{"id":29200,"date":"2021-08-17T10:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T08:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=29200"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:48:58","slug":"puma-fuse-made-its-official-on-foot-debut-at-the-highest-stage-in-crossfit-this-year-the-crossfit-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-fuse-made-its-official-on-foot-debut-at-the-highest-stage-in-crossfit-this-year-the-crossfit-games\/","title":{"rendered":"PUMA Fuse feierte sein offizielles Deb\u00fct auf der h\u00f6chsten B\u00fchne des CrossFit in diesem Jahr: den CrossFit Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Der PUMA Fuse gab sein offizielles Deb\u00fct auf der h\u00f6chsten B\u00fchne des CrossFit in diesem Jahr: den CrossFit Games\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrossFit-Header-1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fpuma-fuse-made-its-official-on-foot-debut-at-the-highest-stage-in-crossfit-this-year-the-crossfit-games%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fpuma-fuse-made-its-official-on-foot-debut-at-the-highest-stage-in-crossfit-this-year-the-crossfit-games%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-fuse-made-its-official-on-foot-debut-at-the-highest-stage-in-crossfit-this-year-the-crossfit-games\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fpuma-fuse-made-its-official-on-foot-debut-at-the-highest-stage-in-crossfit-this-year-the-crossfit-games%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" > Crossfit Spiele<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >PUMA-Athleten bei den Crossfit Games<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">17. August 2021 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;PUMA Fuse made its official on-foot debut at the highest stage in CrossFit this year; the CrossFit Games&quot;, \"text\": &quot;This is exciting! Our\\u00a0PUMA Fuse made its official on-foot debut at the highest stage in CrossFit this year; the CrossFit Games. Fuse was worn by elite athletes Sam Stewart and Emma McQuaid. Prior to entering the Games, both athletes got named Ireland\\u2019s Fittest Man and Woman, respectively. Our CrossFit athletes know no two days are alike. The sport asks a lot of you \\u2013 and your shoes. The activities are ranging from Olympic weightlifting to distance running. 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Unser PUMA Fuse hat sein offizielles Deb\u00fct auf der h\u00f6chsten B\u00fchne des CrossFit in diesem Jahr gegeben: den CrossFit Games. Der Fuse wurde von den Elite-Athleten Sam Stewart und Emma McQuaid getragen. Vor der Teilnahme an den Spielen wurden beide Athleten zu Irlands fittestem Mann bzw. fittester Frau gek\u00fcrt. Unsere CrossFit-Sportler wissen, dass kein Tag wie der andere ist. Der Sport verlangt viel von ihnen - und von ihren Schuhen. Die Aktivit\u00e4ten reichen vom olympischen Gewichtheben bis zum Langstreckenlauf. CATch Up fragte Sam und Emma nach ihrer Motivation und ihrem Lieblings-CrossFit-Workout.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>Die Teilnahme an den CrossFit Games hat mich vorw\u00e4rts getrieben, auch wenn die Dinge nicht so liefen, wie ich wollte: Verletzungen, Niederlagen - das sind nur kleine Unannehmlichkeiten, die man auf dem Weg zu seinem gro\u00dfen Ziel in Kauf nehmen muss.<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Sam Stewart, PUMA CrossFit-Athlet <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>Ich m\u00f6chte immer an meine Grenzen gehen und sehen, was mein K\u00f6rper zu leisten imstande ist. So verfolge ich jedes Jahr neue Ziele.<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Emma McQuaid, PUMA CrossFit-Athletin<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Sam Stewart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Scott-CrossFit.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Emma McQuaid<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Emma-Image.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumns spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><p>Bei den CrossFit Games wurde Sam leider aufgrund einer Bizepsverletzung medizinisch disqualifiziert, beendete den Wettkampf aber mit einem 37.<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Rang insgesamt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><p>Emma endete mit einer fantastischen 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Platz bei den CrossFit Games in diesem Jahr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Was fasziniert Sie an CrossFit?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Sam: Ich liebe es, dass CrossFit die Grenzen dessen verschiebt, wozu Menschen f\u00e4hig sind. In der Vergangenheit dachte man, dass nur die gro\u00dfen Jungs riesige Gewichte stemmen und nur die leichteren kleinen Jungs schnell laufen k\u00f6nnen, aber wer k\u00f6nnte das alles machen? Und das auch noch gut? CrossFit umfasst alle Aspekte von Fitness und Sport, um die besten Supermenschen der Welt zu finden.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie haben Sie Ihre Reise zu den Spielen und Ihr Deb\u00fct bei den Spielen erlebt?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Sam: Meine Reise zu den CrossFit Games begann vor 10 Jahren in der Schule und ging langsam aber sicher voran. Die diesj\u00e4hrige Reise war die bisher sch\u00f6nste, aber leider habe ich mich bei den Games am Bizeps verletzt und musste zur\u00fccktreten. Es ist, wie es ist, ich werde n\u00e4chstes Jahr st\u00e4rker zur\u00fcckkommen!<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Der Sport verlangt viel von dir - und deinen Schuhen. Was macht den PUMA FUSE zu einem perfekten Schuh f\u00fcr CrossFit?