Open WOD 21.2 Coming at You!

Get excited, everyone! CrossFit Open workout 21.2 has been released—and if it looks familiar, that’s because it’s a repeat of 17.1 back in 2017. We’ve also covered these movements in our recent programming. 

This week features a couplet of single arm alternating dumbbell snatches and burpee box jump-overs. It’s a lot of volume, BUT: we have a version for you, regardless of how new or experienced you are. For newer folks that have joined in the last 3 months, we’ll scale the dumbbell weight, the burpee style, and overall volume. 

Some advice on the workout:

  • Pace yourself! This is a long workout and most folks will not finish before the 20 minute time cap. Don’t go too fast during the first couple rounds of burpees especially. Start off at a moderate pace and, if you continue to feel great, gradually speed up each round. 

  • Save your back! In 2017, lots of folks had sore backs after the workout. Set your back off the ground for each snatch. Keep your chest up and your butt down and use those legs to propel the dumbbell up instead of your back. 

  • Check out this advice from when this workout originally appeared in 2017.

Coach Kim also wanted to share a pep talk (check out the full text on Instagram and Facebook!): 

With everything that’s happened in the past 12 months, I haven’t been too excited about the Open this year. But when 21.2 was announced as a repeat of 17.1, I was reminded of where I was in 2017, and reminded that I “get” to do this, and for that I am grateful. I have my health, two working shoulders, a great gym community at Fog City, and because I am 4 years older, I get to use a 20 pound DB and do step ups!

I hope to see you out there tomorrow, getting your fitness in.  Whether or not you care about your score or how you measure against others, I find these types of workouts are good to see where we stand right now.


We look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning!

Open WOD 21.2

For time (time cap: 20 minutes)

  • 10 dumbbell snatches (RX: 50/35 lbs, scaled: 35/20 lbs)

  • 15 burpee box jump-overs (RX: 24/20 inch box, scaled: 20/20 inch box with step-ups allowed)

  • 20 dumbbell snatches

  • 15 burpee box jump-overs

  • 30 dumbbell snatches

  • 15 burpee box jump-overs

  • 40 dumbbell snatches

  • 15 burpee box jump-overs (New athletes end WOD here)

  • 50 dumbbell snatches

  • 15 burpee box jump-overs

(Official CrossFit description and movement standards: https://games.crossfit.com/workouts/open/2021/2)


Jenny Morgan