13.1 Predictions

THE height of the Crossfit season is almost here and with just under a week to go it is time to register and get ready for the games to begin.
    Follow me through this Crossfit Games open blog in my second annual attempt to break a sweat, rack up some points and hopefully beat my efforts last year.
    Here I’ll pray to the Crossfit gods and predict for you the 2013 WODs (workouts), break them down and tell you exactly how hard they are.
    For five weeks, starting in Brisbane on Thursday, March 7 at 11am (or Wednesday, March 6 at 5pm in USA -PST) Crossfit headquarters will release a WOD then participants have one week to do it and register their score.
    With the games are now in their seventh year and more competitors than ever it will be tough to move past the opens (each box/my level), to the regionals (top 60 national competitors/30 teams) and finally the games (international competitors/three men, women and teams from each region).

• Me during our Australia Day celebrations
at the box - Aussie 'Fran'.

Firstly lets recap previous games week 1 WODs...

2011 gave us:
 10 min AMRAP (as many reps as possible) of:
 30 Double-Unders
 15 Power Snatches (M 75lbs/35kg : W 55lbs/25kg)

Then 2012 gave us:
7 min AMRAP of:
burpees

So lets think about it and look for a pattern.

• It could be an AMRAP, Chipper (a lengthy AMRAP), a ladder (each round there’s an extra rep for each movement) or a set WOD for time.
• The movements have to be able to be performed in front of a camera - getting rid of long runs, farmers carries and WODs where you cover any real distance.
• The first week is generally one that everybody can complete RXD (at the prescribed weight, aka RX in some places).
• The equipment used across the opens is usually pretty basic including a medicine ball, skipping rope, bar, box and rings.
• Each WOD has less than four movements.
• Each movement has clear standards so they can be judged online.

My prediction is...

7 min AMRAP
20 box jumps
10 power snatches (M 75lbs/35kg : W 55lbs/25kg)

My trainer James at Crossfit Northside thinks it will be an AMRAP of wall balls.

My boyfriends thinks double unders, squats and chest to overheads.

What do you think?

Let the games begin!

WELCOME to the Crossfit Games and my 5 week long column looking at the lead up to each round with some expectations, breakdowns and results.

Follow me through the games as a first time competitor from Brisbane in a relatively new-to-the-scene sport that is a combination of strength, speed, endurance and technique. If you haven't got one you haven't got anything, but the motivation to get better.

Each Thursday (Wednesday in the US) for five weeks a Workout of the Day (WOD) is posted. All competitors across the globe entered in the Crossfit Games will try to get their best score for the WOD. They have a week and their videos will be posted online as proof.

The best scores move through the ranks - opens (my level), regionals (basically nationals), the games(for the 60 best athletes and 30 best teams).

Officially the first WOD comes out at 5pm February 22 that's PT + 18 hours and you get EST so bring on 11am Thursday, February 23.

I've now signed up for the competition added my affiliate Crossfit Northside, uploaded my pic and specifications. However not my best times, I'm only just starting to rack up the RXD (as prescribed also known as very hard without a handicap). I'll inform you more as time goes by, let's just hope I can do the first one as recommended and we'll take it from there.

Here we go... Let the Games begin!

(picture - that's me at a Crossfit Challenge in mid last year)