There’s an unwritten rule of sorts amongst the gentlemen of CrossFit that allows for good-natured jesting. In fact, the athletes have what they lovingly refer to as “trash talk Thursday.” Brent Fikowski kicked it off for the 2018 season with an Instagram post where he calls out Travis Williams, Jason Carroll, Mitch Barnard and Joe Scali. Some might expect these guys to be bitter about the burn, but don’t worry — everyone’s joining in on the fun.

The CrossFit Open has arrived, and with it the return of #trashtalkthursday This year’s squad is… ? @travismfwilliams former fat kid, turned his life around with fitness, made the games, quit individual because he’s tired of getting beat @jasoncarroll89 Survivor of the OC Throwdown hurdle event, & I promised him he could sit at the cool kid table if he made the Games… so here we are. @mitchbarnard Probably could have have made the Games if he wasn’t so good at blowing up. Now he’s a lawyer billing more hours in a week then you pretend to work in a month. He wanted to see if he’s still got it, we’re about to find out. @scalifit Janitor at his wife’s gym. 6.5 who thinks he’s a 10. Former games athlete, emphasis on former. Shoulders of glass. Heart of a snake. Abs of a starving addict Each week on our first attempt at the workout whoever has the worst score will have #OpenHumiliation – A punishment will be decided for the loser the Monday before the announcement. Stay tuned, tag some #frenemies and join in on the debauchery. Oh and follow these dudes so you keep up with the good times #orunfollowJoe #crossfit #crossfitgames #crossfitopen #intheopen

A post shared by Brent Fikowski (@fikowski) on Feb 15, 2018 at 7:26am PST

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