The 2024 Dubai Fitness Championship kicks off this Friday. The field features 30 men and 30 women, including last year’s female champion, Karin Freyova. So far we know there will be nine events…and have some information on five of them.
Let’s take a look at the schedule and the known workouts right now…
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
Event 1 (Off-site)
7:20am – 8:55am local time (10:20pm – 11:55pm Thursday EST)
20-minute FTP Test
Event 2 (Off-site)
10:35am – 11:11am local time (1:35am – 2:11am Friday EST)
TBA
Event 3 (Duty Free Tennis Stadium)
Time TBA
Event TBA
SATURDAY
Event 4 (Off-site)
Time TBA
5k Obstacle Race
Event 5 (Duty Free Tennis Stadium)
1:25pm – 3:55pm local time (4:25am – 6:55am EST)
Heavy Complex
Event 6 (Duty Free Tennis Stadium)
4:27pm – 6:09pm local time (7:27am – 9:09am EST)
Double-Unders & Strength Challenge
SUNDAY
Event 7 (Duty Free Tennis Stadium)
2:40pm – 5:16pm local time (5:40am – 8:16am EST)
EMOM Challenge
Event 8 (Duty Free Tennis Stadium)
5:48pm – 7:42pm local time (8:48am – 10:42am EST)
Event TBA
Event 9 (Duty Free Tennis Stadium)
7:52pm – 8:43pm local time (10:52am – 11:43am EST)
Event TBA
EVENTS
20-minute FTP Test (Event 1)
20-Minute Bike Erg FTP Test (Damper 10)
Score: Average wattage over 20 minutes
5k Obstacle Race (Event 4)
5k Obstacle Race
Athletes will take on the same course that is being used for the Dubai World Obstacle Championship that is going on this weekend. The 5k course is a “cross country style race with up to 30 obstacles. The race format and obstacles are similar to the standard course at the OCRWCH 2024 and OCREC 2024.”
The race will be held at the Dubai Design District.
Here are some illustrations of the course…
Heavy Complex (Event 5)
Max Weight for Complex:
1 Clean
1 Front Squat
1 Jerk
Double-Unders & Strength Challenge (Event 6)
100 Heavy Double Unders
20 Sandbag Cleans (150lbs/100lbs)
50 Toes-to-Bar
20 Sandbag Cleans (150lbs/100lbs)
100 Heavy Double Unders
Time cap: 12:00
EMOM Challenge (Event 7)
15 min EMOM:
Minute 1: 10 Burpee Box Jumps (24”/20”)
Minute 2: 15 Dumbbell Snatches (30kg/22.5kg)
Minute 3: 20/17 Calorie Row
Then 2 rounds for time:
10 Burpee Box Jumps (24”/20”)
15 Dumbbell Snatches (30kg/22.5kg)
20/17 Calorie Row
Score: Time to complete last 2 rounds
LEADERBOARD
The live leaderboard is available on Competition Corner.