Celebrate...

Kara..

Congratulations to all those who competed at the Arnold Classic this weekend. CrossFit was represented well.

No matter how many outings, seminar certs, tune-ups we give or attend, the caliber of athlete grows...as does this amazing community. In the heat of battle we shed shirts, tears, and blood...then we congratulate each other afterwords. We are physically enhanced and mentally stimulated beyond belief. 

As compared to many other venues presented at the AC, CrossFit not only garner mass attention, but it demonstrated that every individual is an athlete...all they need do is express it. 

The will to perform this these amazing feats consistently garners respect unrivaled in almost all other domains. Win, lose, place, these words are simple a measure, they hold no barring with how you see yourself in the mirror, after every single CrossFit workout, or competition. Alive, accomplished, and better than yesterday.

PCF thanks its athletes, volunteers, and all those hard working souls from HQ and other CF's who made this weekend the success it was, and congratulations to those victorious just for coming. Here's to many more.

Strength:

Weighted Pullup 1,1,1,1,1 (optional)

For Score:

AMRAP 20 Minutes

15-Power clean and Jerks 65/95

15-Bent Over Rows 65/95

30-Situps

Everytime you break a set on the barbell before the required amount or reps, you must do 5 burpees before returning to the weight.

Post weight moved, and rounds to comments:

Comments

[Ken]

Ok, our first CF Sectionals since beginning in June - Holy cow! What an impressive event filled with premier athletes - many of which happen to be PCFrs! Cledith & I were blessed to be volunteers, judges, coaches, pain-in-the-asses when needed, & in awe of the pure will power that carried so many through some freakin incredible workouts! Our line-up from PCF included inspirational performances by all - Betsy, Lisa, Holly, Mitchell, Ash, Mindy, Kara, Chastity, Joe, Shelby, Kerry, Charlie, Josh - I hope we haven't missed someone cuz everyone was great! Hangin with the volunteers - a bunch of great PCFrs in their own right - & judging people from all over the midwest was exhilirating. We are so thankful that we chose to be part of the gang. Undoubtedly these events build TEAM & we saw awesome displays of this & were part of something very special. Our thanks go to Josh, Chastity, Ryan & all the trainers who put us all through the WOD's & push us to be the better version of us. Can't wait for the Regionals!

[Steph]

Amazing show by the PCF crew today!! Every single one of you showed guts and what a PCF athlete is really made of! It was an honor to be able to count reps for some of you and give you that little bit of a push and inspiration that you give me daily! What a proud day to be a member of the PCF family! Congrats to all!!!

And to the other CFers that played...well done!

PS - Glad to see even the littlest burpee queen (Chloe) made it out to support the fam!

[k]

More tired and hoarse than i can explain, but compelled to post quickly.

Today was surreal in many ways. If you were in attendance - in any way - and weren't moved by your experience, check your pulse. On multiple occasions today i was physically moved to tears. seein betsy choke out her last 10 T2Bs solo even though time was already up...lookin out on a WOD and seeing 10 PCF-ers rallied around another pushin 'em to finish while still holdin 'em accountable to standards...watchin' Teresa who used to be heard talkin' about "all that she isn't good at" coaching and redirecting strangers on the competition floor...feelin' the disappointment of fellows PCF-ers forced to check out due to injury...knowin that unlike many, we were prepared for those WODs today, because any one of them could've come up on the board at PCF...as prescribed. And that only scrapes the surface. All of it overwhelming. Just plain overwhelming.

Thanks to all of the PCF-ers who turned out today. Was honored to be part of the experience.

[k]

btw...if all pics that were taken (and actually werent destroyed by the poor lighting) could be consolidated and shared via disk or zipdrive, that would be awesome. tx

[Ry]

A very large congrats goes out to all those who competed, judged, watched, yelled supported in anyway those who went to columbus to compete. I was unable to attend and missed it dearly. Thank you to all who represented Practice and did it with style and class. You all did great. Special congrats to Chas and Mindy who earned a spot a regionals well done ladies.

