Tricia powered her way through 76 Snatches this week to claim top spot in the gym as well as establish herself as the 28th strongest female in the NE after 2 weeks. As a trainer at the gym and seeing the 12.2 Workout for the CrossFit Games, I knew that this was going to be a great week for Tricia. With her strength, she was able to blast through the first 30 reps at 45lbs in less than 1:30. The next 30 reps at 75lbs took her to 6:00 and then the last 4:00 she slowed down as the weight of a 100lbs caught up to her. Muscle snatching the entire time – Tricia afterwards commented “I totally forgot to use my legs! Can I do it again?” A former Princeton soccer player and a 2 year member, Tricia is a very competitive athlete and great gym member to work out with. If you see her, make sure to congratulate her on her success.
Other notable accomplishments from 12.2: Charles did 55 reps the day after pulling a glute muscle during his first attempt, new member Adam did 47 reps on one of his first days at the gym, Marisel after 8 minutes of trying PR’d and got a 75lb Snatch and Anne got 32 reps. Great job folks!
Pukie Bucket moment of the week: Where was Larry? The master’s weight ended at 120lbs and started at 45. Those of you that have seen Larry lift – have most likely seen him one arm snatch 95lbs barbells. Of course he goes on vacation after suffering burpees (his favorite) but before doing Snatches.
Congratulations to one of our Junior members Sam Gande for destroying the first workout in the CrossFit Open. The workout which was 7:00 of as many burpees as possible was executed twice by Sam over the course of two days. On his first day, doing strict push ups for the first 4 minutes – Sam was able to do 125 reps. Realizing in the last few minutes that he could use his knees to help get up – came back the next day and belted out a whopping 140 reps!