Hints for 26.1 Fuel Talk About 26.2 Crossfit Open
Dave Castro’s second visual tease for the CrossFit Open arrived this week and has fans parsing everything from wall balls to deadlift schemes, with chatter spilling over into thoughts of the 26. 2 crossfit open as the season unfolds.
Castro’s two visual hints
On Tuesday, Castro posted a close-up photo of what appeared to be the eye of a bison. Then, yesterday evening, he posted an AI-generated video showing a pyramid structure forming and then exploding in fire. Those two concrete images have driven the immediate speculation around the next Open workout.
26. 2 Crossfit Open fan theories
After the bison-eye image, many suggested the first hint was a bullseye — a clue that wall balls could be programmed to hit a target. The pyramid video pushed other lines of thought: some people are guessing a repeat of a 22. 2-style set with a 1->10->1 deadlift sequence paired with bar-facing burpees; others are thinking of an up-and-down rep scheme that alternates rowing and wall balls. Each theory names specific movements and rep patterns that would change how athletes pace the workout.
What comes next: the 26. 1 announcement at 3: 00 p. m. ET
We will learn the official plan this afternoon when the CrossFit Open 26. 1 live announcement takes place at 3: 00 p. m. ET. Until then, the two images — the bison eye shared on Tuesday and the exploding pyramid shown yesterday evening — are the only confirmed clues Castro has released.
Fans and competitors have turned the hints into concrete workout predictions, calling out 1->10->1 deadlifts, bar-facing burpees, rowing and wall balls by name. Those specific movement names and the mention of a 22. 2 repeat are the clearest anchors in the guessing game so far.
The live reveal at 3: 00 p. m. ET is the next confirmed event on the calendar; it will settle whether the bullseye interpretation and the up-and-down schemes land in the actual 26. 1 programming or whether Castro’s visuals point in another direction entirely.