[ASH]

I can't even put into words how awesome this was! Though on a pesonal note I was completly dissappointed it was great to have so many people share the same enthusiasm and compassion for something.

Very special thanks to Mel, T, and Darrin...I don't think I'd have finish that WOD2 if you guys weren't there for me.

To all the other PCF athletes, great job! Win or Lose you all looked great out there and gave it everything you had. What a show!

[holly]

Just want to say thanks to Josh Joe Mitchell and Kara for pushing me to even go to the Arnolds! I was really unsure about the whole thing until 10 min before my 1st workout!At that point i relized i had no choice!!(hahaha) I had the best time of my life in so many ways- i never thought id ever be doing anything like this. Thanks so much to Chad, Whit, Justin and Dave for being in my face! And to all of us who did it, i had so much fun with ya! And to Cledith for snappin all those pics-i hope to see them all also-THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Min]

I feel like I need to echo everyone's words and then some...

First, to those who competed... I'm so proud of all of you. I feel like we went into war together and all came out on top. Like Kara, I was in tears at the end of wod 4 as we helped our last teammate finish. Many of us went into yesterday assuming we'd have to scale at least one thing, and it didnt happen. Everyone showed so much heart and guts yesterday that I'm in tears once again just thinking about it.

To the volunteers- you guys were amazing yesterday. I can't tell you how reassuring and comforting it was to be able to look in any direction and see a PCF family member. Having you as my judges every workout gave me peace of mind and drive to keep going no matter what. They worked you all so hard and you never waivered. I have the utmost appreciation for every single one of you, and it wouldn't have been the same without you there.

To the fans- the icing on the cake. You gave up a free Sunday to spend it with us, if only to cheer from the sidelines. Before WOD 1 and 2 I heard my name being yelled out in the crowd and I had to smile... I knew I was supported from all angles yesterday and that was awesome. I hope we gave you a good show :)

Yesterday, in my eyes, proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are a family. The support shown by everyone was overwhelming and I love every one of you. PCF is what it is beause of the people in it, and I'd never want to be anywhere else. I always thought the games in Aromas was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had... and yesterday topped it. The difference was all of you :)

[heather]

Okay so I wasn't even there yesterday and I am misty-eyed reading the posts! So amazed at all of the athletes who competed yesterday!

Wow - just really proud to be a member of PCF. Does anyone know the regional date yet? I want to make my calendar now so I don't miss it....

[runmelrun]

Well, if not a war, I certainly look like we got in a bar fight together Mindy :) My thumbs and collar bones are raw from failed clean and jerk attempts, my back is killing me, my shins are bruised from Shelby pushing me...but my heart is full. Full of respect and admiration for each and every athlete who went out there and gave it their all. Full for the volunteers and spectators who ate nothing but protein bars all day and followed us all around making sure we had everything we needed and building us up when we were exhausted. Full of pride that I had the same team shirt on as so many wonderful people. And mostly full of gratitude that my team helped me not only get into the finals but then rallied around me to make sure I knew I was going to finish that workout no matter how long it took!

There were too many wonderful people there to name them all, but...
Special thanks to Steph who counted my reps when I was too tired to remember what number comes after 2!
To Walters who did EVERYTHING for me from feeding and clothing me to getting me into the finals and then making sure I finished! and to Josh who corrected technique and coached me through the clean and jerks making sure I would not going to fail on that last workout.

Oh my! I am turning into Kara with the long posts :)

[Min]

The Regionals are May 8-9 in Logan, OH. It'd be awesome to have so many of us there again!

[k]

bite me, mitchell...cuz i sure as hell can't turn my head far enough to one side to bite you this morning. so i'll give ya another long post instead.

It's a damn good thing i took vacation today cuz im not at all sure i could've handled having to engage in the typical Mon AM, courtesy "how was your weekend?" convos with work colleagues. Even denied my husband and siblings more than an "it was cool" when asked how the day went. How do you begin to explain it to someone so far removed?

