The Open 14.3 Thread

[wambam]

Talk about 14.3 (predictions, reactions, experience, results) - HERE!

I am predicting thrusters and box jumps.

[rugbywife]

ohhh…Thrusters…good call.

[mrsgoontz]

Anything but thrusters!

I think wall balls are going to make an appearance but I don't have any good guesses for what else will be there.

[emilyinchile]

I have no clues on 14.3 specifically, but neither box jumps nor wall balls would surprise me.

[rugbywife]

Our box owner is guessing that one of the things they might do is make the height of women's wall balls the same as men's. I can't remember why she thinks that though.

[wambam]

Mar 10, 2014 11:24:21 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Our box owner is guessing that one of the things they might do is make the height of women's wall balls the same as men's. I can't remember why she thinks that though.

Greeeeeeat.

I'm forming a group called Short People Against Wallballs and protesting this.

[rugbywife]

Mar 10, 2014 11:30:27 GMT -5 wambam said:

Mar 10, 2014 11:24:21 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Our box owner is guessing that one of the things they might do is make the height of women's wall balls the same as men's. I can't remember why she thinks that though.

Greeeeeeat.

I'm forming a group called Short People Against Wallballs and protesting this.

Well my husband is 6'3" and it is probably one of maybe 2 moves where height is an advantage. As far as the men go, most of the top guys are shorter than 6 foot!!

[wambam]

Mar 10, 2014 11:32:48 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Mar 10, 2014 11:30:27 GMT -5 wambam said:

Greeeeeeat.

I'm forming a group called Short People Against Wallballs and protesting this.

Well my husband is 6'3" and it is probably one of maybe 2 moves where height is an advantage. As far as the men go, most of the top guys are shorter than 6 foot!!

My H is the exact same height! WBs are super duper easy for Mr. Wambam. He can do 50 unbroken and it ain't no thang. Meanwhile, I'm busting out 10 at a time, trying to not literally die.

[rugbywife]

Last years open WOD with the 150 wall balls really helped me. Up until then I struggled. I got 122 for that workout and I was SO proud. Anything endurance I suck at. I loved 13.2.

[wambam]

Mar 10, 2014 11:41:52 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Last years open WOD with the 150 wall balls really helped me. Up until then I struggled. I got 122 for that workout and I was SO proud. Anything endurance I suck at. I loved 13.2.

I cried that night. Hard.

I could not get my ball to hit the target to save my life. I guess the tape was such that no part of the ball could touch the tape to meet the requirement, which was different than every other WB I've never done in my life where I aimed to hit the target with the ball. So I got no-repped at least 50 times. Didn't even make it to 100.  

Sobbed.

[rubiakt]

Toes to bar & thruster ladder (even though I really don't want thrusters). I think box jumps could make an appearance as well.

[emilyinchile]

Now that it's on the Games FB page that it's Stacie Tovar vs. Alessandra Pichelli, it looks like people are talking about wall balls...