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The 2016 CrossFit Games Open is over. It's now time to reflect on our performance, and make plans for the year ahead.

Here's our advice to help you figure out how to come back stronger next year.

We've reached the final part of our event series for 2016. This week, we're looking at the best Masters events taking place throughout the year.

Check out this post for our top three.

We were all expecting a repeat to show up at some point - but a repeat of 14.5? Really?! 

At first, we were all pretty horrified about this. But, love it or hate it, you can't deny the fact it's an amazing workout. Put the feeling of impending doom to one side for a minute, and realise this WOD brings us all back to what the Open's all about:

Are you better than you were two years ago?

Rowing is a fundamental movement within functional fitness circles. Inside the box, the rower is a key piece of equipment - but it's rising in popularity within the wider community, too.

That said, rowing is often misunderstood. If you don't have your technique sorted, it's going to be hard work. If you dread walking into the box and seeing "row" anywhere on the whiteboard - this post is for you...

This month's brand of the month is Virus Performance.

This range of compression gear is new to the Kitbox website this month. So, to give you a proper introduction to the brand - and find out how they can help improve your WOD performance - we caught up with their UK distributor, Adam. 

Find out what he had to say in this post.

16.4 is here - and it's a bit of a beast! A 13 minute AMRAP (or, for many of us, a chipper):

55 deadlifts,
55 wall-ball shots,
55-calorie row,
55 handstand push-ups.

This WOD is about as tactical as it gets. Find out what our top tips are in this post.

Love them or hate them, you can't escape pull-ups. Getting to grips with this movement is essential if you want to improve your WOD times and get stronger. 

Unfortunately, there's also a lot to get wrong! If you need to improve your pull-up tekkers, make sure you're avoiding these mistakes.

We're now over half way through the Open. To celebrate, we've got 6 pairs of Inov8's best fitness footwear up for grabs!

Find out how to enter in this post.

The Crossfit Games Open series rolls on to week three and Mr Castro has finally brought bar muscle ups to the party.  Combined with some feather light snatches, this is a seven minute workout that is going to test your engine and grip in equal measure.

Once again, we've got Kitbox athlete and movement expert Barry back in to give you the lowdown on the best things you can do to prepare for 16.3.

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The Open is the perfect time to put your hard work throughout the year to the test. To get the best possible results, you need to be on top of your game in all aspects of training - including nutrition.

Today's blog comes from Kitbox ambassador, and nutrition expert Lindsey Benson. Keep reading to find out her top tips for staying on top of your nutrition during the Open.

The first workout's done and dusted - and the Brits have made their mark on the leaderboard. After 16.1, we've got 10 athletes in qualifying positions for the Meridian regionals, and many more with it in firmly in their sights. Nice work, Team UK!

It's now time to focus our efforts on 16.2. Find out the best strategy to use in this post.

We've decided to run a brand new feature on the Kitbox blog, showcasing some of our favourite functional fitness brands.

First up is Blonyx. We started to stock their products in the Kitbox webshop earlier this month, so they seemed like the natural choice. Get the lowdown on the brand - and their products - here.