Another Week, Another Open Workout!
We are officially halfway through the CrossFit Open. This past weekend we did Workout 22.2 and I feel like the workout was tailor fit for me! Missed my breakdown of the first Open workout? Catch up on it here!
Strategy For Week Two
I was still riding the high of crushing the first workout so my expectations were just to get through the second workout. In years past, the first workout eased everyone in and the rest of the workouts were tough. Plus my gymnastic movements aren’t where I want them to be so I knew if there was anything involving the pull up rig, I would most likely do the scaled workout.
Workout 22.2
They announce these workouts in the middle of the afternoon on Thursday so that means I’m watching the live feed while at work. Of course this week I had to do something out of the office so I was listening while driving. When they announced the workout would only have two movements, I squealed. Deadlifts and Bar Facing Burpees. Two movements that are absolutely in my wheelhouse. Once I found out the weights for the Rx version of the workout, I knew that I was perfectly capable of doing it! Deadlifts at 155lbs is on the moderate side for me so I was truly excited to give this one a shot!
Friday Morning Fun
Between the excitement and probably a bit too much caffeine the day prior, I slept pretty poorly leading into Friday morning. I woke up and was feeling a bit off but kept calm. My plan was to use my drive to the gym and warm up to get in the right mental space. Luckily my gym buddy and I warmed up together and came up with a strategy for the workout. We were the first brave ones to raise our hands when our coach asked about doing the Rx variation of the workout.
I had a plan on how to break up the Deadlifts and I was going to keep the Bar Facing Burpees at a steady pace. Because I’m a runner, those don’t burn me out as much as most people at the gym. They suck but I’m able to keep a rhythm and keep myself from staying on the ground too long.
Once the buzzer sounded, I took off! The first rounds I did painfully slow because I knew the later rounds would suck. One common theme that I heard was that everyone started to hurt around minutes 2 or 3 of the workout. By that point it felt like so much time had passed so it sucked to see that not much had actually gone by. I kept my steady pace and at the 8 minute mark, I pushed and gave it all I had! I finished with 103 reps which was more than the goal I had initially set for myself. Most of all, I was extremely proud of myself for keeping good form during this workout. Everyone had a sore back during the weekend but other than tired legs, I felt great!
Looking Forward
This is the last week of the CrossFit Open and we already know it’s going to include Double Unders and some gymnastic moves on the bar. I don’t really have either so it will definitely be a scaled workout for me. This gives me something to set my sights on for improvement. These past two workouts have been amazing so I can’t wait to see what they’ll come up with this week!
