The 2014 Open is done and dusted… Now what?

Well, if you’re in the top 50 - the answer is obvious: prepare for the regionals. Or, if you’re Lucas Parker shoot for the top five. For the rest of us however, the answer may be a bit harder to discern. We’ve got a couple ideas for what’s next for you to check out: 1. Find and improve your weakness Because the open is unscaled and covers a broad range of movements and weights it is a great litmus test to see where you excel as an athlete and where...

Lessons Learned: 2014 Open

I, like the rest of you went through the Open sore and extremely out of breath. Here are just a few of the lessons I learned while participating: 1. Pace. Pace. Pace.  In 14.4 I finished my 60 calorie row in 2:30 - 3 seconds behind Josh Bridges. I felt pretty good, until I hit the toes-to-bar. For the rest of the workout, I couldn’t find my breath. Little did I know, I ruined my workout in the first two minutes and thirty seconds. We can...