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I want to thank Rob for the outstanding photography he has provided day in and out at the gym and especially for his time and effort in capturing the Open with wave after wave of all of us grunting, sweating, and flopping on the floor for so many of our workouts. The pictures he has shared (see the SRCF Facebook group for the Dropbox links to each album) have captured the raw emotion and exertion of our “Friday Night Lights”.

I also want to call out that now that the Open has ended, we are impatiently waiting to see how the final Leaderboard will shake out for two of our athletes. While there are a couple days before the final standings are “locked” on Wednesday (the deadline for scores to be verified by affiliates), I’m fairly confident the standings won’t shift much for two of us.

In the Teens female category (16-17) Jules is currently sitting in 8th place in the WORLD out of over 1300 athletes! She has consistently battled to stay near or in the top 10 athletes each week and moved up in the final week to 8th place. We are extremely proud of her accomplishment and are hoping when the leaderboard locks we hear good news about how many teens they may invite to the Games this summer for an exhibition competition. Cross your fingers they bring the top 10 to the Games!

In the Masters female category (45-49) Deb is currently sitting in 138th place in the WORLD out of over 6000 athletes! By staying in the top 200 worldwide Deb will get to participate in the Masters Online Qualifiers (Regionals) in April. She will get to complete the next level of workouts over one 4 day period from April 23-27. The Masters Qualifier or “Regional” will then determine the top 20 in each age bracket that go to the Games. I can’t wait to see how these workouts shape up and look forward to Deb attacking them with tenacity and purpose to climb up the leaderboard.

Both of their accomplishments are amazing and inspiring for the rest of us. Their discipline and diligence to training each day show in their results and motivate me personally to want to be better not only next year, but now. I congratulate them both and can’t wait to root for them in the next level of their respective competitions. Regardless of the outcome, you should both be proud!

2015 Regional Tickets on Sale

Thorisdottir and Fraser Win 2015 Open

Results

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Team WOD: Tag Team Grace

Tag Team “Grace”

In teams of 2, complete for time:

90 Clean & Jerks (135#/95#)
* One partner works at a time
Post total time

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Saturday was our “End of the Open” party with a paleo food truck, team WOD, and lots of sore legs. Great to see a good turnout for both the workout and the food.

Monday is the last day for those registered to make-up 15.5. Your options are 6am, 8:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am. I don’t recommend the 4pm due to the time this workout takes but if you need to wait until then you better show up and move with a purpose to get warm-up and ready.

Summing up the 2015 Open I was going to do a write-up but instead I’ll share what Jeremy posted about it as he sums it up perfectly.

“Another year of Friday night lights over….I think this was the funnest yet. Congrats to all the first time open peeps, first time muscle-up peeps, first time HSPU peeps and anyone that tried their best. Remember to celebrate what your body can do and don’t focus on the things it can’t.

Our gym gets better every year and it was a blast watching everyone compete…if you didn’t compete this year for whatever reason it’s time to start getting ready for next year. You won’t regret it.” ~ Jeremy

Results

Results Open 15.5 RX and Scaled

Advanced RX: Clean & Jerk : 50 Reps for Time

Advanced RX Class:

Clean & Jerk : 50 Reps for Time

For time:
50 Clean & Jerks (135#/95#)

or Choose Team WOD (90 for time)

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Results

CrossFit Games Open 15.5

27-21-15-9 reps, for time of:
Row (calories)
Thruster (95#/65#)

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CrossFit Games Open 15.5 – Scaled

27-21-15-9 reps, for time of:
Row (calories)
Thruster (65#/45#)

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Photo by Rob W.

Tonight was sadly our last 2015 Open Friday Night Lights. Love the energy and the crowd each week and how it pushes everyone to do their best. There were also some great suggestions to try and do this more often. Maybe a monthly “Friday Night Lights” is something that we can plan on through the spring/summer.

For those who still need to complete 15.5 for their official score then come tomorrow at 10:30am or any day class on Monday. Finish the Open strong and get in the gym.

Reminder: Post your scores before Monday at 5PST. Don’t forget!

Tomorrow is our “End of the Open Party”:

To celebrate the end of the CrossFit Games Open tomorrow (Saturday 3/28) after our morning 9:30am Team WOD we will have the OutsidetheBox Paleo Food Truck out for a post WOD lunch/social event. Bring your appetite and your wallet. Help make it a gym-wide pot luck type event by sharing a Paleo or “Faileo” dish if you want.

WOD: Main Class: 9:30am
Advanced RX Class: 10:30am to 11:30am
Lunch Time: Approx 11:30am to 1pm

Food Truck Menu:
– Steak ‘n eggs with Sweet potato hash
– Grass-fed Beef chili
– Pork carnita wraps with pico de gallo
– Crispy pork belly with Cauliflower mash

Note:

This Monday is actually our last 6am class before we revert back to our normal Tues/Wed/Thurs 6am schedule the following week.