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Sam: Der PUMA Fuse ist vielseitig, was zur Philosophie der CrossFit Games passt. Man muss f\u00fcr alles bereit sein. Der PUMA Fuse eignet sich zum Gewichtheben, Laufen, Seilklettern, Springen, Schlittenschieben ... die Liste ist lang. Er ist bequem, langlebig und f\u00fcr alles bereit.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Was ist Ihr Lieblings-CrossFit-Workout und warum?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Sam: Schwierige Frage! In letzter Zeit habe ich die diesj\u00e4hrigen Open Workouts sehr genossen. Der erste Teil bestand aus viel Gymnastik und hoher Intensit\u00e4t und der zweite Teil aus schwerem Heben. Also ein gro\u00dfartiger Gesamttest f\u00fcr viele Aspekte der Fitness.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie hat Ihnen Ihr Ehrgeiz in Ihrer Karriere geholfen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Sam: Mein Ehrgeiz hat mich in Zeiten aufrecht erhalten, in denen ich leicht entmutigt werden konnte. Mein Ziel ist es, der beste Athlet zu sein, der ich sein kann. Die Teilnahme an den CrossFit Games hat mich vorw\u00e4rts getrieben, auch wenn die Dinge nicht so liefen, wie ich wollte: Verletzungen, Niederlagen - das sind nur kleine Unannehmlichkeiten, die man auf dem Weg zum gro\u00dfen Ziel in Kauf nehmen muss.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wer motiviert Sie dazu, der beste Sportler zu sein, der Sie sein k\u00f6nnen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Sam: Mein Trainer, meine Trainingspartner, meine Freundin, Freunde, Familie, fr\u00fchere Trainer und nat\u00fcrlich meine Konkurrenten. Ich denke, Motivation ist fl\u00fcchtig, man braucht eine tief brennende Leidenschaft, und die muss von einem selbst kommen. Meine \u2018Motivation\u2019 besteht darin, mein absolutes Limit zu finden. Der Gedanke, mein Potenzial als Sportler voll und ganz auszusch\u00f6pfen, spornt mich an.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Was treibt dich beim CrossFit an?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Emma: Ich liebe die Herausforderung - neue F\u00e4higkeiten zu erlernen und meinen K\u00f6rper an Grenzen zu bringen, von denen ich dachte, dass ich sie nicht erreichen kann.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie hat sich Ihre Reise zu den Spielen von den Jahren vor COVID-19 unterschieden, und wie sind Sie damit umgegangen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Emma: Es war eine viel gr\u00f6\u00dfere Herausforderung mit all den Beschr\u00e4nkungen, die im Vergleich zu den Vorjahren galten, was zu einer gro\u00dfen Unsicherheit vor dem Wettbewerb f\u00fchrte. An einem Punkt sah es so aus, als w\u00fcrden wir gar nicht weiterkommen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie war es f\u00fcr dich, PUMA, eine neue Marke im CrossFit, auf der h\u00f6chstm\u00f6glichen B\u00fchne - den CrossFit Games - zu repr\u00e4sentieren (und zu pr\u00e4sentieren)?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Emma: Es war gro\u00dfartig, weil es ein so neuer Schuh f\u00fcr CrossFit ist. Es war wirklich cool, zu den wenigen Auserw\u00e4hlten zu geh\u00f6ren, die sie auf der Wettkampffl\u00e4che tragen durften.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Der Sport verlangt viel von dir - und deinen Schuhen. Was macht den PUMA FUSE zu einem perfekten Schuh f\u00fcr CrossFit?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Emma: Er ist leicht, bequem und stabil. Man kann mit ihm laufen, heben und alle CrossFit-Bewegungen ausf\u00fchren.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Was ist Ihr Lieblings-CrossFit-Workout und warum?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Emma: Ich habe kein wirkliches Lieblingstraining, aber ich liebe alles, was mit Power Cleans und HSPU als Kombination zu tun hat.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie hat Ihnen Ihr Ehrgeiz in Ihrer Karriere geholfen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Emma: Ich m\u00f6chte immer an meine Grenzen gehen und sehen, was mein K\u00f6rper zu leisten imstande ist. 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Bereiten Sie sich darauf vor, sich im Jahr 2021 selbst herauszufordern und in die Welt der Kraft und der hochintensiven Fitness einzusteigen. Wir haben jetzt das richtige Werkzeug daf\u00fcr. Der brandneue PUMA FUSE Trainingsschuh wurde von PUMAs Athleten getestet und f\u00fcr gut befunden.\n \nDiese Woche haben wir unseren brandneuen Cross-Trainingsschuh FUSE vorgestellt. Ob Box Jumps, Springseil-Workouts, Wall Balls, Squats oder andere schwere \u00dcbungen - dieser Schuh schreckt vor keinem Workout zur\u00fcck. Mit Blick auf Stabilit\u00e4t und Funktionalit\u00e4t haben wir den grundlegenden Cross-Training-Schuh der Branche komplett neu gestaltet. Er wurde zu gleichen Teilen mit Funktion und Finesse renoviert, um deine Muskeln und deine Mentalit\u00e4t zu rekonstruieren.\n\u00a0\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/athlete-certified-strength-pumas-all-new-fuse-trainer\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Das ist aufregend! Unser PUMA Fuse hat sein offizielles Deb\u00fct auf der h\u00f6chsten B\u00fchne des CrossFit in diesem Jahr gegeben: den CrossFit Games. Der Fuse wurde von den Elite-Athleten Sam Stewart und Emma McQuaid getragen. Vor der Teilnahme an den Spielen wurden beide Athleten zu Irlands fittestem Mann bzw. fittester Frau gek\u00fcrt. Unsere CrossFit-Sportler wissen, dass kein Tag wie der andere ist. Der Sport verlangt viel von ihnen - und von ihren Schuhen. Die Aktivit\u00e4ten reichen vom olympischen Gewichtheben bis zum Langstreckenlauf. 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