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CrossFit Queens held its second annual Hail to the Queen women-only competition on Saturday, and I’m happy to report that I competed with the big girls in the Rx division. The workouts:
WOD #1 (8-minute cap):
- 10 handstand pushups
- 20 pullups
- 30 kettlebell snatches (35#)
- 40 wallballs (14#, 8-foot target)
WOD #2:
- Clean 75# barbell from the floor. Then do as many jerks as possible in 20 seconds. Rest 10 seconds, then repeat with 80# barbell. Keep progressing through ladder by 5#—up to 130#. Only one chance to clean each bar.
WOD #3:
- 21 overhead squats (75#)
- 42 double unders
- 15 overhead squats
- 30 double unders
- 9 overhead squats
- 18 double unders
- Repeat as many times as possible in 6 minutes.
My results:
WOD #1: I had finished 29 wallballs when I hit the 8-minute cap. The hardest part: The kettlebell snatches. I felt like the bell was swinging me, not the other way around! On the plus side, I whipped through the HSPU and pullups.
WOD #2: I topped out at 100 pounds. I don’t have a lot of practice at cleaning the bar from the floor, especially at higher weights that might require me to squat in order to get under the bar. I will work on these more after my hip heals.
WOD #3: Kind of a disaster for me. I had to quit after just 13 overhead squats because my hip gave out.
Stray observations:
- I think I placed 35th out of 39. That doesn’t sound impressive, but I am more than happy with how I did because I gave it my all! Sure, I would have placed much higher in the scaled division, but for me, CrossFit isn’t about doing competitions and earning awards—it’s about getting stronger and pushing myself to be better. So I would have been disappointed if I scaled the workouts.
- Cheering my teammates on was almost as rewarding as competing. Everyone was all smiles. Also, a lot of guys from the box volunteered their time to be judges. It was great to have them there offering their support.
- I could barely move yesterday. I’m feeling a lot better today and hope to be back to normal tomorrow!
