#360fit: 2015 Dubai Fitness Championship end, here’s who took top spots!

FitnessLink 18:20 13/12/2015
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  • Go big: Dubai Fitness Championship.

    Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the biggest fitness competition in the region, Dubai Fitness Championship, wrapped up the fourth edition of the annual event with another memorable show of fitness at Dubai Mall Ice Rink.

    Following three days of competition on Weekend 1 (more on that here), the final 25 male and female athletes competed in another three days this past weekend to finally determine who takes the ultimate prize.

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    At the end of the six day competition, the international CrossFit athletes took the podium spots. In the men’s competition, Noah Ohlsen (USA) was 1st, Frederick Aegidius (Iceland) 2nd (following up his 2013 first place spot) and Rasmus Anderson (USA) 3rd, while in the women’s division Annie Thorisdottir (Iceland) came first again (she won the 2013 event as well), Julie Abilgaard was 2nd and Brooke Ence (USA) third. Click here for the overall points and leaderboard.

    On the women's side

    Annie Thorisdottir regained the title she won back in 2013, and she did it in style with a dominant performance over the finals weekend. Annie's results over the final seven workouts were as follows : 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st and 1st in the final workout which was worth triple points and AED 45,000 for the win! Annie takes home over an astonishing AED 300,000 in prize money from this year’s competition.

    Defending champion Jamie Greene did very well by winning a couple of the events over the course of the competition and finished as the highest ranked UAE-based athlete with a 4th overall.

    For workout 10A & 10B Brooke Ence lifted and amazing 92kg on the Snatch and 112kg on the Clean.

    On the men's side

    Noah Ohlsen may be a rookie to the Dubai Fitness Championships but he is no stranger to fitness competitions after coming 8th in this year’s CrossFit games competition and taking a big leap forward by winning this year’s Dubai Fitness Championships. Noah lead the competition from start to finish by being consistent through all 15 workouts and then topped it off by winning the final workout. Taking home over AED275,000 in prize money!

    Fredrick Aegidius, the 2013 Men's champion and partner of Annie Thorisdottir, finished this year’s competition in 2nd place just 6 point ahead of Rasmus Anderson after a strong showing in the final workout worth triple points.

    Last year’s 2nd place male athlete Mikko Aronpaa was the best of the UAE based athletes finishing in 5th place.

    Masters Competition

    There were two masters divisions in this year’s competition the 34+ and 39+. In the 34+ the men’s winner was Majid Khalifa and the women’s Mari Waagan, and in the 39+ division, Chris Bourke took the top spot for the men, and Tracy Potaka took the women’s title.

    Notable mentions…

    It may have been the internationals that took the top spots, but the UAE based athletes did an incredible job throughout the event faced with some serious competition. Mikko Aronpaa placed 5th overall in the men’s competition and last year’s winner, Abu Dhabi-based Jamie Greene placed 4th overall. Among the Emirati athletes, Mahmoud Shalan placed 12th overall in the men’s, and Amnah Bin Bahar placed 13th.

    This year’s competition had 15 workouts over 6 days of competition and saw a wider variety of skills tested as it included events such as a one rep max lifts, a 4000m run for time, and an underwater pool event. It was held at Al Wasl Football Club and Hamdan Sport Centre for the first weekend, and Dubai Mall Ice Rink for the finals.

    Thousands tuned in to watch this year’s competition via the live stream on You Tube; the first year the event has had live streaming online (with FitnessLink co-founder and DFC regular Grant Goes providing the English commentary).

    Congrats to everyone that took part in the event – until next year!

    If you’re interested, here are all the workouts of the second weekend:

    Workout 10A

    1 Rep Max with Barbell Snatch

    Workout 10B

    1 Rep Max with Barbell Clean

    Workout 11

    4 Rounds of:

    10x 20m Sandbag Carry and 20 GHD Sit Ups

    NOTE: Workout 12, 13, 14 happened one after the other on a running clock. 10min time cap, 10 min rest.

    Workout 12

    Ski Erg 50/35 calories

    Then 3 rounds of: 15 Overhead Squats (70kg/45kg barbell), 20 Toe to Bar

    (10 minute rest)

    Workout 13

    Indoor Rower 100/80 calories

    Then 2 rounds of: 30 Flying Push Ups, 30 Wall Balls (20lb/16lb)

    (10 minute rest)

    Workout 14

    Assault Bike 50/35 calories

    Then: 50 Box Jump Overs and 50 Pull Ups

    Workout 15 – FINAL WORKOUT

    Time Cap = 45 minutes

    Part One: 10 x 20m Farmers carry with two 90lb/65 dumbbells

    Part Two: 2 Rounds – 2x 20m Lunges with Tsunami Bar weighing 80kg/60kg, then 20 Burpee into press with two 20kg/15kg Dumbbell

    Part Three: 4 Rounds – 5x 5m Rope Climb, then 15 Burpee Box Jump Over

    Part Four: Lift an atlas ball over the shoulder – 20x 180lb ball for the men, 10x 140lb ball for the women

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