Regionals... Thoughts

First of all, WOW! What an experience! I have never seen such great hospitality at any form of competition. CrossFit and all of their sponsors put everything they had into this event. The heats ran like clockwork and the judges and timers were polite and professional for the entire weekend, for the most part. I think there is some gray area on what is a rep and what is a no rep depending on your status in the CrossFit community. Understandably so, judging is a very subjective responsibility. What one judge sees as good another may call no rep on. With that being sad, I would not want to have that responsibility, especially considering the level of competition developing. Overall I can't say enough good things about the weekend. Big thank you to all of those who came and supported me in Columbus! And those who watched via the web!

Regional Weekend Re-Cap

5-11-12
WOD 1
"Diane"
21-15-9
HSPU's
Deadlifts (225)
TIME 4:55
*I can't begin to explain how good this wod felt. I can only attribute this ridiculous PR to my body being fully rested for the first time in a LONG time and the adrenaline rush of having thousands of people cheering!

WOD 2
For Time
2,000 M Row
50 Alternating Pistols
30 Hang Cleans (225)
TIME 16:26
*Again, another PR! Rowing felt good and the pistols felt better! I was shocked at how fatigued my quads were from the pistols. The hang cleans felt just as I remembered from practicing, HORRIBLE! I will NOT be doing pistols for quite some time going forward. My knees need some time off from them.

5-12-12
WOD 1
10 DB Snatches (100 lb)
Sprint
TIME 4:58
*Going in I knew this would be one of my best wods, turns out I paced highest on this than any other. Looking back I think I could have used better technique on the snatch and possibly gone faster. The fear of missing a rep is what caused me to rest more between  reps. I knew if I was no repped I would be crushed mentally.

WOD 2
For Time
50 Back Squats (135)
40 Pull Ups
30 Shoulder to Overheads (135)
50 Front Squats (85)
40 Pull Ups
30 Shoulder to Overheads (85)
50 Overhead Squats (65)
40 Pull Ups
30 Shoulder to Overheads (65)
TIME 22:46 (There was a 22 minute time cap so add one second for each rep not completed. I got through 24 Pull Ups on the last set).

5-13-12
WOD 1
Snatch Ladder
1 Minute to complete 20 Double Unders and 1 Snatch at a progressively heavier weight.
I failed at 205 then completed 35 Double Unders. Putting my score at 195.35

12.1 Re-do

5-7-12
WOD 1
7 Minute AMRAP
Burpees
TOTAL 118
*Feeling good about thisi score. The first time I did this wod I scored 104, when I officially did it for the Open I scored 112. Having a 6 burpee PR shows my training over the past few weeks has helped my conditioning.

"Diane"

5-5-12
WOD 1
"Diane"
21-15-9
HSPU
Deadlift (225)
TIME 6:44
*Super excited for this score! Pr'd by almost a whole minute! Resting strategically until Regionals. This is by far the most frustrating part of competing.

Double Unders/ GHD

5-3-12
WOD 1
3 Rounds For Time
50 Double Unders
25 GHD Sit Ups
TIME 5:56
*I have never hit fatigue on a GHD  like I did today, wow! Round 3 was hard to finish. I had to break the last 12-15 reps into 1-at-a-time pace. I will be adding these in with higher reps in the future.

Also worked on non-false grip muscle ups today. I have to say once I got the rhythm down I could feel how they would be potentially more efficient. Looking forward to improving on these.

15 Min ROW

5-2-12
WOD 1
15 Minute AMRAP
Row (Meters)
TOTAL 4,250
*With 2 minutes left I set a goal in my mind to get to 4,250 Meters. I had to go to that bad place for the last 45 seconds to get there. The last :19 seconds was the most painful burn I have ever experienced on a rower!

Hang Snatch/ Run

5-1-12
WOD 1
10 Minute AMRAP
20 Hang Snatch (75)
20 yd Shuttle Run
TOTAL 7 Rounds 16 Reps
*Horrible Shoulder burner! Getting closer to Regionals and it's getting harder to program accordingly.