Aug 12
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Isabel – Sunday
Om Yun Chol of North Korea sets an Olympic record by lifting three times his body weight (168kg). The man weighs 123 lbs.
Sunday’s WOD
“Isabel”
30 snatches for time (135/95 lbs).
Let’s improve your snatch today. Don’t worry. It’s Paleo.
All you Oly Lifting fans out there, have you caught any of the action in London?! Follow the action at the NBC’s weightlifting page. Check out youtube for some of the latest videos. Each day heavier weight classes are duking it out for the weightlifting medals. Watch the footage and check out their form. Just soak it in. It’s amazing what simply watching these amazing weightlifters can do to improve your form.
You’ll find the Burgener Warm-up on the right side of our warm-up board. Do this warm-up each and every day. It takes about 3 minutes. Completing this warm-up every day with the specific goals and points of performance of each movement in mind will dramatically improve your Olympic Lifting.
Why the focus on Olympic Lifting? In CrossFit we strive for a balance in the 10 general physical skills: strength, stamina, flexibility, endurance, power, speed, coordination, balance, agility, and accuracy. Olympic weightlifting is simply unmatched in its ability to train a wide range of these skills at the same time. Work on and improve your Oly Lifting and you’ll probably see gains and improvements across the board with all the other movements of CrossFit as well.
Filthy Fifty!
