Day 326: CF Armoury - Testing Crossfit Open 16.1

My results from completing Workout 16.1 - Scaled 
@ Crossfit Armoury

Meh, I did my best!  I went scaled because I couldn't do Chest to Bars; not even one.  I even gave it a hard try prior to the start and ended realizing it's not that simple, not as simple as doing a strict pull-up.  Another item added to my check list of things to work on this year and going forward.

Open 16.1 Workout

Helping out the box and getting things setup not just for us, but for the rest of Crossfit Armoury members.

Flipping up the Olympic platforms (they are heavy; required at least 3 people to move and flip)

Warming up, and testing 16.1

Christina, Coach Jason, Coach Ari, Clem

Team work at it's best

#7amstrong crew helping out and setting up things...
#strongcommunity  #crossfit #welovethisplace #lovethepeople

Let's do a quick analysis of 16.1 from my perspective.   It was a grinder, no matter how you look at it.   Regardless if you Scaled or Rx'd; it was still 20 minutes of work!!   You definitely had to set a steady pace when did you this.  Anytime I do any competition, maybe it's adrenaline; I always find that I want to bolt out of the gate as fast as I can.   Of course, that doesn't help when its more than 5 minutes of work.   Luckily, I did a few practice runs prior to doing my test and found a fairly steady pace.

Ray; doing Scale with an unique front squat bar hold

Jon setting up for Chest to Bar

Clem; bar facing burpees

Overhead walking lunge - 95 lb

Clem; completing 16.1 -
the default recovery pose for most people today

The #7amstrong crew had initially planned on going for pancake breakfast after our testing of 16.1.  Well, like all great plans, that changed today.  Like all Crossfit Open workouts; we really don't know the details until it's released world wide on Thursday evening (6 PM, MST).  Once we found out that each test would be about 20 minutes + a few minutes for changing of tester/judges.  It would turn out to be a long morning.   Initially, there were only 2 lanes going, which later expanded to 3 lanes.  By the end of the evening, the crossfit box would have 8 lanes running at the same time.   

You can consider that the our testing in the morning was a guideline to what needed to change and to accommodate all the athletes that would be testing.

We eventually did go for food after our crew had done all the testing, but it wasn't brunch.  It turned out to be a late lunch.  No regrets, as everyone had a craving for sushi.   Getting in some much needed carbs, and protein after our testing.

Post 16.1 Testing - celebration lunch

Rainbow Roll (need carb and protein replacement)

Octopus and Beef Tataki

I went to work and later, came back in the evening to grab some pictures and at the same time; cheering on both friends and members who were testing at the box.   

16.1 Testing in the evening

Friday night HEAT schedule

Break before the next heat starts

It got pretty busy in the evening.  Thank goodness that I'm going to schedule all my testing early Friday mornings.  How do I managed to do that?  I've taken every Friday morning off from work to ensure that I get this done.  And then, I don't end up worrying about timing and scheduling to do it in the evening.  That and the fact that I can concentrate on work and not day dreaming about the workout. 

Plus, the evenings I can come and cheer on the other members doing the test.  Always important to cheer on others, support your friends, support your box!

Cheering crowd; happy faces

Proud to be part of this crossfit community, proud to be part of this box!

Wow, saw this post from our box and 67 athletes were tested on Friday.  More athletes will be doing their test this Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

My distraction....

I had thought about redoing this workout, despite the #7AMStrong crew thinking I was nuts.  The question posed to me was, why do you want to redo?   Are you redoing for points or just the fact you want to beat someone else?  What was the end goal?    

Yes, I've lost sight of what my goal(s) has been in the last 3 months. I feel like I've been a tad bit lost overall.   I went from training fairly hard and eating fairly healthy to just hitting a wall.   Real life event, dramatic as it can be can just change that in a blink.  It sucks...

My training schedule dropped from an overly high octane pace (5 to 7 times a week, with 2 days of complete rest) to a passive pace, 3 to 4 times a week schedule and more than the 2 days of dedicated rest.   We won't even go into about my eating schedule, or in general; calorie intake by the shovel.

I'm not trying to make excuses for my results, just wanted to put it out there.  That's all I've been doing for the last few months, reflecting on life, where I was, where I am now, where I plan to be.

It's probably the same reason why I haven't wrote and finish my piece on the big Crossfit event at the beginning of February (Battle on the Border).  Lots of soul searching going on for me.  Sometimes, I wonder if this is what high level athletes do when they don't do well after a big event?   I guess I'm comparing wrong things here... just one of those thoughts that came to after my BotB event.

I'm trying really hard not to complain/whine and come up with a solution to the problem.

I guess I better save my thoughts and comments for my reflection from BotB in another post. 

- Tony