Cross. Fit Games Kicked AssEven The Softball Throw. I got sick with the flu early last year and was laid out for a couple of days. Up until that point I was doing crossfit only casually, just enough to supplement my other athletic endeavors. When I got sick, I had nothing else to do but surf the net, so I fired up the 2. Cross. Fit Games vids and watched every event straight through, and even watched Sevans behind the scenes video. I loved how tough and interesting the events were and I especially liked the personality of the athletes. There was also an uncommon amount of sportsmanship and camaderie on display and that really drew me in. Watching those vids was a turning point for me in the sport. For the 2. 01. 0 Games, I got even more invested in the athletes and I could tell you who won each event and reel off some highlight moments. Spealler winning Amanda under the lights. The biceps tenodesis procedure has recently been popularized as a way to reduce rehabilitation time. However, the biceps plays a role in shoulder function, and we may. The home page of Yevgeniy Jim Brikman. I listed 5 reasons why everyone should watch the Crossfit Games. Games Individual Event 2 Results. The Lsit has long been a staple movement in CrossFit training. CrossFit Games Ball TossTrack Triplet Men, Heat 3 Duration. CrossFit Games Mens Event 2 HellIn Final Heat Video Duration. Graham winning the double Helen. Froning falling apart at the ropes. Annie and Kristen going head to head in the final WOD. Ive watched some of those videos 5 6 times because they inspire and theyre high drama. I got sick with the flu early last year and was laid out for a couple of days. Up until that point I was doing crossfit only casually, just enough to supplement. I couldnt get enough. It was a truly compelling event. Fast forward to 2. I think the latest Games kicked ass, even with the dicey ness of the swim, the ridiculous softball toss, and the crappy video streaming. There were bigger personalities, bigger storylines, and epic competition. MTAxJfVkPc/0.jpg' alt='Crossfit Softball Throw Fail' title='Crossfit Softball Throw Fail' />Here are a few reasons why I thought 2. Polarizing characters. I loved rooting against Rich Froning and secretly hoped a weird movement would pop up to derail his cyborg like performance. Hes a great anti hero in the making. I want Rich so badly to turn into a heel WWE style and start pontificating on You. Tube and Twitter about why hes such a badass. A tweet from heel Rich Froning would go something like this Ate a baby this morning pre WOD. Analysis of CrossFit and CrossFitstyle training methods and whether or not they are appropriate for training softball players. Sexy Star, best known in the U. S. for her appearances on Lucha Underground, is being accused of intentionally injuring the arm of another wrestler, Rosemary, in an. MESA, AZ P. H. A. S. E. 1 Athlete Development Training The majority of athletes fail to reach their potential because they lack a long term approach that integrates. Delicious. God is great. I want him to push faith and religion even further and really go nuts, kind of like CM Punk doing his Straight Edge thing. Cross. Fit should let the athletes grab the mic at the Games and go on crazy rants in between events youtubehttp www. VUOy. Fwck. CoyoutubeWho wouldnt watch that Also, we need entrance music for the athletes as they come onto the stadium floor and maybe some explosions. If Froning is the top heel in Cross. Fit, Graham is clearly a good guy, or face in WWE parlance. Heres my short list of heel and face candidates Heels Froning, Mikko, Khalipa, Tyminski, Maddox, Barber, Hendel. Faces Graham, Bridges, Bailey, Spealler, Everett, Chan, Ben Smith. I have no substantial reason for putting them in either category except for the that guy gives me a heel vibe, so he must be a heel, which probably makes no sense in real life because theyre all good guys. But, since were fantasizing about a WWE Cross. Fit bastard child, lets just throw it out there. Hendel and Smith are obvious foils since theyre the youngest guys in the fieldI envision a lot of epic WODs where they go after each other, until Ben Smith turns heel on his 2. Pat Barber Obviously a heel due to epic body hair. Tyminski wore pink girl shorts, so nuff said there. Can you find two athletes who are more different than Annie Thorisdottir and Kristin Clever in both personality and physique, and yet theyre perfect foils for each other Clever is 2. Annie is 2. Also, if Clever had finished a few spots higher in Beach WOD and Dog Sled, we could be having a completely different conversation. Audit Bad Block Autocad'>$Audit Bad Block Autocad. Crossfit Softball Throw Fail' title='Crossfit Softball Throw Fail' />Lets talk performance. If Rich Froning is a cyborg, Josh Bridges is an space alien. Weighing 1. 