I made it. I went to the final stretch of the competition. As I’ve explained in my previous entry, I had doubts in joining the finals. But I convinced myself that I didn’t go that far just to quit in the end, so there was definitely no turning back. Now that the competition is over the only thing I can think of is: I wanna do this again!
The start was a little stressful. It being my first competition, and seeing all these super fit athletes was certainly intimidating. However, after the first WOD, I was surprised on how much I enjoyed it and I was already eager to go and do the next one. (Just to give you an idea, I included the 4 workouts we did for Scaled Division at the end of this post.)
Joining made me realise a few things. First, the supportive community aspect is amazing. Part of the reason why it was so much fun is because of the people cheering for us.
The workouts during the competition were all high intensity but very different. I really do like the multi-discipline regime of this sport: powerlifting, gymnastics, cardio; strength and stamina.
It has inspired me to get stronger. There are still many movements I cannot complete and heavy weights I cannot lift. I’ll continue training hard and smart to improve on these.
Thank you to all who came and screamed their lungs out to encourage us. Mad Minute peeps, you guys are gold. Pao, Yang, Jeff, thank you!
And last, I wouldn’t have joined this competition if I didn’t venture outside of my comfort zone. So thank you to coach RJ for pushing me to step out of it.
Thank you to WOD chaser for these photos! :)
Workout 1 Pistol Whipped
Six Minute AMRAP:
12 Jumping Pull Ups; 24 Air Squats; 48 Wall Balls; 96 Single Unders
Workout 2 Sandbaggers' Run
Six Minutes to complete the following:
300M Sandbag Run 15m Sled Push/Sled Pull in increasing weight.
Workout 3 Thruster Speed Ladder
60 seconds to run through six thruster stations of increasing weight.
Workout 4 Chip off the ol' box
Eight Minutes to complete the following:
30 Hang Knee Raise
30 Snatches (55#)
10 Overhead Walking Lunges
30 Overhead Squats (#65)
10m Front Rack Walking Lunge
30 box Jumps