We are three wods into the Open and it has been one of the coolest 3 weeks of Open wods in my opinion and I have participated in the Open since 2012. There has been something for everyone. Gas tank, heavy lifting, skills and most of all traditional CrossFit.
Here are a few thoughts we would like to share about if and when to scale the Open wods. It really has to do with your goal and ability. If you have worked hard all year to try an RX the Open then we believe if there is any chance of you safely getting an RX score, even if it is a small score, you should go for it. It could end up meaning you lift a PR or you get your first muscle up like we saw this week. However if it turns out you are still struggling, we recommend you scale the particular wod and still have fun getting a good score and move on to next week. Scaling any wod is not the end of the world it just shows you what you need to work on in the future to get an RX score next time.
At the end of this years Open the coaches will have a look at how we all did and the program will somewhat reflect where we need to put in a little more work. The whole years programming doesn’t revolve around the Open of course but we still want to make sure people who do sign up, have a good time and feel they are getting better every year.
Crush the last two weeks and we will see where we stack up. Just a little shoutout to everyone who are participating in the Open and everyone who have been helping with judging and cheering. It has been fantastic for the community and we are super proud of you all. Remember to submit your scores so we can validate them.
Christian
Monday 12/3/18
MetCon: Open Wod 18.3
2 Rounds for Time
100 Double Unders
20 Overhead Squats 52.5/37.5kg
100 Double Unders
12 Ring Muscle Ups
100 Double Unders
20 Alt DB Snatches 22.5/15kg
100 Double Unders
12 Bar Muscle Ups
-14 min Time Cap-
