Run the Test 01 — Shuttle to Overhead, ‘22 CrossFit Games

“Who’s better: the guy that’s faster or the guy that’s stronger? The answer is neither. It’s gotta be both.”

Event 2 at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games — Shuttle to Overhead — tested athletes’ speed, strength, agility, and power.

In this episode of Run the Test, dive into the methodology and inspiration behind this sprint and weightlifting test with Competition Director and Certified CrossFit Coach Adrian Bozman.

Learn why the fittest on Earth are both fast and strong and how this test correlates to life off of the competition floor for everyday people. Get Boz’s perspective on how the event played out in competition and why the event is an example of pure CrossFit.

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Chapters:
0:00-0:54 - Inspiration for Shuttle to Overhead
0:54-2:14 - Testing and Refining the Event
2:14-3:56 - Reflecting on Performances at the Games
3:56-4:45 - Team Lead Briefing
4:45-5:34 - Tia-Clair Toomey Proves Boz’s Theory Is Correct
5:34-6:57 - Why Score This Workout Separately?
6:57-7:49 - Event 2 Is Pure CrossFit

Run the Test is a 10-part docuseries that brings the curious and interested inside the mind of lead programmer of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games — Competition Director and Certified CrossFit Coach Adrian Bozman.

Go behind the scenes with Boz as he takes you through the process of designing the tests for the CrossFit Games and illuminates the CrossFit methodology that powers the Ultimate Test of Fitness.

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Executive Producer: Johnathan Haynes
Producer: Emily O'Hearn
Directed by: Michael Dalton

Cinematographers:
Sam Beriault
Vinicius Bouquet
Richard Bloomer
Brandon Casey
Michael Dalton
Lillian Fuentes
Michael Koslap
Lise McCracken
Barnaby Riggs

Production Assistants:
Hillary Fraser
Taylor Jordan
John Ortega

Aerial Footage:
Richard Bloomer
Marcus Brown
Samuel Li
Ian Tunney

Graphic Design:
Erin Garcia

Motion Graphics:
Michael Dalton
Erick Diaz

Archival Content:
Griffin Shaffer

Copywriting:
Daisy Lennox
Kelley Laxton

Edited by:
Michael Dalton
Lise McCracken

On Location In:
Columbus, Ohio
Madison, Wisconsin
Nashville, Tennessee