Team SuperFit Richmond 2011 Recap

Overall that was an awesome weekend. It was the best SuperFit yet. The competition environment was the best I’ve seen at any competition.

We also set a record for spectators and competitors as this was bigger than the last SuperFit by one hundred people.  Hope to see you all at SuperFit Charlottesville in Mid-January.

Thanks to all our awesome sponsors, Lululemon, LifeAsRX, Progenex, Rock Tape, Sausage Craft, Red Bull and Neptune Barbell. Thanks to all the judges and volunteers. You guys really made this weekend awesome.

For a full list of events go here.

WOD 1

Atlas stones presented a new challenge for almost all athletes. We decided we wanted a metabolic workout that tested a little bit of technique but a lot of raw power. Athletes who decided to take it easy on the runs didn’t do great on this one. 6 Rounds presented the limit for most athletes and many wore bright red marks and bloody ears all weekend for this feat.

WOD 2

We wanted to test athletes in a shorter, but heavy domain. Doing a traditional ground to overhead test worked, but we added a twist with the weight change requirement for mixed teams. Interestingly, the Male + Female teams that chose not to change weights did best. Strong athletes clearly had an advantage on this WOD. The fastest team did about 4 back-to-back Grace’s in 7 minutes. Beast.

WOD 3

We wanted something that used the worst possible movement combo (thrusters and pullups) into an event that really tested how much go athletes had. Good teams were doing about 100 thrusters and about 75 pullups. Burpees turned into a suck fest at the end, even without a hip and clapping standard.

WOD 4

No one guessed that our logo design showed WOD 4. Athletes who did well had very good handstand ability and were technically proficient in the snatch. I heard the winning girls team got a 6 minute handstand hold.

WOD 5

Our final WOD was a brutal chipper with an interesting twist on muscle ups. Athletes had some reservations about doing partner-assisted muscle ups, but I think most athletes underestimated the fatigue on the rings. The muscle up techniques ranged from interesting to the funny. Overall, the handstands turned into a big equalizer with a lot of teams changing position.

Final Results

Male + Female

1st Place – Team Gym-Nasty
2nd Place – NO REP!
3rd Place – CrossFit BWI

Male + Male

1st Place – Prozac Patty and the One Armed Bandit
2nd Place – WOD drunk and looking to score
3rd Place – Compound

Female + Female

1st Place – Mountaineer Crossfit
2nd Place – Asskickery Inc.
3rd Place – AJ