Sunday Story…Games Recap Day 3
The first one is a simple triplet of 6 bar-facing
burpees, 6 toes to bar, and 1 165# clean. Before my hip blew up, I was excited
about this one. Both toes-to-bar and bar-facing burpees are in my wheelhouse. With
only 1 clean at 165# I am confident I can get through the 8 rounds. Until the
first clean that is! I finished the toes to bar and the burpees in a great place.
When I pulled the clean, I pulled it so hard it hit my chest, threw me back
about six feet and the bar went the other way. It took me about a minute to get
up and get back to work. I managed to finish 7 rounds and ended in 12 th
place.
The second workout is to establish a 1 rep max front
squat. Normally I will go 215 – 225# in a competition like this. In the warmup
area, I managed to get to 185# but I can tell that I’m only going to get one
shot at something heavier. My left hip has no power coming out of the bottom of
my squat. The strategy is simple. Start light, move quickly, and don’t fail. Failing
in this competition means you must strip the bar before you return it to the
rack and then reload the bar. I hit 155, add 20#, and hit 175, add 20#, and miss 195.
But when I miss my hip just gives out and I end up sitting on my butt on the
floor. It’s bad, really bad. But it’s not over until the bell rings. I quickly
strip the bar rerack it and load up 185. Somehow, I manage to squat it to
depth and get it up. This is probably my worst finish in 6 years of games
competition…19 th
.
Final recap next week!
John Mariotti
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