While you might have been enjoying breakfast or a morning stroll, this is how Cross Fit regulars started the day in Newcastle.
Although designed for people of all fitness levels, today’s Man of Steel contest featured some fair dinkum heavy weights too.
Incorporating a range of exercise and elements from gymnastics to Olympic weight lifting and athletics, local Peter Maxwell was giving as good as he got.
But Sydney’s Rob Downton proved to be the hardest of them today.
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A good event overall. Great setting and well structured. Thanks for a fun two days.
Points of issue –
1. No medical or first aid presence at the event . A major H&S issue,
2. I felt the final was not selected fairly. Having only the results of WOD 6 go through was unfair to other competitors. It should have continued to be and overall scoring right to the end. that would have been a more accurate account of how people went.
3.The final event was tailored to a ‘strong man event’ . Not consistent with your statement of “designed for people of all fitness levels”. By putting a final event where you needed to be able to lift heavy weights, cuts out the majority of competitors who worked their ass off to get to the end.
Charlie
To answer a few points.
1. While there may not have been an official first aid presence, the community consists of many qualified people; many PT’s, Chiro’s, Physio’s & services people. In the event of a major mishap there would have been many more first aiders than at most major events.
2. The nature of WOD’s & scoring system is always a discusssion point at Crossfit events. That is the constantly varied nature of it. This final may have suited certain strength disciplines but the next one may not – constantly varied. It’s like life – you’re regularly out of your comfort zone.
3. You ar misinterpreting the “strength element” with “designed for all people”. The designed for all part involves correct scaling of the exercise. You run slower than Usain Bolt, but you still run. Your mother or grandmaother may not be able to overhead squat 40kg’s but they may be able to do it with a broom stick or a box squat, or an assisted squat.
A little more time researching what is done with older people will demonstrate this – Jimmy baker of the Journal is one & Fiona in Nth Qld has women in their 70’s flipping tyres; check it out