So…who wants to talk about the CrossFit Games Open??? I am going to put 2 optional workouts on the board – a burpee/DU tabata and a row/burpee/row for you to test out.  Yes, information pills the Open is 10-12 weeks out.  That may seem like a while, but if you want to perform your best, I would start preparing now. How do we prepare for the Open?  By building our engine.  We have spent the last few months really focusing on strength, and we have seen great gains across the gym.  Now, in getting ready for the Open, are we improving fitness or “getting ready for the test?”  Well, when the test is inclusive as the Open, prepping for the test IS improving our fitness. First, strength is a component of fitness, but it’s only 1 (of 10).  Plus, of the 27 workouts that have been tested in the Open,...Read more

Strength  Week 5 of 6 Clean Grip Deficit Deadlift 3×6 Front Squat 4×3 Conditioning AMRAP 7 3 Deadlifts 225/155 3 Wallball Shots 20/14 6 Deadlifts 6 Wallball Shots 9 Deadlifts 9 Wallball Shots Continue up by 3’sRead more