5 Takeaways from the 2023 CrossFit Games - Men’s Field

The 2023 CrossFit Games are complete.  The Fittest Man and Women on earth have been crowned.  After watching the Fittest on Earth be crowned, we had 5 interesting points to highlight from the Men’s field at the 2023 CrossFit Games.

1.  What separates the best CrossFitters from the rest?  One area of the CrossFit Venn diagram (Gymnastics, Weightlifting, Monostructural) stood out as the differentiators of the top 10 male athletes at the Games
2. Want to win the CrossFit Games, then you need to have flawless execution.  Jeffrey Adler in 2023, Roman Khrennikov in 2023 and 2022, Justin Medeiros in 2022 and 2021 were all incredibly hard to beat.
3. CrossFit Training Camps were a hot topic with the rise of PRVN, HWPO, CrossFit Mayhem, and Brute Strength among others.  But did it help you make the top 10 of the CrossFit Games
4. The Career CrossFit athlete is here.  The sport of fitness has matured to the point where athletes can have a long career.  With Jeffrey Adler reaching the podium for the first time at 29, Patrick Vellner on the podium at 33, and Jelle Hoste being a rookie at 28, there is lots of opportunity to excel in CrossFit.  It also gives rising stars like Dallin Pepper an opportunity to be in the top 10 for the next 10 years.
5. No flash.  While we saw lots of outstanding performances, Justin Medeiros, Sam Kwant, Jayson Hopper and Cole Sager lacked the flash we expected. 

The Top 10 Men from the 2023 CrossFit Games, and their full profiles on FranLung.com

1. Jeffrey Adler - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=82
2. Patrick Vellner - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=1
3. Roman Khrennikov - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=87
4. Brent Fikowski - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=109
5. Dallin Pepper - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=1774
6. Jonne Koski - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=88
7. Chandler Smith - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=99
8. Jay Crouch - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=247
9. Lazar Đukić - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=802
10. Jelle Hoste - https://www.franlung.com/viewAthlete.php?athleteID=1817

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