What a month of showing up actually looks like.
Every rep at CFT gets logged, which means we can tell you exactly what October produced. Not vibes, numbers. 120 different athletes set 341 personal records in 31 days, across every program in the building. Here is the full report.
The PR of the Month: Eight Years in the Making
Ryan Bone did not just set a PR in October. He broke three records that had stood since 2018. His push press went from 135 pounds, logged on October 22, 2018, to 215 pounds, an 80 pound jump across three reps. His thruster climbed 50 pounds to 185. His shoulder press added 20 to hit 185.
Eight year old numbers do not fall by accident. They fall when someone comes back, puts in consistent work, and lets the training compound. Ryan, that was awesome to watch!
The Biggest Jumps of October
Billy Bivins put 110 pounds on his Boppa total, finishing at 750 pounds on the clean and jerk and snatch ladder, with Zoe Walker right behind him adding 95 to reach 735. Paul Silvey put 70 pounds on his power clean and moved 215 for doubles. Will Hudson added 60 pounds to his back squat in a single month, going from 255 to a 315 double on October 17. And Chris Mills, whose story we told last month, kept stacking: 20 pounds on his back squat and 60 on his power clean.
On the workout side, two records from Valentine's Day 2019 finally fell when Tara Bates and Julie Gray both broke their seven year old PAINSTORM XIV scores, and Zach Wood added 159 reps to a Save the Humans score he set in 2019.
PRs Came from Every Program
CrossFit produced 287 of October's records, but this was not just a barbell story. ReBoot athletes logged 39 PRs with nothing but dumbbells, kettlebells, and bodyweight, including a wave of new bests on The Chief. Our Legends athletes, all 60 and older, set 6 records of their own. A personal record means the same thing in every program: you are measurably better than you were the last time you faced that test.
341 records in one month is not a talent story. It is a consistency story. Nearly every one of these athletes simply showed up to coached classes and let the programming do its job.
How Do You Get on This List?
Every result above came out of regular class programming. Nobody on this list followed a special plan. They showed up, a coach ran the session, the work was logged, and over weeks and months the numbers moved. That is the whole system, and it is open to anyone.
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