Hi folks,
As we all know, the Taranis Winter Challenge is coming up November 4th, 5th, and 6th, and the Zone has a huge team competing. This is always a high-level yet fun competition, especially with the team category providing some surprises!
Athletes competing in the individual categories this year are:
Cam Birtwell
Lindsay McCardle
Michelle Wyngaarden
Sean Bruce
Adam Giles
Warren Reeves
France Legault
Lucas Parker
Tom James
Dino Larizza
We have two teams competing:
Kyle
Paul L
Lindsay F
Dee
Greg (alternate)
Wendy (alternate)
Gord
Craig
Adrianna
Heather
May (alternate)
Kath (alternate)
Spectator weekend tickets are unfortunately sold out… I apologize for not advertising when they were available! The current option is to get there early to get one of the 50 day-tickets available every day. I have contacted the folks at Taranis and they are still working out the logistics, but it looks like you will have to be there in the morning to get a ticket as they may be of the stamp variety. If you are interested in attending, contact brigit@crossfitzone.ca , and I will try and see what we can do.
On another note, the sure way to get in is to volunteer! If that interests you, contact Chris Schaalo at taraniswinter@crossfitvic.com and let him know you want to help out.
The individuals and teams start Friday at 6pm sharp. Team and individuals compete all day Saturday with all individuals moving onto to Sunday, along with the top 8 teams hitting it up head to head on Sunday.
Today’s Workout:
Buy In – Push Jerk Technique, followed by 3 x 3 reps increasing weight with a low to moderate weight. Focus on technique:
- Short and quick dip
- Fully extend the hips, push yourself under the bar
WOD – Tabata Mashup
Each workout is 8 Tabata intervals. A Tabata interval is 20 seconds of work, followed by 10 seconds of rest. You will alternate between exercise 1 and exercise 2 completing a total of 4 intervals each.
WOD #1 – Fran’esque
- Thruster (65/95)
- Chest to bar pullup
Zone 3 – Scale chest to bar pullups to regular pullups
Zone 2 – Scale thruster weight as needed, scale pullups to assisted pullups
Zone 1 – Scale workout as needed
~ 4 minute rest between workout 1 and workout 2 ~
WOD #2 – Sumo Burps
- Sumo Deadlift High Pull (65/95)
- Barhop Burpee
Zone 3 – Scale SDHP to 55/75lbs
Zone 2 – Scale SDHP to 45/65lbs
Zone 1 – Scale workout as needed
Score the workout by adding the total reps completed in workout 1 and workout 2
Cash Out – Group Stretch