Now that the mushroom makes complete sense for 24.1 we can shift our focus to this week’s hint. Castro shared this afternoon a very short video clip of a chess pawn getting knocked over by a shuffleboard shuckle for his 24.2 CrossFit Open hint.
Last week the mushroom hint carried throughout his explanation of the workout for 24.1. Castro kept drawing mushrooms on the chalkboard as he repeated “what if”. He then finished the 24.1 workout description by drawing a massive mushroom on the chalkboard.
Of course, no one fully understands how the mushroom relates to the couplet of dumbbell snatches and burpees.
So this week, the chess pawn getting knocked over on a shuffleboard table by a puck. For those familiar with shuffleboard, that disc is also referred to as a shuckle or a weight.
My guess is that the pawn represents the fast guys who did well in 24.1. They will get pushed out in week 2 as the weight gets heavy. I’m probably wrong but the logic seems solid…
Regardless, we will find out as the Live Open announcement show is this Thursday from Justin Medeiros’ Shred Shed. Medeiros will face off against Colten Mertens following the workout announcement by WWE Superstar Seth Rollins.
Mertens is coming off the fastest time in the world for 24.1.
