Skill Focus: Bench Press
Warm up and build to a. . .
Bench Press 5 RM (2 or 3 attempts)
WOD:
400 m run
15 burpulls
3 RFT
Post 5 rm bench and time for score
Outside The Box: First-Timers Head to Regionals
Published on Thu, 2013-05-16, by Reebok CrossFit Games
There are a number of first-time South East Regional competitors who will attempt to qualify for the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games this weekend
Powerhouse newcomer, Taylar Stallings of CrossFit Jaguar, has intensified her training following Open Workout 13.5 with increased volume and longer training days. “I train primarily on my own, but my main focus (has been) increased conditioning and gymnastics skills,” Stallings says.
Stallings, 27, reaps the benefits of a strong community.
“The members at my box have been extremely supportive and have kept me motivated,” she says.
In fact, they have shown up to train beside her, often pushing her, as a strength athlete, to test her conditioning. Stallings says this makes training more fun.
The one thing Stallings made sure to do prior to Regionals was to recently compete in her first, multi-day local competition.
“Like everyone else, I want to get to the podium, and though I have a lot to learn, I am just as hungry as the veterans.”
Stallings is most looking forward to Event 5, the deadlift/box jump workout, because the deadlifts at 205 lb. are what she considers just “moderately heavy.” She does plan to focus more on gymnastics movements and hopes to make her chest to bar pull-ups more efficient for Event 4.
“The 100s chipper looks nasty,” she says. “(The events will) challenge me mentally and physically, but I have been working this entire year so it is time to see if the work will pay off.”
