Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

Our athletes used 2. Didn't say otherwise in the standards and in an 8 minute workout, it wouldn't be right to spend 1/2 of it changing out plates.

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

Any issues with deadlifting then hang-cleaning the weight? I don't think there is, but wanted to check that general consensus.

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Nicholas Wheeler;1250660]Any issues with deadlifting then hang-cleaning the weight? I don't think there is, but wanted to check that general consensus.[/QUOTE]

As long as the weight starts on the floor it doesn't matter.

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Kyle Feliberty;1250658]Our athletes used 2. Didn't say otherwise in the standards and in an 8 minute workout, it wouldn't be right to spend 1/2 of it changing out plates.[/QUOTE]

what about starting the push press bar from a squat rack instead of the ground?

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Steven Ngo;1250663]what about starting the push press bar from a squat rack instead of the ground?[/QUOTE]
Edited. See Mike's post below.

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Steven Ngo;1250663]what about starting the push press bar from a squat rack instead of the ground?[/QUOTE]

No racks. It says it in the workout description, just below the picture showing the OH finish position:

"At the top, the elbow, shoulder, hips and knees are fully extended, and the bar finishes directly over the body with the feet in line. Using a rack is not permitted."

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Michael Cook;1250666]No racks. It says it in the workout description, just below the picture showing the OH finish position:

"At the top, the elbow, shoulder, hips and knees are fully extended, and the bar finishes directly over the body with the feet in line. Using a rack is not permitted."[/QUOTE]

oh snap! i never even noticed those captions :o

they need to lay out those pics / descriptions better. If you scrolled straight down to scaled you'd never even realize some of those pics belonged to the scaled section.

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

fyi, they specified that scaled can use two barbells. Saw it on twitter a little bit ago.

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

[QUOTE=Jon Campbell;1250662]As long as the weight starts on the floor it doesn't matter.[/QUOTE]

Um, no. This workout requires the clean to start from the floor, which means that if you deadlift then do a hang clean you haver failed to meet the standard since a clean is one fluid lift and a deadlift plus hang clean is two lifts. It's ok to muscle, power, or split clean but not hang clean. When hang clean is acceptable, it's stated as such.

Re: 2015 CrossFit Open, Regionals, and Games Thread
 

Anyone seen Bozman vs Rory McKernan during The Open?

Been trying to find them on YouTube but having no luck