Mat Fraser won five straight CrossFit Games titles and is now heading into retirement. The man who has owned the top of the podium for half a decade penned a lengthy Instagram post to announce his decision to hang up his competitive weight belt at just 31 years old.

It sure seems that Dave Castro has grown completely enamored with bikes in the build-up to this year’s 2018 CrossFit Games. 

The 2018 Granite Games Online qualifier is almost complete — just one more workout stands between you and a spot at this fitness jewel in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this September 7-9. That’s the good news. The bad news, or just less good news if you’re a glass half-full type, is that Granite Games has a monster in store to wrap up qualifying with Workout 5 and 6.

Raw strength day- everything is performed in super sets until you reach a functioning weight which you sustain for as along as possible 

It’s time for the next workout of the Granite Games qualifier, so hopefully you submitted your scores from last week’s first workout and are ready for another grueling test. The Road to Minnesota for the 2018 Granite Games — September 7-9 in St. Cloud, Minnesota — will make a pit stop this week at the pull-up bar, dumbbell rack, and barbell, as this week’s two workouts promise to exploit any strength endurance weaknesses you may have.

3x5 back squat heavy/ drop weight to 60% complete max reps for 60 second