This was my first year competing in the CrossFit Open. Honestly, I didn’t quite know what to expect. Obviously, I had my reasons for signing up for the Open but at the same time, I wasn’t going to be competing at my home box. I was going to be walking into a new gym every single time and looking for… Read more »
I’ll be honest with you, I was petrified of 15.5. I saw the WOD and knew it would be hard but what got to me most was the blow up of social media. Hearing everyone talk about how brutal it was, how they had no intent to move for days after and seeing crazy meme after meme fill Instagram. Repost:… Read more »
The previous Open WODs have worked in line with 50 States events but it was looking like I was going to have to find a place to do 15.4 when we didn’t have an event on the schedule. But then I got an email from Kingman CrossFit in Arizona asking if it was too late for us to come hang… Read more »
Upon looking at 15.3, I didn’t think it would actually be that bad. I knew it would suck, it’s the Open after all and Wall Balls are no short person’s friend but the weight was lighter and I can usually get in a zone and just bust out my single unders. I went in with a plan – sets of… Read more »
On Saturday, I completed CrossFit Open WOD 15.2. Once again, I completed it per the scaled option and quite unfortunately, ended up with a score of 6. Honestly, I was quite devastated. With the RX version of the workout, you had 3 minutes to complete 2 rounds of the following: -10 overhead squats (65#) -10 chest to bar pull-ups If… Read more »
This past week marked the kick off of the CrossFit Open (read why I signed up HERE) and I got to do my first Open WOD at an event for 50 States In A Year. To be expected it was definitely a rough one, made worse by the fact that my hands tore pretty bad after the first part but… Read more »
If you’re not into CrossFit, I’m sure you’re already sick of hearing about the Open but hopefully not because today I want to talk about why I decided to sign up. I started CrossFit in May of 2014. I’d been following it for awhile, reading blogs of people who did CrossFit and had several friends who were really into it… Read more »
