Striving to get better?…. COMPETE!

If you want to become a better Crossfitter you’ve gotta be willing to put yourself out there and compete. Competition exposes your weaknesses and illuminates your strengths. Take a look at some of the local competitions going on within the next few months. Grab a buddy and sign up!

• First Responders Challenge
  Cynergy CrossFit invites your force to join in the 8th annual Cynergy CrossFit First Responders Challenge!
  Where: Various New England area (MA, CT, RI) CrossFit affiliates
  When: Monday, January 5th to Sunday, February 8th, 2015
  Cost:  $125/athlete
  The Challenge is open to CrossFitters who are active members of Fire, Police, EMT, K-9 Units, SWAT, Sheriff or Military.
  Weekly challenges take place at individual gyms, final event to take place at Cynergy CrossFit, 23 Commercial Waye, Hanson, MA.

• South Coast Snowdown
  Where: Whaling City CrossFit, 475 Church Street, New Bedford, MA, USA
  When: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
  Cost: $200/team
  Teams of 4. Two (2) women and two (2) men. Three (3) WODs guaranteed.
  Official site: http://whalingcitycrossfit.com/the-southcoast-snowdown/

• Couples out for Blood
  Where: CrossFit Storrs, 1768 Storrs Rd, Mansfield, CT, USA
  When: Saturday, February 14th, 2015 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
  Cost: $120/team
  Spend the day with your better half and kick ass! I can’t think of any other way I’d like to spend Valentines Day. For the second year now CrossFit Storrs will be hosting the Couples Out for Blood competition. This event will be an opposite-sex couples competition. This is only an RX competition but the movements and weights will be simple for anyone looking to work hard and have fun. Everyone is guaranteed 3 workouts. The top 4 teams will go on to a final 4th workout. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams!
  Registration site: https://www.eventbrite.com

• Love Em or Leave Em
  Where: Crossfit Route 1 at 732 Newburyport Turnpike Melrose, MA
  When: Saturday, January 31st 2015 at 9:00 am
  Cost: $120/team

• Jack and Jill Throwdown
  Red Island CrossFit is hosting the Jack and Jill Throwdown on February 21st!
  Where: Red Island CrossFit, 18 Industrial Dr, Smithfield, RI, USA (1 hr from Boston)
  When: Saturday, February 21st, 2015 at 9:00am
  Cost: $120/team
  RX and Scaled divisions
  Co-Ed teams
  Cash Prizes and tons of Swag
  Awesome day at a great location! Please see our FB link for info on the event!
  Registration site: https://red-island-crossfit.theboxhq.com/events/2015-jack-jill-throwdown

• Winter Whiteout
  Join CrossFit Reach for the Winter Whiteout on February 22nd!
  Where: CrossFit Reach, 930 Main Street, Acton, MA, USA
  When: Sunday, February 22nd, 2015 from 8:00am to 3:00pm
  Cost: $180/team
  The Winter Whiteout is a 2-person, same-sex team competition for Rx teams only.
  $500 Cash Prize to the winner of each division.
  Official/Registration site: https://crossfit-reach.theboxhq.com

Warm-up
4 Clean Pulls
4 Strict Presses
4 Power Cleans
4 Push Presses
4 Front Squats
4 Push Jerks
4 Squat Cleans
4 Split Jerks
Repeat with some weight

-Refine Box Jumps + T2B

Oly
Clean and Jerk
2×3 @85%
2×2 @90%
1×1 @95%
1×1 @100%
1×1 @102%

Strength
Front Squat with Chains
3-3-3-3

WOD
10 minute AMRAP
30 Shoulder to Overhead (115,80)
30 Box Jumps
30 Toes to Bar
20 Shoulder to Overhead
20 Box Jumps
20 Toes to Bar
10 Shoulder to Overhead
10 Box Jumps
10 Toes to Bar

Masters (95,65)