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| My 13.1 Final Standing |
As we all huddled in the office of South Mountain Crossfit waiting for the the 13.2 to be announced, my one only hope was that I would be able to perform the WOD RX'ed. And my prayers were answered.
13.2
10 Minute AMRAP
5 Shoulder to Overheads (75lbs)
10 Dead Lifts (75lbs)
15 Box Jumps (20inch)
My mind immediately went to Crossfit Games 12.3 which (as I read back) felt like I did pretty crappy on. Which scares me because I was in much better shape back then. But as always I was ready for the challenge.
I didn't oversleep this morning which was awesome and was present and accounted for at the 6am. My Crossfit Games Buddy Brandi was there and I was happy to see that her and I were going to be working together on this WOD. She really pushes me and apparently I do the same for her.
As we started going through the standards, I started to get worked up about the 75lb Push Presses. To me, this is a heavy Push Press. I kept thinking about how hard it was for me to Snatch that weight, and I was hoping that I wouldn't have to "fight" for every rep. Before my WOD anxiety could completely take over me, I was watching the clock count down....3...2..1...GO.
How can 10 Minutes seem so short and long at the same time?
My goal going into it was 5 rounds. 2 Minute per Round and anything else would be Icing. I felt GREAT for the first 3 rounds, keeping myself in the 2 minute per round pace and then things kinda fell apart from there. As promised, here are my helpful tips:
Tip #1: Do no drop the bar in between reps for the Shoulder to Overheads. If you have to rest, rest with the bar on your chest/shoulders. If you drop the bar, it's a lot of extra work to get it back to your shoulders. I did that once during my later rounds and it really made a difference in a bad way.
Tip #2: The Dead lift is a light weight, don't blow your load during them, but under no circumstances should you break up the reps. It's only 10. And it's light. Push through.
Tip #3: Really think about the box jumps. I went into it thinking I was going to Jump all my reps. Until the 3rd round and needed to do the step up technique. I think this is why I'm most upset about my score. If I had done the step up / step down technique (among other things) I'm fairly certain my score would be higher by a few reps.
Tip #4: Get back on that bar after the Box Jumps. If you start resting you will waste valuable time. Rest during the dead lifts (and by that I mean "rest" while doing your deadlifts). Keep moving, keep moving, keep moving.
Tip #5: Don't under estimate your goal. I HATE to say it, but this blog is where I am completely honest, I think when I got to 5 Rounds, I was like yay now i can just dick around. Had I set a goal of 6 rounds, I may have moved a tiny bit faster and you bet I was jealous when Brandi beat me by 7 reps! I assure you I am happy for her because she fought for every one of those Shoulders to Overheads, but I was disappointed in myself for not doing better and/or not striving for 6 rounds. I believe that 1:30 - 1:45 per round would have been a challenging yet obtainable goal for me, which I simply under estimated.
Tip #5: Don't over estimate your goal. I knew that I needed some type of goal to keep my pace (I honestly think this was a pace WOD rather than strength) and if I had set something like 10 rounds, I would 100% blow my load right in the beginning and be toast for the rest of it.
Overall it was a good WOD, and I wish everybody the best of luck on it!
10 Minute AMRAP
5 Shoulder to Overheads (75lbs)
10 Dead Lifts (75lbs)
15 Box Jumps (20inch)
Score: 161 (5+11)
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