Overview
José competed in the final of the Brussels Throwdown 2026 on 5 and 6 September and took 3rd place in the Masters 35+ Division, with an event win in The Ladder.
The Brussels Throwdown is organised by CrossFit Merchtem. After an online qualifier in January and February, the final took place on 5 and 6 September 2026 in the sports hall of Brussegem, just outside Brussels. Two days, six workouts.
José opened on Saturday with The Big Climb, a long row and run workout through the Laarbeek forest, followed by Unbreakable (burpee box jump overs, GHD sit-ups and squat snatches) in which he finished 3rd. In One Way To Heaven, four intervals with heavy double unders, handstand push-ups and max sandbag cleans, he reached 229 reps and took 2nd place.
Sunday started with Mark Of The Blade, with Echo Bike, farmer carry lunges and chest to bar pull-ups. Then came the highlight: The Ladder, four one-minute rounds of shoulder to overhead with increasing weight, followed by max reps at the heaviest weight. With 51 reps José won this event. The closing workout Oblivion (shuttles over and under a log, dumbbell thrusters and toes to bar) brought him to the final result: 3rd with 525 points, after a strong season in which he had already finished 6th in the RX Division of the Battle of the North Final.
Congratulations to José on this podium finish in Belgium.