Rich Froning Races Through 21-15-9 Complex - 2014 CrossFit Games

Rich Froning was in 12th place heading into Event 6 of the 2014 CrossFit Games and needed a big win to move up the leaderboard.
Watch his relentless performance against athletes including Noah Ohlsen, Dan Bailey, Jason Khalipa, Josh Bridges, and Scott Panchik in this complex of deadlifts, cleans, snatches, and pull-up variations.
21-15-9 Complex
For time:
8 deadlifts (155/115 lb)
7 cleans (155/115 lb)
6 snatches (155/115 lb)
8 pull-ups
7 chest-to-bar pull-ups
6 bar muscle-ups
6 deadlifts (155/115 lb)
5 cleans (155/115 lb)
4 snatches (155/115 lb)
6 pull-ups
5 chest-to-bar pull-ups
4 bar muscle-ups
4 deadlifts (155/115 lb)
3 cleans (155/115 lb)
2 snatches (155/115 lb)
4 pull-ups
3 chest-to-bar pull-ups
2 bar muscle-ups
Time cap: 7 minutes
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[@MD-lb1oz]

The good old times.

[@spencergsmith]

Yeah. There really was something magical about the early years of the CF Games that seems to have been lost, at least temporarily.

[@germanpotatooo]

That "something magical" was : lets fuc@%#ing go an do the workout and dont think about your IG followers, noreps, money and that sort of stuff...

[@PackOProofPudding]

Pretty awesome to see Neal Maddox the oldest competitor help the youngest competitor finish this grueling event 👏

[@user-zh9ln5bk5h]

CrossFit's charm is that you do your best until the end and cheer for them

[@antonioserrafini]

The most iconic CrossFit heat

[@andriihordiiuk]

So emotional, so emotional, impressed

[@eduardotakao1684]

Gold

[@josefrancoach]

Maddox 👏👏

[@Korea.Diarea]

Легенда

[@FabioFerrara1]

Koski🔝🔝🔝

[@allanfarr]

If got chin over bar it was just barely over. Judge couldn’t see from below…

[@germanpotatooo]

Should be repeated at the games!

[@Oraysz]

PEAK Crossfit the good days