Behind the Scenes

Before 4:30 a.m. on the first day of individual competition, Director of the CrossFit Games Dave Castro sums up the collective feeling of the day. "This morning is going to be awesome. Or a complete fucking disaster," he jokingly pans.

CrossFit Inc. journalist Sevan Matossian catches CrossFit Games organizers, volunteers and athletes before and after the events, grilling them in his signature style with a bevy of unrelated questions.

This is part 3 of your backstage pass to the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games. Go under the stadium, into the athlete warm-up area, inside the host hotel and more as the fittest men and women on Earth take on the ultimate test of fitness.

The CrossFit Games are the ultimate proving grounds for the world's fittest athletes. In part 4 of this behind-the-scenes look at the 2013 Games, the competitors take on Naughty Nancy before heading into the tennis stadium for an event under the lights.

In part 5 of this behind-the-scenes look at the CrossFit Games, hear from athletes, staff, volunteers and more. Check in with CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman and skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen while the athletes head into the final events.