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CFNE Throwdown
By Buzz | November 15, 2009
Topics: Cynergy Central | 16 Comments »
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By Buzz | November 15, 2009
Topics: Cynergy Central | 16 Comments »
November 15th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Great shots! Congrats to all the competitors! Looks like quite an event. Sorry to have missed it. Just saw Rich B at Shaw’s. He was riding around the store in one of those motorized scooters he was in so much pain
Just kidding – he was walking on his own – just leaning a little on the shopping cart!
November 15th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
You all look amazing! Great job
Super job on the photo’s Buzz!
November 15th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
it was an unbelievable day – thank you Buzz for getting right in the heat of it! check out his other shots from the event at http://www.buzzshootssports.com/CrossFit. We were competing with some of the best on the East Coast and Cynergy was right there with ‘em!
November 15th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
To all of the Cynergy CrossFit athletes that competed yesterday: it was an honor to stand there next to (most of) you (in Heat #3) hour after hour!
Amazing, gutsy, hard fought, clean performances from all of you! I would expect nothing less! You should all be extremely proud of the efforts you put out on that floor (and that hill) yesterday!
To my teammates, Eric and Marc, you guys are unf@*kwithable…that’s really the only way to describe it! Eric, I know you had more in you for the C&J…you made that last lift look effortless and right on the buzzer!..if we only had just one more minute!!
Your 25 deadlifts had the entire crowd watching….you made it look like 45#!!
Marc, your frickin box jumps and burpees gave me absolutely NO rest! Not sure how to actually thank you for that? You are an incredible competitor…you gave it you all, thank you!
You guys really made WOD #3 happen for me…..Marc, thanks for hanging with me on the first run up the hill and Eric for your words of encouragement and reason when I truly did not want to go on! …”just watch my feet”…so simple….brilliant!
I was honored to have you as teammates and I thank you both for an incredible day!
To all of our supporters: I cannot tell you how awesome it was to look out into that sea of people and see a familiar face!
Chip, you were right there….a voice of reason and calmness in such a hectic moment…thank you for that!
Debbie, Laurie, Carse, Payton, Manon, Mr. Gaynor, Mr. Bourgelas, Greg Sullivan and friends, Jim Magee, Todd Sylvester and his 2 boys, Jen Theriault with Josie and Chloe and Mike Rooney…you guys were awesome to have there…thank you so much for making the trek out there and for cheering on CCF!
Buzz, outstanding photos…you are unbelievable with that camera! Thank you so much for capturing the day…..
To all of CCF who could not be there: thank you all for your well wishes and your congrats. WE have the best community ever!!
November 15th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
astounding photos of extraordinary people
November 16th, 2009 at 12:19 am
To all the Throwdown atheletes, YOU ARE ALL UNF*CKWITHABLE!!! Sorry I couldn’t be there to cheer you all on! Proud of you all! As someone who been up there battling, those pics really show the pain and then the pride you get battling up there! Again I’m proud of you all
November 16th, 2009 at 8:10 am
a special shout out to Team Brown – Mike & Keith thanks for hanging in there with me – your C&Js were outstanding! Keith – thanks for pulling us through that 2nd WOD with your pull-ups – you were on fiah! I’m sorry I made you miss the 1200 meter run… but nice job finishing on the buzzer with those box jumps Mike!
November 16th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Congrats to all of you! You should be proud! Way to represent Cynergy! Buzz, thanks for pics so we could all see the amazing things that happened!!
November 16th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Just f****** awesome! You guys all rock! can’t wait until I can compete again!
November 16th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Wow – great shots! Way to represent the Cynergy Gang! Nice to see Rich B representing the 5am gang so well!!!! Awesome job!
November 16th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Ok – So I’ve finally woken up!
Saturday was awesome! It was my first throwdown so anxiety was running high and the monsoon we drove through didn’t help. For all who are thinking about the next one – Go for it – A full range of emotions but really worth it – here’s a recap.
When we got there the anxiety cranked up another notch once I saw the other athletes, but Lindsey Dan, B, Buzz, Ketih, and Cindy were all passing along words of encouragement and of course I nodded along and said oh no sweat, I’m fine, this is great… when I was really saying “what the hell is a clean and jerk”? is that the one that goes over my head? Are my shorts too tight? Is there a bathroom in here?…. Dan calmed me down a bit once we started warming up and we decided on our strategy.
