Have YOU decided if you are going to jump in on the CrossFit Open this year or not??

You have up until Tuesday morning to decide if you want to enter online or not. Jump on games.crossfit.com if you are keen.

Intensity is a wonderful thing!
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Pic: Angela Clancy

CrossFit Open WoD: "19.1"

Complete As Many Rounds As Possible in 15 minutes

of:

19 Wall Ball Shots

19 Calorie Row

RX = M: 9kg ball to 10ft. W: 6kg ball to 9ft

Scaled = M: 6kg ball 60 9ft. W: 4kg bal to 9ft.

It's here!! The best time of year for CrossFitter's. The time where we get to take part in the worlds largest participatory event and have our Fitness put under the microscope.
Sure it is uncomfortable i so many senses. You know the workouts are just gonna be hell to complete. You know the pressure of having people actually count your reps for you, (and shock-horror when they "no-rep" you!), You know that the thought of having your name on a leaderboard scares you, or for you seasoned vets out there, the thought of seeing your name against a lower placing than years past is down right confronting.
Well what do we have to say about all that?? Simple. We say get over it, put your head down and just work. Whether your number goes up or down is down to so many variables that it doesn't just come down to you thinking "I'm not as fit as last year".
And for those out there in the CrossFit galaxy who think the changes to the season format is reason enough not to support the Open, we say get over yourself. Absolutely nothing has changed with regard to people on the "everyday level" throwing their hat into the ring. We do it for fun, for community, for the memories it creates, for the PR's, and for the training goals once it is over.
It all kicks off with some utter beautiful programming. Sheer simplicity at its best!! Say goodbye to your quads!!
Let the fun begin! Good luck to everyone out there around the world taking part.
Hold the standards. Form is priority as always.
Scale as needed.

Post your number of ROUNDS to your Beyond The Whiteboard account.