The 2018 CrossFit Games Open is here!! 18.1 is a great workout. So awesome to see all of you at the live announcement and cheering for the faceoff. Congratulations to all the Pyro athletes that crushed the workout minutes after the announcement. You guys all did amazing. Right from the start, the workout called for a 20min AMRAP which is already on the long side and has rowing in it. We’re limited to 5 rowers which cut our heats from 6 athletes to 5 so we immediately fell behind on time. The nature of the Open makes the Thursday nights unpredictable so please have an open mind. Now that we know what the workout is, we can adjust for today. We could just run heats on Fridays but there’s something special about doing it right after the announcement.
We can only run 2 heats per hour so we’ll have the 1st heat starting 10min after the hour and the 2nd heat 35min after the hour. That will leave us a 5min transition between heats. Thankfully, the workout doesn’t require too much of a warm up to get ready. If you’re judging the 1st heat, try to keep moving while keeping an eye on the athlete, that will keep you somewhat warm for your heat. The 5min transition will allow to get ready for the workout. Make sure to watch the video for the standards. For all other details, head over to the CrossFit games website, read the workout description and look at the scorecard sheet. If you haven’t signed up yet, you still have until Monday 6pm to do the workout and register. Have fun and good luck!!
https://games.crossfit.com/workouts/open/2018
18.1
Rx
20min AMRAP
8 toes to bar
10 hang clean and jerk 50/35 (5 per side)
14/12 cals row
Scaled
20min AMRAP
8 hanging knee raises
10 hang clean and jerk 35/20 (5 per side)
14/12 cals row
Note: Make sure to be familiar with the movement standards relative to your age group and division
