CrossFit Open 14.3 Recap
As soon as the workout was announced I started laughing. I mean honestly, increasing the weight by 40 lbs. in a single round has got to be a joke. Instead of shaking my head and announcing there was no way I was going to get very far in the workout, I just laughed.
This is what 185 lbs. looks like
One of the biggest reasons I didn’t want to sign up for the open is that I didn’t want to take it too seriously. I’m competitive and a perfectionist, and those things don’t combine well unless my performance is 100 percent spot-on and I win. Anything less than that often makes competing an extremely negative experience for me. When I race I know I focus on improving my own performance instead of trying to beat every other runner. I wanted The Open to be a similar experience.
I didn’t sign up because 1. I didn’t want to spend the money (I know, it’s not even that much money, but really, I’m fresh out of college and you don’t even get a t-shirt for competing) and 2. I wanted to keep myself focused on having it be fun. (and 3. I didn’t want ANYONE to be able to find my scores… which is ironic given that I’ve been putting them here.) For me, sometimes it’s better to just not know where I stack up against the rest of the world. I much prefer to see how I look next to previous me.
14.3 workout
8 minute AMRAP:
10 deadlifts, 135 / 95 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
15 deadlifts, 185 / 135 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
20 deadlifts, 225 / 155 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
25 deadlifts, 275 / 185 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
30 deadlifts, 315 / 205 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
35 deadlifts, 365 / 225 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
Score: 92
One of the biggest reasons I laughed is because the 4th round of deadlifts is my one rep max. And that’s when I’m completely fresh and have been building up to my heaviest single rep, not after 45 other heavy deadlifts and 45 box jumps. Given that, I’m extremely proud of how I did. Not only did I get further than I thought I would, but also got a new 2 rep deadlift pr (even if they were two of the ugliest lifts of my life).
I made it into the fourth round and completed 2 (and a half really really ugly) deadlifts at my previous one rep max weight. I had a lot of time left when I hit the third and fourth rounds, and I think I could have gotten significantly further if I had more strength. With that said, I am really happy with how I did. I think this is the only workout so far that I walked out after feeling content with how I did.
