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We have a winner!......

Drum roll please....

The Gold Medal (found on the profile) of Nov - Dec eCrossfit Challenge goes to

This thanksgiving since I'm not going to be here, your going to do the workouts on your own.  The athlete that collects the most points will recieve a 'Coaches challenge badge' for their profile page. Here's how to score points:

 

5 points -         Warmup then do "Tabata Bottom to Bottom"

20 Seconds of Max Air Squats

10 Seconds of Active Rest at the Bottom of your Air Squat

8 Rounds

Score = Lowest Round

Post Score and who helped you keep time to Comments.  What'd they say at the end?!

                        (note: this workout is only 4 minutes but is a BEAST)

 

5 points - Go for a run or a bike or a swim.

Extra credit 1 bonus point - throw a few sprints in the middle (try telephone poles)

                        Extra credit 1 bonus point - stop twice and do 5 burpees each time (try to find a busy street so people can see you!)

                        Or

                        Extra Credit 2 bonus points - stop twice and do 15 burpees each time (try to find a busy street so people can see you!)

                       (Note:  The full 7 points if you run a thanksgiving day 5k for charity, there's lots of them!)

 

5 points -  Warmup up then - Test yourself on a max set of push-ups... tight body chest to the floor...full extension! If you cannot do "men's style" do your pushups from the knees.  After that do 100 air squats for time.

1 point per day (3 points maximum) - 2 rounds of the samson stretch mixed with two component of the warmup the first thing in the morning. (pushups, pullups, dips, squats,)

 

5 points - Take a rest day.  Rest like your getting paid to do it.

2 points for everyone you talk to about Crossfit (max 6 points)

3.points - Bring up Crossfit during thanksgiving dinner (I wanna hear this one!)

Post your experiences, times, etc,. to comments.

At the end post how many points out of 34 you earned!

 

Quick Explanation of the Crossfit Games: (Click here for the official CFG site)

Every year, in Aromas California, the Crossfit Games are held.  A mix of 3-4 workouts are given with rules and guidelines, each 'randomly' chosen.  A crossfitter will be able to perform better at any random task except for those that specialize in that one thing, so it would make sense that the top crossfitter will have the best combined time of all the workouts at the Crossfit Games.

The great thing about the games are the workouts are revealed in real time (at home) so we can compete against the top dogs and see how our times measure up.  This year, I am the only one in Eugene participating.  Start training so next year you can do it!

Today the final event was revealed: (see yesterday's entry on how I did on the first 3 events)

155 pound Squat Clean and Jerk, 30 reps

The barbell goes from ground to overhead, passing through a front squat in which the crease of the hip passes below the height of the kneecap. The finish position is with the arms, hips and knees fully extended, arms overhead, with at least a portion of the ear visible in front of the arm. Dropping the barbell is acceptable.

Keep in mind that this is after a grueling day yesterday. 

Here's of video of me doing the workout.  Final Time: 9:44

And so my results were the following:

Workout 1 - 6:28 - 6:50AM Fran
Workout 2 - 6:28 - 12:30PM - DL&Burpees
Workout 3 - 3:44 - 4:50 - 750 meters up a steep hill
Workout 4 - 9:44 - Day 2 - 30 Squat Clean and Jerk

Day 1 Total - 16:40
Day 2 Total - 9:44

Total Time: 26:24

How did I measure up?
26:24 puts me at 82nd out of 196 competitors.
Not bad!  Looking forward to next year!

(Click here for the Mens Standings)
(Click here for Womens Standings)

Workout 1 - 6:28 - 6:50AM Fran
Workout 2 - 6:28 - 12:30PM - DL&Burpees
Workout 3 - 3:44 - 750 meters up a steep hill
Day 1 Total - 16:40

Quick Explanation of the Crossfit Games: (Click here for the official CFG site)

Every year, in Aromas California, the Crossfit Games are held.  A mix of 3-4 workouts are given with rules and guidelines, each 'randomly' chosen.  A crossfitter will be able to perform better at any random task except for those that specialize in that one thing, so it would make sense that the top crossfitter will have the best combined time of all the workouts at the Crossfit Games.

The great thing about the games are the workouts are revealed in real time so we can compete against the top dogs and see how our times measure up.  This year, I am the only one in Eugene participating.  Start training so next year you can do it!

Here is the workouts for the first day of the crossfit games:

In any order, perform the following three workouts:

Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
95 pound Thruster (65 pound for women)
Pull-ups (chest must hit the bar to count)

5 rounds for time of:
275 pound Deadlifts, 5 reps (185 pounds for women)
10 Burpees (with clap overhead while airborne)

Run either 750m on a steep trail or 1.5 K on a road or track

The start time for the second workout should be 4 hours after the first. The start time for the third workout should be 4 hours after the second.

Post total time for all three workouts to comments.

Workout 1 - 6:28

Fran - my best Fran time is 4:26, but on account of the range of motion being greater, stricter form being used and knowing I had 2 more workouts today day my time went down.

Here's the video:

Workout 2 - 6:28

5 Rounds, 5 Deadlift 375 & 10 burpees

Here's the video:

Workout 3 - 3:44

Run 750 meters up a hill - At 4:50, I chose Bailey Hill because it was close. I was a little short of it being 750 meters so I turned around at the top and did some lines up and down the hill until it hit 750 meters.  Sorry, no video.

Workout 1 - 6:28 - 6:50AM Fran
Workout 2 - 6:28 - 12:30PM - DL&Burpees
Workout 3 - 3:44 - 750 meters up a steep hill
Day 1 Total - 16:42