Catching up after a move

Hey everyone,

   Sorry for having such a long time between postings. The move to our new home took so much time. In fact the week before the move I only did the open workout because of the limited time. Lots of late nights and early mornings with work starting at 4am. Well enough of that on to the remaining open workouts!

   14.2 work out was,

From 0:00-3:00

   2 rounds of:

   10 overhead squats

   10 chest-to-bar pull-ups

Here is the video of me attempting 14.2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4qyP-7_gvA

   This one challenged me not with the overhead squats, but with the chest-to-bar pull-ups. For some reason I could not get that extra power to get my chest to touch the bar as you can see from the video. The thing about these open workouts is that your work out does not count unless you do the movement as prescribed, so that helps you face the weaknesses you have in your fitness. 

   14.3 was my favorite workout from this year's open. The movements were ones I was very familiar with and I knew I could do and move with some strong purpose. The workout consisted of the following.

Complete as many reps as possible in 8 minutes of:

135-lb. deadlifts, 10 reps
15 box jumps, 24-inch
185-lb. deadlifts, 15 reps
15 box jumps, 24-inch
225-lb. deadlifts, 20 reps
15 box jumps, 24-inch
275-lb. deadlifts, 25 reps
15 box jumps, 24-inch
315-lb. deadlifts, 30 reps
15 box jumps, 24-inch
365-lb. deadlifts, 35 reps
15 box jumps, 24-inch

   The video of me doing the workout can be found here: http://youtu.be/NS9ix3J0N78

   My only regret with the work out is that I did not get further in the 275 lb deadlift, however it really started feeling heavy after having done the reps already completed. I am also working on being able to do box jumps just by jumping down and then bouncing right back up. If I could have spent less time in the box jump portion of this work out I would have had more time to lift the weight.

14.4 consisted of;

Complete as many rounds and repetitions as possible in 14 minutes of:
60-calorie row
50 toes-to-bars
40 wall-ball shots, 20 lb. to 10-foot target
30 cleans, 135 lb.
20 muscle-ups

   The video of me doing this work out is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBftpDV1sZk

   14.4 was something that exposed a huge gap in my fitness. I thought I would be getting to the power cleans and really try to mentally prep myself for that part of the work out. As I went through the toes to bar (T2B) portion of the work out I realized that my core was still very far from being at all equal to this work out. As you can see from the video even when I tried to pace out the number of T2B I did it still did not work out.

   At the end of the work out I realized the weakness was two fold. One, moving through the movement efficiently. After the work out my judge let me know that the T2B movement is just a knees to elbow with a kick. Also my grip started going at the end making it difficult to really commit to the movement and feel confident. 

14.5 was a first for an open work out in the Crossfit community;

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps for time of:

95-lb. thrusters

Burpees

   My Dad took the video for this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWbzuPsx6rU

   The thing about this work out that was a first is that it was for time. So everyone has to do the same amount of work, no matter how long it took them. My main weakness with this work out was my "tank". I would rest for a longer period of time and not get back on the bar or to the floor to do the next burpee. Measuring my rest and being aware of my rest is something I am going to manage better in my future workouts to make sure that I am not trying to get to a comfortable feeling. More of the focus in Crossfit is that you become comfortable in the uncomfortable feeling of fatigue

   Over all for my first open I had a great time. :) The point of the open is to give the average Crossfitter like me the chance to really see where my weaknesses are in my fitness and ability. From these five workouts I have many things to work on and am looking forward to next year making these weaknesses a strength.

   Thank you to everyone who read these posts. In the coming weeks I have a body fat test coming up and also I am going to take some pics of my "completed" home box.  I get a bonus from work and I am able to afford picking up some things so I can do any major Crossfit movement from the "comfort" of my own home.