Crossfit games - faces of determination

[AK49]

I stumbled on the Crossfit games yesterday and was very impressed by the women competitors. These pictures are of my TV from an event where they do squat cleans, which is a clean with a full below parallel squat. There were bars set up with weights from 185 lbs to 225 lbs. The first competitor to lift all with good form won.

This is the winner at 225 lbs


Her next try was good


My favorite. Is this a full body workout or what?

[Sean Herbison]

squat cleans, which is a clean with a full below parallel squat.

Thanks for the explanation.

[AK49]

Thanks for the explanation.

Not knowing a lot about Oly lifts, I thought it might be a crossfit invention.

[Sean Herbison]

Not knowing a lot about Oly lifts, I thought it might be a crossfit invention.

Nope. Here's one of my favorite examples:


They're also called "full cleans," or just "cleans," since split cleans are very rare now.

[Briks42]

http://www.lift-run-bang.com/2014/07...-when.html?m=1

[AK49]

Nope. Here's one of my favorite examples:

Is it just me or does he drop his hips substantially before pulling from the floor? He starts it more like a squat than a deadlift.

[atb5161]

http://www.lift-run-bang.com/2014/07...-when.html?m=1

Even though that was a shitshow of a rep, and an even worse judging call...let's be fair and point out the monster pulls that were there...

Sam Dancer Pulling 655

Ayo Anise pulling 445

If the timestamped videos don't work the lifts are around 01:02:10 and 01:08:03

[mkgillman]

The 655 was an ugly hitch that wouldn't have been passed at any powerlifting meet. How the hell hard is it to judge a deadlift?

[Briks42]

Hitching isn't against the rules in crossfit. So you can't compare that 655 to a 655 in a powerlifting meet. But you also can't compare a 655 with a deadlift bar against a 655 on a stiff bar based on different powerlifting fed rules either. So everything is a mess everywhere.

[JohnRoman]

So is it just me or does it look like every one of those women have their torso tilted too far forward and are carrying the weight way more than they should with their arms?

Two fold :
1) Injuries waiting to happen
2) Impressed with their strength to push through it