Bayley Martin withdrew after the first event at Torian Pro two weekends ago. Martin, who many predicted would qualify for the CrossFit Games, appeared to struggled on the run, bar muscle-up and sandbag squat event. He was just one of six male athletes to get time capped.
Martin would not take the floor for the second event that afternoon. While some speculated that he only withdrew because he was out of contention, it appeared to be much more serious following Shane Orr’s comments in PRVN Fitness’ video titled “TEAM PRVN AT THE TORIAN PRO“.
In that, Orr said that it was not his place to share the details behind his withdrawal, but that Martin had “many interactions” with the medical team at Torian Pro and that he had been transported to the hospital.
Now, just over a week after Torian Pro, Martin shared on his YouTube channel that he basically had a mini heart attack.
Following the first event, Martin said he was taken to the medical room where they would perform some scans including an EKG (Martin says ECG, but it is the same thing as EKG and ECG are interchangeable). He was released, but told to come back to medical prior to taking the floor for Event 2.
Another EKG was performed. He then went to start warming up for the event, but then medical came back and said he needed another scan. The third scan resulted in different results for all three scans, which apparently is not a good thing.
At this time, the medical staff withdrew Martin from the competition. He was then taken to a hospital for further testing and monitoring.
Martin remained in the hospital until this past Thursday.
During that time, further tests were conducted. Luckily, Martin was able to avoid needing surgery. He said he has some minor damage to his heart and there is still some inflammation in his heart, something he is currently on medication for.
Because of this, doctors have told him that he should not work out or elevate his heart rate for the next month.
Until he was told this news, Martin was still hoping he could give the Last Chance Qualifier a run to qualify for the Games. But with the LCQ starting this week, Martin will be unable to compete, thereby ending his 2025 CrossFit Games season.
Martin still hopes to return to competition this year, however. He is still evaluating where he might be able to target a return. The WFP Tour Stop 2 qualifier might be too early so the Rogue Invitational is his current goal to get back out to competition.
Martin has competed at the CrossFit Games the previous two years. In his rookie debut in 2023, Martin finished 12th overall at the CrossFit Games.
