A week has flown by already since the dreaded 16.1 announcement!  Twenty minutes of straight hell.  However 16.2 can be the same if you get to the 20 minutes!

However when 16.2 was announced I was actually excited!  I love the combinations of movements.  We have a gymnastic skill, coupled with monostructural and an increasing heavy weightlifting movement.  The one thing I have always thought is that strength is necessary in CrossFit, but not the only thing you need to be good at CrossFit.  Obviously the mental toughness is needed, but also the strength and capacity to endure high heart rates (for long periods of time) and still lift heavy.  This workout will do just that.  So if you’ve been practicing your lifts but neglecting your metcons I believe that weakness will be exposed greatly in this workout.

I haven’t done it yet, but will post my thoughts on it later after I have done it.  From what I watched, looks like its wise to break up the TTB and Hanging Knee Raises early on.  Use the doubles or singles as rest, its only 50.  Breathe and keep shoulders relaxed.  Approach the barbell depending on how much time you have left and either rest an extra second so you don’t waste any energy missing a lift, or if you feel good, pull off one rep.

See you all tonight and on the leaderboard!