Crossfit Open

If you’re a fellow crossfitter, you know that the 2015 Open started last Thursday (2/26). If you don’t know what the Open is, but are curious, here’s a little info for you:

“Anyone can sign up to compete in 5 workouts over 5 weeks and post their scores online. You can either perform the workout at a participating Crossfit affiliate where you will be judged in person, or you can film your full performance and upload it to a video-sharing site, i.e. YouTube. You are free to make as many attempts at the Open workout as you please. Your only limit is time. You have 4 days (96 hours) to complete the week’s workout and submit your best score.” – Crossfit Games

The Crossfit Open is a staple in the crossfit community. For the elite athletes that you see on TV, this is the first step to their road of making the Crossfit Games. The Open is the first stop, Regionals is second & last but not least the Games.

The first Open workout for week 1 was:

15.1

9-minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible):

15 Toes-to-Bar (115# for Men/75# for Women)

10 Deadlifts (same weights)

5 Snatches (same weights)

Then directly into…

15.1a

1 rep max Clean & Jerk

*6 minute time cap

Unsure of what a “toes-to-bar” or “snatch” is? Check out the standards video [here].

As some of you have noticed, I’m not signed up for the Open this year. I will be sitting this one out due to a foot injury. I greatly appreciated all of the text messages, Facebook messages & calls that I received after several of you noticed that my name wasn’t on the Open roster. I’ve always believed that everything happens for a reason & this time isn’t any different. It has been hard watching my fellow teammates & box members compete, but I’m thankful that I still get to be their cheerleader & be asked to weigh in on strategy. Can’t wait to see how you all stack up – keep up the awesome work! =)

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