Dear Community,
Fitness Bundesliga is kicking off next week!
Every Thursday a workout will be released, and we’ll do it together on Fridays in the 4–6 pm classes.
1) Join in at the gym (for everyone)
Everyone is welcome — whether you’re competing or not. We’ll scale the workouts if needed.
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Free to join: Signing up via RESAWOD will not deduct a credit.
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Please be fair: If you can’t make it, cancel in time so someone else can take your spot.
2) Want to compete officially? (Qualifier & season info)
If you want to actively compete, here are the key details.
What is the Fitness Bundesliga?
The Fitness Bundesliga (FBL) is an annual league to determine Germany’s fittest team (3 women / 3 men). It’s a team-based competition format for athletes of all levels.
Season 2026 – 3 phases
1) Local Qualifier (hosted at our gym)
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6 workouts
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Scoring: Best-of-4
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Outcome: placement into 1st League (Top 64 teams) and 2nd League (rank 65+)
2) Regional Throwdowns (Apr 24–25, May 1–2, May 8–9, May 22–23, 2026)
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1st League: on-site regional game days
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2nd League: remote
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Points reset to zero
3) National Championships (Jun 19–21, 2026)
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Halle39 (Hildesheim)
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24 teams from 1st League and 24 teams from 2nd League (separate ranking)
Goal of the Qualifier: qualify for the team and determine whether we compete in 1st or 2nd League.
3) How to take part in the Local Qualifier (step-by-step)
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Create an account on Circle 21:
https://circle21.events/fitness-bundesliga-2026-local-qualifier
→ Select CrossFit 40477 as your homebase (“club”).
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We’ll assign you the FBL 2026 license.
After that, you can register as an athlete for “Fitness Bundesliga 2026 (Local Qualifier)”.
Fee: €12
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Sign up in RESAWOD for the individual qualifier workouts.
If you can’t make the official Friday slot:
You can complete the workouts independently with a judge and/or record your attempt on video.
4) Format & workouts (Local Qualifier at our box)
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There will be six individual workouts (3 from FBL + 3 Open workouts).
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Each athlete must complete at least 4 out of 6 workouts.
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Scores must be entered in Circle 21 before the deadline to count towards team qualification.
Team registration:
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Team registration is open until March 3, 2026.
5) League placement (1st & 2nd League)
After the Local Qualifier, league placement is based on each team’s combined results of the top 3 women’s scores and top 3 men’s scores.
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1st League: Top 64 teams in the national ranking
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2nd League: all teams from rank 65 onward (no participant limit)
6) Team rules (quick overview)
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Competition day team: 6 athletes (3 women / 3 men)
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Roster rule: at least 5 internal (members of the club), max 1 external athlete
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Homebase is fixed: no switching clubs during the season.
7) Rotation requirement & injuries
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Each of the 6 athletes must compete in at least one test per game day.
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No athlete may compete in all tests.
→ Otherwise the team receives a zero score.
Injury during a test:
If an athlete has to stop during a running test, no substitute may jump in. The team must finish the test short-handed.
Potential Game day dates (set by the event organizer)
- Apr 24–25, 2026
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May 1–2, 2026
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May 8–9, 2026
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May 22–23, 2026
If you have any questions, just reach out!
Best regards,
Your CrossFit 40477 Team
