Here’s some food for thought from James FitzGerald, the 2007 CrossFit games champion, about what to consider to maximize the next 320 days of training for next year's CrossFit Open.

There's only one Open this coming year, six months on the heels of the last one meaning the rules have changed and you need to strategize in a totally new way.

If you think the CrossFit Games are just a competition, you have it all wrong.

It's time to trade strategy for sheer, unadulterated chutzpah.

Time to separate the best from the rest. The Open WODs are getting seriously competitive at this point.

The CrossFit Open WOD a great way to build benchmarks and goals into your year-round training.

Manage your grip and minimize transitions to crush this WOD.

Practicing grit, composure, and resourcefulness gives us the ingredients for success in any aspiration we hold.

The reason you keep hitting refresh speaks volumes of the type of athlete you are.

Getting the most from your time in the box starts with defining your purpose for going there.

Masters and teens athletes strategize their workout plan for this weekend's online competition to get a place at the CrossFit Games.

This is a straight-up "engine" WOD designed to hurt, and hurt bad.

Handstand pushups will be the deciding factor in this one.

In this WOD, efficiency may be more important than strength.

Dumbbells could be a big factor in how you manage this workout competitively.

It's time to strategize the best approach to the first of this year's CrossFit Open WODs.

Prepping for the CrossFit Open, you may think you understand the lifting movements, but CrossFit has its own spin on things.