Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while congratulating Danielle from Tasmania for correctly predicting the outcome of 17.5. We’re also kinda congratulating ourselves for having readers in Tasmania!
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The 2015 CrossFit Games fittest 14-15 year old, Sydney Sullivan is undergoing surgery for a liver transplant after her brother Tommy was found to be a match. Every week of the Open, Dani Horan waited until Friday to look at the WOD. Instead she wrote down her own guesses and you can see how right, or wrong she was. FloElite ranks every CrossFit Open live announcement ever in order of excitement. Elijah Muhammad went so hard on 17.5 he puked afterwards. When CrossFit HQ gets locked out of their own box, they improvise in the parking lot. Here are seven teenage athletes to watch in 2017.
For the Memory Books — 17 lessons from the 2017 CrossFit Open.
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BUY: Grass-Fed Protein Bars
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My name is Juliana Riotto. I am 18 years old, and I am on my way to compete for the United States as a 75-kg Olympic weightlifter at the Pan-American Junior Championships and the Junior World Championships.
This is the story of how my journey began.
Three years ago, I was just a kid in high school who was looking for a new way to stay in shape for soccer. I didn’t want to go to a regular commercial gym. I was looking for something different, and I found CrossFit. I was hooked instantly and learned different movements involving barbells, pull-up bars, gymnastics rings, kettlebells, dumbbells, etc.
Made it through all five weeks of the Open? Congratulations! Not sure where to go from here? You’re not alone. For the majority of CrossFit athletes, the Open is the end of the competition road and it’s usually met with relief. It’s also as good a time as any for a reality check as to where you are as an athlete and what you should be doing from here.
IF YOU’RE INJURED…This is common at the end of the Open. You’re pushing yourself to the limits (hopefully in a smart way) and your body is pretty banged up. First, find ways to work around it. This is a good starting point.