1st Annual Portland CrossFit Challenge
25 Aug
This past Sunday was the 1st annual Portland CrossFit Challenge! The think-tank of Nick(CF HEL), Jason(CF Clackamas), and our very own Scott organized a great event for the competitors and it was a perfect Sunday afternoon for the challenge. The workout really had some interesting components – basic movements like squats and push ups, rarely practiced CrossFit obstacles like running stairs and dirt hills, highly precise bell balls, and strongman-esque challenge of crosswalk carries. It was all capped off by a test of concentration under metabolic overload. Basically, the most fun Sunday afternoon ever. Checkout the pictures taken by professional photographer Devin Dahlgren at the event.
If you couldn’t make it to the challenge, we brought it home to you on Monday.
50 Squats
200 M run
50 Push Ups
200 M run
Crosswalk Kettlebells 24 KG/12 KG
20 Bar Balls
5 layered Jenga
Welcome to Erin, Ted, and Rob on their first CrossFit Portland workout! They really liked the challenge workout and it was a lot of fun.
and DONE!
After the workout, Sheenon practices his goal to get two or more circles on the mushroom, a gymnastic device used to prepare for the pommel course. Today, he makes it all the way in the air and gets into the second circle – SWEET!!!
I had a super fun time at the CF Portland Games. I am usually nervous before any type of competition so it was good to learn to deal with that a bit. The kettlebell walks are what got me. I used the RX’d weight of 24k and was just not quite strong enough.
I liked the design of the course. The exercises were accessible to everyone while still being quite difficult.
Anton