Crossfit Games

DAY OFF!

Watched the Crossfit Games--in a word AWESOME! The first WOD was all barbell--squats, overhead bar lifts, can't remember all the names. They had to do 5 sets of 20 reps, but each minute that had to stop and do 4 burpees. And finish within 20 minutes. The women lifted barbells weighted at 65#. The second WOD was as many clean and jerks as possible in 5 minutes, women lifting 95#.

What I loved about it--the athletes never gave up. They just kept at it for the whole 20 minutes even if they could barely lift their arms up over their heads to finish the burpee. Atheletes that finished collapsed on the floor, heaving and sapped of energy. They had nothing left at the end! I would love to try this next year if the competition is local!

I also loved that women and men weren't separated (they competed on the same floor but not against each other) and the men treated them as equal teammates. It was a lot like triathlon and running in that women hit the same course and aren't viewed differently. Some sports, from my perspective anyway, have women at a disadvantage or they get substantially less attention: cycling, college basketball, etc.

Maybe next year :)