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By now most people will have given 17.1 a crack, and found it pretty tough. As far as an Opens 20min grinder couplet goes, it wasn't too bad. In the past Dave has always had burpees, thrusters, row combinations etc for this WOD, so the snatch is a bit nicer.
I did it as soon as it came out, so about 1pm Friday (and went 18:20). I was getting a cold so I wanted to get it done in case that got bad. But I usually do the WODs at least twice. A lot of people don't, but here is why I do:
So to do better the 2nd time here is what I do:
Of course you have to weigh up whether you have been able to recover enough to give it a good go. In the past, there have only been two wods that I haven't gone better in when I repeated them. So the fact that the second time I know my pacing etc etc seems to outweigh the fact that I'm still a little fatigued. Don't forget, if you're the type of person who gets stressed about the leaderboard, get hold of some strategies to reduce that stress and start to develop them now! This can really wreck the fun of competition, and can be totally avoided. Check out my post on stress and if that doesnt work research the web - there's a ton of good stuff out there. I hope 17.1 goes well for you. Focus on effort, not outcome. And if you give it another go, your goal is to beat yourself! That doesnt sound too hard, does it??
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Carl Keeley
1/3/2017 02:31:24 pm
Great insight as always Dion. What did you change on the second attempt and did you improve on your time?
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Dion Walmsley
1/3/2017 06:23:12 pm
Hi Carl,
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Carl Keeley
4/3/2017 05:47:29 am
Nice technique tweak. I did similar on the BBJ to you. Second time around I swapped the DB at the top of each Snatch rep. It was heaps quicker but in the end too quick a pace for my current conditioning level. So I blew up and ended up a touch slower. Lesson learnt on pacing on that one! Back and hamstrings were sore after the first go but no soreness after the second. So that second snatch technique was far better if you could hold the pace on it.
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Damien Hickman
3/3/2017 03:15:45 pm
2 minutes off!! Great effort Dion. Keep it up.
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AuthorDion Walmsley, Head Coach at CrossFit Kanga, Richlands Archives
August 2017
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