go Lydia You'll get it in no time and you'll be pushing 100# and more

One thing I found about learning a push press was that whenever a press gets hard, it seems to turn into a push press It is like "hey I can get this weight up, just let me use my knees". I have to conscientiously avoid doing that.

Exactly! That was one of the mysteries I had to unravel...the difference between the push press and the push jerk. I didn't even realize that I was doing it when it was happening. Then I started thinking too much about the whole movement and it all began to fall apart and I just started all over again with practicing the movement with no weight. After rewiring my movement pattern I was finally able to get it right. Now, I'm totally spent. (I did do an hour and half of yoga at another gym immediately after and only had berries and half a container of greek yogurt at 6:30am before I left.) Tail is draggin' now.

I'll just hang out and watch for Mel's scores this afternoon. I've got nothing left in the tank for today.

I had to look that up on-line. Congratulations!

I've done only the OH press, standing and sitting. I'll have to give that a try.

Anybody know Mel's number at the games. I've been watching but can't identify her exactly....

Anybody have a Mel update? Haven't been able to watch the video yet.

I saw her Facebook which said she came to the games at #19 and is leaving at #18 and that was last night. I wasn't sure what that meant because I thought there were Sunday games?

Hi everyone! I'm going to start posting in this thread.

I'm currently finishing up stage 1 of NROLW and loving it. Yesterday I my 3x8 deadlifts with 125lb. Yay!

I also watched a bunch of the Crossfit games yesterday. They are nuts! Congrats to Mel to making it there!

(p.s. I used to hang around here alot a few years ago with a different name and I remember lots of you--Mel, Nelie, Lydia--from then. I'm incognito but it's nice to see you all again. Where's Meg??)

I watched a lot of the events. Wow. I think I won't be doing that, but admiring those of you who can. I can do some of those exercises, but those pull-ups and muscle ups! Are you crazy

Thanks Nelie, and congratulations, Mel!

DietVet, welcome! Nice job on the deadlifts...those are still probably my favorite lift, any day of the week.

Yay Mel

You were awesome! This must have been an amazing experience. I can't imagine doing these types of workouts three days in a row at that kind of intensity. What did you ladies do for recovery after each workout during the games? How long did you sleep after Sunday's workout. Hope it was as much fun as it was work.

Hi DietVet. Another deadlifter here too. You're in good company. Welcome back and enjoy those workouts.

Dietvet, I love those deadlifts too. I'm benched, temporarily I hope, with patellar tendinitis. (Has anyone noticed that sometime it is spelled "tendonitis"? I wonder which is preferred?)

Mel, just amazing. Congratulations!!

Tendonitis because it's to do with a tendon! The other is a mis-spelling.

Dietvet! Did we meet in a previous time?

Silverbirch...one would think it should be "tendon..." but the Mayo Clinic site spells it "tendin.."

Tejas - tendonitis in British English but both elsewhere, it seems. Tendonitis.com. Don't agree with Wikipedia (tendinitis, informally tendonitis).

But spelling aside - how long are you sidelined with this thing? So frustrating! I am just getting back into running after months rehabbing my knee, leg, bottom, core. Don't ask about my weight.

I've seen it spelled both ways in my NASM books as well. Within the same paragraph...go figure.

Crazy achey this morning. Just finished the WOD: 3 rounds of 15 front squats and 400 meter runs. I have GOT to learn not to go all out on that first run out of the box. Grrrrr. I NEVER recover and while I may be the first one out and down the first 200 meter that 200 meter back I'm dying! and the whole world can run past me. The second round of front squats after that run were tough. The third round I didn't even think I was going to finish the squats but I kept thinking about Mel and got through it. No way was I going to give up and put that thing down till I hit 15 the third run out following was fine...I went at my own pace I was the last to clock in but it's okay. At the end of the day, I'm still getting what I came for...a good workout. Freaking hungry now and just about to hit the wall.

Funny thing is the rest of my day isn't any less busy. Oh banana, browning so nicely in my fruit bowl...can I eat you now? Meh, too many carbs.