Today we went after a wod from the Rocky Mountain Regional CrossFit Qualifier. It was 3 rounds for time of:
-10 pullups, chest-to-bar
-10 front squats, 165#
-10 burpees
time=7:38
This was a tough workout. We gave it the name "The Speal" after CrossFit stud Chris Spealler. Although he didn't compete at this Qualifier, he did this wod the other day and CFHQ posted a video of it on the main site. It's crazy how fit this guy is. @ only 135# body weight he flies through the pull-ups and burpees. More impressively, the front squats hardly slow him down. Check out the video of Speal doing this wod in 3:48 here: "The Speal". At the qualifier, that time would have been good enough for 4th place in the workout. Again, at 135# that's amazing. Speal is many people's favorite going into the games this year and after watching that workout and his absolute destruction of the field at his regional (he won every workout by a landslide), he's mine too. Not to mention, he's a good a guy as they come. I think the most humble elite CrossFitter out there. Did I mention the guy can hit 96 pull-ups before he has to let go of the bar?
I ripped through the first round of this one in about a minute. It was nuts. I cycled all 10 of the pull-ups, hitting chest-to-bar on each one. Such a cool accomplishment, the pull-up work's really been paying off. The second round, I only cycled the first 4 then they started getting tougher. I got to the front squats and only got 5 before I dropped the bar. I gassed out. The last round was just a scrap to survive. I did get all 10 burpees unbroken on each round which was good. The front squats, surprisingly, slowed me down the most in this one. Its amazing how hard it is to front squat when you're gassed. Feels like the weight's sitting right on your chest. Takes your air away. After that first round, I thought I would come in under 5 minutes. I'll try this one again in a couple months.
