Huntsville CrossFit Games After-Action Report
I posted a synopsis of the recent Deep South Sectional Qualifier on my affiliate’s website here. All our athletes did very well. Our lone female competitor plus myself were able to move on to the regional level competition in Jacksonville, Florida on Memorial Day Weekend. It will definitely be the most stressful Memorial Day weekend of my life. Give it a read and leave your thoughts in the comments.
CrossFit Games in Huntsville this Weekend
This weekend I’ll be competing in the 2010 CrossFit Games Deep South Sectional Qualifier at Brahan Spring Park. This link will give you a good overview of the CrossFit Games, of which this sectional qualifier is a part. The goal of the CrossFit Games is to select the fittest man and woman on the planet. Since CrossFit is one of the few programs that actually defines fitness in an observable, measurable, and repeatable way, then I believe the programming does indeed select the fittest man and woman on earth. At least three other athletes from my affiliate, CrossFit Impulse, will be competing, plus myself. I think we all have a chance at moving on to regionals, but we will have to best some incredible competitors to prove it. Realistically, I know I will not be among the few that compete in the national games in Aromas, California, but the competition and camaraderie of a CrossFit event are something you must experience to understand. Therefore, I’ll be giving my all in four events this weekend to see if I make the top 15 that progress to regionals in Jacksonville, Florida. In short, you have to place well at sectionals to go to regionals. You then have to place very well at regionals to go to the national games.
CrossFit competitions are very unlike other sporting events. It’s often said that in most events people cheer loudest for the winner. In CrossFit the crowd generally cheers loudest for the person who finishes last. Yes, we all seek to be the winner, and we exalt that person as he or she who has the greatest work capacity on that given day. But the person who finishes last sometimes shows more heart, determination, and sheer will to survive than the top finishers. We also admire an athlete who will put all they have into a competition just to better him/herself and develop relationships with people of like interest. The winner is usually among those cheering for his competition after he/she is done. You don’t find arrogant winners in CrossFit. The program has some type of self-selecting asshole filter that keeps those with excessive egos from participating. Put another way, you won’t see any Rammer Jammers this weekend at the CrossFit Games.
If you’re interested in watching some incredible displays of human performance then stop by Brahan Spring Park and check out the action. I’ve posted three of the four events below. They were just announced yesterday. The events are purposefully withheld so athletes can’t train specifically for them. CrossFit seeks broad, general fitness–not specialty. The fourth and final event scheduled for Sunday will not be announced until Saturday evening. Thanks to all the volunteers, organizers, and spectators, and good luck to all the competitors.
WOD 1
3 Rounds for time of:
25m Down-and-Back sprint (50m total)
10 Burpees
7 Ground-to-shoulder - 155/105lbs (power clean or squat clean, your choice)
WOD 2
For time:
12 Deadlifts - 275/165lbs
40 Wall balls - 20/10lbs
9 Deadlifts - 275/165lbs
30 Wall balls - 20/10lbs
6 Deadlifts - 275/165lbs
20 Wall balls - 20/10lbs
3 Deadlifts - 275/165lbs
10 Wall balls - 20/10lbs
WOD 3 - “The Corps”
Men:
Five rounds for time of:
400m run
25 Pull-ups
Women:
Five rounds for time of:
400m run
15 Pull-ups
WOD 4- Unknown and Unknowable
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