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good job Shay! I'm pretty scared to try it!

besee that's an amazing accomplishment!

boston how'd you end up doing?

that's a great time. how did you scale the hspu?

The idea is that you should be able to lift more with the split because you're able to get under the bar further. I like both equally I guess

I'm doing it, but as usual, I'll just be doing it for fun just to see where I stack. There are like 12 movements that come up in the open every single year so I'll just be working on those

I did one a few months ago and didn't really keep up with it but I'd like to try another one. maybe I'll do this one

top 3: hang power cleans hspu overhead squat bottom 3: wall balls thrusters thrusters

pretty stoked about this. and even better that it's on the beach. running 2 miles on sand will be brutal. I wonder if they'll be wearing weight vests?

PRed my hang power clean @ 160 this week. Also PRed how many unbroken HSPU I could do (kipping) @ 17

i blame off days on my period (sorry males) Seriously though, women are weaker and their muscles recover slower in their luteal phase of their cycle (the 2 weeks leading up to your period). Even if I'm having an off day during the other half of the cycle, I will still chalk it up to somehow my cycle is messing me up and…

I don't think 145 is unreasonable, though it may be a little hard to get to that with so much muscle. perhaps 150 is more realistic. check out some profiles of some games athletes that are also 5'7", check out what they weigh just for reference

my advice to you is to hide your scale for a few months. yes, that long. keep measuring yourself, that's fine. that's all that really matters. the goal is to lose body fat. adding muscle is a natural by product to working out. yes, adjust your diet. eat clean, eat more protein, limit your starchy carbs, eat more fat.

hi all Lauren, I'm 29, married with 3 daughters. We live in austin, I'm a level 2 cf trainer, been coaching for 2 years. I'm also a professional makeup artist, I consider that my "real" job because that's the one that pays the bills and I've been doing that 9 years. fave movements are heavy power cleans, heavy OH Squats,…

awesome job! a year ago it was 5:52 rx but I've been scared to retest it, i hate HATE thrusters

all of this!!

I haven't read any replies, but when I took my L1 I was very new to crossfit and couldn't get a lot of stuff at the time (MU, etc) and my lifts were weak. What matters more is that you learn how *to coach others* how to do those movements. I agree a coach should have great technique, especially when it comes to the oly…

It's safe to assume you are burning, at your current weight, about 13 calories per minute *at a sprint pace*. Though crossfit is intense, the majority is not sprint pace intense. Most people can only keep a sprint pace for 1-2 minutes then burn out and go slower. From there you can determine what you're burning. For a 20…

there are one or two offenders who are kind of known for doing this within my gym, but the other 150 don't do this. though, i can imagine how i'd probably want to bail out during that specific wod too lol

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Trust me, I know exactly how you feel. The first week of doing that grip feels so unnatural and weird. But after a week of doing it, you'll love it and will never be able to lift without doing it again. Give it an honest shot for a week or two and see if that helps any

Do you hook grip? This is where your middle finger overlaps your thumb to lock the bar into place

Yes, too many cherry pickers, though I agree I think there are more benefits of knowing before hand rather than cons

We don't post ours. I'm a coach and have access to them and 9 times out of 10 I don't check.

completely agree

59 rx. Loved that one!

id love to see triple unders

It's not so much about comparing just yourself to your old self, its about seeing where you rank among the world last year vs this year, etc. I also keep very detailed notes on my times and lifts from day one and also use BTWB, but the open compares things differently

this isn't true. Directly from the Crossfit.com page: "The intent of the scaled workouts is to allow everyone who wants to compete, to compete at an appropriate level. Choosing the scaled version of the workout one week will not prevent an athlete from doing the next workout as prescribed. "

definitely a fun one. 115 rx / 142 c&j