CrossFit Chicago is giving you the chance to showcase your skills in Olympic Lifting. We’ll be hosting an in-house throwdown where you’ll get to compete with fellow CFC’ers in the snatch and clean and jerk. Since the Olympic Lifts are a high focus of ours in the technique and the volume programs, this will be a good opportunity for you to show what you’ve been working on during your time at CrossFit Chicago.
When? TODAY! Registration and weigh-ins will begin at 8:00 am or Friday with a CrossFit Chicago coach. First lifts will begin at 8:30.
Who? Any and all members of CrossFit Chicago. You will be placed in the meet by the weights you’re lifting. We’ll then determine upon conclusion the winners of each weight classes.
What are the weight classes?
Men’s classes are:
56 kg (123 lb)
62 kg (137 lb)
69 kg (152 lb)
77 kg (170 lb)
85 kg (187 lb)
94 kg (207 lb)
105 kg (231 lb)
and over 105 kg (231 lb)
And the women’s are:
48 kg (106 lb)
53 kg (117 lb)
58 kg (128 lb)
63 kg (139 lb)
69 kg (152 lb)
75 kg (165 lb)
and over 75 kg (165 lb)
How long will the meet last? That part depends on you. We’ll be running a men’s and women’s platform throughout the meet. Depending on how many of you sign up, we’re hopeful for as many of you as possible.
Will we still be running regular class on Saturday? This will take place of all classes that occur on Saturday. The meet will consist of three attempts at a max snatch, and three attempts at a max clean and jerk. The back room will be used as a warm-up area.
We will also be looking for volunteers for judging, weigh-ins, weight changers, set-up and tear-down. Please email bryce@crossfitchicago.com if you’re interested in volunteering. Please post any questions to the blog!
And in the PM!!! Party Time!!!
In-House Olympic Meet FAQ’s
-Bryce Wood
- What time do I have to arrive? If you weigh in on Friday, then you can arrive around 8:15 – 8:30 depending on how much warm-up time you need. If you choose to weigh-in Saturday morning, we recommend you arrive closer to 8:00.
- Why do I have to weigh-in? Your weight will not be a determining factor as to when you lift, but it will allow us to find winners in each weight class, and determine our overall winner. Only myself and Jonny will know your weight for the meet.
- How many lifts do I get? You get three attempts in the snatch, and three attempts in the clean and jerk. The order of lifters will be based off of your weightlifting attempts. If you miss a lift, that will count as an attempt. If you miss a lift you can NOT go back down in weight.
- How should I plan my lifts? I would recommend opening with a safe weight. Something 5-10 pounds under your PR. If you fail all three attempts, you get a score of 0 for that lift. Getting a successful lift to start is very helpful mentally as well. Depending on how the first lift felt, I would go either just below a PR or shoot for a new PR. If the 2nd lift is successful, go for that 5-10 pound PR depending on how the lifts have felt. Remember, we do have fractional plates, so a 1 pound PR is still a PR!
- How long will the meet last? That is all dependent on how many participants we get. I’m hopeful that we can get at least 50 of you to join for the meet. If that is the case, it should last 1.5-3 hours. We will have a men’s and women’s platform running at the same time to save on total time.
- Will there be a programmed workout for Saturday other than the meet? Yes, it is far from the most creative workout we’ve designed, but there will be a workout for you to complete in the warm-up room. Both of the these options will not go toward your weekly attendance. Again, we highly encourage the meet, and you can still complete the alternate workout after if you so desire.
Please post or email me any other questions or concerns you have.
Anybody mistakenly walk off with my black n red Elite FTS wrist straps last night? Had to be someone here who was around at the end of the 6pm or beginning of 7pm class as i put them down on the bench next to my jump rope after wodding with the 6pm crew and they were gone when i came to get them after the 7pm class. they have my initials AN on them so you can’t miss them
That is one scary looking picture!
Just heard what the WOD is….let me tell you, just come LIFT!
I wasnt paying much attention to the text. Did not know I had to be there on friday or 8am to weight in. Can I still join for the lifts, or just for the uneventful workout? Or neither
I’m sorry I’ll be missing the holiday party.
Hope everyone has a great time!
@Alex
Adam has the same or similar wrist straps. You might ask him.
Decided against the Oly Meet…didn’t want to risk being over-zealous and pushing it too hard on the thumb.
Good luck to all those competing, and see you tonight!
T4, what is the WOD?
Pre: 3 mile run
Looked at the blog and saw it was boring so wanted to get a good workout in before I went.
Boring WOD: 26:11, really slow.