Inside the Leaderboard: March 27, 2015

Results – Open 15.5 RX and Scaled

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Heavy Single Power Clean

Work your way up in weight until it feels heavy. Don’t shoot for your max.
10 minutes to work up to a heavy single.

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Heavy Single Power Clean & FT: Power Cleans and 200m

Heavy Single Power Clean

Work your way up in weight until it feels heavy. Don’t shoot for your max.
10 minutes to work up to a heavy single.

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FT: Power Cleans and 200m

For time:
10 Power Cleans (135#/95#)
Run 200m
9 Power Cleans
Run 200m
8 Power Cleans
Run 200m
7 Power Cleans
Run 200m
6 Power Cleans
Run 200m
5 Power Cleans
Run 200m
4 Power Cleans
Run 200m
3 Power Cleans
Run 200m
2 Power Cleans
Run 200m
1 Power Clean
Run 200m

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Tomorrow is our last Open WOD for the season. It is a straightforward couplet that will be all about motor and the ability to keep moving with the thrusters and benefits the strong rower. Read up on the workout standards and get ready to close it out tomorrow!

“Workout 15.5”
27-21-15-9 reps for time of:
Row (calories)
Thrusters (95#/65#)
Scaled and Teens: 65#/45#
Post time to comments and/or register and submit your results as part of the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games Open.
For complete workout standards, video and scorecard click here.
Watch live coverage of Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Annie Thorisdottir and Sam Briggs on Workout 15.5 on the CrossFit Games site.

Results

Strict Pull-ups : 5×5 & FT: Rows; 5x Deadlifts and Toes-to-bars; Rows

Strict Pull-ups : 5×5

Strict Pull-ups 5×5

Rest as needed between sets. Scale to Ring Rows (Supine or Floor) or scale up to Strict Chest-to-bar Pull-ups.

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FT: Rows; 5x Deadlifts and Toes-to-bars; Rows

For time:
Row 750m
— then —
5 rounds of:
10 Deadlifts (225#/155#)
10 Toes-to-bars
— then —
Row 750m

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15.4 Leaderboard Analysis

CrossFit Games Update: March 24, 2015

Reminder: Tomorrow is our last Thursday with no 6am Class! Next week the 6am schedule goes back to Tues/Wed/Thurs.

Open WOD 15.5 is announced tomorrow at 5pm. Join us in the gym to watch the live broadcast!

This Friday will be our last Friday Day/Night Lights for Open WOD 15.5. Make-ups are Saturday 10:30am or Monday classes before 5pm. Bring refreshments on Friday for post WOD libations.

To celebrate the end of the CrossFit Games Open this Saturday on Mar. 28th after our morning 9:30am Team WOD we will have the OutsidetheBox Paleo Food Truck out for a post WOD lunch/social event. Help make it a gym-wide pot luck type event by sharing a Paleo or “Faileo” dish if you want. Bring your fitness, money, and appetite!

WOD: Main Class: 9:30am
Advanced RX Class: 10:30am to 11:30am
Lunch Time: They will be here approx 11:30am to 1pm

Food Truck Menu:
– Steak ‘n eggs with Sweet potato hash
– Grass-fed Beef chili
– Pork carnita wraps with pico de gallo
– Crispy pork belly with Cauliflower mash

Results

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Bench Press : 2 Rep Max & "Nasty Girls"

Bench Press : 2 Rep Max

Find your Bench Press 2 Rep Max.

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“Nasty Girls”

3 rounds for time of:
50 Air Squats
7 Muscle Ups
10 Hang Power Cleans (135#/95#)

Scale: 1 MU transition (floor) or 1 Jumping MU or 1 Ring Dip for each MU

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This WOD is one of the benchmark CF workouts from CrossFit.com that was first programmed in 2005. The Nasty Girls were the original trio of female fire breathers from the first CrossFit “Box” (the original CFHQ): Nicole Carroll, Eva T., and Annie Sakamoto.
We can’t do this workout without posting what is one of the “early classic” workout demo videos from CrossFit.com; classic because of the early style that included crappy music, sometimes poor technique/range of motion, no editing, and impressive performances.
The most memorable parts are that 3 women are doing muscle-ups (which was not common several years ago), and that Nicole fights and cries her way through the last round of the WOD, failing muscle-ups and cleans while the tears are flowing yet still managing to finish the workout. This video became one of the most watched CF videos that inspired a ton of CrossFitters to get their muscle-up.
Video: Nasty Girls – [wmv] [mov]
J. Anderson and K. King Win 15.4
Results
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