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Today is the third and final day of the East and South Regionals.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
EAST, SOUTH REGIONALS: DAY TWO RECAP
INJURED.
Seven male athletes now have withdrawn from the East Regional due to injuries: Alex Vigneault, Christian Harris, Corey Lunney, Lucas Parker, Kyle Cant, Albert-Dominic Larouche and Chase Smith. Additionally, during Event 2 warmups, Nick Paladino felt a pop in his pectoral and was diagnosed with a slight tear. He has managed to continue competing.
Albert-Dominic Larouche: “Ten days ago an old hip and back injury resurfaced, which complicated the final weeks of my preparation for the East regionals. I was hoping to be ok for this weekend, but unfortunately that was not the case.”
MAKING IT TO THE GAMES
What’s Killing the Teams?…One word: EACH. Unlike previous Regionals, a minor change was introduced requiring EACH athlete to perform the required reps. For instance, in Event 1 EACH athlete must complete 24 strict handstand push-ups before the next M/F pair can begin. On Day 2, we saw this play out in Event 3 with athletes unable to complete the bar muscle-ups.
Rewatch…Jared Enderton go unbroken on the 100 foot overhead lunge to finish Event 3 just under the time cap.
FUN FACT #1: Nick Paladino is the youngest Regionals competitor in the East, at 18-years-old.
FUN FACT #2: At 6’1″ and 215 pounds, Tim Paulson is the tallest and second heaviest competitor in the East.
FUN FACT #3: Mathew Fraser racked up his 13th career Regionals event win yesterday.
FUN FACT #4: After Event 3, three athletes (Cody Mooney, Austin Spencer and Max Bragg) from CrossFit MF were placed 4th, 5th and 6th.
HOW DO I WATCH?
CrossFit’s YouTube channel will be streaming all events and heats. If Facebook is more your jam, use the individual links below.
Individual Event 5: South | East
Individual Event 6: South | East
Teams Events 5 and 6: South (hasn’t posted) | East
WHEN ARE THE HEATS?
To make your life a little easier, and take some of the guess work out of when athletes are competing, we built these Google Calendars for the South and East Regionals. We even included the Facebook Live and YouTube links in the description so you can watch on your mobile phones.
THINGS TO…
WATCH: Logan Aldridge, Be More Human
Logan Aldridge lost his arm during a boating accident when he was 13-years-old, but that hasn’t stopped him from doing rope climbs, double unders, or bar muscle-ups.
WATCH NOW.
WATCH NOW.
HEAR: Emily Abbott Returns
Girls Gone WOD Podcast welcomes Emily Abbott back for and episode on how she views longterm fitness, how she handles haters, and why Janis Joplin is her spirit animal.
TUNE IN.
TUNE IN.
EAT: Caramelized Grapefruit Gin & Tonic
Sorry for all the cocktail recipes but it’s hot out and it’s the weekend. So whether you’re crashing on the couch to watch Regionals or sitting by the pool, these are going to go down smoothly.
G&T.
G&T.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
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CHALK UP READS
“He Got Next?” by Mike Warkentin, CrossFit Games
Mat Fraser needs another CrossFit Games win if he wants access to the Two-Timers Club.
Once inside, he’ll rub knee sleeves with the likes of Rich Froning, Annie Thorisdottir and Katrin Davidsdottir. He’ll also sip some fine coconut water with masters athletes such as Will Powell and Scott Olson, as well as two-time teen champ Nicholas Paladino.
Paladino, of course, has leveled up and is now a boy among men in this year’s Individual competition—a boy with a 585-lb. deadlift and a desire to win another CrossFit Games title, this time in the open division.
In 2015, Paladino won the Teenage Boys 16-17 Division of the CrossFit Games by taking first in 4 of 7 events and finishing 22 points up on the older Mickael Sarrazin. In 2016, Paladino logged three event wins, three seconds and one third on his way to a 38-point victory over George Sterner and a second straight championship.
When asked what he’d like the next five years to bring, Paladino answers like a guy who likes the view from the top of the podium: “Hopefully another championship or two.”
“Bypass the Gastric Bypass” by Hilary Achauer, CrossFit Journal
Before her gastric-bypass surgery on March 23, 2005, 5-foot-11, 38-year-old Tina Goertzen weighed 350 lbs.
Ten months later she weighed 150 lb.
Goertzen’s rapid weight loss came at a cost. She threw up eight times a day and struggled to give her body even a minimal amount of nutrition.
“I kept going back to the doctor, and the doctors were panicking because they didn’t know what to do with me,” Goertzen said. Her doctor told her if she kept losing weight, she’d end up in the hospital with an IV in her arm.
The surgery had its intended effect, and Goertzen has kept the weight off, but she said she wishes she’d found another way to lose the weight.