@ Frightened, Show up and find out! It’s not THAT bad!
The WOD is so awful!!!!!!!!
Don’t do it!
Don’t do it!
Good to get out there and compete with the rest of the guys and ladies this mornings. PR bell was ringing all morning.
Set PRs in snatch @135# and clean @205#. Missed the jerk @205 and still kicking myself.
Congrats, Russell! Only 10# away from that goal…you’ll be there in no time :)
Jumped in for a partner chipper w/my friend, Adam at RNCF this morning:
25min partner AMRAP of:
6 power cleans (95/65#)
7 wall balls (20/14#)
8 box jumps (20/24″)
34 rounds + 1 box jump Rx’d
Fun event today, definitely a new experience and one I look forward to more in the future.
Snatch: 185#, 195#(F), 195#(F)
Would’ve tied my PR at 195# and was going for 200# on the 3rd lift, but just wasn’t there today. Haven’t lifted heavy snatch in so long it was a little difficult getting fully open at the top. Patience young Skywalker…
C&J: 225#, 235#(F), 237#(F)
235# is prev PR, so went for the 2# on the last attempt, no dice. Cleans felt great, Jerks are the worst, amiright?! 245# is my PR at clean and jerk, just not C&J. Again feels like I am not as efficient in the movements ever since we ended the Oly Strength program, oh how I misses it so… my precious.
Oly In house Lift vs 5k Row…..
PR on C/J @ 190(+5). Can do more but started off with to low of a weight for my set of 3.
Nice effort by everyone!
I left my red, EFS wrist wraps, along the window pane(WestSouthWest) corner. Can someone scoop them up and put them in a cubby, etc. I’ll grab them tonight.
Thanks
Fun morning with everyone at the Oly Meet. Thanks to BDub for organizing, as well as JVu and all the volunteers, judges KateM and Steph for running a smooth operation. Great to see everyone who came out and the bell was ringing often.
Solid day, went 6 for 6 and came away with two PR’s:
Snatch: #175-185-195 (+#5 PR)
C&J: #230-240-250 (+#5 PR)
The last year hasn’t panned out exactly as I would’ve liked in terms of my own training, so it’s satisfying to finally see some progress. Snatch up #30 and C&J up #30 from Regionals last year, at the same bodyweight.
Good times this morning at the oly meet, glad I did it. A lot more in the tank, just need to continue to work on form
Snatch @ 170 PR (+15# from Tuesdays PR)
C&J @ 235 – Had 250, just missed the jerk
Body is really sore but a solid end to a positive week of PR’s for me.
Everyday I read the blog Anthony is setting a PR or two. Nice work buddy.
Had a work meeting this morning so came in and got some solo work after.
Amanda 9-7-5
muscle ups
Squat Snatch @ 135#
7:49. Muscle ups felt good. Went 7-2, 5-2, 3-2 with 10 sec or less during breaks. But breathing heavier than I would like on the snatches. All singles. Haven’t done this a while so I think this might be a PR, but I think this could be a sub 7 workout with some improved conditioning.
Rest 10 min
B1) Then just did a long row/airdyne endurance wod trying to build back some stanima. Only breaks were walking back & forth between stations–
2k row-around 7:35-7:40
200 cal airdyne—around 10:50
1k row–around 3:50
100 cal airdyne–around 5:30
1k row–around 3:50
C1) 10 min planks
Good time at the Oly meet this morning. Olympic lifting is by far the weakest area of my crossfit game, but its fun to get some work in that type of competitive environment and its inspiring to watch the proficient oly lifters do their thing. I would highly recommend that everyone get involved next time.
Olympic total: 295 (5# PR)
Snatch: 125 – 130 (f) – 130
I completely the first attempt but was no repped for pressing it out. The second successful attempt can probably be considered a PR since its probably the first time I actually completed the lift properly at that weight.
C and J: 165 – 175(f) – 175 (f)
Disappointed with this. I wasn’t sure about the clean, but I felt ok about the jerk at this weight. On the first attempt I cleaned it successful but lost focus and missed the jerk. Fell apart mentally and missed the second clean attempt.
Fairly humbling overall after watching others have inspired performances. I’m very glad that I participated though. Its the only way to improve…
Snatch 65-75-85
C&J 95-105-115
WOD 22:58
Post: 5K run 22:13
This morning was fun, more girls should have come out!
Couldn’t make it at 8am, so was out for the only meet. Looked like a lot of fun, I would do it next time……
Got in at 10am, only to read that the WOD today was going to be total suckage. Never done it before.
