I'm competitive by nature, and really enjoy throwing weights around (with complete control, of course), so a CrossFit Competition is right up my ally. This was a three week, online competition where you submit videos of your workouts. My final placing -which believe it or not was not important to me - was 23rd out of 46. This was for the Masters Division, which was women 40+. I feel like I could have done better had I done the workout another time or two before filming, but I just didn't have the time. The video links are below each workout description.
Workout #1: Cindy Was A Nice Girl
Done on 1/6/12
10 minute AMRAP (as many rounds/reps as possible), every rep counts
Buy in: 50 KB swings (35#KB)
Rounds of:
5 Pull Ups
10 HR Push Ups
15 Front Squats (65#)
I completed 127 reps total, and finished 45th out of 46. My Pull Ups totally sucked, but I'm already better at them because I've been practicing. :) Watch the video...you'll see how frustrated I get. However, I also included a video at the bottom of the page where you'll see how my Pull Ups have improved. Watch the video: Cindy Was A Nice Girl
Workout #2: Bear Trap
Done on 1/11/12
2 minutes. Reps for total pounds moved. Each round is 6 reps, score is multiplied by the weight in pounds.
1 Deadlift
1 Clean
1 Front Squat
1 Push Press
1 Back Squat
1 Press
I did 11 rounds + 4 reps with 75#. My total score was 5250, putting me 16th out of 41. This was definitely a better workout for me, but I feel like my flow could have been a little smoother and a little faster. Click here to watch the video: Bear Trap
Workout #3: Open Chipper
Done 1/19/12
For time.
50 Abmat Sit Ups
40 Box Jumps (20" box)
30 Bar Facing Burpees
20 Sumo Deadlift High Pull (55# bar)
10 Overhead Squats (55#bar)
My time was 7:07, which placed me 13th out of 37. This is one of my favorite types of workouts, and the weight for the bars wasn't anything crazy, so I was able to push pretty hard. Here's the video: Open Chipper
Here's my Pull Up video. I'm able to get out 6 1/2. This is with a taped hand from a broken blister, and after the Open Chipper workout. :)
