A Complete Guide to the 2025 CrossFit Open Workouts: 25.1, 25.2, and 25.3
The 2025 CrossFit Open has once again challenged athletes worldwide with three diverse workouts designed to test multiple aspects of fitness. From ascending rep schemes to gymnastic skills to a final test of endurance and Olympic lifting, this year's Open has provided athletes of all levels with an opportunity to push their limits and measure their progress. Let's dive into each workout and explore what made them unique challenges in the journey to find the Fittest on Earth.
The CrossFit Open: The First Step to the Games
The CrossFit Open serves as the initial qualifying stage for the CrossFit Games, where hundreds of thousands of athletes from around the world participate in the same workouts over a three-week period. Each Thursday, a new workout is announced, and participants have until the following Monday to complete the workout and submit their scores. The 2025 Open maintained this tradition, with workouts that tested endurance, strength, skill, and mental fortitude.
The Open is designed to be accessible to athletes at different fitness levels, with scaled options available for those who aren't quite ready for the prescribed (Rx) movements or weights. This inclusivity is part of what makes the Open special – from Games athletes to fitness enthusiasts, everyone can participate and challenge themselves within their capabilities.
25.1 CrossFit Games: The Ascending Challenge
The first workout of the 2025 CrossFit Open introduced an escalating rep scheme that tested athletes' endurance and their ability to pace effectively. Workout 25.1 was a 15-minute AMRAP (As Many Rounds And Reps As Possible) consisting of lateral burpees over a dumbbell, dumbbell hang clean-to-overheads, and walking lunges.
What made this workout particularly challenging was the ascending rep scheme. Athletes started with just 3 reps of burpees and 3 reps of hang clean-to-overheads, but after each round, they added 3 more reps to both movements while the walking lunge distance remained constant at 30 feet. This meant that by round five, athletes were performing 15 burpees and 15 hang clean-to-overheads before each lunge section.
Women used a 35-pound dumbbell while men used a 50-pound dumbbell for both the burpees and the hang clean-to-overheads. The first rep of each hang clean-to-overhead set could be taken directly from the ground, and athletes were allowed to switch hands after completing a rep if desired.
This workout favored athletes with good muscular endurance and the ability to maintain consistent movement through increasing fatigue. Breaking up the sets early and establishing a sustainable pace proved to be essential strategies for success in 25.1.
CrossFit WOD 25.2: A Familiar Challenge Returns
The second workout of the 2025 CrossFit Open (25.2) was actually a repeat of a previous Open workout – 22.3 from 2022. This gave veteran athletes a chance to measure their progress over the past three years while introducing newer athletes to a classic CrossFit test.
Workout 25.2 was a 12-minute time-capped event with three distinct rounds of decreasing reps but increasing difficulty:
• 21 pull-ups, followed by 42 double-unders, and 21 thrusters at weight 1
• 18 chest-to-bar pull-ups, 36 double-unders, and 18 thrusters at weight 2
• 15 bar muscle-ups, 30 double-unders, and 15 thrusters at weight 3
For women, the three thruster weights were 65, 75, and 85 pounds, while men used 95, 115, and 135 pounds. The workout tested not only strength and endurance but also gymnastic skill progression, as athletes moved from standard pull-ups to the more challenging chest-to-bar pull-ups and finally to complex bar muscle-ups.
This CrossFit WOD 25.2 required athletes to have a strategy for each movement, particularly for conserving grip strength throughout the pull-up variations while still maintaining enough energy for the increasingly heavy thrusters. Athletes who could cycle through double-unders efficiently gained valuable seconds, and those with strong bar muscle-ups had a significant advantage in the final round.
25.3 CrossFit Games: The Grand Finale
The third and final workout of the 2025 CrossFit Open (25.3) was announced live from CrossFit Spur in Glenmont, New York, in an event presented by Yeti Coolers. The announcement featured 2024 CrossFit Games Champion James Sprague competing against multi-year Games athletes Jayson Hopper and Dallin Pepper, showcasing the workout at the highest level of performance.
