Wow, this first attempt at 12.2 rocked my world. I don’t offer too much advice on how I think you guys should approach the WOD, most just sharing my advice to myself… “Stop jumping FORWARDS on nearly every rep, and don’t walk away from the bar so much!”
There are some heartfelt comments about the CFLW crew, though, so that makes this worth posting for me.
GREAT JOB to everyone who was there last night, and good luck to everyone who is either going for the first time or giving it another shot!
Just in case you had any interest in watching my first attempt, here it is…
The first workout of The Open (which consisted of 7 straight minutes of burpees) was one that, in theory, “favored” smaller, lighter guys. The second one, however, favors those who can just throw around a LOT of weight! The gist of it, is that you complete as many snatches as you can in 10 minutes, where the weight increases (significantly) every 30 reps. The first set is 30 reps at a “light” weight, the second 30 reps bump up the weight to a medium/heavy load, and the final set of the 30 is to be completed at a weight that I think is heavier than any HQ-written Snatch WOD I’ve ever seen! Oh yeah… in the event that athletes make it through those 90 reps, the final weight is so heavy, that I would say only the top 5% of athlete in the world will even be able to complete a singe rep. We might as well call it, the Snatchtastic Voyage,….. or something like that…
In my “strategy” video for this one, I talk about the WOD itself, how I think many people in the region will do, and then some basic strategy for how I think it should be approached. If you have any questions about the workout, please don’t hesitate to ask!
The second workout of the 2012 CrossFit Games Open (copied directly from the Games website) is pasted below:
Workout 12.2
Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
30 Snatch (M 75 / F 45 lbs)
30 Snatch (M 135 / F 75 lbs)
30 Snatch (M 165 / F 100 lbs)
Max Rep Snatch (M 210 / F 120 lbs)
This workout begins from the standing position. The athlete will complete all reps at the first weight before advancing to the next weight. Score is total reps completed in 10min.
It’s so fitting that on LEAP DAY 2012 (yay Leap Year!) I post a video with someone jumping a little bit. I am not going to say anything about the video below, except for this:
Molly Metz (a Denver-area local who conducts regular jump-roping seminars around town) does double-unders for 10 minutes straight. Without missing a single one.
You guys and gals have got to be kidding me. Every single time I turn around, someone is PR’ing, getting a movement for the first time, or sharing about another 5-10 pounds lost (or gained, depending on the person)! Why hasn’t this streak of successes slowed down yet? 🙂
I am SO PROUD of you folks.
Tonight I was lucky enough to catch TWO “first-time” moments at the gym! The reason that I have “first-time” in quotations is because John was too selfish to wait for me to get my camera ready before he busted out his first Muscle-Up on the rings. Don’t worry, though… he got right back up there and then did his second one for the camera instead!!
Then, about 2 minutes later, JP is trying to figure out how to do BAR Muscle-Ups and busts one out, too! You guys are unreal. And the best part is that I consider these two guys partners-in-crime, too. Congrats on a big night, you two!!
I rarely “bug” you guys with stuff like this. Usually it’s just “encouragement” 🙂
However, you have one more hour to decide to join US, your CFLW Family, in competing in this year’s CrossFit Games Open! I will be judging athletes right at 5pm tonight at the gym, and I STRONGLY encourage all of you who have “thought about it” but not registered YET to come down and complete the 7 minutes of burpees.
I hope to see a few of you there!
The videos below are from CrossFit HQ, and they show “ordinary” people (who are amazing just like all of you) who decided to take the plunge! Join us… it will be an AMAZING 5 weeks!
The first one is a “summary video” (at 45 seconds long), with shorter bits below!
This commercial from Saucony is awesome. I kind of wish I could have found it BEFORE the workout today! 🙂
Strong, fit, fast… to me, those are all relative terms. Strong in what way? Does strength mean emotional strength, the ability to endure many obstacles and keep going? Or does it mean to say, “I lift things up and put them down….”
Fast? Fast at what? Running a 100m dash? Running a marathon? Completing an Iron Man? Fast at stacking cups?
The point of CrossFit is to be good/strong/efficient at… everything. Keep working, keep striving, and you will continue to improve and become “better than yesterday”! That’s all that matters.
The time has come for people to post results from workout 12.1!!!
As we finished the workout at CrossFit Lakewood, someone actually said, “Can you believe it’s been a year already since we did this?” No, I really can’t. The last year has flown by so fast, and so many good things have happened at our gym.
I post this video as a simple reminder to what this whole CrossFit thing is really about. I am more competitive than the next guy… trust me… MORE competitive… but I try not to lose sight as to why I’m doing what I’m doing. Why I train every week. Why competing is fun for me. Because it helps me improve and feel progress with all of the hard work I put in. I really have FUN CrossFitting and spending time with my friends, too!
At the end of the day, your integrity and honest progress is all you have. I know I don’t want to live behind a number that isn’t accurate, and don’t see why anyone else would want to do that, either.
Cheating and lying about scores, weights, etc, defeats the entire purpose of why we do this! Have fun, do your best, and the rest will take care of itself.
CFLW Family, thank you for making week 1 of the 2012 CrossFit Games Open an absolute blast! FOUR MORE TO GO!!!
Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes of:
Burpees
This workout begins from the standing position. The Athlete will move from flat on the ground to touching an object with both hands that is 6 inches above their max reach. Score is total reps completed.
I came out swinging too hard for sure. When I retry this thing tomorrow, I will pace myself a little more out of the gate.
What did YOU guys think about it? What were some of your strategies? I’m very curious to hear.
GOOD LUCK on Week #1, everyone!
(Sidenote: We have the best athletes at CrossFit Lakewood! Thank you guys so much for your constant support… not only for me, but for each other! This 5-week competition is going to be so amazing.)
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