Today's Workout: 071812

Cuddy
From the 2012 CrossFit Games: Event #11, The Chipper.

10 Overhead Squats

10 Box Jumps

10 Thrusters

10 Power clean

10 Toes-Bar

10 Burpee Pullups

10 Toes-Bar

10 Power clean

10 Thrusters

10 Box Jumps

10 Overhead Squats

…for time.

 Fantastic time with the Tuesday night group. Thanks for letting me in, girls (and letting me back out alive!) We had a little time to talk about 'systemic' vs. 'local' fatigue. I'll try to get an article up today, but in general, consider this: as a gym family, we're getting pretty good at METCON work at different time domains. Box jumps / push press / run? On it. 

Where we struggle: multiple "localized" movements in a row. Take three movements involving elbow extension – ring dips, HSPU, and pushups – and it's a different story. The rapid accumulation of waste in one small area is harder to buffer, in the short term, and it leaves our athletes standing still mid-WOD. We're working on that.  You'll notice that at least one element of our daily METCON work involves a movement similar to the strength portion. As we get closer to the Games, you'll see multiple movements requiring action from the same joint. Get ready.