Of the five semifinals events, two were stand out mistakes. One was a very easy and obvious execution error (which is almost more frustrating, because it wasn’t due to a lack of fitness) and the other was a bit less straight forward. It was either a pacing issue or a fitness issue, both of which can be fixed, thankfully!
For time:
3 rounds of:
20 lateral burpee box jump-overs (24”)
10x50-foot shuttle runs
Then, 3 rounds of:
100 double-unders
50-foot handstand walk
I finished in 11:35 and really thought that I’d executed well. When the leaderboard went up, I found out I’d taken 14th place on that event, and I had to do a little digging as to why.
The second half of the test, I cranked out all of the double unders unbroken and handstand walked quickly. Couldn’t have changed much there. That leaves the burpees and shuttle runs where there could’ve been a gap. I thought I was moving at an appropriate pace, but may have just fallen into too slow a gear! Time to work.
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Reverse @redbull recap! ⏮️
‘Twas a busy month:
🪽🌎🏃♂️ @wflworldrun
🏎️☀️🌴 @f1mia
🎶🎤🎡 @coachella
Grateful to have the opportunity to partner with a brand that has such an impact. From raising hundreds of millions for spinal cord research, to influencing major sporting and cultural events, Red Bull does it all! It feels good to know that we’re just scratching the surface and with what we’re cooking up, the relationship and impact will get broader and deeper.
The @crossfitgames age group semifinals turned into an action packed weekend full of equal parts excitement and stress. Thankfully, it all worked out in the end and I’m excited to see where my performance stacks up when the leaderboard is finalized this evening. The fire is really burning hotter right now than it has in a while and it’s a really good feeling! 🔥
These two are obsessed with each other. The only reason I’m not super jealous is because it brings me so much joy. Happy first official Mother’s Day, @joannleigh ! 🥰😍🧑🧑🧒
I know someday we’ll look back on Noah’s 35th birthday and miss these little moments most — taking turns eating at the counter while the other chases Oliver around the house and gets him ready for bath time, sweet silly story times, and the hair twirling while we rock him to sleep.
Today has been such a special, beautifully simple first birthday with Noah as a dad. Watching you become Oliver’s father has been one of the greatest gifts.
Grateful for every ordinary moment and every celebration we get to share as a family now filled with giggles, aggressively fast crawling, and a little extra food thrown on the floor. 🤍
Pretty cool to still be able to surprise myself, all these years later, on a random regular Friday.
Deadlifts were my kryptonite in the early days. I may have been able to qualify for the @crossfitgames one year sooner, in 2013, if it weren’t for the old 21-15-9 deadlift box jump workout at regionals. The deads were at 315, the same weight you see here, and they rocked my world. I was down to singles by the end, that I was failing with a rounded back, while all the rest of the competitors in my heat had finished and were cheering me on.
Today @maxelhag snuck in 30 reps for time, after building to a heavy triple. My plan before starting was to go quick 6s, hoping my rep speed would make up for the breaks. Once I started, I felt so good that I decided to hang on until maybe 15. I got there and just kept going. After rep 21 I was committed to hanging on for the full 30. Nothing crazy, but given all of the context, I was pleasantly surprised. I hope you pleasantly surprise yourself somehow this weekend!
RIP @crossfitrobo .
Thank you for inspiring us all with your strength and heart.
Full tribute Heavy Grace on YouTube.
Go watch all of Rob’s videos first.
It’s a lovely chewsday for a barbell beatdown, innit?
I wasn’t entirely sure how to feel when I first read this workout. 25 reps of each movement isn’t really that many, but the fact that it is 6 relatively taxing movements back to back to back with the same barbell in the same place intimidated me a little bit.
I took a more conservative approach and @anikhagreer sent it. I almosttttt closed the gap at the end but she held me off, that little weasel! (Wish her luck at @cfcopasur this weekend!) 🗣️ GOOD LUCK!!!!
This whole session is on my YouTube channel, titled Day of Training as a @redbull Athlete.
@nohlsen doesn’t adapt to the Horizon, it adapts to him 🙌🏻
Thanks to its removable modules for every moment.
From training to wherever 💫
No limits. No switching bags.
ALWAYS ON THE MOVE
#picsil #horizon #backpack
