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05/27/2009

"Helen"

3 Rounds for Time:

400m Run

21 Kettlebell Swings (54# M / 35# W)

12 Pull-ups

This benchmark WOD is tough. Travis summed it up with "that was deceiving". Everyone improved today by either scaling up a kettlebell or band for pull-ups. Or both!

Helen is a WOD that always seems to start great and by the end you are telling yourself to not let go of the kettlebell or pull-up bar as the time just speeds up. This is one that the best of times simply are achieved by going fast and "unbroken" through all three rounds.

Here's a "Helen" video from CrossFit.com of two incredible athletes showing a mind-numbing pace for Helen. This video shows a race between one man and one woman with different strengths at play. Dutch Lowy is a well known CrossFit athlete that placed 7th in last year's CrossFit Games and Jessica Langford is an accomplished marathon runner. Watch how strength in kettlebell swings and pull-ups takes on a fast runner and see who wins.

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