Raleigh Superfit 2013

July 13th was my third competition since starting crossfit last year. Also competing as a team that day was Jenn’s husband, Steve, & Dan – this was Dan’s first competition. It was held in Raleigh at Crossfit Invoke which is owned by an elite crossfit athlete, Christmas Abbott. For those of you that aren’t familiar with her, allow me to introduce you...

You're welcome. =)

As most of you know, because you helped vote, in our last competition, Jenn & I’s team name was Kettlebell Bombshells – we decided to change it to Warrior Princesses this time around. =P Dan & Steve’s team name was Corner 30 – for further meaning behind it, click [here].

Our 1st WOD of the day was:

Here are some photos of Jenn & I in action:

 

 

Dan getting a little photography action on his wall balls.

Our 2nd WOD of the day was:

 

Pre-wod shot with my girl. =)

 

More action shots:

 Pistols. I can now do them without holding my foot. =)

 

Double unders.

Dan's first time doing pistols, ever!

 

 

One of my favorite action shots of the competition - doing bar jump over burpees.

 

Our 3rd WOD of the day was:

Action Shots:

 

Getting instructions from our judge.

Jenn & I decided to break this WOD up with her doing all of the deadlifts & me doing all of the shoulder to overheads. We didn't see anyone else with this strategy so along with our plan to go "balls to the wall" we thought this strategy could either help us or hurt us...

Jenn & I took 1st place in this WOD - our strategy helped put us into the final WOD of the day which takes the top 5 teams from each division. =)

 

The men doing work:

 

 

Photo-op just before the WOD - gotta love the shirts. =P

 

Weight change.

 

The Final WOD:

12 Minute Time Cap -
1000M Row
80 Dumbbell Snatches #55
60 Box Jump 24"
40 Front Squats #95
20 Muscle-Ups

 

Getting our row on.

Really wanting that podium spotlight...

Warrior Princesses took 4th place overall at Raleigh Superfit.
Corner 30 took 16th place overall.

Event recap (Jenn, Steve, Dan & I can be seen in the below video):

A Little Motivation . . .

 

 

 

Atlas Games

On June 15th I competed in a crossfit competition called the Atlas Games which was held in Maryland. This was my second competition since starting crossfit in 2012 & I was especially excited about it because it was teams of 4. I was recruited to join Team Black Sheep by a friend that workout occasionally at my gym. The team required 2 males & 2 females; the other female on our team was driving down from Philadelphia. About a week before the competition I had rolled my ankle doing sprints during a workout. Needless to say I was totally pissed & couldn't believe the bad timing. After resting it for several days, I decided to compete anyway.

Competition day went as follows:

WOD #1

15 minute AMRAP
50 Handstand Pushups
50 Front Rack Barbell Lunges (135#/95#)
50 Burpee Box Jumps (20 inches)

*Team Black Sheep came in 16th after this WOD. My ankle held up nicely on the box jumps & lunges.

WOD #2

10 minute Time Cap
250m Row Spring per Athlete
Partner Carry - down & back
Max Rep Pullups/Partner Dead Hang

*Team Black Sheep came in 19th after this WOD. The ankle started to hurt after this workout & my good ankle was giving me problems due to overcompensating. =/

Photo op right before starting the third & final workout. My Dad was able to come down from PA to cheer me on, I was so excited he was able to make the trip:

WOD #3

10 minute Time Cap
5 minute Max Rep Synchronized Overhead Squats (135#/85#)
1 minute Bar Bell Setup
4 minute Max Rep Synchronized Deadlifts (405#/315#)

 

Mike & I busting out some overhead squats.

Synchronized Deadlifts:

*Team Black Sheep came in 16th after this WOD out of 24 teams that competed. The ankle was shot going into this WOD & both ankles were wrapped at this point. Once I started working the pain went away, but as soon as I sat down it came right back. I was glad I finished though, didn't want to let my team down.

Final photo of Team Black Sheep, bum ankle included. From left to right - Mike, Me, Gerard (a/k/a 300) & Mischa: