12/26/2015

OPEX Winter Classic

Event 1
From 0:00-20:00 on the clock
Death by unbroken power snatches 115/85lbs

1. All repetitions must be unbroken to perform the next round
2. No resting barbell on the floor; unlimited barbell rest overhead or at hips
3. If you make the round of 15 (14:00 on the clock) that round becomes a 60-second AMRAP as a tiebreaker, unbroken still required
4. Once finished rest until the 20:00 mark
5. Scored as rounds + repetitions

Event 2
From 20:00-40:00 on the clock
For time: 75 Toes-to-Bar
Each break perform 30 double under as a penalty

1. 15-minute time cap
2. Add one second to 15:00 for each remaining toes-to-bar repetitions at the time cap
3. If you finish before the time cap rest until the 40:00 mark
4. Scored as time to completion

Event 3
From 40:00-60:00 on the clock
20 minute AMRAP
20 Row calories
20 Wall balls 20/14lbs to 10ft
20 Burpees onto 45lb plate

Event 1
9+4

Event 2
7:51

Event 3
4 rounds


TODAY WAS THE WORST.

First of all, let me just say that by this point I've been eating like total shit for four days. It's my own fault. I had french toast and pizza yesterday, ice cream every night, cookies, puppy chow, etc. Not good. The holidays are killing me. 

This was also not fun to do by myself. I had to get into the gym early today because I had to be done by 9:45 since we were leaving to go to Columbus. I was really bummed I wasn't able to do this with any of the comp people and I know I definitely didn't push as hard as I should have. 

I was really disappointed with the snatches. This was harder than I thought it would be. I think I went about this the wrong way, I definitely warmed up for it incorrectly. I heard Stephen tell Conner to build to to a moderate touch and go triple and I was like "I didn't even think of that!" Eff. I basically just snatched 65 pounds a few time and then snatched 85 pounds and then started. It went well for the first seven minutes and then went downhill pretty quickly. My grip was totally shot and it got really difficult to hang onto it. I'm not sure if I started out too fast and fatigued myself too quickly? I was trying to rest at the top but it got difficult to hold on. I needed to do this with someone to push myself a bit more. It was hard not to mentally "give up". 

The toes to bar were okay, I was hoping to do this closer to 7:00. I started out with a set of 15 and then did sets of 10 after that. All double unders were unbroken. This wasn't a grip issue, it was a core issue. My stomach was getting SO sore during the last few sets of toes to bar. I'm not sure if it would have been smarter to jump to to the bar and do a set of 5 instead of resting until I was sure I could get 10? No idea. 

The 20:00 piece felt more like 80%. I tried to stay steady the whole time, I think I should have gotten more than 4 rounds but I also didn't want to start out too hot because 20:00 is a real long time. Row was pretty easy, wall balls were broken up 12/8 and burpees were pretty steady. Overall I felt this event went the best for me today (that's weird). 

I feel out of shape.