22:52
Had some good company to chit chat with and started accepting bribes for my vote in the chili cook off.
Post, watched the big dudes throw some serious weir around, then did my own to make the most of the day
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
HSPU/pull ups
6:11
Shoulders a shot, but it felt good.
I hate working out by myself. Need that competitive “push”
Looking forward to tonight’s festivities!!!
Thanks to everybody who came out for the meet. The help was great, and it was cool to hear the PR bell every two minutes going off.
Snatch – 200/210f/220f
Clean and jerk – 255/270/280f
Snatches felt off today.
5k row – 19:52
Good to sweat for 20 minutes after this. Didn’t push this too hard.
Decided not to join in on the olympic meet this morning and give my right shoulder some rest.
Just want to say, it’s so awesome actually getting to watch everyone else lifting heavier than they thought they could, hitting PR’s, it’s awesome. I had quite a few people asking why I wasn’t participating, but honestly it’s so much fun to sit back and watch our members kick ass!! We definitely have to get some more ladies to join in on the fun next time. Where you all at?
Decided to make up a little longer workout, working on my gas tank and trying to run more
3 Rounds:
800m Run
2 yolk walks (4×25# plates)
500m Row
22:15
Thanks to all you guys that were around yelling at me to get moving on that yolk. Those are tough!
More running and rowing in my future as I contemplate the Racine Half Iron Man
@Shah – have you signed up yet?!
Had a great time today. Would have loved to see more people lifting!
So awesome watching people shooting for personal records as well as just a best for the day.
I personally love being uncomfortable and being a little nervous to lift. I think all of my bigger PRs are that way.
Haven’t done much overhead and a bit too much benching so planned to only power snatch today. Tight shoulders suck.
Snatch 205/215/230
Even though I planned to power snatch 230lbs decided otherwise and it rode me down to a full snatch. Tied a PR snatch but would have been a huge PR if I caught it power.
Clean and jerk 270/288f/288
Running out of juice early so did very little warm up. Cleaned 135×3, 185, 225, and didn’t jerk. Been since July that I’ve jerked so decided to save that for the platform. None of the jerks were good but they happened. 288 was actually almost a 7lb PR. I thought my PR was 286 but it was actually 281.6 (128kgs).
Thanks everyone for helping out and volunteering time to help as well as the people that were there to compete. It takes some guts to put yourself out there, make or miss. Awesome hearing that bell go off often! Looking forward to doing this more often. See ya’ll next time!
Thank you to all the coaches and volunteers for hosting an awesome event!!!!!! I enjoy lifting on this type of platform from time to time because it has an added excitement and adrenaline rush you can’t get from regular lifting days at the box. I really recommend that more athletes come and put themselves out there!
Snatch #175, #185, #190 (#10 PR)
C&J #215, #225 (#10 PR), #235 (Failed the jerk)
Thanks for the tip Coach Stephanie about getting a better grip on the bar before I jerk! I tend to jump the bar off my shoulders with little to no grip due to poor rack flexibility and hope that I catch the bar mid-air at some point. I am very happy with my lifts today and I am very thankful to Dr. Paul and Physician’s Plus for helping me get “back” at it!!!!!
Great job everyone!
I was hoping to make it today and kill the mini weight class but alas, had to work.
Looking forward to the video and some PR dances!!!
See you tonight.
I’m glad to have come out to the Oly meet today. It was definitely a well put together and executed event. I had not competed in such a setting before. Enjoyable to be encouraged by fellow participants and then turn around and provide it right back.
Snatch #125 (f), #125, #135
Nerves got the best of me on the first lift of the day and I completely rushed through it. I would have liked to attempt a PR, but glad to have at least tied my previous one.
C & J #165, #185 (PR), #205 (PR)
First and second time ringing the PR bell. I had not done a C&J in a bit, so I didn’t have a great benchmark going in. Even still, I could not be happier to have this in the books.
Hated to miss today, particularly with all the lifting we’ve been doing lately. Had to go to stupid work. There are some real strong numbers above. Nice job everyone.
YOGA – SUNDAY 9-10am. It’s on. Email melissa@crossfitchicago.com for more info.
DE Bench: 8×3@ 215 + Black Band
2 Board Bench: 295×5, 315×5, 335×5, 355×3, 370×2
Press: 135×7-8-5
Pull-Ups: 6-7-4
Lat Pull-Down: 110×15-12-13-10
Band Triceps push-downs: Black Band x26-22-15
Straight Arm Pull Down: 50×8-13-13-13
Hammer Curl w/ Isometric Pause: 30×6-6-4