Round 1 – went as planned, we all hit our previous max lifts immediately and took a few shots at heavier weights as Dan worked up to an impressive 235. At this point though it was clear that there were some strong mfer’s on the floor with us.
The 40 – 45 minutes we had in between WOD 1 and 2 flew by. Sucked down a few of Lindsey’s wonder snacks, Celery, Almonds, Chicken….
Round 2 – 12 minute cap. I’m thinking this one is in our wheelhouse. Deadlifts and Pull-ups, no sweat. We pounded out the first 75 deadlifts in good shape and hit the pull-ups hard. I fouled on my first two and was thinkig “shit if these don’t count Lindsey and Dan are in for a lot more pull-ups than they signed up for”…instead I just pulled harder and made sure the reps stuck even if they were 3-4 at a time. I’ll give the judge credit though, he was pulling for me as much as the Cynergy crew, lots of encouragement from some of the yellow shirts. After our 150 pull-ups we were still in good shape to finish under 12 but the second round of deadlifts was challenging, I picked up the bar with 8:45 showing on the clock and didn’t hand off to Dan until 11:00. I used fingernails, forearms, teeth, glutes, ears…anything I could “flex” to get those last two off the floor. I don’t think I could have gone any faster and I looked at the clock when I handed off to Dan and just couldn’t believe he only had a minute to try and bang through 25 reps. He finished at 12:03— awesome last 25.
I was officially spent at this point – downed a Paleo heather bar and some red grapes and it seems like 8 minutes later we were gearing up for WOD 3.. The “METCON”. This one was tough…Basic movements, Burpees, Box Jumps, then a run. No problem. 20 minutes will be tight but we’ll get it done. After watching the first heat and then hearing they extended the cap to 25 minutes I began to overthink it. We hit this one hard, Lindsey on the box, me on Burpees and Dan resting so we would be in the best order for the run. We targeted 22 mins. The first 15 burpees were OK, had time to spare, then the judge fouled Lindsey on 6 or 7 reps on her burpees while I was resting, part of me said go ahead and keep fouling her because I could use the rest but the other part said crap, if they can foul LJ what will my next round look like. I was really dying after round 3, last 15 burpees were grueling and I had nothing left for the 30 box jumps. I looked at the judge knowing full well I was at 21 and hoped she was going to say 29. At this point Dan’s advice to keep breathing had completely been forgotten, so I hyperventilated through the last nine reps and walked out to start the run. Dan and LJ were there and coaxed me through the 1200 meters, we sprinted the last 150 meters for a 25:29 finish.
It was great to cheer and be cheered, I saw some gutsy Cynergy performances and some really incredible athletic feats. The Cynergy family was definitely in the house and the support was amazing and GENUINE. Simply put, we all care deeply about each other and it is clear on days like Saturday. Some people I know well, while others I just met, all holding the others up and urging them on. Great stuff.
The atmosphere definitely brings it to another level. We go hard in the box everyday to the point of exhaustion and I was shocked to find that there was even a little bit more in me Saturday. Not much, but a little extra something keeping you going. 3 WOD’s in 4 hours? Why not, we’re trained for it!
November 16th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Here’s a link to a video from the Throwdown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15K65CDZcW4
November 16th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Great job everyone. Awesome post Rich. Way to represent 5 A.M.
November 16th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
WOW! Amazing, gutsy performances out of the CCF athletes. Rich, great job recapping the day. It really gave me a feel for what went on. Buzz, great shoys (as usual). The emotion you capture is unbelievable. B, thanks for the link. That’s great video. Way to represent everyone…I am proud to be a member of the CCF family.
November 16th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Again, it was great to see the friendly, smiling faces of the Cynergy family at CFNE. You guys ROCKED it!.I was so impressed with B’s endurance in WOD 3 and Cynthia’s C & J. And those photos…..AMAZING!!! Seriously, some of the best I’ve seen. They really capture the blood, sweat, and tears of the event (although my husband would not like to be reminded of me SCREAMING at him during his last deadlifts…thanks Buzz). Can’t wait to see you guys at the sectionals.
November 16th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Wow,I can’t move my arms. This hasn’t happened in a long time. Rich, great capture of the day! Buzz, as always, terrific shots! Superb performances by everyone!