I enjoyed seeing the pack or ruck running, I often run with my plate vest or a pack and often walk with a heavy pack as part of my training
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Steven Platek
August 4th, 2019 at 2:00 am
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The CF Games this year are the best they've been as far as programming is concerned, IMHO. Really shook things up with the eliminations, which I personally think are the greatest thing added this year. The fear of "the cut" works "the greatest adaptation in CrossFit: what happens between the ear" ~Coach Glassman
The fact that some have been able to harness the fear for success and others not so much is testament to this fact (as well as the Yerkes-Dodson Law). The actual workouts are also really good, for this level, and IMHO. "CrossFit, fitness, is founded in the couplet and triplet..." And for the most part that's what we've seen. Sure the Ruck was boring to watch, but a necessary component of any functional fitness programming. The sprint course was once again a crowd pleaser; nothing more exciting than a foot race (except maybe a fist fight, please, pretty pleeeeaassse Dave? just kidding).
Whereas in past years, I've found myself not watching, not caring, and generally being bored, this year, I am glued to my screen. Thanks for a great event!
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Mike Andridge
August 4th, 2019 at 3:31 am
Programming, yes. Cuts were just too early. Wait til Sunday. Just my .02
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Chris Sinagoga
August 4th, 2019 at 2:42 pm
Dude... I'm sure I'm not the only one who has said this, but a wrestling event would be really sweet.
I'm down with the cuts though. If you hear their goals for this thing, there is less concern with who is the 15th fittest person. The top 3 would still probably top 3
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Steven Thunander
August 4th, 2019 at 12:25 am
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Awesome stuff here in Madison! looking forward to the last day!
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Mike Andridge
August 4th, 2019 at 1:21 am
Nope...
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Mike Andridge
August 4th, 2019 at 12:10 am
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The cuts down to 10 was waaaaayyyyyy tooooo soon.....
Hope they change it for next year.
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John Smith
August 4th, 2019 at 3:04 am
Yes I would like to have seen a less severe cut gradient. By the time we got to the clean ladder, there were many athletes already cut who could have lifted more both men and women (although another reason--by end of day 3, many a neuromuscular system have been fried). Maybe cut 1 to 80 cut 2 to 60, then day 2, cut to 50, 40, and 30, Day 3 cut to 25, 20, then 15 going in to Sunday. Then Sunday first event cut to 10 finalists.
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