Wednesday 22 Feb 12

Rest day.

The Open is finally here. The first workout, 12.1, was published last night, and it's AMRAP in 7 minutes of burpees. That's about as straight forward as it gets. The only nuance is the fact that you have to touch a target six inches about your reach on each rep. I really liked that standard because it forces everyone to fully extend the hips at the top of the movement. That standard will definitely impact quite a few folks at CFDC who tend to cut the reps short at the top. The standard at the bottom of the movement is chest and hips to the ground. I'm surprised that CrossFit didn't require hand-release at the bottom, but this is a good standard. I'm curious to see how it's enforced on the folks at our gym. I have a tendency sometimes to touch my upper stomach instead of my chest to the ground, so I need to watch out for that. Right now, I'm thinking about pacing myself at 5 burpees every 15 seconds for as long as I can. Then, once I fall off that pace, I'll drop it down to 4 per 15 seconds, and down to 3 if necessary. The last minute can be an all-out sprint to the finish. I'm going to try a minute at that pace this afternoon and just see what it does to me. Mary Catherine is going tonight, and it will be fun to watch her!