The world's top Functional Fitness athletes converge on Malmo, Sweden to crown their World Champions. Will the USA dominate in 2019? Will Canada's Alex Parker defeat her rival, USA's Jordan Adcock? Does this sport belong in the Olympics?
Plot Synopsis:
------------------- In 2019, the top Functional Fitness athletes from around the world converge on Malmo, Sweden to compete in the iF3 Worlds. Over three days of competition, these superlative athletes compete in 6 harrowing "tests" before crowning their World Champions in the Women's, Men's, and Teams divisions. Each of the 6 tests challenges a different aspect of fitness. The tests are known as: Endurance, Strength, Bodyweight, Skill, Mixed, and Power. The USA Functional Fitness Team is here for redemption. After dominating on home turf in 2017 and facing disappointment in London in 2018, Coach Justin Cotler plans to stage a comeback and sweep the podium in 2019. Canada's Alex Parker is here on a personal quest to defeat her "frenemy" and rival, American Jordan Adcock. The two live in the same town, train at the same gym, and share the same coach. They're neck and neck in every event. The sport of Functional Fitness wants to be an Olympic sport. These 46 National Federations around the globe have banded together under The International Functional Fitness Federation in order to "Reach for the Rings" and achieve their Olympic dream.
Written byWritten by: Nicholas John Nakis

USAFF Team athlete Matt Morton was a 4-year starter as a Linebacker for Iowa State football, being recognized for all-academic Big XII Honors 3 years in a row. He has competed at the iF3 World Championships 3 times, and was part of the World Championship Team in 2017. He has qualified for CrossFit Games Regionals 3 times. He was ranked 99th in the Worldwide CrossFit Open 2019.
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Alex Parker, 2019 iF3 World Champion in the Women's division, was once a member of the Canadian national ski team. She has also competed at the CrossFit Games.
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Jordan Adcock, the 2nd place woman at iF3 Worlds 2019, has also appeared at the CrossFit Games.
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Two Australian athletes are interviewed in the film: Jessica Coughlan and Khan Porter. Both athletes have also competed at the CrossFit Games.
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Zach Sowder, the World Champion in the Men's division at 2019 iF3 Worlds, has previously competed at the CrossFit Games.
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James Fitzgerald, the iF3's Programming Director, is also the founder of OPEX Fitness. He was 2007's "Fittest Man on Earth" as the first-ever winner of the CrossFit Games and is one of the stars of the documentary "Every Second Counts".
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Reach For The Rings executive producer Gretchen Kittelberger is also the founder and president of the International Functional Fitness Federation. She was formerly a CrossFit Games competitor and a lawyer at CrossFit HQ.
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Sam DeCristofaro, one of the USAFF Team athletes, was a winner on Fox's "Ultimate Tag". She is also a Florida Grid League competitor, a former gymnast, and a former state and national team weightlifter.
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Justin Cotler, coach of the USAFF team, is the owner of Dynamix gym, the former owner of the NPGL (Grid League) team the DC Brawlers, and he famously coached Kari Pearce to the podium at the 2020 CrossFit Games. He is also one of the stars of the new documentary film "Resurgence".
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Brian Harris, USAFF Team athlete, was--at the time of filming--one of the athletes on the US Army Warrior Fitness Team, a team within the military recruiting branch aimed at cultivating competitive athletes within the Army.
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