Hammer Strike Demo — 2024 CrossFit Games

The 2024 Demo Team demonstrates movement standards for the hammer strike in Individual Event 2 — Hammer Down.

Hammer Down

4 rounds for time:
50 hammer strikes (16/20-lb sledgehammer)
14 sandbag throws/get over the tire (70/100-lb sandbag)
5 tire flips (242 lb)

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[shieldofdr]

Absolutely ridiculous. Dave is losing it.

[gabrielfideles]

Wait? No one said anything about strenght or power on the strike, so... Can they perform this movement while sitting down? It will be much faster and lighter since it won’t require any strength...

The main reason for this movement is the power of the strike on the tire, not speed... Because as I mentioned, if the athlete is extremely short or sitting down, they will be like a machine gun of taps, not necessarily a strike.

[theavocadobus]

You have the 80 best athletes on earth and no one wants to them then strike a hammer - let them show off what amazing skills they have

[hetewart]

This is what makes Crossfit cringy...Please stop and find help. #MakeCrossfitgreatagain.

[Jakeross]

Someone’s gunna crack themselves in the head doing this…

[paulvickers]

When I saw hammer and tyre, I was excited. But the way they swing the hammer, it's like why. What's the point of even having a hammer if you're not going to swing it properly.

[arober]

How about actually swinging the hammer instead of catching it on the bounce

[sagemarquez]

Not a day goes by where i am not embarrassed to be apart of this sport

[entrena_ya]

I WILL ALWAYS SAY: STAY WITH THE BASICS AND TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT, THESE THINGS ONLY LOWER THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ANNUAL EVENT, I LOVE DAVE CASTRO'S WORKOUTS, BUT THIS HAS NO PLACE

[zebfross]

It's stuff like this that makes it hard to introduce new people to the sport; they see weird stuff like this that doesn't look cool, fun or challenging

[geraldbrandon]

😄 Coming to a Crossfit box near you.

Rogue fiddin' to crank out $800 sledgehammers.

[carsons]

I love it when the "fittest people on earth" have less coordination with a basic tool than my toddler

[reformingbeauty]

1st the athletes in cowboy hats on IG posts...way to stereotype us Texans. And now this silliness. So glad I didn't waste my money to finally see the games even though they are in my backyard.

[felipemoraes-jcec]

Important information: slip the hand from the front. I have 15 years the experience with hammers 😂

[Pepesilvia]

It’s the basic exercises performed at high intensity that suck the most. I really think this event will blow up a lot of athletes. I also feel like the lower back will suffer since all three exercises need core stability. What I’m curious about is the weight of the hammer for men vs women. This video looked like the same hammer which feels a bit off.

[Lzan_]

Did they change their mind with this then? As event 2 was the ski n climb one 🤔

[kiffe]

Shit like this makes me embarrassed that I told clients to go and watch the crossfit games.

[jeffjeff]

This is an absolute joke. How about you get a booth from any carnival where you to hit a target and move weight up to hit the bell. That would require more skills and power.🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[danmihai]

This is going to be hard when you go against other players. Especially when they start flipping the tire 🛞 I like it because no one has trained for this.❤

[tantanlegoman]

Everyone says it’s ridiculous until they have to do it. This one will crush people.