***Scheduling Reminder – Invictus will be closed this weekend so we can support our athletes at the CrossFit Games Sectional Qualifier.***
Workout of the Day:
Take 15 minutes to find your new one-rep max Deadlift
(Your lift shall be considered a failure if you fail to maintain proper posture throughout the movement. We are looking for you maximum effort with technical perfection.)
and then,
Three rounds for time of:
15 Deadlifts (use 60-65% of 1-RM)
20 Pull-Ups
The Invictus Athletes Need Your Support This Weekend
Written by C.J. Martin
This is going to be an exciting weekend for all the members of the Invictus family. With the Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good Challenge now wrapped up (well, except for the final voting and party), our focus now turns to the 15 athletes who are participating in this weekend’s CrossFit Games Sectional Qualifier here in San Diego.
Our Sectionals competitors have been working really hard for the past few months and need as much support as we can give them. We are hoping as many members of the Invictus community as possible can come out to the site (CrossFit SoCal in Kearny Mesa) and cheer on our competitors. We even have special t-shirts and tank tops for the event so that our competitors can identify all of their friends who are there to support them. If you plan on attending, please pick up your t-shirt or tank top at the gym today, or find our tent at the event and we will get you your shirt.
To make your lives a little bit easier, I thought I would post the schedule that we received so you will have an idea as to when our athletes are scheduled to compete:
- 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. – Nuno Costa and Ben Sullins
- 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. – Josh Edgeman, Shane Farmer, Josh Holcombe, Andre Castro, Jim Hollingsworth
- 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – Calvin Sun
- 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. – Frank Martinezcuello
- 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. – Patrice Madrid
- 12:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. – Katie McLaughlin, Nichole DeHart, Lacie Miller
- 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. – Sage Burgener
We will not know when our athletes will begin competing on Sunday until Saturday night, but the top ranked athletes will kick off at 8:00 a.m., so we hope that all of our athletes will be kicking off the competition early in the day on Sunday. All competitors will be finished by 1:00 p.m.
Of course, all times are subject to change, and there are going to be phenomenal athletes competing in every heat that will be worth watching. So for those of you that want to stick around all day, we will have a couple of pop-up tents to provide some shade, some snacks and water. Please bring your own chair.
Tickets will be available at the site of the event (5375 Kearny Villa Rd. Suite 116, SD, CA 92123).
We hope to see you all there! If you can’t make it, check the blog late Saturday night. I will try to post a few pictures of our athletes in action.
Luck: Where preparation meets opportunity
Well you are all very well prepared and now the opportunity is here! Go get them and remember after the countdown it is just another two workouts. Keep your focus on completing the tasks and you will finish well.
Best of luck CFI!!! I’ll be cheering you on from the rainy northeast, enjoy the weekend and best of luck to you all!
“The difference between interest and commitment is this…when you are interested in something, you do it only when the circumstances permit. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuse, just results.”
Best of luck to everyone! I will be monitoring the results from ye old DUBUQUE as I transit the waters around socal. See you all in a week!
I’ve never been to a Crossfit Games Sectional, but for some reason “You’re the Best Around”, theme song from the Karate Kid, starts playing in my head when I try to envision tomorrow’s event. In other words, tomorrow sounds like it is going to be rad! Unfortunately, I will probably be stuck in an office at work, so if I don’t make it… good luck athletes, I’ll be cheering for you in my head… along with “Your the best around, nothings ever gonna get you down!!”
Ben, the funniest thing you ever said was “Don’t forget to breathe.” as I headed out for another 400m, and I won’t try to top that. Good work so far and good luck to you and everyone else. Thanks for the steady encouragement. Much appreciated.
If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter.
Call me a jockstrap, fine. But I’m a big, loud one.
wait.. were supposed to breathe when we workout? GOOD THING SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING BEFORE TOMORROW!
Good luck Invictus! Tear it up.
Good luck, brethren! I wish I could be there with you guys.
I will be spending tomorrow at the NorCal sectionals. I’ll report back on any highlights of the event as well as firebreathers I see there.
Get some!
Cynthia… you kill me!
Good Luck Guys! I’ll be there rooting you on!
Good luck to the Invictus crew.