Open Workout 26.1 Unveiled at Moffett Airfield, Kicks Off 2026 Open

CrossFit Games released Open Workout 26.1 during a live presentation at Moffett Federal Airfield on Feb. 26, 2026, a 12-minute for-time test that pairs a seven-step wall-ball pyramid with six 18-rep box transitions for a total of 354 repetitions according to the official workout text. The canonical sequence lists wall-ball sets of 20, 30, 40, 66, 40, 30, 20 interleaved with six 18-rep box step-overs or box jump-overs, producing 246 wall-ball shots and 108 box reps.

The workout text from CrossFit Games presents the exercise order verbatim: For time - 20 wall-ball shots; 18 box step-overs; 30 wall-ball shots; 18 box step-overs; 40 wall-ball shots; 18 medicine-ball box step-overs; 66 wall-ball shots; 18 medicine-ball box step-overs; 40 wall-ball shots; 18 box step-overs; 30 wall-ball shots; 18 box step-overs; 20 wall-ball shots. The Games-assets cumulative progression shows the running totals ending at 354 (20, 38, 68, 86, 126, 144, 210, 228, 268, 286, 316, 334, 354).

Equipment and division variations appear in multiple CrossFit-branded assets. The Games-assets "WORKOUT VARIATIONS" Rx’d block for ages 16-54 lists female Rx at 14-lb (6-kg) medicine ball to a 9-foot target with a 20-inch box, and male Rx at 20-lb (9-kg) to a 10-foot target with a 24-inch box. Other CrossFit Games snippets present an initial "suggested starting points" block that lists female 10-lb (4-kg) and male 14-lb (6-kg) with a 20-inch box and states, "The load, box height, and target height are suggested starting points. If you are completing all the workouts in the Foundations division, you are free to decrease or increase the loads and/or heights as your skill level allows." Teen and Masters variations are included in the Games-assets copy: teens 14-15 and Masters 55+ have specified adjustments in the provided materials.

Movement standards and equipment rules are explicit in the Games-assets movement-standards block. "Each rep starts with the ball in the support position in front of the body. A squat clean is allowed, but not required, to start a set. You must squat until the crease of the hip is clearly below the knees (below parallel). The rep is credited when the center of the ball hits the target clearly ABOVE the specified height." The Games-assets also states, "The dimensions of the top of the box must be at least 15 inches x 15 inches (38 centimeters x 38 centimeters). Refer to APPENDIX D in the 2026 CrossFit Games Rulebook for complete equipment details, weight conversions, and video submission standards." Wodprep’s setup guidance adds that the box should sit at least 10 feet from the wall-ball station to avoid interference.

Coaching voices amplified the pacing stakes around the 66-rep middle set. Men’s Health relayed Mayhem/ Rich Froning’s blunt planning advice: "You’re going to have to do some math." Wodprep’s top-line warning reads: "Do not get baited early." Media outlets characterized 26.1 as a "300+-rep quad burner," language useful for color but not a replacement for the official counts. A 284-rep figure that circulated is not supported by the official CrossFit Games sequence or Games-assets cumulative math.

Logistics for athletes follow the Open window schedule: OPEN WEEK 1 runs 12 P.M. (noon) PT Thursday, Feb 26 through 5 P.M. PT Monday, March 2, with the broader Open spanning Feb 26 to March 16. The CrossFit Games Open Workouts page offers downloadable scorecards, a "LOG YOUR SCORE" button, adaptive division registration through WheelWOD, movement image assets, and sponsor branding. Athletes and judges should consult Appendix D of the 2026 CrossFit Games Rulebook for final equipment and video-submission standards.