I could write pages worth about yesterday but wanted to expand upon just one of the comments I made in last eve’s post cuz i think it's important...

PCF-ers were ready for yesterday’s WODs...even #4 which wasn’t announced until late day…and even with the C2B pull-ups that were going to be mandatory for the girls until just before the clock started. Might some of us have been forced to scale? Sure. Did some of us wish we could have pushed a few seconds faster? Of course. Was any one of us surprised by the challenge or ready to bow out? No fkn way. Because every wko that came up yesterday could easily have come up on the PCF board – any day of the week – at the exact same weight and reps prescribed for this competition. That didn’t reduce the anxiety you felt about doing well yesterday, but – at least for me – it removed the fear. It also made me think that annual sectionals participation should be a goal for every one of us...even if going to games doesn’t matter to you at all. You do the work any way every day.

In talking with other CF-ers yesterday, a box owner shared with me (while shaking his head) that he’d have to step up the game with his team once they got home given what he was watchin. All I could think as I looked out on all the PCF-ers on the floor was that our game WAS there. Even our volunteers looked like experts as they corrected form and coached on athletes. Sure. There’s always room for improvement, but we’re damn capable and impressive as is.

JB-you have a gift for programming. Period. As I’ve said before, I’m glad to have learned CF at Practice.

Ry-more than unfortunate you couldn’t attend as I promise you missed a rare opportunity to see what you’re helping to create in action.

[Terra]

congrats to everyone! Great job, I too am sorry I couldn't be there to cheer you all on! What an accomplishment!

[cheryl]

I can't express how proud I am of all who competed and volunteered. Watching you all do the workouts was awe-inspiring. The workouts are hard each day but to be there to watch you do four of them in one day....I have a new-found respect for all of you! I am so proud to be a part of PCF and I'm so lucky to have this extended family! That's another thing; you know you're family at PCF but I really FELT it yesterday. Congrats to Chas and Min for qualifying. You guys tore it up!

PS. all would be impressed with how loud Kara can yell. What a fabulous cheerleader!

[Stacy]

it is hard to capitlize on the full emotional experience of yesterday. Pride, disapointment, jublilation, exhaustion, family, committment, and outright respect first come to mind. What a day. What an experience and what success for PCF. If i am not mistaken we had to have one of the largest presence of any box there! PCF is one special place and to those of you who competed you certainly made us all so proud. Betsy, you have become like a little sister to me, i could not have been more proud of you, i know you were in tears and i was right there with you! Lisa, you continue to impress me daily but this was a game changer for you! Ash, hate you didnt get to see you at your full on game, that is always fun to watch! Mitch, you took my respect to the next level and the rest of you Rock Stars, Kara, Chas, Holly, Mindy what can i say, wow!!! Today during the POD all i could think of was how did they do it!!!!! You all were amazing! Oh, and let me not forget, you all were the best looking girls by far! Volunteers, i enjoyed working with you all!
Josh, wow man, you have to be sitting there today beaming, look what Ryan and i created, one big awesome, successful family!!! Yesterday, as i was looking around, and i thought about the many friends in my life, i said to myself, these friends are firends that would do ANYTHING for each other, and that is super cool and that is why this gym is what it is! I know i am leaving something out, but seriously, this was a great day in many, many ways!

[Joe Daddy]

Yesterday was a eye opening experience. I have never been very emotional nor will I ever but I have to admit I was very moved and impressed. I have many different mixed emotions about yesterday. First I was disappointed beyond words in myself. I have never been so humbled and humiliated before by my own performance. But watching the other people from PCF perform took some of the sting off. I witnessed some amazing athletes. It was cool to finally see the comaraderie I hear so much about. It was something to see watching people cheer on people they didnt know whether they were first or last. I have competed all over the world as a speedskater and have never seen it done. It has always been kill or be killed. Josh, I never get to see you workout at PCF, and I have to say I was blown away at how hard u pushed yourself. You practice what you preach and that is something to be admired. I have to give mad props to my wife Holly. I dont think I have ever been more proud of you before. You went from not being able to do a single push up less than a year ago to finishing 23rd at sectionals. I think she has a new respect for competition, and you have only scratched the surface on how good u can be. I realized that you get out what you put in, and now I see how much I have been slacking compared to these other athletes. It makes you want to embrace the challenge and go at it again next year more prepared. Nuff respect to all the PCF people that showed up and competed or volunteered. Well done

