go team!

For the first time, I went to the CrossFit Games to cheer my peeps on! Above is an ultra-sexy photo of Team One World, who competed for the CrossFit affiliate cup. Left to right they are: Will B., Freddy C., Cheryl T., Jamie P., Chong T., and Brian G. Believe it or not, this was taken after all their WODs were done. Naturally, they had to take a "shirts off" photo. Somewhere in my camera I have a photo of Freddy stripping down to his da-dun-da-duns! If you don't know what that is, you missed out. For a small fee, I'm willing to share!

I wanted to give some major kudos to everyone who competed on Team One World. Will's intensity and athleticism was amazing to watch. Freddy nailing those big overhead squats was breath-taking. Cheryl, Miss "Girl Crush" really pushed through. I know she mentioned that her legs were fried after the first WOD, but as one of two females on the team, she (and Jamie) had to fight through all THREE WODs. I'll never forget the tenacity she demonstrated yesterday. I was in near tears when I saw Jamie pump out thirty 135# deadlifts in a row. Ah, and there was Chong fighting a major leg cramp during the pull-up/overhead squat WOD. I actually saw his calf muscle ball up and tremble. But he stayed in like a trooper. Finally, Brian looked like a gazelle when he conquered that hill. The time he made up was mind-blowing! I was so proud of everyone. Team One World placed 22nd out of the 99 teams who participated. Congrats Team!

In case you're wondering, here are the three team WODs they had to conquer. Each WOD required two men and two women. Hence, this is why Cheryl and Jamie had to do all three WODs.

WOD 1: Stadium Workout
30 Wallballs (20lbs/14lbs)
Row 300m
30 Box jumps (24")
30 KB swings (24kg/16kg)
30 DB Push press / Push jerk (40lbs/25lb)
30 Deadlifts (225lbs/135lbs)

Rules for the Stadium Workout:
1. The wallballs are performed one athlete at a time, starting with the women. When all four athletes have completed the wallballs, they move on together as a team.

2. The middle four drills are then performed together in "Annie R U Ok?" format, meaning all four team members start at different stations at the same time. They rotate in the order listed once all four athletes have completed the rowing and reps. When all four athletes have completed all four drills, they move together to the deadlifts.

3. The barbell will be pre-loaded with 225lbs. Both men will perform 30 deadlifts each, and then the team will be responsible for removing 90lbs. Both women will then perform 30 deadlifts each, and the clock stops.

4. There is a 20min cap on this workout.


WOD 2: Hill Workout
2500m (approximately) Hill run relay

Rules for the Hill Workout:
1. The first athlete will run one lap (approximately 500m) carrying a short piece of PVC.

2. At the completion of the lap, there will be a well marked transition area in which to pass the PVC to the second athlete, who runs one lap with the PVC.

3. This repeats until all four athletes have run one lap with the PVC.

4. The team then runs one final lap together.

5. The clock is stopped when the last athlete crosses the finish line holding the PVC. If the last athlete to cross the line isn't carrying the PVC, the clock stops when that athlete grabs the PVC.

6. There is a 20min cap on this workout.


WOD 3: North Pad Workout
3-rep Overhead Squat plus
Max total pull-ups in 3 attempts

Rules for the North Pad Workout:
1. Each team will have 20min to record the above efforts for all four athletes.

2. Each team will have one pull-up bar, one barbell, one rack, four 45lb bumpers, two 25lb bumpers, two 15lb bumpers, two 10lb bumpers, and four 2.5lb plates.

3. In any order, all four athletes must perform exactly three sets of max pull-ups. Pull-ups are standard ROM, and will be judged by middle of the neck reaching the height of the bar.

4. All four athletes perform the heaviest 3-rep overhead squat possible (as many attempts as they want within the 20min time limit).

5. The greatest successful loads lifted by each athlete are tallied, and added to the total reps for the 12 sets of pull-ups performed to become the team score.

6. The team with the highest score wins.

I take we were totally impressive because the next day, the CrossFit main site posted this photo from the games:
Yup. That's "Girl Crush" finishing off the stadium WOD, where we ranked 8th overall in that event. What a way for the team to open up the competition.

I also wanted to give BIG KUDOS to team CrossFit Unlimited. They were in the same heats as One World, so I didn't get to see too many of their performances. I will say that (1) I loved their uniforms and wished that they sold those cool shirts! and (2) the ladies on their team were AWESOME! In the stadium WOD, it looked like they got stuck in the wall balls, but they really battled it out and finished that WOD in fine style. It's always hard to shake off tough performance, but they really committed. Team Unlimited conquered the hill nicely. Finally, I caught glimpses of their third heat. Again, their ladies really pulled through on that one. I also declare that Austin has the greatest butterfly pull-up ever! Way to go Team Unlimited!

Finally, congrats to all the individual athletes (including our own Queen Jolie) who competed this weekend. You all worked hard. Now get some rest!