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Wow. The time is here. More than 3 weeks before the 2011 Regionals are to be held, CrossFit has released the workouts that will be given to athletes to perform at the event! I did not personally qualify for the event (I placed 79th in my Region, and only top 60 advanced), but my stomach still turned as I scrolled down the page in anticipation for what our “Southwest Region” athletes (and all other athletes around the world) would need to do to try and Qualify for the Big Dance: The 2011 CrossFit Games.

Straight from the CrossFit Games Website, here is the breakdown of how the show will go!

“The 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games Regional season begins on May 27 with four locations. They will take place from Friday to Sunday. Each of the three competitions (Individual Men, Individual Women, and Teams) will have two workouts per day.

Scoring for Regionals will be similar to the Open. The score for a given workout is their ranking for that workout (one point per place, low score is better). Scores for each workout are added together to get the overall score. At the end of the six workouts, athletes and teams with the lowest scores are the winners.”

At the very least, athlete’s know they will only need to perform TWO workouts per day over the course of the three-day event!

Are you ready for the Workouts?! Here we go:

-For the Individual Competition-

Workout 1

For time:
1000m Run
30 Handstand push-ups
1000m Row

Workout 2

Thruster Ladder – Athletes will have 20 seconds to take a barbell from the ground, then perform one Thruster at a specified weight. They will have 10 seconds to transition to the next barbell. Their result is the highest successful thruster.

Men’s weights in lbs: 155, 165, 175, 185, 195, 205, 215, 225, 235, 245, 255, 265, 275, 285, 295

Women’s weights in lbs: 105, 115, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180, 185

Workout 3

21-15-9 reps for time of:
Deadlift (315 lb / 205 lb)
Box jump (30”/24”)

Workout 4

For time:
100 Pull-ups
100 Kettlebell swings (53 lb / 35 lb)
100 Double-unders
100 Overhead squats (95 lb / 65 lb)

Workout 5

“Amanda”
9-7-5 reps for time of:
Squat snatch (135 lb / 95 lb)
Ring muscle-up

Workout 6

For time:
20 Calorie row
30 Burpees
40 Two-hand dumbbell ground-to-overhead (45lb / 25lb)
50 Toes-to-bar
100 foot Overhead lunge (45lb plate / 25lb)
50 foot Sprint

-For the Team Competition-

Team Workouts

Workout 1

For time:
4 X 750m Row
50 Handstand push-ups
4 X 750m Row

Teams of 4 (2 men, 2 women)

Workout 2

Thruster Ladder, same rules as the individuals. Teams of 2 (1 man, 1 woman). A team’s result will be the sum of the highest successful thrusters by each athlete.

Workout 3

21-15-9 reps for time of:
Deadlift (285 lb /185 lb)
Box jump (30”/24”)

Teams of 2 (1 man, 1 woman). The man performs the entire workout then tags the woman who does the entire workout. Total time is the result.

Workout 4

For time:
250 Pull-ups
250 Kettlebell swings (53lb / 35 lb)
250 Double-unders
250 Overhead squats (95lb / 65lb)

Teams of 4 (2 men, 2 women). Team will complete this as a chipper, with one athlete working at a time. A team must complete all of the Pull-ups at the rig, then complete all of the Kettlebell swings, then all of the Double-unders, then all of the Overhead squats. There is no set rotation needed among the athletes. A team’s result is their total time to complete this chipper.

Workout 5

Team “Amanda”
9-9-7-7-5-5 reps for time of:
Squat snatch (135lb / 95lb)
Ring muscle-up

Teams of 2 (1 man, 1 woman). The man does 9 snatches then the woman does 9 snatches with a separate barbell. Then the man does 9 muscle-ups, then the woman does 9 muscle-ups, etc. The pattern continues until they both have completed the couplet. A team’s result is their total time to complete the couplet.

Workout 6

For time:
20 Calorie row
30 Burpees
30 Dumbbell ground-to-overhead (45lb / 25lb)
30 Toes-to-bar
100 foot Overhead walking lunge (45lb plate / 25lb)
50 foot sprint

“Teams of 4 (2 men, 2 women). All four athletes perform the entire workout. The first athlete enters and completes the Row. When that athlete has completed the row, they move on to Burpees, and the second athlete may begin the Row. This pattern continues, in order, through all of the movement. No athlete can begin their next station until the athlete ahead of them is clear from that station. A team’s result is the total time for all 4 members to go through the workout.” ~ Taken directly from the Website.