[Betsy]

How am I so lucky to belong to such an awesome CF? I feel so blessed to be a part of such an awesome group of people!! Words can't describe the feeling I had yesterday. Josh- You not only helped all of us yesterday, but you stayed focused in your own game too! When you do something you just do it right. It was so awesome to look around and see all the PCF family there. Stacy- Thanks for pushing me all day.

[Dave]

I'm finding it difficult to say something that doesn't reiterate all that has been said already. That was an amazing experience.

I am so proud of all of our athletes, volunteers and fans. Family is the best description of what I saw there and I was so happy to be a part of it. Stacy, I also think we had one of the largest presences there. And if another box had more people there, it didn't show. It seemed everyone from PCF was out front and involved.

A few of my own shout outs...

Congrats to Mindy and Chas! Nice work! Everyone else who competed... Betsy, Lisa, Holly, Mitchell, Ash, Kara, Joe, Shelby, Kerry, Charlie, Josh, and Jonathan (Hope I didn't miss anyone)I am no less proud of all of you.

Ken and Cledith, who initially didn't want to judge but ended up being great judges and coaches. Cledith I loved how you would drive your athlete to the floor IMMEDIATELY after they got up from the burpee, with much force and enthusiasm. I was very impressed.

Our trainers, Josh, Chas, Ryan, Nicole, Mindy, and the rest. I have learned so much from all of you. I tend to be quiet and a little withdrawn, but I couldn't bring myself to just watch the athlete I was judging, I had to push them the way I have been pushed. Because thats what I have learned. I received so many compliments on my coaching/pushing/"cheerleading". My athletes were so appreciative. It felt great to help them do better. Even if it wasn't a PCFer. That's a compliment to everyone who has pushed me. After watching some of the competitors, I realized what a great program we are a part of. Strict adherence to proper form is constantly taught and the need for that was made very apparent as I judged/coached some of my athletes. Thankfully, I felt very competent to judge/coach these athletes because of the training I have received at PCF. Thank you all.

[k]

holly, joe and dave...your posts alone make yesterday worth it. omg. im not typically a sap but i believe this is cry #8 today.

so much for not being deep, joe. sounds like you just had yourself a nietzsche moment. ;)

[k]

btw--sectionals coordinator confirmed today that they're sortin through the 10,000 pics that were taken yesterday and will be posting them soon.

[Adam B.]

I just wanted to give you all a shout out from Louisville. It was great seeing all of you up at the Classic. You all are a class act and I am sure Josh and Ryan feel like proud parents today. Not only for their athletes that gave spectacular performances but for everyone else that helped out as volunteers.

Special thanks to the whole crew of PCF'ers that were pushing me through that 4th Workout and making me do extra reps for not getting my heels on the box. Especially Steph, who I can still hear yelling at me I think. Also, thanks Bonnie for letting me give her a hug without even a threat of violence.

Josh and Chas you two were a class act as usual. It's great having friends like you all when we go to these events.

[holly]

kara do u know about the video footage ? where will we be able to see that at? the guy recorded stuff for 2 days !

[k]

holly-i dont. i asked about video footage but only got a response on pics. let's give 'em a few days.

[lisa bixler]

I too want to say CONGRATS to everyone that was there no mattter the part they played!!! I have enjoyed PCF & feel fortunate to be a part of this amazing group. It was overwelming to be a part of and thanks for pushing me to try! I was so proud of you all, you are amazing people.

[Steph]

Sorry to change it up... 4 and 1/3 rounds :0)