Every functional fitness competition lives or dies on trust and follow-through. Athletes sign up hot, then half of them ghost the WOD by week two, and the ones who do post scores are shouting numbers into an honor system you can't audit. Manually verifying reps across a full box of competitors is a nightmare, and once the leaderboard feels gameable, the whole event loses its edge.
- Athletes register with intensity, then quietly drop off mid-competition once the novelty wears off and nothing is truly on the line
- Scores come in on an honor system — you have no reliable way to confirm a competitor actually hit the reps or held the position they claim
- Judging and rep-counting by hand across dozens of entries eats your time and still leaves the standings open to dispute
- Even a great throwdown fizzles online — there's no built-in way for competitors to prove and flex their results to pull the next wave in
How Cadoo solves it
Real stakes turn sign-ups into show-ups
When competitors put their own money on reaching the goal, motivation stops being a mood and becomes a commitment. Athletes bet on hitting the competition's targets, and the pot rewards the ones who follow through — so your bracket stays full from the first WOD to the final, instead of thinning out the moment the hype fades.
Cheat-proof verification the standings can trust
Cadoo's AI counts and form-scores every pushup, squat, situp, pullup, dip, and plank hold straight from the phone camera — no honor system, no manual judging. Daily step totals are read directly from Apple Health or Google Health Connect. Every score on your leaderboard is a verified score, so results hold up and disputes disappear.
Leagues, live leaderboards, and shareable wins
Rank competitors on live leaderboards, run tiered leagues across your community, and let every athlete walk away with a skinned highlight clip of their best effort. Those shareable wins do your marketing for you — turning each competition into a recruiting engine for the next one.
Frequently asked questions
How does Cadoo help CrossFit Competitions?
Cadoo gives functional fitness competition organizers a platform where athletes bet real money on hitting the competition's goals, every rep and hold is AI-verified from the phone camera, and standings run on live leaderboards and leagues. It keeps competitors committed through the final WOD, makes scores impossible to fake, and hands each athlete a shareable highlight clip that recruits the next wave.
Which movements and metrics can Cadoo verify?
Cadoo's camera-based AI counts and form-scores pushups, squats, situps, pullups, dips, and plank holds — the camera handles reps and holds only. Daily steps are read straight from Apple Health or Google Health Connect. Every verified result flows into your leaderboards and leagues, so the standings reflect work athletes actually did.
How do I set up a CrossFit competition on Cadoo?
You can spin up a competition yourself through the Cadoo Upside Hub, or email Tim@cadoo.io to have the team help you design stakes, movements, and leaderboards tailored to your event.
Ready to launch a game for functional-fitness competition organizers?
Set up a branded, camera-verified fitness game through the Cadoo Upside Hub, or talk to us and we’ll build it with you.