60, the guy won THREE events and took second overall. He was also a clear crowd favorite. Hes like a Chris Spealler, only stronger and faster and deadlier. If I had to choose one athlete to win a WOD where there were 2 or more movements and multiple rounds, Id take Bridges over anyone else. I cheered out loud every time he took the lead and did something amazing, which was a lot. Its worth pointing out, Bridges has a day job Navy Seal. He makes other crossfitters who only train and coach look bad. Imagine if Bridges decided to stop hunting terrorists and instead did 7 WODs a day for 6 months leading up to the Games. Does anyone think he wouldnt win by a mile Its scary to think that a guy whos doing Cross. Fit part time is the second best Cross. Fitter on the planet. Having athletes with big personality is good for the Games and good for the sport. You cant beat 2. Its part of what made it such a good fan experience. Some of the events were brilliant and crazy at the same time, like the Beach WOD. I thought the ocean swim was risky and that element of danger made it riveting. In what other sport do we ask competitors to do a dangerous task when they have no prior training for the task You just dont get that anywhere else. Cross. Fit is so edgy that were willing to drown our best athletes for the sake of competition. I loved the softball toss. It was ridiculous and imminently watchable because you knew some of the athletes would suck. Even while they were sucking, they obviously were having fun. Nothing but smiles and fist bumps. It reminded me of when I was a kid and me and my pal John Paul would have spontaneous rock throwing contests, first person to hit the center of the stop sign wins. Neither of us were great at throwing rocks, but wed been throwing things our whole lives because thats what kids do and thats what athletes do. Throwing stays in. Handstand walks. Totally awesome. Watching the women do handstand walks in spandex is like sports porn. I think ESPN should require the handstand walk at every Games from here on out, like it should be written into a contract, and Reebok should mandate a uniform of sports bras and spandex for the ladies, guys go shirtless. Better than a wet t shirt contest, although thats not a bad idea either for 2. Killer Kage looked fun and reminded me of an epic session of war at the playground. I desperately want an industrial sized set of monkey bars to swing around on. Tough Mudder So. Cal, which I did in May, had an awesome monkey bar rig over a moat and it was my favorite obstacle. Highlights Dan Baileys swing turn on his first round, crowd goes crazy. Hacking Safeguard Easy Encryption. Akinwale coming out of nowhere and crushing the field, also with swing turns on the her second and third rounds. I thought the Dog Sled event was crafty and a true test. You had technical skills, body weight, and heavy loads. I still get amped when I watch it. Highlights Spealler shoving his face into the weights and beasting it after realizing the load was ridiculous and his Reeboks werent gripping the floor his 1. Ben Smith driving to the finish and collapsing at the end. Josh Bridges coming from behind to win over Rich. Annie Sakamoto driving it like a champ and sealing up the Spirit of the Games Award. The final event didnt have the visual appeal of the 2. Final WOD, but any experienced crossfitter knows how brutally taxing it was. Three workouts of varying lengths, with barely any rest, and the final a balls hard chipper. Simple, yet effective. Highlights Holmberg turning on the jets and placing 1st and 2nd in the first two events, solidifying his status as one of the best athletes in the field. Pat Barber gaming event 2, then out pulling Khalipa on the sled pull and pwning the entire field on 3. BTW, this is a major heel move. Ben Smith swaying like a zombie and overtaking Bridges on the sled. Sam Briggs crushing the sled pull.