The Open is here
The Open is a worldwide CrossFit competition that spans five consecutive weeks, and begins in a month. It’s so inclusive, you can throw down in your living room or your box, yet so defining, that the world’s fittest will rise to the top.
I think every veteran CrossFit competitor was disappointed when we first learned of the Open a few seasons ago. It meant the end of Sectionals, a competition that looked like a smaller version of Regionals and lasted only a weekend. But, in true CrossFit fashion, the first ever Open truly outdid itself. It was like Sectionals in your backyard every week. It was unforgettable.
It’s a competition, and if not for hundreds of thousands of athletes running a marathon in Africa, it would be the biggest sporting event in the world. It’s something all CrossFitters can be part of, something every CrossFit athlete should be proud of.
A lot of us are scared to modify Open workouts. For some reason Open snatches and Open box jumps gain some weird mystic quality. Some of us think we will disapoint the CrossFit Gods if we don’t do them as RXD. But why would the worlds best expression of CrossFit – scalable, inclusive, and repeatable – be anything different from its daily application?
If you can train CrossFit, you can Open CrossFit.
You can be injured, fat, crippled, or old, and you can still play in the Open. It will make you better, you will be with your friends, and you won’t beat yourslef up like you always do when the dust settles and you realize you should have gotten a little more dirty.
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Warm-up:
Coaches choice
Strength:
Push-jerk
5,5,5,5,5
*15 Minute limit.
For time:
12-Deadlifts 185/275
10-Pull-ups
5 Rounds
Auxiliary:
12-Banded swings EMOTM
10 Rounds
Post impression to comments.
135# push jerks
12:12m (butterflies, but not all chin over bar)
Whodda thought push jerk technique would be so challenging…but it sure can be if you’re a natural splitter. Solid effort 6am-ers. Gotta work on movin’ those feet to catch position.
Stellar work with DLs, everyone. Patrick – I know that last round got tougher than expected. I appreciate that some of your opted for mobility over auxiliary. Knowing your body will keep you healthy. Make it up another day.
Diana – great to see you again.
Ryan M – get outta that car and stretch a couple of times today!
Who woulda thought Kara!!
95# I like to split jerk not push jerk. Feels foreign to me.
11:01
ry-thanks for the watchful eye at noon.
95 jerk
7:39 @115lbs
Today I was able to witness a good friend sign to Notre Dame and it made me so happy for him and the whole idea! When it is my time, I would like all of you there
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Very cool Presley! Hopefully Jas will make her mind up soon!
245 jerk
6:26
fun 6 dirty
105 lb jerk
8:30 with 125 lbs
it made the last two rounds of banded swings really hard.
good work out
185#
7:52 m at 245#. Deadlifts are not my friend.