Thursday 24.1: Deadlifts and 2011 games open metcon

Thursday. Deadlift 5-5-5-5 (max 150kg). Metcon 2011 crossfit games open 11.1. Result 186 reps.

Okay, today it was rather tough one. First strength and then finishing the training with crossfit games open from 2011, workout number 11.1, consisting of double unders and snatches. Toni was doing these workouts together with me.

Strength. Deadlift 5-5-5-5 (120, 130, 140, 150kg). I wanted to concentrate purely on doing fives from the beginning to the end. My grip started to get loose on the last set so I figured it would be difficult to stay with the frame up to 160kg. Last time when I did fives, I went to 160kg as well. I remember my grip holding on much better that time. I believe I wore gloves, today my tape adjustments was sliding away from my palms. Anyway, the lifts felt good all the way and the bar wasn't that heavy at all. I could have easily gone higher with a good grip. There was a tough metcon ahead of us so I saved a bit of my energy for that as well.

Games Open 11.1.

• 10 min amrap
• 30 double unders
• 15 snatches, 35kg

This was the first workout 2011 in the Crossfit Games Open. This year's Open starts 6th March so we'll see some pretty interesting metcons and fierce competition once again worldwide! I enjoyed this workout a lot. Good amount of double unders and snatches. I'm not a specialist in snatches so going for 4 full rounds and 6 double unders pleased me, this time... Once I get a proper hold on snatches I should be able to complete these type of workouts more effectively.

Today my double unders were as good as they have been nowadays. All rounds unbroken but one, on which I did 22 reps before making a minor mistake. Snatches were not bad on the first round but going for the second round I took 5 reps in a row from that point on. The plates on the barbell were very small in size so we had to squat very deep to lower the bar and touch the floor. So there was a good range of motion which added some spice to the workout. We had to take a look at the 2011 standings in Europe and how we would have performed in the Open had we participated. My place in the standings would have been no. 612 in Europe =)

Toni's workouts. Result 136 reps.
Deadlift 5-5-5-3-5-2 (100, 110, 120, 130, 130, 140kg)
Games Open 11.1

• 10 min amrap
• 30 double unders
• 15 snatches, 35kg

Toni's goal was also to do fives. He went to 120kg nicely but then slipped the bar at 130kg after 3 reps. He took another attempt and completed the 5 reps. Finally 140kg was a bit too much and he took 2 reps. His 1-rep max is currently at 160kg. Pony also pushed through the metcon very well. On the first round he did squat snatches for some unexplainable reason =) First round took him 4 minutes, then he completed 2 following rounds in 6 minutes.