Chris Spealler dominates the first event.
Last night was the first event of the 2010 CrossFit Games. It was 9-7-5 muscle ups and squat snatch (135/95). Muscleups had to be fully extended and turned out. The battle amongst the women was amazingly unpredictable with the possible exception of the winner-the awesome Kristin Clever. Final heats, supposedly stacked with the more highly ranked athletes, underperformed relative to the early heats. The final heat amongst the men was wild! Chris Spealler took first place despite the fact that the Snatch weight is not that much off his own body weight. No one was surpised to see Spealler dominate the muscle ups, but let’s not miss the most important point…He outperformed MANY larger men in the snatch reps, solidifying the idea that keeping your mental focus and not f***ing up your technique by rushing and getting sloppy is sometimes just as good as being strong as a bear. If you’d like to watch the final men’s heat go to the live streamed archives and check in for around 9:30pm Friday night.
OK-don’t forget we are gathering at Paul and Sarah’s to watch the final heats on Sunday. The directions and phone number are posted in the comments.
2010 CrossFit Games Viewing Party
- Space limited to 30 people, so sign up on whiteboard!
- Please bring food/drinks to share
- Bring a swim suit, we have a pool, hot-tub, grill, full-kitchen, and big TV
- Questions/Info call Paul: 617.913.0432
- See map for directions
link:
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Jen– I can’t remember about what time things are starting?
Well watching tonight there was some great performances. CF is slowly giving us the event schedule. So what I know as of now the individuals start Sunday morning at 8am, masters at 9:30am, and teams at 10:30am. We should be ready by 10:30 am if people would like to come over then.
Speallar is my idol. The last workout on Sunday deserved the victory. He may of not been rewarded the title but he is the champ to me. He is a 140 lb beast who stops at nothing and never gives excuses.
Jason, I completely agree with you!
Agree with the Spealler comment- one of the best athletes on the planet. He always gets a low mark on one or two mega-strength events which lowers his overall score despite badass performances in most of the events. Pound for pound, he’s pulling more than the rest of ‘em and gets better every year.