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I just want to say that Dave Castro's Instagram hints are VERY oblique.

He posted a photo of [I]The Hunchback of Notre Dame[/I] novel and a gargoyle from the Notre Dame cathedral as a hint for 17.1.

For 17.2 the hint was a bunch of koi fish.

I don't get it, even after knowing the workouts.

Re: 2017 CrossFit Open, Regionals and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Christopher Morris;1267397]I just want to say that Dave Castro's Instagram hints are VERY oblique.

He posted a photo of [I]The Hunchback of Notre Dame[/I] novel and a gargoyle from the Notre Dame cathedral as a hint for 17.1.

For 17.2 the hint was a bunch of koi fish.

I don't get it, even after knowing the workouts.[/QUOTE]

Quasimodo was a bell ringer!!! Kettle bells maybe :D

Re: 2017 CrossFit Open, Regionals and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Jon Campbell;1267344]Several big names dropping out already.

Jacob Heppner
Chandler Smith
Marcus Filly
Brooke Ence[/QUOTE]

So Chandler Smith smashed up his finger.

I looked the others up on Instagram.

Jacob Heppner - knee bursitis
Marcus Filly - helping wife with a newborn baby
Brooke Ence - herniated C6, C7; just woke up one day in pain

Re: 2017 CrossFit Open, Regionals and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Christopher Morris;1267404]So Chandler Smith smashed up his finger.

I looked the others up on Instagram.

Jacob Heppner - knee bursitis
Marcus Filly - helping wife with a newborn baby
Brooke Ence - herniated C6, C7; just woke up one day in pain[/QUOTE]

I have had the same injury at Ence. It's brutal, and thinking about surgery on that part of the neck if you don't absolutely need it is scary as heck.

Re: 2017 CrossFit Open, Regionals and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Christopher Morris;1267397]I just want to say that Dave Castro's Instagram hints are VERY oblique.

He posted a photo of [I]The Hunchback of Notre Dame[/I] novel and a gargoyle from the Notre Dame cathedral as a hint for 17.1.

For 17.2 the hint was a bunch of koi fish.

I don't get it, even after knowing the workouts.[/QUOTE]

They aren't hints. He just posts random pictures and sits back laughing while everyone tries to read into it.

Re: 2017 CrossFit Open, Regionals and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Jayme Gruber;1267419]They aren't hints. He just posts random pictures and sits back laughing while everyone tries to read into it.[/QUOTE]

Well, Dave Castro is a prick. :D

Re: 2017 CrossFit Open, Regionals and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Alex Burden;1267395]I'm 215 and 6ft. What kills me are the T2B, they take too long to complete so I loose allot of time. My grip was fine the whole time during 17.2. I reckon I could get 100+ reps easily if I could speed them up. I hit 92 reps today.

17.1 was hard on the lungs.... I'm hoping for some max 1rm or something so we have a chance against all these Duracell bunnies :D[/QUOTE]

At 6'2"/225, 17.2 was without a doubt much easier...of course, i only got 3 bar muscleups, so there's that.

I've already started seeing memes revolving around how Castro could possibly incorporate 3 dumbbells into 17.3, but i just don't see that happening.

Here's hoping for a max lift, or at least a relatively heavy barbell!

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[QUOTE=Jayme Gruber;1267419]They aren't hints. He just posts random pictures and sits back laughing while everyone tries to read into it.[/QUOTE]

I wish more people understood this. SO much. The fervor around figuring out the hints is a waste of time.

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[QUOTE=Nicholas Wheeler;1267432]I wish more people understood this. SO much. The fervor around figuring out the hints is a waste of time.[/QUOTE]
I've tried to explain this to everyone that reposts them or asks me about it but some people swear they're clues :wallbash:

Re: 2017 CrossFit Open, Regionals and Games Thread
 

Anyone else predicting DB thrusters and deadlifts for 17.3?

Maybe thrusters and double unders?

If we see the DB again I wouldn't mind single arm jerks.