I am actually in the middle of this mob somewhere explaining the workout.
The mob, officially known as my 20-person!! 6pm class, warms up with some partner wallballs
Seriously commendable. This bench mark workout is certainly not a staple for us, but sometimes these things have to happen in a CrossFit world. It was very clear that after about 5-17minutes (depending on the person) your intensity dropped off sharply. Since the definition of crossfit includes the word “high intensity”, we usually do workouts that enable you to work at…drum roll…high intensity. 30 minute workouts are not high intensity. But, luckily for all of us, the definition of crossfit also includes the words “constantly varied” and “unknowable”, so that means all sorts of things are appropriate for us. Even “Chelsea”!
Top finishers. All Rx’d.
Top scores for the Women involve Liz and Janice anchoring a bunch of Jennifers:
1. Liz C. – 15 then 7
2. Jen H. - 8 then 12
3. Jen C. – 6 then 11
4. Jennifer S. – 6 then 10
5. Janice - 5 then 14
Top for the Men:
1. Josh P. - All 30+2
2. CJP - All 30+1
3. Jordan S. - All 30
4. Jason P. 23 then 2
5. Erik M. 17 then 8
Extra award in the men’s division: Gold star/badge of honor for Jason P., Jordan Schupan and Erik M. whose stuff was all “to spec”.
Yellow towels are for equipment and floor. Your raw human physicality is, of course, compelling and irresistible, but there are certain things that should not be shared even with your fellow crossfitters. The white towels are for your dewey skin. All dirty towels go in the hamper next to the blue lockers.
Nice job cleaning up after yourselves everyone! Eric and Anjelica weren’t the only ones cleaning up their sweat and chalk marks, they’re just the only ones pictured! That’s Jamie with his back to the camera, he turned every time I tried to take his picture!
While this is not a “Crossfit works” benchmark, this is one i will try to improve on DRAMATICALLY. I agree with your comment on losing intensity around 5-17 mins, i pretty much crashed at 15 (where i could not keep it up on the MIN) but i do think a big part is just the mental grind of a 30 minute WOD.
PS: Now only if i can Angelica to clean up around the house.
Man, I love me my CrossFit Works. Towel service… wow. How does one wear a gym towel? Does wearing one around my neck make my shoulders look fat? To me, Chelsea consisted of this: Start with one part Steve; add minus sign; start clock, repeatedly subtract Steve’s man powers, such as they are; rinse; repeat. That rinse part was thrown in for the new cleanliness regimen goin’ ’round. I actually liked Chelsea, who’s a close cousin of Cindy I think, with whom I also get along rather well. Chelsea and Cindy look a lot a like at first glance. Anthropomorphizing girl workouts again. My body is knitting itself back together. Four days of high intensity in a row. Steve, stop with the stream of consciousness how ’bout.
Awesome work everyone! Great job to the guys that actually finished the workout! A special shoutout goes to the ladies. I know how hard those chest to deck push-ups are. Nice showing top five- Liz you’re an animal!