As of today we are three weeks out from The 2020 Open.
At this point, the "hay is in the barn" so to speak. The work has been done. I'm not really getting any stronger at this point. My engine is not going to get much better in three weeks (although I will maintain what I have).
The best way for me to make measurable improvements in three weeks, is to buckle down and become super strict on my diet.
And spoiler, I have already started.
Let's do this!
Showing posts with label CrossFit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CrossFit. Show all posts
September 19, 2019
September 10, 2019
Vacation 2019
I'm getting on a plane to fly to the Pacific Northwest for a week long backpacking trip today.
I believe it is important to get out of the gym every once in a while. There is more to life than barbells.
I will be heading up to the North Cascades National Park and spending some much needed time away from everything.
When I get back, it will be time to go to work putting the final touches on my Open preparation.
I believe it is important to get out of the gym every once in a while. There is more to life than barbells.
I will be heading up to the North Cascades National Park and spending some much needed time away from everything.
When I get back, it will be time to go to work putting the final touches on my Open preparation.
- The diet WILL be 100% on point. No Cheats
- I WILL hit the gym 7+ times per week (w/ a couple of two-a-days per week)
- NO snooze button.
Are you registered for the Open?
September 6, 2019
Are you putting in the work?
No matter how talented you are, you have to put in the work.
No matter how naturally gifted you are, you have to put in the work.
If you don't have natural talent, you have to put in the work.
If you are over weight, you have to put in the work.
If you are under weight, you have to put in the work.
If you need to get better at gymnastics, you have to put in the work.
If you need to get stronger, you have to put in the work.
Do you see a trend here?
Are you putting in the work?
No matter how naturally gifted you are, you have to put in the work.
If you don't have natural talent, you have to put in the work.
If you are over weight, you have to put in the work.
If you are under weight, you have to put in the work.
If you need to get better at gymnastics, you have to put in the work.
If you need to get stronger, you have to put in the work.
Do you see a trend here?
Are you putting in the work?
August 26, 2019
Wodapalooza online qualifier week 1
As I mentioned earlier, I signed up for the Wodapalooza Online Qualifier. Well, the week one workouts are here!
Workout 1:
AMRAP 9
3 Hang Snatch 75/55
3 Overhead Squat 75/55
30 Double Unders
**Each round the reps on the Snatch and Squat increase by 3 (ex. 3, 6, 9, 12, etc . . .)**
Workout 2:
AMRAP 16
40 Alternating Dumbbell Snatch 50/35
40 Pull-ups
30 Dumbell Burpees 50/35
30 Chest-to-bar Pull-ups
20 Devil Press 50/35
20 Bar Muscle-Up
Workout 1 went pretty crappy. Double unders are a well documented and long running weakness of mine. And while I have gotten better at them, as I started breathing harder and harder, they got worse and worse.
Workout 2 went a little better, but still not good. By the time I got to the Chest to Bar pullups, my grip was gone and I just didn't have any "pull" left.
Here's to next week's workouts.
Workout 1:
AMRAP 9
3 Hang Snatch 75/55
3 Overhead Squat 75/55
30 Double Unders
**Each round the reps on the Snatch and Squat increase by 3 (ex. 3, 6, 9, 12, etc . . .)**
Workout 2:
AMRAP 16
40 Alternating Dumbbell Snatch 50/35
40 Pull-ups
30 Dumbell Burpees 50/35
30 Chest-to-bar Pull-ups
20 Devil Press 50/35
20 Bar Muscle-Up
Workout 1 went pretty crappy. Double unders are a well documented and long running weakness of mine. And while I have gotten better at them, as I started breathing harder and harder, they got worse and worse.
Workout 2 went a little better, but still not good. By the time I got to the Chest to Bar pullups, my grip was gone and I just didn't have any "pull" left.
Here's to next week's workouts.
August 19, 2019
The Wodapalooza online qualifier
This morning at the gym, we did the first released Wodapalooza qualifier workout. It is a 9 minute AMRAP with doubles unders and acending reps of hang snatches and overhead squats.
The snatches and squats were super light, but (as usual) the double unders were the challenge for me.
After the WOD was over, my coach mentioned that she felt like I should actually sign up for the online qualifier. I had no plans to do this qualifier, but a couple of hours later, I was signed up.
My thinking was that if I want to call myself a compeditor, I need to compete more often than once a year during the Open. Competing, like most things in CrossFit, requires practice to get good at.
So, in a surprise to myself, I'm doing the Wodapalooza qualifier.
Anybody else doing this qualifier?
The snatches and squats were super light, but (as usual) the double unders were the challenge for me.
After the WOD was over, my coach mentioned that she felt like I should actually sign up for the online qualifier. I had no plans to do this qualifier, but a couple of hours later, I was signed up.
My thinking was that if I want to call myself a compeditor, I need to compete more often than once a year during the Open. Competing, like most things in CrossFit, requires practice to get good at.
So, in a surprise to myself, I'm doing the Wodapalooza qualifier.
Anybody else doing this qualifier?
August 15, 2019
The 2019 Games
So, the 2019 CrossFit Games happened two weeks ago.
The format was certainly different. But it was still The Games. Rogue and Morning Chalk Up both provided solid coverage.
The cuts made the Games much more exciting throughout the whole four day event, not just the last day. But I, like many, feel like the cut from 20 to 10 was the one thing that could have been done better. This is the first time that I know of that many athletes have a legitimate claim that the order of the events determined who proceeded throughout the weekend.
The cut from 20 to 10 happened after the first event on Saturday morning. If you swapped the first event on Saturday (the sprint event) with the first event on Sunday (the swim/paddle event), the top 10 would have looked WAY different.
I will say this. In my opinion, the Games did a cut after each of the first six events. Which is fine, but those six events ALL gave an advantage to lighter, smaller athletes.
The format was certainly different. But it was still The Games. Rogue and Morning Chalk Up both provided solid coverage.
The cuts made the Games much more exciting throughout the whole four day event, not just the last day. But I, like many, feel like the cut from 20 to 10 was the one thing that could have been done better. This is the first time that I know of that many athletes have a legitimate claim that the order of the events determined who proceeded throughout the weekend.
The cut from 20 to 10 happened after the first event on Saturday morning. If you swapped the first event on Saturday (the sprint event) with the first event on Sunday (the swim/paddle event), the top 10 would have looked WAY different.
I will say this. In my opinion, the Games did a cut after each of the first six events. Which is fine, but those six events ALL gave an advantage to lighter, smaller athletes.
- Event 1 - included running and legless rope climbs, both definitely body weight dependent
- Event 2 - included a 132 ft handstand walk, harder if you weigh more
- Event 3 - was a 6k run, running is certainly body weight sensitive
- Event 4 - included bar muscle-ups, easier if you weigh less
- Event 5 - was Mary, a body weight palooza
- Event 6 - was a sprint that included a change of direction at a high speed, running again see event 3 above
As a larger athlete myself, I find this trend troubling. I guess we will need to wait and see if this trend for lighter athletes continues next season.
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