Based on the provided image, Workout 25.3 was a 20-minute time-capped workout consisting of:
• 5 wall walks
• 50-calorie row
• 5 wall walks
• 25 deadlifts
• 5 wall walks
• 25 cleans
• 5 wall walks
• 25 snatches
• 5 wall walks
• 50-calorie row
The workout featured multiple wall walks interspersed between cardio (rowing) and weightlifting movements of increasing technical difficulty. Starting with the relatively simple deadlift, progressing to the more complex clean, and finishing with the highly technical snatch, 25.3 tested athletes' ability to maintain proper form and execution while fatigued.
What made this workout particularly grueling was the repeated sets of wall walks, which tax the shoulders and core significantly. By placing wall walks before each major section, the workout ensured that athletes approached each new challenge with pre-fatigued upper bodies, making technique and pacing crucial for success.
Athletes have until Monday, March 17, at 5 p.m. PT to complete 25.3 and submit their scores through the CrossFit Games app, marking the end of the qualifying stage for the 2025 season.
CrossFit Games 2025 Location: The First East Coast Games
For those who perform well in the Open and advance through subsequent stages of qualification, the ultimate destination is the CrossFit Games – the sport's premier event to crown the Fittest on Earth. The 2025 CrossFit Games will make history by taking place at the MVP Arena in Albany, New York, from Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3.
This marks the first time the CrossFit Games will be hosted on the East Coast, providing a new experience for athletes and fans alike. Albany offers an accessible location with direct connections to major domestic and international destinations through the Albany International Airport, making it convenient for the global CrossFit community to attend.
Don Faul, CEO of CrossFit, shared his enthusiasm for the new location: "The CrossFit Games represents the culmination of our season and it is an important moment for our community to come together to celebrate its shared love for CrossFit. We have a large and passionate community of affiliates in the North East region, especially New York State, and we expect Albany to be the perfect place to convene our entire community."
CrossFit Games Tickets: Securing Your Spot
For fans looking to witness the action in person, CrossFit Games tickets will be available in several waves. Public ticket sales begin on April 1, 2025, but there are presale opportunities for various groups:
• March 20: Arena ticket presale for 2024 Reliant Club members
• March 25: Arena ticket presale for affiliates that had 12+ members register for the 2025 Open
• March 27: Arena ticket presale for all affiliates
Arena Ticket Packages provide entrance to MVP Arena for all three days of competition, including access to all on-campus competition events, with a reserved seat inside the arena. Prices range from $265 to $665 (plus taxes and Ticketmaster fees), depending on the seating location.
For competing athletes, there will be an opportunity to purchase tickets at face value: Individual athletes can purchase up to four Arena Ticket Packages, while teams can purchase up to eight tickets.
The Road Ahead: From Open to Games
As the 2025 CrossFit Open concludes with workout 25.3, the journey to the CrossFit Games continues for top performers. Throughout the season, the field of competitors will narrow from over 300,000 Open participants worldwide to just 560 athletes who will earn the right to compete at the highest level.
The three Open workouts – 25.1, 25.2, and 25.3 – have once again provided a comprehensive test of fitness, challenging athletes' endurance, strength, skill, and mental fortitude. Whether you're an aspiring Games athlete or someone who participates in the Open as a personal challenge, these workouts serve as valuable benchmarks in your fitness journey.
For the CrossFit community, the excitement now builds toward August, when the fittest athletes from around the world will converge on Albany, New York, to compete for the title of Fittest on Earth. If you're planning to attend, mark your calendar for the ticket sale dates and prepare to witness the culmination of the 2025 CrossFit season in what promises to be an unforgettable East Coast debut for the CrossFit Games.
Conclusion
The 2025 CrossFit Open workouts – 25.1, 25.2, and 25.3 – have provided athletes worldwide with diverse challenges that test multiple facets of fitness. From the ascending rep scheme of 25.1 to the gymnastic progression of 25.2 to the technical Olympic lifting in 25.3, these workouts have once again demonstrated CrossFit's commitment to finding the most well-rounded athletes on the planet.
As the CrossFit season progresses and the community looks forward to the first-ever East Coast CrossFit Games in Albany, New York, athletes and fans alike can reflect on the Open as both a testing ground and a celebration of the global CrossFit community. Whether you're recovering from the final wall walks of 25.3 or already planning your training for next year's Open, the journey continues in the pursuit of improved fitness and new personal achievements.
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