distance or weight
• Front Rack Lunge to Zeus — 75 feet using 135 kilos (61.2 kilograms) for men / 95 kilos (43 kilograms) for ladies
• Run — Undetermined distance
• Double Fatbell Ground to Overhead — 20 reps using 70 kilos (31.8 kilograms) for men / 53 kilos (24 kilograms) for ladies
• Echo Bike — 30 calories

Event 8: Big Cat

Athleticism and agility can be on full display through the eighth event of the 2023 Rogue Invitational. “Big Cat” keeps things fairly easy with five rounds for time of three exercises:

• Box Jump — 6 reps at 42 inches (106.7 centimeters) for men / 36 inches (91.4 centimeters) for ladies
• Peg Board Climb — Two traverses
• Hill Run — Undetermined distance

The box jumps would require explosive lower-body power generated from the glutes, quads, and hamstrings. The board climb won’t only assess the athletes’ upper-body pulling ability, but in addition their hand-eye coordination. Plus, the hill run will test their cardiovascular conditioning and mental fortitude each round.

Event 9: The Cleanup

Last but actually not least is “The Cleanup.” Although Rogue once more didn’t provide any details in regards to the workout, you may ensure the athletes will empty their tanks to wrap up 4 days of grueling competition. And depending on how the standings shake out heading into Event No. 9, there might be title ramifications on the road when the ultimate event kicks off on the scheduled 2:25 p.m. CDT.

Despite not knowing the specifics about all nine events, there’s little doubt the athletes must have a powerful grasp of what they need to do to return out on top on the 2023 Rogue Invitational. Expect the Round Rock crowd to provide ample support to a group of CrossFit standouts that would soon include a back-to-back Rogue Invitational champion if Laura Horvath handles business at Dell Diamond stadium.

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