Saxon Panchik might well be one of the most underrated athletes in the CrossFit space. As Scott Panchik’s sibling, it’s the elder brother who usually takes most the attention.
However, Saxon has become a household name in the past few years and it’d be a mistake to overlook him any longer.
The American native is a four-time CrossFit Games athlete with a recent career-best finish of 5th. He qualified after wining the 2021 Granite Games Semifinals, edging out athletes such as Chandler Smith and Tim Paulson.
The 25-year-old now owns CrossFit Cliffside along his twin brother Spencer and became father to twin girls earlier in the year.
Saxon Panchik Transformation
Saxon Panchik started CrossFit at the age of 12 as a way to rehab from a severe hiking accident in which him and his twin brother Spencer fell off a 75ft cliff.
The brothers had played football up to that point, but were told by doctors that contact sports were not an option, as any trauma to the head could be deadly.
“Once Spencer and I found out that it was something we could actually compete in, we were hooked,” Panchik said in a 2019 interview.
Saxon made his first CrossFit Games appearance in 2018, where he finished 19th. He has returned to the highest stage of competition every year since, finishing 9th, 21st and 5th respectively.
8 Workouts from Saxon Panchik
Now try some of Saxon’s workouts and train like this incredible athlete.
Workout 1
For time:
- 1,000 Meter Ski Erg
- 200 Double Unders
- 30 sandbag cleans 150#
- 200 Double Unders
- 1,000 Meter Ski Erg
Workout 2
10 Rounds for Time:
- 15 Cal Bike
- 1 Legless Rope Climb
- 1 Regular Rope Climb
Workout 3
“Lyla”
10-1 Reps of:
- Muscle ups
- Clean & Jerks @ Bodyweight
Workout 4
Never forget the basics. Here is an at home workout with a dumbbell and a jump rope.
For Time:
- 45 Double Unders
- 21 Single Arm DB Thrusters
- 21 Hand Release push ups
- 45 Double Unders
- 15 Single Arm DB Thrusters
- 15 Hand Release push ups
- 45 Double Unders
- 9 Single Arm DB Thrusters
- 9 Hand Release push ups
- 45 Double Unders
Workout 5
Snatch day complex by @facundoe at 240#
- 1 Squat Snatch
- 2 Overhead Squats
- 1 Hang Squat Snatch
Workout 6
Monday morning complex by @facundoe
🔑 points I was focusing on today
High elbows going into each jerk
Using my hips to create momentum for the jerk
- 1 Squat Clean
- 1 Front Squat
- 2 Split Jerks
At 315
Workout 7
All the conditioning and cycling today:
- 3x 1,000 Meter C2 Bike (Sub 1:45 pace)
Rest 1:00
- 3x 6 Snatches 205#
Rest 1:00
Repeat
Workout 8
A little bit of everything for the morning session:
- 50 Drag Rope Double Unders
- 50’ Handstand Walk
- 5 Squat cleans 275#
- 50 Drag Rope Double Unders
- 50’ Handstand Walk
- 4 Squat cleans
- 50 Drag Rope Double Unders
- 50’ Handstand Walk
- 3 Squat cleans
- 50 Drag Rope Double Unders
- 50’ Handstand Walk
- 2 Squat cleans
- 50 Drag Rope Double Unders
- 50’ Handstand Walk
- 1 Squat cleans
Workout 9
“Snatch Mash”
3 Rounds
- 24 Cal AB
- 6 Squat Snatches @135
Rest 2:00
3 Rounds
- 20 Box Jump Overs 24”
- 5 Squat Snatches @155
Rest 4:00
3 Rounds
- 16 Strict HSPU
- 4 Squat Snacthes @185
Rest 2:00
3 Rounds
- 12 Bar Muscle ups
- 3 Squat Snatches @205
Rest 4:00
3 Rounds
- 8 Clean & Jerks @225
- 3 Squat Snatches @225
Rest 2:00
3 Rounds
- 4 Rope Climbs
- 1 Squat Snatch @245
